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Plenty to check out in Broward and Palm Beach this weekend, and no matter who you are, you'll find something that will scare you. David Allan Coe, for instance, is playing tonight at Culture Room. He's been known to scare more than a few people in his day. KMFDM are out at Respectable Street, if crazy German electro-bands are your thing. Sevendust is celebrating Revolution Live's fifth anniversary by "rocking" starting at 8, The Spam Allstars are lighting up Propaganda, and Big Mike Griffin is appearing at The Back Room Blues Bar.

Tomorrow night, for those who don't want to sit home and watch the parades of children beg for candy, check out the Diablo Dimes at Monterey Club (Formerly Zoo Bar), The Halloween Drum Circle (Seriously) at Orange Door, REO Speedwagon is playing Cruzan Amphitheater, KMFDM is playing Culture Room, and Celtic Mayhem is playing at Maguires Hill 16.

Sunday, as you're recovering from the monumental sugar buzz, chill out with the sounds of David Foster & Friends at Hard Rock Live or work off the rest of those carbs at the Attack! Attack! Show at Culture Room.

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Fresh off their sting opening for Green Day, The Bravery are out on a headlining tour. Tonight, they'll be at Culture Room starting at 8. If you're looking for something a little less radio friendly, check out psychobilly rock gods Viva Le Vox at Respectable Street or Jason and the Punknecks at Propaganda. Finally, the Back Room Blues bar is hosting Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowout, which is exactly what it sounds like.

Tomorrow night, New Orleans' finest, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band are bringing their 33 years of funking experience to Culture Room, Singer-songwriter pioneer Leonard Cohen is playing BankAtlantic Center, Brad Paisley is at Cruzan, and the Rolling Stones tribute band Roll The Stones takes over CityPlace in West Palm.

Sunday, country singer James Otto plays Round Up, Latin-pop icon Olga Tanon is at Hard Rock Live, and English guitar virtuoso Robin Trower is at Culture Room.

Does bluegrass, punk, and southern rock with a gypsy twist sound interesting to you? If you answered no, move on to the next paragraph. If yes, you'll want to head out to South Shores Tavern and Patio Bar tonight to check out Black Finger. Just watch the video below, and if you're not convinced... there's no helping you.



If you'd rather check out something a little more laid back in an island atmosphere, check out Cutback at Mai-Kai. Just remember to order a couple zombies before the show, and everything will meld together into a sort of hazy rum fueled paradise.

Finally, in the battle of the cleverly named bands, The Talent Farm is hosting The Years Gone By, Hands Held High, Racing Kites, and Planet Parker while Murder at First Sight, Calling all Sirens, The Perfect Defect, A Purpose Driven Life, and These Arms of Faith are playing at Solid Sound Studios.

Hey house junkies, turn off your computer and pack your bags -- you're going on a trip, and I'm not talking about the chemically-induced kind.

This tomorrow night, Space Global Sessions has invited 11 DJs to take you "Around the World in 12 Hours." The event starts at 11 p.m, and runs through Sunday afternoon, so all you night-crawlers should get there before your usual 4 a.m. arrival time to fully enjoy the fantastic voyage (slide, slide, slippity slide).

Unfortunately for us, the line-up won't include Coolio, but here is what you should expect:

• 11 p.m. - Dennis Demens, Venezuela
• 1 a.m. - Armand Pena, Columbia
• 3 a.m. - Big World, Germany
• 5 a.m. - Denis the Menace, Germany
• 5 a.m. - David Tort, Spain
• 8 a.m. - Patrick M, Argentina
• 12 a.m. - Louis Puig, Cuba

You didn't think it would end there, did you? Space is taking advantage of it's fairly-new Techno Loft, with performances by Dsan Powell from Columbia, Maurizo +  Danyelino from Italy, and Clive Henry from the UK.

To purchase tickets, click here.

Tonight, Miami duo The State Of is playing at Propaganda in Lake Worth, blues rockers Iko Iko invade Maguires Hill 16 in Fort Lauderdale, Cat Shell and the Categories are plaing Lake Worth Rum Shack, and the Alligator Alley Allstars (Albert Castiglia and JP Soars) are playing a few sets at Alligator Alley. Click the links for more information.

Tomorrow night you might have planned to see LA Guns at Culture room, but that show has been moved to November 13. Instead try local dub legends in the making Spred the Dub at Kahuna Bar, Jr. Drinkwater Blues Band at The Back Room Blues Bar, Panic Disorder at Briny Irish Pub, or Hep Cat Boo Daddies at Poor House in Fort Lauderdale.

Bruce Springsteen is in town Sunday, so if you're a fan of music you should probably be at that show. There might even be some cheap tickets still available through Live Nation.

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Nabedi Osorio (left) and Steph Taylor of the State Of

Shows this weekend by local artists, or concerts that are otherwise under-the radar in Broward and Palm Beach.

Friday:
Piano and drums mixed with vocals that are simultaneously haunting and tough define the sound of The State Of, the female duo from Miami playing Propaganda tonight. While you can really hear their influences (Fiona Apple, Portishead, Tori Amos, to name a few) they blend them so seamlessly, the final product falls beyond the sum of its parts. Afrobeta and Sno Cones will open. Propaganda is located at 6 S. J Street, Lake Worth. For more information, call 561-547-7273.

Nachtmahr likes his electronica dirty. He took a hiatus from his electro/EBM roots for a while after becoming disappointed with the Industrial scene. But now he's back, face partially shielded from the audience, creating what he calls "brutal, uncompromising club-oriented music." Expect lots of screamy vocals and abrasive electronica. Oh, and sometimes he dresses like a militaristic fashionista. Nachtmahr plays Respectable Street Caf with Alter Der Ruine. Respectable Street Caf is located at 518 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. For more information, call 561-832-9999.

Bored? Money burning a hole in your pocket? Or do you just have a burning urge to see a fading pop icon try to bring the magic back to her act without resorting to public displays of indecency? If you answered yes to any of the previous questions, then there are still tickets available for tonight's Beyonce Show at BankAtlantic Center. Although the lower priced ($18) allotment are gone, the second tier pricing is still available ($53). Yeah it's a big jump from the first tier to the second, but if you've waited this long to pick up your tickets, you'll probably be more interested in the videos after the jump than picking up tickets through Ticketmaster.

No, they're not playing together, but Animal Collective and Bon Iver are both playing tonight. Animal Collective and Black Keys Dice are set to play the Culture Room tonight starting at 8 p.m. If you don't already have tickets, you're in some trouble as the show is sold out. So either be prepared to try to scalp a ticket or head over to Revolution Live to check out music on the opposite end of the spectrum. Folk darlings Bon Iver and Elvis Perkins are playing at 7:30 tonight at this all ages show. Ticketmaster still has tickets available, so if you're hankering for live music, it's probably your best bet tonight. That, or you could hit the jump and just watch videos over and over again.

It's not too late to pick up some tickets for tonight's No Doubt, Paramore and The Sounds show in West Palm Beach. Lawn tickets are still available for just $10. Call 561-795-8883 or visit the website for tickets. Hit the jump if you need more motivation to see this show.

Tonight is the last night the Opera Mash-Up series at Area 7 will be featuring jazz musicians as the event moves on to recruiting bluegrass musicians next week. Renee Turner will record several opera numbers, and then sound engineer Billy and jazz musicians Greg LeBlanc, Brian Collins, Dominick Pfefferkorn, and Stefanie "Scratch" Osorio will improv over Turner's recordings. A recent addition to the event consists of an "encore noise" session, essentially an open-mic for noise experimentalists from 1 to 3 a.m., which will tonight feature Jesus Fish Experience, DJ Grasshopper, and spoken-word-turned-noise-maker James A. Roberson. The promoter Bunny Foofoo assured me during a previous event that nobody will be turned away, so now's the time to screw around with those audio samples you downloaded to your Nintendo DS. If you want to participate in this event or future events send Bunny a message through her MySpace page.