Events on Central

Black swimwear and sunscreen jokes aside, this is a proper late-night goth event at El Rey, one of the corridor's most reliable rooms for dark and alternative programming. El Rey's interior already has a certain theatricality to it, so the beach-meets-goth concept lands better here than it would in a generic club. Doors are late...

Dawn Hotel takes the Thirsty Eye stage on a Saturday evening, giving you two hours of live music inside one of the more reliably good-sounding taprooms on the Central corridor. Thirsty Eye keeps its room volume at a level where you can still hold a conversation without lip-reading, which either appeals to you or tells...

Red Canyon Road brings their set to Tractor's Wells Park patio, one of the more reliably comfortable outdoor stages on this stretch of Central on a July evening. The crowd here tends to be neighborhood regulars plus whoever wandered over from the taproom, which keeps the energy grounded rather than performative. Admission isn't confirmed yet,...

Noelle Encinias, Andrea Lozano, and Olivia Marin share the floor for an intimate tablao dinner show at Hotel Albuquerque, with Vicente Griego on cante and Estevan Pacheco on guitar. Tablao format means no row seating between you and the dancers, which changes the experience considerably at high-footwork moments. Tickets through Hold My Ticket move ahead...

A one-hour improv comedy set presented by The Box and Improv Theatre, running a tight 8 PM call on a Saturday night on Central. The Box is a small, close-quarters room where the audience is close enough to the performers that your reactions become part of the show, for better or worse. Tickets are through...

Jochis Nights is a monthly queer Latine party at the Social Club, built around Latin music and drag with an intentional emphasis on community rather than just a crowd. The Social Club runs small and gets warm fast, so arriving early is the difference between comfortable and sardine. Tickets are on Eventbrite, which suggests they're...

Crime Lab is calling this a 'bye for now' show, which means the room will carry that specific weight that only farewell sets bring out in people. Launchpad's narrow floor tends to compress a crowd in a way that works in your favor on a night like this, when everyone already knows the words. Grab...

Cockroach Theatre is staging Shakespeare's woodland comedy in The Box Annex, the smaller back space attached to The Box Performance Space on Central. That room is intimate enough that you'll feel the blocking decisions in ways a bigger house wouldn't let you, which is either thrilling or claustrophobic depending on how you feel about immersive...