Events on Central

Tropa Magica, the East LA band whose cumbia-punk collision has been turning heads well outside their home turf, brings Bands of Enchantment to the KiMo. That 1927 Pueblo Deco interior...

This listing covers the closing night of a four-day festival co-produced by Elkhorn Media and the City of Albuquerque, running September 16 through 19 at one of the most architecturally...

Jason Scott & The High Heat take the KiMo stage for Bands of Enchantment, a show whose name suggests something bigger than a single headliner, so expect either a multi-act...

The Bands of Enchantment festival closes out its run at the KiMo, a 1927 Pueblo Deco landmark on Central that is worth the visit on architectural merit alone before a single note plays. This particular listing covers the final night, starting at 10 p.m., so you are looking at a late set in one of...

Dent May brings his brand of breezy, orchestral pop to Sister, paired with Pearl & the Oysters, the French-American duo whose sound sits somewhere between sunshine and a vintage record...

Two of the most introverted names in contemporary rap share a bill at El Rey, which is about as well-suited to their specific brand of murky, introspective boom-bap as any room on the corridor. El Rey runs small enough that the sound stays close, which is exactly what this music needs. Tickets through Ticketmaster, 13...

Palace, the brooding South London indie outfit, co-headlines this tour stop with Rollo Doherty, whose quietly devastating solo work has been pulling bigger rooms than his name suggests. The Sunshine's mid-size floor is one of the better matches for this kind of music in the city, close enough to feel the room but not so...

Coco Montoya spent years learning from Albert Collins before going out on his own, and that lineage shows in a playing style that treats tone and timing as seriously as any note he picks. FUSION | 708 is a tighter room than most blues acts are used to, which tends to work in the audience's...

Grammy-winning guitarist Jason Vieaux and mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke share a stage for an evening of classical voice and guitar, presented by Chamber Music Albuquerque. Simms Auditorium is a genuinely good listening room, small enough that you'll hear every breath and string buzz, which works strongly in favor of this particular pairing. Tickets through Hold My...

Chamber Music Albuquerque's full 2026-27 concert season, bought in one subscription, spanning six performances at Simms Auditorium on Central Avenue from October through June. Simms is a genuinely good room...