• Norma Jean & Upon A Burning Body

    Sunshine Theatre
    Downtownhigh energyTickets

    Norma Jean and Upon A Burning Body are splitting co-headline duties on the Southern Domination Tour, with Fox Lake and Music Is The Enemy opening a bill that runs heavy and loud from the first set. Sunshine Theater holds around 800 and the floor gets genuinely packed for metal shows, so arriving early matters if...

  • Saint Julep & Junkyard Butterfly Live

    Launchpad
    DowntownindieTickets

    Three local acts stacked on a Friday night at Launchpad, one of the few rooms on Central that still books original music with any consistency. The stage is low and the floor gets close fast, so this is the kind of show where you end up knowing whether the headliner has it or not within...

  • Platonic Ideal at The Box

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM Areaarts & performanceTickets

    A Liminal 77 Production brings Platonic Ideal to The Box Annex, the smaller, more intimate room tucked behind the main performance space on Central. The Annex runs close quarters, so if the show sells even halfway through, you will feel every person in that room. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, which means print or...

  • Barrio Darks at NHCC Albuquerque Journal Theatre

    NHCC National Hispanic Cultural Center
    Barelasall agesDetails

    Three acts covering cumbia, classic goth, EBM, new wave, dark wave, and Rock en Español share the Albuquerque Journal Theatre stage for a single night with a hard cap of...

  • Taimane Live at ABQ BioPark Zoo

    ABQ BioPark Zoo
    Barelasfamily-friendlyDetails

    Taimane, the Hawaiian ukulele player who makes that instrument do things most people don't think it can do, performs at the BioPark Zoo as part of their summer Zoo Music series, with live reptiles as part of the evening's programming. The outdoor zoo setting means heat lingers well past sundown in late July, so plan...

  • Isotopes vs. Round Rock Express

    Isotopes Park
    UNM AreacasualTickets

    Triple-A Pacific Coast League ball at one of the better mid-size stadiums in the country, with the Sandias going pink behind the outfield as the evening cools down. Isotopes Park sits right on Central, so you can walk in from a pre-game meal along the corridor without fighting for parking in a concrete structure. Friday...

  • Felix Y Los Gatos Live at Old Town Gazebo

    Old Town Gazebo
    Old TownlatinDetails

    Felix Y Los Gatos brings their Latin roots sound to the Old Town Gazebo, one of the few outdoor stages in Albuquerque where the setting genuinely competes with the music for your attention. The plaza draws a mixed crowd, locals and tourists side by side, which gives evening shows here an energy that's hard to...

  • Catalogue Live at Marble Brewery Downtown

    Marble Brewery Downtown
    Downtowncraft beerDetails

    Catalogue brings their set to Marble Brewery's Downtown taproom, one of the more reliably good live-music rooms on this stretch of Central. The outdoor patio here runs sound better than you'd expect for a brewery show, and the crowd tends to stick around rather than treating the band as background noise. Admission details weren't listed,...

  • The Silver Vigilantes Live at Thirsty Eye

    Thirsty Eye Brewing Company
    live musicDetails

    The Silver Vigilantes take the tap room stage at Thirsty Eye late on a Friday night, which tells you something about the energy level you should expect. Thirsty Eye keeps the room small and the beer local, so this is the kind of show where you end up three feet from the band whether you...