• J. Holiday Headlines Rhythm Room Opening Downtown

    Sister Bar
    Downtownblock partyTickets

    The Rhythm Room opens on Central with a grand opening block party headlined by J. Holiday, the R&B singer whose quiet-storm catalog from the mid-2000s still fills rooms that know their music. Grand openings on this stretch of Central have a habit of running long on ceremony and short on performance, but Reloaded Talent booking...

  • Flor de Toloache at Albuquerque Museum

    Albuquerque Museum
    Old Towndate nightTickets

    Flor de Toloache is a New York-based all-women mariachi group that has spent the better part of a decade expanding what the genre can hold, pulling in jazz, cumbia, and bolero without losing the thread back to traditional son. The Albuquerque Museum's courtyard is one of the better outdoor venues on the corridor, small enough...

  • 505 Junglists Drum & Bass Night

    Inside Out
    Downtownlate-nightDetails

    The 505 Junglists crew brings another REWIND installment to Inside Out, with Halfblud and MS Vicious handling jungle and drum and bass across the night. Inside Out runs small and close, which works in everyone's favor for music built around sub-bass you feel before you hear it. The listed 9 PM start time is a...

  • Afters With The Cave: MydNyte, S.A.I.N.T., Sofly

    Luna Kava Bar
    electronicDetails

    Three electronic acts, MydNyte, S.A.I.N.T., and Sofly, take over Luna Kava Bar for a late-night session billed as an afters under The Cave series. The 3:00 AM UTC timestamp and a source note flagging the 9:00 PM start as a placeholder both suggest the actual door time is unconfirmed, so check the ticket link before...

  • Hot Girl Summer at Launchpad

    Launchpad
    Downtownbar sceneTickets

    Five local acts share the Launchpad stage for a night built around the kind of sweaty, unapologetic summer energy the name promises. Launchpad runs late and the crowd tends to arrive late too, so the early slots on a bill like this are where you catch something before everyone else figures it out. Tickets are...

  • Platonic Ideal at The Box Annex

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM Areaarts & performanceTickets

    A Liminal 77 Production brings Platonic Ideal into The Box Annex, the smaller, more immediate of the two spaces inside The Box Performance Space on Central. The Annex puts the audience close to whatever is happening on that stage, which either works in a show's favor or ruthlessly exposes it. Tickets are through Hold My...

  • 505 Junglist Drum & Bass Night

    El Rey Theater
    Downtownbar sceneTickets

    505 Junglist is back with a six-DJ drum and bass showcase, putting Syndicrypt, Halfblud, MS Vicious, DNDY, MYDNYTE, and Jayzo G on the same bill at Insideout. This is Albuquerque's most consistent jungle and DnB crew doing what they do on home turf, and the room at Insideout is small enough that the bass actually...

  • Heavy Metal Showcase at El Rey

    El Rey Theater
    Downtownlate nightTickets

    Four local and regional heavy bands stack a Friday night at the Mezzanine, which sits above El Rey's main floor and runs tighter and louder than most rooms its size. The Mezzanine cap is low enough that a decent turnout makes the whole thing feel like an event, so arriving early matters more here than...

  • DANSYN at Effex Nightclub

    Effex
    DowntownclubTickets

    Mr. AfterHours Presents drops DANSYN into Effex for a WHF 360° night, which means the production gets the full room treatment rather than a stage-and-crowd setup. Effex runs late and the crowd arrives later, so if you show up before midnight you will be standing in a very different room than the one this is...

  • Late-Night Improv Comedy

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreacomedyTickets

    This is a 45-minute long-form improv set running late on a Friday night, produced jointly by The Box and Improv Theatre. The Box is a small black-box room where the audience is close enough to make eye contact with performers, which either thrills you or makes you want to sit in the back row. Tickets...