Thrash metal shock rockers GWAR are coming to destroy the Town Ballroom this week in a faux blood-and-guts/gore frenzy that is bound to leave both the Ballroom and the audience covered in goo. The imitation fluids used are harmless enough (they are reportedly made from a seaweed extract called carrageenan, a substance used in those frosty McDonald’s “Shakes”), and the lyrics and skits are firmly tongue-in-cheek. Still, this show is not for the easily shocked nor the daintily dressed. Expect a thorough exploration of whatever’s most taboo, obscene and politically incorrect at the moment, as GWAR takes its cues from current cultural obsessions and twists them in ways that border on the unthinkable. Paris, Brit and Lindsey are likely in for a sound thrashing. The grotesquely costumed ensemble comes on Wednesday (Nov. 7), a bit late for Halloween but close enough you can still wear your costume. The show starts at 8pm, with Horse the Band and the End.
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