• Open Source All-Ages Class at Outpost

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM Areaall agesTickets

    Kanoa Kaluhiwa leads this all-ages weekly class at Outpost Performance Space, running every Tuesday through August 26 under the title Open Source. Outpost is one of the more thoughtfully run rooms on Central, and classes here tend to draw people who are genuinely curious rather than just checking a box. If you're on the fence,...

  • Adult Band Class at Outpost Performance Space

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreacommunityTickets

    This is a multi-week adult band class taught by Kanoa Kaluhiwa, wrapping up with what is presumably a final session on August 26 at Outpost. Outpost runs these classes with...

  • NM United Soccer vs. Lexington SC

    Isotopes Park
    UNM Areafamily friendlyTickets

    New Mexico United, the USL Championship club that turned Albuquerque into a genuine soccer town, hosts Lexington SC at Isotopes Park on a late-August Thursday night. The supporter sections behind...

  • Mike Sherm Live

    El Rey Theater
    Downtownhip-hopTickets

    Bay Area rapper Mike Sherm brings his melodic, street-rooted sound to El Rey, one of the more reliable mid-size rooms on Central for catching hip-hop acts before they price out...

  • Nathan Fox Live at Tractor Brewing Nob Hill

    Bosque Brewing Nob Hill
    Nob Hillsinger-songwriterDetails

    Nathan Fox plays an evening set at Tractor Brewing's Nob Hill location, one of the more reliably comfortable spots on the corridor for catching a solo performer mid-week. The front...

  • Tarot Readings on Route 66 at Painted Lady Bed & Brew

    Painted Lady Bed & Brew
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    Triple Moon Bewitched sets up for tarot readings inside Painted Lady's Central Avenue brew house, part of the ongoing Brews & Boos series that mixes craft beer with occult-adjacent programming....

  • Steve Von Till & Six Organs of Admittance

    Sister Bar
    DowntownexperimentalTickets

    Two solo artists from the heavy-music underground share a bill here: Steve Von Till, known as one half of Neurosis's songwriting core, brings his sparse acoustic work, and Six Organs...

  • Mike Sherm Live at El Rey Theater

    El Rey Theater
    Downtownlate-nightTickets

    Bay Area rapper Mike Sherm brings his street-rap catalog to El Rey, a late-night show that runs until 2 a.m. local time. El Rey's long room can feel cavernous for...