This Halloween, Thursday, October 31^st, Silver Lake’s El Cid transforms into a Haunted Honky Tonk Hacienda with acclaimed old-time troubadour, Tom VandenAvond and very special guests, the floor-shaking, bluegrass spitfires The Get Down Boys, with their down-home California bluegrass. Come dressed as your favorite honky tonk star… whatever you wear, you’re in for a really down-home good time!

There is no cover before 8:30 p.m.; $5 thereafter. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and music starts at 7:30 p.m. Cool Halloween drink specials include Blood & Sand and Busted Knuckles. El Cid is located at 4212 West Sunset Blvd., Silver Lake 90029. There is ample street parking and valet parking is available. For more information please visit www.ElCidLA.com, https://www.facebook.com/events/410316765756879/, http://www.elcidla.com/event/397931-haunted-honky-tonk-hacienda-los-angeles/, or call 323.668.0318.

Tom VandenAvond is part John Prine and a bit of Mark Twain … a contemporary ghost with wisdom in his music that exceeds his years. His sound embodies the nature of solitary travel and the inevitable connections made from a life on the road. He has torn through his Midwest roots and created an auditory imprint of the highways and byways, truck stops and roadsides of the afforded white line spectacles of the American construct. ...

He has written some of the saddest songs I’ve ever heard, but most are coupled with a wink and a nod. ... From the squint in his eye, you get the idea he knows something we don’t, and no matter how rough it gets, there is comfort in the stock that he’ll pull the ace from his sleeve and more or less come out on top. 

Tom is a great act to catch when he flies solo but there is a great deal of magic in the company he keeps ... it’s clear he can’t make a bad album. 

The Get Down Boys with their Infectious energy and passion for their craft gets an audience of any musical taste having "grand ole time," are a Los Angeles based string band performing high energy traditional and original Bluegrass music, along with modern favorites infused with the sounds of Americana. Known for their carefully crafted songs, floor-shaking rhythms, and unmistakable harmonies, The GDBs bring an irresistible and infectious passion to their spin on American roots music.

In just a few years they have mastered an organic, contemporary sound and cohesive high energy act, but most important to this group is their support for the new movements in bluegrass music. "The GDB's are blazing a new path with their spit-fire vocals, upbeat high-tempo picking, and a classic mix of instrumentation that sounds twangy and fresh" (The Groove Thief). The GDBs love to have a good time with their fans, music lovers, and each other, and are on a mission to grow the American bluegrass scene. "With a healthy repertoire of traditional and original material" (OFOAM) their infectious energy and passion for their craft gets an audience of any musical taste having "grand ole time" (The Examiner) and excited about the roots of American music.

In addition to their regular So Cal residencies, The Boys have opened for Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers at Ed Helms’ 2nd Annual Bluegrass Situation, played along side John C. Reilly at the 3rd Annual Bluegrass Situation, made an appearance on FOX11’s Good Day LA, as well as a performance at the Grammy’s 10th Annual Producer’s & Engineer’s Wing Party, honoring T Bone Burnett.