HALLOWBALOO MUSIC+ARTS FESTIVAL, trick-or-treat gallery walk, entertainment. 5:30 p.m. today, Downtown; all ages. www.hallowbaloo.com.

MONSTER MOSH, ARTafterDARK with 86 List, Unity Crayons' Punk Rock Bizarre, more. 6-9 p.m. today, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8700.

BAMBU'S BAR HALLOWEEN BLOCK PARTY, entertainment, costume contest, more. 7 p.m. today, Bambu's Bar, formerly Row Bar. 528-2345.

HIPSTER HALLOWEEN, The Kooks, Arkeo, Upstanding Youth, Our Distance, DJ Captain Captain. 8 p.m. today, Pipeline Cafe. 877-750-4400.

MACEO PARKER & DJ LOGIC, 8:30 p.m. today, The Waterfront at Aloha Tower; 21/older. 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.

Halloween special, improv homage to horror movies, ghost stories, more; 9 p.m. today; Laughtrack Theater, 1123 Bethel St. 384-3362.

MAD PROFESSOR ARIWA DUB POSSE, featuring Susan Cadogan, 9 p.m. today, Next Door; 21/older. 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.

THE HELIO SEQUENCE, 9 p.m. today, Loft Lounge and Gallery; 21 and older. 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.

"THE DARK NIGHT: HEROES & VILLAINS." We dare you not to go as the Joker. 9 p.m. today, Pearl Ultralounge. 21/older. 944-8000.

Thrill-errrr! Soul Clap's Halloween edition, with Eskae ... and maybe MJ and a group dance. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. today, thirtyninehotel; 21/older.

HALLOWEEN AT THE HYATT, DJs XL, G-Spot, costume contest. 9 p.m.-3 a.m. today, Ciao Mein, Hyatt Regency Waikiki; 21/older. 923-1234.

HOTTER THAN HELL, KISS tribute band. The OFFICIAL KISS tribute band. 12 a.m. today, Pipeline Cafe. 877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com.

THE MOVEMENT, ABDC's SuperCr3w and Supreme Soul dance crews, plus local crews. 7 p.m. Saturday, Blaisdell Concert Hall. 877-750-4400.

DRAGONFORCE. As in the video game. Wait. What? It's not a game? 8 p.m. Saturday, Pipeline Cafe. 877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com.

BUDDHIST PRIEST doing '70s, '80s, rock, metal. Wish the guitarist a happy birthday. 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Red Lion's University. 949-5466.

SATURDAY ROCKS, with Vaive Atoish, The Jump Offs, and the Gutter Cats. Saturday rocks! 9 p.m. Saturday, King's Pub; 21/older. 949-1606.

EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, dance, DJs Nocturna, Nightfox. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday, Loft Lounge and Gallery. www.myspace.com/808cameraobscura.

CONSCIOUS ROOTS, roots, rock, reggae — but the conscious kind. Unconscious roots blow. 8-11 p.m. Monday, Chart House. 941-6660.

GREEN DRINKS HONOLULU, informal, networking event. 5 p.m. Tuesday, E&O Trading Co., Ward Centre. 591-9555, www.greendrink.org.

ROCK ALLIANCE, with Phoenix Rose, Aim for the Heart, Ghost is Dancing, Plan B Project. 7 p.m. Thursday, Pipeline Cafe; 18/older. 589-1999.

ON THE TURNTABLES

Halloween at Indigo, with guest DJ Phenom from Los Angeles, IKON, G-Spot, more. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. today; Indigo; 21/older. 591-3500.

PLANET OF THE DRUMS, AK1200, Dieselboy, Dara, MC Messinian. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday, Ong King Arts Center; all ages. 591-3500.

Notable, new And not-so-new: DJs, bands and spaces

EMPIRE, DJs spin hip-hop, house, soul, funk, drum-n-bass. 9 p.m.-4 a.m. Saturdays, Lotus Soundbar; 21/older. www.myspace.com/doubleospot.

THE SURF SHACK, rock, reggae, pop — you know, surfer stuff. 10 p.m.-4 a.m. Saturdays, The Shack, Waikiki; 21/older. 921-2255.

TOTALLY '80s, nee "Acid Wash," with DJs G-Spot, Nocturna, Quiksilva, Vegas Mike. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Wednesdays, Loft; 21/older. 688-8813.

MIC:CTRL, techno and house, with DJs Willis Haltom, Zane, Ernie K., Fathom. 9 p.m.-4 a.m. Wednesdays, Lotus Soundbar. 924-1688.

Mixtape, '70s, '80s and '90s "golden age" hip-hop, soul, with DJ 45Revolver. 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, thirtyninehotel; 21/older. 429-1717.

PRIVILEGE, with DJs and an "urban lifestyle trendy" dress code. 10:30 p.m.-4 a.m. Wednesdays, Level 4, Royal Hawaiian Center. 931-6200.

Bamboo, with music by DJ Betty. Sushi specials promised, too. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Thursdays, King Street Cafe, 1380 S. King St.; 21/older.

SWAMPA ZZ, emo-tronic-dirt-hop party with the master. Downtown is where it's at. 10 p.m. Thursdays, Bar 35 (formerly at Indigo). 537-3535.