• RED After Party

    Gaia's Kava Root
    UNM Arealate-nightTickets

    RIOT ENT. closes out the night at Gaia's Kava Root with this late ticketed after party, running what amounts to the final hours before sunrise. Gaia's is a kava bar, so the drink situation is non-alcoholic by default, which either fits your night perfectly or explains why you should plan accordingly before you arrive. Tickets...

  • Friday Night Hip-Hop Cypher

    Gaia's Kava Root
    UNM Areahip-hopDetails

    An open hip-hop cypher hosted by Taylor Cheek at Gaia's Kava Root, one of the more low-key and genuinely welcoming spots on Central. Kava bars run a different energy than...

  • Tablao Flamenco Friday Show

    Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque at Hotel Albuquerque
    latinTickets

    A seated flamenco show in the tablao format, meaning close quarters with the performers and no fourth wall to hide behind. Hotel Albuquerque's space for this series is small enough...

  • John Maestas at Outpost Performance Space

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreajazzTickets

    John Maestas brings his Juan Tigre project to Outpost for the 20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival, a milestone run for what has become one of the state's most important...

  • Live Improv Comedy at The Box

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreacomedyTickets

    The Box brings improv comedy to its intimate black-box space on Central, where the room holds maybe 60 people and the performers can see every wince and laugh. That closeness...

  • TYNAN at Effex Nightclub, Route 66 Downtown

    Effex
    DowntownelectronicDetails

    TYNAN is one of the sharper names working the overlap between bass house and the heavier riddim and deathstep side of the spectrum, and this is a proper club night,...

  • Dolly Parton Tribute Night at Launchpad

    Launchpad
    Downtowncover/tributeTickets

    Seven local acts, each doing their own version of Dolly, across a single late night at one of Central's most reliable small stages. Launchpad runs loud, the sightlines from the...

  • Reklez Rodeo at Gaia’s Kava Root

    Gaia's Kava Root
    UNM AreadanceDetails

    A rodeo-themed party night at Gaia's Kava Root, the kava bar on Central that doubles as one of the more reliably energetic late-night spots near campus. The 18+ door keeps...

  • French Touch DJ Night

    Moonlight Lounge
    DowntownelectronicTickets

    Two of French house's most distinct camps get the head-to-head treatment here: the warm, disco-filtered funk of Daft Punk's catalog against Justice's harder, more distorted edge. The ticket link is...

  • Y2K Video Dance Party

    Inside Out
    DowntownDJ setTickets

    This one is built around the music videos, not just the songs, so expect the visuals to be half the show. Insideout is a small room, which means the dance...