MUSIC

GHOST TOUR 09 Part of the vibrant and up-and-coming Montclair, New Jersey music scene, Bern & the Brights and the McMickle Brothers are set to haunt the hollows of New England this Halloween. Bern & the Brights is an evocative rock group whose driving rhythms and potent lyrics have garnered them national attention. Recently asked to open for Butch Walker at Webster Hall in NYC, the Brights have also shared the stage with acts such as Living Color, Nicole Atkins and Mike Doughty. They play The Lily Pad in Cambridge, MA, their first stop on this October's Ghost Tour with the rising Montclair duo the McMickle Brothers. With guitar and drums, young brothers Matt and Sam McMickle create rousing, visceral soundscapes. Their timeless garage rock is marked by contagious melodies and raw, energetic vocals that span whispering falsettos to guttural howls.