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Bravo The Bagchaser Live at El Rey Theater

El Rey Theater

Bravo The Bagchaser, the Sacramento rapper who built a following through raw street narratives and consistent independent releases, headlines the Nothing Given Tour at one of Central Avenue's better rooms for hip-hop sound. DJ Trill handles sounds between sets, which usually means this crowd stays warm the whole night rather than cooling off between acts....

Isotopes vs. Salt Lake Bees

Isotopes Park

Triple-A Pacific Coast League baseball on Central, the Isotopes hosting the Salt Lake Bees in what is reliably one of the better ways to spend an evening in this neighborhood. The park sits right on the corridor and the sight lines are genuinely good from almost every seat, which is not something you can say...

Isotopes vs. Salt Lake Bees

Isotopes Park

The Isotopes host Salt Lake in a late-season Triple-A Pacific Coast League game at one of the better mid-level ballparks in the country, with sightlines that are genuinely good from almost every seat. A Friday night start at 6:35 local time means the Sandia Mountains are lit up behind right field for the first few...

Built To Spill at El Rey Theater

El Rey Theater

Built To Spill, the Boise outfit that helped define what overdriven, melodically obsessive indie rock could be in the '90s, plays El Rey with local singer-songwriter Paul Schalda opening. El Rey's long room and solid sound system suit this band well, since their live sets tend to stretch and wander in ways that reward a...

Wax Motif & VNSSA at NHCC Barelas

NHCC National Hispanic Cultural Center

Three names from the heavier end of house music, Wax Motif and VNSSA in particular having built real momentum on the festival circuit, playing a venue better known for visual art and cultural programming than for DJ sets. The NHCC's event spaces can work well for this kind of show when production is dialed in,...