The annual Czar throwdown, Hallucination Before Christmas, returns to Czar, for another fun and freaky blend of Halloween and Christmas revelries. Wander through Jack's Christmas Graveyard and Pumpkin Patch and hear “an all-star cast of freaks from the land of misfits DJs” – well-known spin-meisters such as Tommie Sunshine, David Christophere (digital set), Monk (pictured), Three and Nick James. Collaborations include Andy Mara vs. Steve Graham, Brian Busto vs. Three plus Joint Custody, Oonaslim and Muggles. They get the tushies moving to dub step, electronica, acid, deep and minimal house and other styles of music that nightclubbing hipsters claim to love. Meanwhile roving scantily clad characters pose for photos and help set the twisted mood of the shenanigans-filled night. Bring three cans of food to be donated to America’s Second Harvest. 9 p.m.-3 a.m., Sat., Dec. 18, 1420 E. Seventh Ave., Ybor, $10, 18 and older admitted, hallucinationbeforechristmas.com, 813-247-2664.
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This article appears in Dec 16-22, 2010.