Youth Posse and Dino Bravo Halloween Spectacular — One Week Early

For a band that claims to draw influences from mainstream rock-and-roll legends such as Bruce Springsteen and Black Sabbath, New York City’s Youth Posse make rock music that’s anything but normal. From songs about doing unspeakable things with seafood to music videos featuring human-pug hybrids and people vomiting in broad daylight on city sidewalks, Youth Posse aren’t the least bit afraid to let their freak flag fly. That makes one wonder what unfathomable whimsy and horror they might have in store for Halloween; this is a band whose average day is known to include purple monkeys, after all. If you dare, check out Youth Posse’s Halloween Spectacular on Saturday, October 22, at the Monkey House in Winooski. Locals Dino Bravo open.