Bill Thrasher

A new Murfreesboro venue known as The Graveyard Gallery will host a rocking benefit for the local Toys for Tots program on Friday, Dec. 9.

SkeetZo N’ Krysis, a local hard-rock staple with a twisted sense of humor, joins accordion-and-harmonica-driven bayou-boogie outfit Los Swamp Monsters and Grim & the Heretics, a curious group of heavy-metal monsters out of Dickson, Tennessee.

Special guest Bill Thrasher, remembered by some after doing a hula-hooping audition for America’s Got Talent while wearing a Michael Jackson costume, will also perform.

The cover charge for the all-ages show is an unwrapped toy (or $5).

SkeetZo N’ Krysis (left); Grim of Grim & the Heretics

“I’m trying to do my best to get as much as I can for the children of Murfreesboro, who need the most this holiday season,” said Michael Laster of SkeetZo N’ Krysis.

Music kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 9. Graveyard Gallery is located at 517 W. Main St., Murfreesboro.