Even more Halloween thrills and chills

If you read last week’s Xpress Halloween roundup, you have a pretty good idea of the entertainment options for Friday, Oct. 31. But, it doesn’t hurt to have even more concerts, parties and goings-on to choose from. Here are a few late-breaking events:

• Westville Pub hosts a special Halloween trivia contest with house cash prizes for winners and a costume contest for house cash prizes. The game begins at 9 p.m.

• The Back Room in Flat Rock holds a Halloween costume contest at 6 p.m. with rock music by Consciously Sedated at 9 p.m.

• 48 Madison performs at Ed Boudreaux’s Bayou BBQ Halloween show.

• Eleven on Grove (11 Grove St., 505-1612) serves up a Halloween Salsa Fest with live music by Nuevo Montuno. 10 p.m.

• Stop by Fred’s Speakeasy for a Halloween show with The Weavervillans.

• Garage at Biltmore features a Milestone party with costumes from 9-11 p.m. Agobe Project and Two Fresh play at 11 p.m.

• Headed toward Sylva? Drop in at Guadalupe Cafe for a hardcore Halloween Show with Shake Azalia!, Anchors and Carry Your Own.

• East Coast Dirt rocks Hannah Flanagan’s (27 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, 252-1922) Halloween extravaganza.

• Want more rock? Check out Stella Blue‘s Halloween Rockfest, A.K.A. Ironside‘s CD release party with Weedeater, Black Cobra and more.

• Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub holds a Halloween party and costume contest, as does Z Lounge.

• Black Mountain’s Watershed (207 W. State St., 669-0777) rounds out the night with a reggae-infused “Night of the Living Dread” thanks to live music by Chalwa.

—Alli Marshall, A&E reporter

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About Alli Marshall
Alli Marshall has lived in Asheville for more than 20 years and loves live music, visual art, fiction and friendly dogs. She is the winner of the 2016 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize and the author of the novel "How to Talk to Rockstars," published by Logosophia Books. Follow me @alli_marshall

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