Off the Mother Road

Hilary Duff's Lucky Me Tour hits the outdoor amphitheater on the south end of the metro, well off Central but one of the larger shed venues Albuquerque has for this...

Angels Over Demons takes the stage at Skidmore's Holiday Bowl, a bowling alley venue that has been hosting live music long enough that the combination no longer feels strange. The...

Mike Moxie and the Easy Sinners bring their greasy, road-worn Americana to Canteen Brewhouse, with Jim Deveney opening the afternoon. Canteen is off the Central corridor, but it's a brewery...

FFTY Band takes the outdoor stage at Casa Vieja in Corrales for a three-hour afternoon set the day after the Fourth. Casa Vieja's courtyard setting in the village of Corrales...

Weatherman Said takes the Effingbar & Grill stage for a Sunday early-evening set, wrapping up by 8 p.m. and leaving the rest of your night open. The bar has a...

Brandon Post brings a live set to Hops & Dough Taproom on a Sunday evening in early July, the kind of low-key post-holiday slot that tends to draw a relaxed,...

Voz Norteña brings their norteño set to the Triple Sevens Saloon inside Isleta Resort, a casino lounge that runs late and keeps the drinks moving. The room skews toward regulars...

Boss Hogg takes the Dragon Horn Tavern stage on a Sunday afternoon in early July, which puts this squarely in post-holiday, low-pressure territory if the Fourth left you wanting more but not harder. Dragon Horn runs metro, off Central, so build in a few extra minutes if you're coming from the corridor. Admission details weren't...

Casey James Brooks plays El Pinto's cantina stage, one of the more comfortable outdoor-adjacent rooms in Albuquerque for a summer evening set. El Pinto is a destination in its own right, so the crowd here tends to be relaxed and already in a good mood before the first note lands. This one is off the...

Paul Stephenson brings his acoustic set to Hops & Dough Taproom, a craft beer spot off the Route 66 corridor that draws a neighborhood crowd more interested in the pint than the performance. That's not a knock on Stephenson, who holds a room well, but go in knowing the room, not a seated listening venue....