NEWS

Tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 9, House of Blues Sunset Strip presents The Slumerican Tour featuring Yelawolf with Travis Barker. Catch this much buzzed about hip-hop heat seeker as he “throws it up” for all his West Coast peeps at this sold-out night on The Sunset Strip. Doors open at 7 p.m. www.hob.com

PICK OF THE WEEK:  Explore one of the most haunted buildings in Los Angeles this Wednesday, Oct. 10 when The Comedy Store kicks-off its annual Haunted Midnight soireé.  Meet the spooks and specters in residence at this paranormally hilarious evening of stories, magic and comedy, followed by a midnight tour of the most haunted spots in The Store! Doors open at 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for this 21 and older show.  www.thecomedystore.com

Don’t miss post-hardcore Floridian’s Sleeping With Sirens at The Roxy Theatre this Thursday, Oct. 11. Scream-o 'til your heart’s content at this sure to sell out dream weaver-palooza featuring support from likeminded talents Heartist and You Only Live Once. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $16.  www.theroxyonsunset.com

Why does Friday night get all the glory? Start your weekend early on The Sunset Strip this Friday, Oct. 12 with two afternoon delights. First, stop by The Eveleigh for an amazing lunch in a hidden, rustic garden setting. Each Friday the farm-to-table mainstay offers a blackboard menu featuring ingredients sourced from local farms and farmers’ markets. www.facebook.com/TheEveleigh After your lunch, take a short three block stroll through Sunset Plaza to the Mondrian hotel for their “Endless Summer” series at Skybar. Enjoy $5 cocktails from 4-8 p.m. while soaking up the sprawling city views and sunshine. It’s the best way to kick off your weekend! www.facebook.com/Mondrian 

Kick off your day at Rock & Reilly’s “Rocktoberfest” this Saturday, Oct. 13. The “block party” begins at noon and will feature a beer garden, Guinness Truck, performance by The Spazmatics and DJs spinning. Tickets are available at the bar now for $10 in advance, $20 at the door day of the event, or splurge for a $50 VIP ticket. A portion of the proceeds will benefit VH1’s Save The Music Foundation. www.facebook.com/RnRpub Continue your rocktobering and stop by the Viper Room to catch Sunset Strip Music Fest 2009 veterans Unwritten Law. Bringing you a tried and true catalog of early millennial hits, the band returns to its home base along with local faves London Cries and Gunpowder Secrets. Tickets are $20.  Doors open at 7:30 p.m.  www.viperroom.com

This Sunday, Oct. 14 take a scenic stroll down memory lane as author/photographer Robert Landau discusses his new photo journalistic endeavor Rock ‘N’ Roll Billboards of The Sunset Strip.  From the Beatles’ Abbey Road to The Doors’ “Break on Through,” Landau chronicles the “golden age” of hand painted and thoughtfully planned out art-vertisements that once stopped traffic along our fabled boulevard. Event begins at 4 p.m.  www.booksoup.com

--@brentXmendoza