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Ed Allan plays Marble Brewery's Westside taproom, one of the more reliably good rooms on this stretch of Central for catching a solo performer without fighting the sound. The brewery format means a relaxed, standing crowd that tends to actually listen, which is rarer than it should be. Admission isn't confirmed in the listing, so...
Levi Dean & The Mesa Rats bring their dusty, Central Avenue-adjacent sound to one of the corridor's better small-room stages. Thirsty Eye keeps the volume at a level where you can still talk to the person next to you, which either sounds like a selling point or a dealbreaker depending on who you are. Admission...
Marble's downtown taproom is hosting Love + Happiness, a soul and R&B-leaning night that the title alone tells you something about the intended mood. The brewery floor opens up nicely for this kind of event, but the bar stays busy, so arriving early gets you a better position before the room fills. A ticket link...
This is a post-dawn wind-down hosted by NM Rave Cave at one of the corridor's more interesting rooms, a kava bar that handles late-night energy better than most venues with a liquor license. Luna Kava's setup lends itself to exactly this kind of low-lit, still-moving crowd, so expect the vibe to lean more communal than...
The Lobo Sports Vault, the dedicated sports room inside the Historic Lobo Theater, runs every NFL game simultaneously during a Sunday brunch window from 11 AM to 2 PM. Each game day you attend this season earns one entry into a drawing for the VIP balcony at Super Bowl LXI for you and 50 guests,...
Jordan Jonas hosts a supernatural-themed evening at Painted Lady Bed & Brew, the quirky Central Avenue spot that doubles as an actual inn, as part of their recurring Brews & Boos series. That bed-and-brew setup means the crowd often includes out-of-towners who wandered downstairs, which gives these nights a looser, stranger energy than your typical...
Three Deuce Luce brings their set to Insideout's outdoor garden space for a late-summer party on Central. Insideout's courtyard punches above its square footage, so arrive with time to settle in before the music takes hold. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so sort that out in advance rather than gambling on the door.
Hotline TNT brings their brand of loud, distortion-heavy guitar pop to Launchpad, one of the few rooms on Central that genuinely suits this kind of show. The stage-to-floor ratio here keeps things close, so if you like the record, you will feel it differently at that volume and that distance. Tickets are through Hold My...
A fundraiser night at Painted Lady Bed & Brew on Central, with proceeds going to Barrett House, which provides transitional housing and support services for women in recovery. Painted Lady...
Cody Polston launches his new book at Painted Lady's Brews & Boos series, which means you get a reading inside one of the more atmospheric rooms on Central. The bed-and-brew format keeps crowds intentionally small, so this is closer to a living room event than a bookstore affair. Grab a ticket in advance; the capacity...