Trocadero Theatre

Let’s face facts: Zombies need to relax just like everyone else. In the old days, they were either being ordered around by their masters or shambling inexorably toward their prey. The walking dead may be far more popular now than in the past, but everything’s just been speeded up and it’s always “Brains, brains, brains!” To help these reanimated corpses and their admirers chill out, Robert Drake and his co-conspirators are kicking off summer zombie-style with this sandy shindig. Come dressed in costume—retro beachwear was popular last year—and makeup artists will be on hand to help you get that rotting flesh just right. DJs Kiltboy and Ghoul will be spinning goth and industrial. There will also be surf rock courtesy of the Sharkskins and pop punk provided by the SlotCars. Everyone at this cadaver clambake must be at least 21-years-undead. -Raymond Simon