Bill Royal Blues Jam at The Hopper Pub, Rio Rancho

Bill Royal runs an open blues jam at The Hopper Pub & Pizzeria, a pizza-and-pint room in Rio Rancho that draws a mix of serious players and curious regulars on Sunday nights. This one runs from 6 to 9 p.m. local time, which makes it a reasonable evening out rather than a commitment to a late night. It is off the Central corridor, but Rio Rancho blues nights tend to have a tighter, more familiar crowd than you’d find at a bigger Albuquerque room.