• Ghost Talk with Cody Polston at Wells Park’s Painted Lady

    Painted Lady Bed & Brew
    Wells Parkarts & cultureTickets

    Cody Polston, who has spent decades documenting paranormal activity across New Mexico, sits down at Painted Lady for a talking-and-tasting evening built around the state's most legendarily creepy locations. The...

  • Vagabond Grove Live at Tractor Brewing Nob Hill

    Bosque Brewing Nob Hill
    Nob Hilllive musicDetails

    Vagabond Grove takes the stage at Tractor Brewing's Nob Hill location, one of the more reliably good rooms on this stretch of Central for catching live music without fighting a bad sightline. The taproom fills up faster than people expect on Saturday nights, so arriving early gets you a spot that isn't the back wall....

  • BEAUZ at Effex Nightclub

    Effex
    Downtownlate-nightDetails

    BEAUZ, the LA-based brother duo known for pushing hard techno into hypertechno territory, plays Effex, Albuquerque's longest-running LGBTQ nightclub and one of the few rooms on Central with a sound...

  • Death on the Beach Vol. 4 at Launchpad

    Launchpad
    DowntownmetalTickets

    Five bands, one night, a metalcore bill with a beach party concept that is either absurd or perfect depending on your tolerance for humidity and breakdowns. Launchpad's stage-to-floor ratio keeps...

  • White Lies Party at Gaias Kava Root

    Gaia's Kava Root
    UNM AreaDJ setTickets

    Reklez Ent takes over Gaias Kava Root for a late-night party that runs from 10 p.m. into the early hours of Sunday morning. Kava bars carry a noticeably mellower baseline...

  • Charlie Boy at Rhythm Room Downtown

    Sister Bar
    Downtownhip-hopTickets

    Charlie Boy headlines a late-night Southeast Sayso set at the Rhythm Room, with Love Cannabis presenting the night. A ticket link is live, so this is a ticketed show even though the door price isn't posted yet. Start time is 10 PM local, and if the Rhythm Room is running its usual form, things won't...

  • Emo Nite

    Launchpad
    DowntownDJ setTickets

    The traveling Emo Nite party comes to Launchpad for a DJ-driven night built around the anthems that defined a very specific kind of teenage suffering: Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Paramore, the whole catalog. Launchpad's narrow room and loud sound system make this kind of communal screaming-along work better than it has any right...

  • Supernatural Sundays with Jordan Jonas

    Painted Lady Bed & Brew
    Wells Parkarts & cultureTickets

    Jordan Jonas hosts a supernatural-themed evening at Painted Lady Bed & Brew, the quirky Central Avenue spot that doubles as an actual inn, as part of their recurring Brews & Boos series. That bed-and-brew setup means the crowd often includes out-of-towners who wandered downstairs, which gives these nights a looser, stranger energy than your typical...

  • Hot Flash Heat Wave at Launchpad

    Launchpad
    DowntownindieTickets

    San Francisco's Hot Flash Heat Wave brings their hazy, sun-warped indie pop to Launchpad, with local and regional support from Small Crush and High rounding out the bill. Launchpad's sound...