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Tonight on the corridor
Six local acts share the Launchpad stage in what amounts to a cross-section of the current Albuquerque underground, capped by DJ Meowstas to carry the room into the late hours. Launchpad runs tight sets on multi-bill nights, so arriving early actually matters here if you care about catching the openers with sound that is dialed...
The 20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival steps outside its usual performance format for a film day at the Guild, pairing the 1981 avant-garde document Imagine the Sound with the John Coltrane biography Chasing Trane across three screenings. The Guild's small room and good projection make this a better way to absorb both films than...
Four years in, New Mexico Goth Fest has established itself as the one night Launchpad fully commits to the dark side, running past 2 a.m. with bands cycling through both the main room and the bar area. The crowd skews serious about the music rather than the costume, which makes for a better show and...
Triple-A Pacific Coast League ball between the Isotopes and the Tacoma Rainiers, a Friday night game at one of the better mid-sized ballparks in the country. Isotopes Park sits right on Central, which means you can walk from a dozen bars and restaurants before first pitch without touching a highway. September games here tend to...
Night one of New Mexico's annual goth festival stacks eight acts across what will likely be a long, late run at Launchpad, anchored by local and regional names like Theif, Bellhead, and Hex Cassette alongside DJ sets from Ordo Amoris. Launchpad's layout rewards arriving early if you want a position near the stage, because by...
Baracutanga plays a style that pulls from Andean folk, cumbia, and jazz in ways that tend to make people dance before they realize they've decided to. Marble's Downtown floor handles a crowd well, and this band rewards being close to the front where the percussion is loudest. Tickets are listed on Marble's site, so buy...
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 venue itself is a converted Victorian on Central, which does exactly the work you'd expect it to do for a night like this. Tickets are...
Hotel Albuquerque's tablao format puts you close enough to feel the footwork through the floor, which is either thrilling or too much depending on your baseline for intensity. This is a full dinner show, so budget the whole evening rather than treating it as a drop-in. Performers are still TBA at listing time, so check...
Hotel Albuquerque's tablao series brings together dancers, a singer, and a guitarist for an evening of live flamenco in a room that was built for exactly this kind of performance. The specific performers haven't been announced yet, and that matters here because the lineup quality varies show to show, so check back closer to the...
A late-night radio-affiliated showcase at Insideout, one of Downtown's more reliable spots for catching local talent on the Central corridor. Insideout runs small and loud, so expect a room that rewards showing up early if you want a place to stand that isn't the back wall. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so sort that...
