• Felix Peralta Live at El Pinto Restaurant

    El Pinto Restaurant & Cantina

    Felix Peralta brings his guitar and his long track record on the Albuquerque live music circuit to El Pinto's cantina patio, one of the better outdoor setups in the city for an early evening show. El Pinto sits well north of Central, so this is a deliberate trip rather than a corridor crawl, but the...

  • Nathaniel Krantz Live at Effingbar & Grill

    Effingbar & Grill

    Nathaniel Krantz brings his guitar work to Effingbar & Grill, a metro Albuquerque spot that sits off the Central corridor. The 505 Live listing is light on details, so the...

  • La Pasión de Mariachi at NHCC

    NHCC National Hispanic Cultural Center

    Robert Lucero presents a focused examination of Lola Beltrán, the ranchera vocalist whose voice helped define what mariachi could carry emotionally, as part of Mariachi Spectacular's long-running educational series at the Albuquerque Journal Theatre. This is a lecture-style presentation with discussion, not a concert, so come ready to listen and think rather than clap along....

  • The Missing Parts Trio Live at Tractor Nob Hill

    Bosque Brewing Nob Hill
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    A Tucson-based acoustic trio built around violin, cello, and guitar that has been drawing comparisons to Kronos Quartet and Gogol Bordello since 2009, which tells you the range is genuine and the show is probably going to be weird in the best way. Tractor Nob Hill's patio can work against quieter string instruments if the...

  • World Cup Quarterfinal Watch Party

    Historic Lobo Theater
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    A World Cup quarterfinal on the big screen inside a 1939 Route 66 movie palace, with 15 additional screens in the attached Sports Lounge for overflow and the people who...

  • CS Rucker & The Jump Off 2

    El Rey Theater
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    Compa Inc. Arts returns with the second installment of The Jump Off, a live showcase built around CS Rucker at Insideout on Central. Compa has been quietly doing the curatorial work that bigger organizations take credit for, so this kind of event tends to draw people who actually pay attention to local hip-hop. Admission isn't...

  • New Mexico Tattoo Fiesta

    Albuquerque Convention Center
    Downtownall agesTickets

    Three days of live tattooing, artist booths, ink competitions, and music spread across the Convention Center on Central. A show this size draws regional and national artists you wouldn't normally find in one building, so it's a genuinely useful place to shop for your next artist before committing. Parking on the surrounding blocks fills faster...

  • Hello Darlin Live on Route 66 at Thirsty Eye Brewing

    Thirsty Eye Brewing Company
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    Hello Darlin, a country and Americana act whose name tips its hand immediately, takes the Thirsty Eye taproom stage on a Friday evening at 5 p.m. The room is small enough that there is no bad spot for sound, but that same quality means it reaches capacity faster than most people expect. Check the 505...

  • Dance Hackathon: Reify at UNM Arts Lab

    UNM Arts Lab
    UNM Areaarts forwardTickets

    Reify is a live collision between movement and technology, with dancers and sound artists working alongside coders and designers in real time rather than performing finished work. The Arts Lab format tends to blur the line between audience and participant, so expect something messier and more interesting than a conventional showcase. Check the Eventbrite listing...