Bill Kreutzmann with Railroad Earth

Here’s a run-down on what you may have missed this Halloween, and see how this year measured up with previous years’ costumes and covers.

Key Collaborations

Cyril Neville re-joined the Original Meters in New Orleans during the Voodoo Experience.

During Yonder Mountain String Band’s Halloween-themed show at the Best Buy Theater in New York on Saturday, the band brought out the Infamous Stringdusters and Noam Pikelny of the Punch Brothers for “Pretty Daughter” and “Death Trip,” and then returned for the encore where they played “Up On The Hill Where They Do The Boogie” and “Let Me Fall.”

Sunday night at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall, the 7 Walkers welcomed Bob Weir and Mickey Hart for a few songs, including “New Speedway Boogie” and “Wang Dang Doodle.”

The Mother Hips’ Halloween Bash at California’s Mystic Theatre saw RatDog guitarist Mark Karan come out for “Song in a Can” and “Easy Wind,” as well as “Out in the Woods” and “One Way Out.”

Medeski Martin & Wood and Antibalas shared the stage for an entire set Thursday, Friday and Saturday while playing in D.C., Philadelphia and New York City. On Saturday, the two bands performed the MMW tune “Dracula” for Halloween.

Particle appeared in Denver Monday night and were joined by their former guitarist Scott Metzger, as well as a slew of hula hoopers, dancing bears and Winnie the Pooh characters on stage.

On Friday during the Hangtown Halloween Ball in Placerville, California, Railroad Earth brought out Bill Kreutzmann for “Elko” and “Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleoo.” Later during “Bird in a House.” Railroad Earth later welcomed three members of Elephant Revival.
Key Costumes

Ween dressed up in sailor outfits and played a few nautical songs during their Halloween show.

The Warren Haynes Band donned 70s garb as a tribute to Sly & the Family Stone.

As per usual, Umphrey’s McGee dressed up for their Atlanta shows this past weekend, with Brendan Bayliss as Keith Richard Simmons, Jake Cinninger as Dimebag Daryl Hall, Ryan Stasik as Karate Kid Rock, Joel Cummins as Vince Neil Armstrong, Andy Farag as Raggedy Andy Rooney and Kris Myers as Pamela Anderson Cooper.

Lotus traveled back in time for their Monday night show in Tennessee, performing their debut album, Nomad, from start to finish.
Key Covers

On Friday night, Widespread Panic covered Muddy Waters’ “Baby, Please Don’t Go” and then played a “Not Fade Away” jam for the first time since the 80s. on Saturday, Panic delivered Professor Longhair’s arrangement of “Stag O Lee,” Bloodkin’s “Can’t Get High” and the Doors’ “Peace Frog” and “Blue Sunday.”

Widespread Panic paid tribute to Chicago with a Wilco cover, “Outta Mind (Outta Sight),” as well as other Chicago-themed tunes on Monday night at the Aragon Ballroom. The band interpreted Vic Chesnutt’s “Degenerate,” Howlin Wolf’s “Tail Dragger,” Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man,” John Lennon’s “I’m Losing You” and closed with Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves of London.”

Umphrey’s McGee mashed up Prince’s “Kiss” , Robert Palmer’s “Addicted to Love” and Genesis’ “I Can’t Dance;” MGMT’s “Kids,” Dead or Alive’s “You Spin Me Right Round” and Nirvana “Come As You Are.” The band also mashed up “No Woman No Cry” and “Let It Be” on Friday night.

Real Estate performed a mini-set of covers while at Chicago’s Lincoln Hall, playing Chris Spedding’s “Video of Life,” The Clean’s “Anything Can Happen,” Blur’s “Coffee and TV,” Felt’s Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow" and Weezer’s “Holiday.”

Ween covered David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” while at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC on Monday night.

On Saturday night, Railroad Earth performed Peter Rowan’s “Pulling the Devil by the Tail” and the Jimmy Page/Robert Plant arrangement of “Gallows Pole.”

Particle covered the Kill Bill theme as well as the Beverly Hills Cop theme and the 2001 theme, “Also Sprach Zarathustra.”

Key Moments

The Flaming Lips played an unscheduled house party in West Virginia alongside the Greens.

Railroad Earth started Halloween early, performing a live score to the classic silent horror film, Nosferatu, while it was being screened, on Thursday.

Key Musical Costumes

The Warren Haynes Band billed their Halloween show as “Stoned! Halloween on the Sly,” offering a tribute to Sly & the Family Stone.

The Motet’s Halloween show at the Boulder Theater, billed as “Funk Is Dead,” featured the band covering the Grateful Dead, playing songs like “Shakedown Street,” “Fire on the Mountain” and “New Speedway Boogie.”

“Greensky Bluegrass’ “Totally Bitchin’ ‘80s” Halloween show":http://www.jambands.com/news/2011/11/01/greensky-bluegrass-totally-bitchin-80s-halloween/ in Colorado featured not only 80s-themed clothing but many bluegrass renditions of songs from the decade, including: Michael Jacksons’s “Thriller” and “Beat It,” Prince’s “When Doves Cry” and “Little Red Corvette” and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’.”