Events for September 27, 2026

Ken 52 Pick-Up is a late-night DJ set at El Rey, running from 8 PM deep into the early morning on a Saturday night into Sunday. El Rey's main room...

A late-night screening of Rocky Horror with a live shadow cast performing in front of the screen, presented by PRIDE & Equality and New Mexico Entertainment. Flix Brewhouse lets you order food and drinks from your seat, which makes the participation factor easier to manage than a traditional theater setup. Tickets are through Hold My...

A DJ night built around the songs that still hit, pulling from hip-hop, R&B, and disco without committing to any single decade too hard. Gaia's Kava Root is a kava bar, so the crowd tends to be loose and social without the aggressive bar-scene energy you'd find a few blocks in either direction. The listing...

Gaia's Kava Root is throwing a throwback dance night, the kind of set where the playlist does most of the heavy lifting. The kava bar format means you can actually be present on the dance floor without the usual bar-crowd noise floor working against you. Admission details aren't posted, so check their Instagram before you...

A.M. Ent takes over Gaia's Kava Root for a night built around nostalgia, with a lineup and era TBD but a promoter with a track record of keeping the floor moving. The kava bar format means you can hydrate between sets without the usual bar tab, which changes the late-night math considerably. Tickets are through...

This two-act, 90-minute production at the NHCC's Albuquerque Journal Theatre moves through centuries of Mexican cultural history, from Aztec ceremony to varsovianas, spoken poetry, and live Mariachi Xochitl. The Albuquerque Journal Theatre is a proper sit-down house with good sightlines and real production values, so this is a more polished evening than a typical community...

The Lobo Sports Vault, tucked inside the Historic Lobo Theater on Central, runs every NFL game simultaneously during a Sunday brunch window from 11 AM to 2 PM. Each game day you attend this season earns you one entry into a drawing for a Super Bowl LXI VIP balcony for you and 50 guests, with...

A seated, one-hour flamenco performance inside Hotel Albuquerque's Tablao, with dancers, a singer, and a guitarist performing together in a format rooted in the traditional Spanish club setting. The room is small and configured close to the stage, so even seats that feel middling on the chart put you near enough to hear the footwork...

Jordan Jonas takes the stage for Supernatural Sundays, the latest installment in Painted Lady's Brews & Boos series, which has been quietly building a following for its mix of spooky-season programming and genuine hospitality. Painted Lady is a bed-and-brew, so the crowd tends to be a mix of guests staying the night and locals who...

GZA, the Genius himself, sharing a stage with the Phunky Nomads at one of Downtown's more intimate rooms is the kind of pairing that shouldn't work on paper but probably will in practice. Sister's capacity is small enough that there is no bad spot in the house, which matters a lot when the headliner is...

Navajo jazz pianist Delbert Anderson brings his quartet to Outpost for one of the marquee nights of the 20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival, a run that has made this room one of the more serious jazz destinations in the Southwest. Outpost is a dedicated listening room, which means the crowd actually listens, and Anderson's...

Three bands on the Set It Off Tour roll into Launchpad for a late-night show headlined by Silly Goose, with Cheem and Hotbox opening. Launchpad's narrow room compresses sound in a way that either makes loud rock feel enormous or overwhelming depending on where you stand, so stake out your spot early. Tickets are through...