Events on Central

Three bailaores, a cantaora, and a guitarrista perform live tablao flamenco in the intimate sala inside Hotel Albuquerque, a setting that puts the footwork close enough that you feel it...

Four bands, one night, and the kind of lineup where the local names (Egregious, Manhunt) are probably the reason the room fills up. Moonlight Lounge runs tight on stage transitions,...

Chatter brings its stripped-down, no-applause-between-movements approach to the Albuquerque Museum courtyard, one of the better acoustic environments on this stretch of Central. The crowd here tends to be genuinely attentive...

Twelve bands across one night, starting at 9 p.m. and running until the sun is already thinking about coming up, anchored by locals like Cheap Perfume and Clusterfux alongside a...

Twelve bands, nearly ten hours, one room: this is the kind of marathon that separates the people who say they like punk from the people who actually show up on...

A full tablao-format flamenco show with dancers, a singer, and a guitarist performing in the kind of intimate room where you feel the footwork in your chest. Hotel Albuquerque's venue...

Three Kings, one stage: Enchantment Blues & Guitars works through the distinct vocabularies of Freddie King, Albert King, and B.B. King in a single outdoor set at the Museum's long-running...

Steve Earle strips it down to voice and guitar for a career-spanning set billed as 51 Years of Songs & Stories, which at this point in his life means you're as likely to hear him talk as sing, and the talking is half the reason to go. The KiMo's 700-seat art deco room is genuinely...

Three local acts on one bill at Launchpad, the Downtown corridor room that has been the proving ground for Albuquerque rock and punk for decades. Sunday late-night shows here tend...

The Sword and Red Fang is a genuinely well-matched double bill, both bands trading in the kind of slow-grinding, riff-forward heavy rock that rewards a loud room, and Sunshine's PA...