• 24 Hour Sketch Fest at The Box

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreacomedyTickets

    This is a one-hour sketch comedy show on The Box's Mainstage, part of a marathon 24-hour festival format where ensembles write, rehearse, and perform new material inside a single day. That constraint tends to produce work that is rawer and more surprising than polished repertory shows, which is either the appeal or the caveat depending...

  • Ray J & The Moonshiners Live

    Tractor Brewing Wells Park
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    Ray J & The Moonshiners are bringing their set to Tractor Brewing's Westside spot on Central, a room that tends to reward bands with some grit and doesn't flatter anyone who isn't ready. The show starts at 7 p.m. local time, which is an earlier-than-average door for a Saturday on this stretch, so arriving on...

  • Silver Sky Blues Solo at Tractor Nob Hill

    Bosque Brewing Nob Hill
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    Silver Sky Blues strips it down to a solo format at one of Nob Hill's most reliable spots for a weeknight beer and some actual music. Tractor's Nob Hill patio faces Central directly, so sound bleeds outside in a way that works in everyone's favor on a warm August night. Admission isn't confirmed from the...

  • The Eleanors Live at Thirsty Eye

    Thirsty Eye Brewing Company
    live musicDetails

    The Eleanors take the stage at Thirsty Eye Brewing, one of the more low-key spots on the Central corridor where the beer list gets more attention than the decor, which is a compliment. The room rewards bands that can hold a crowd without a lot of production behind them, so this is a decent test...

  • Two-Step Country Night

    Tractor Brewing Wells Park
    DowntowncountryDetails

    Hondo Coyote plays country built for dancing, not just listening, at one of the corridor's most reliably fun neighborhood taprooms. The Wells Park location has a layout that actually gives you room to two-step, which not every Tractor spot can claim. Admission details aren't posted yet, so check the 505 Live link before you show...

  • Tablao Flamenco Saturday Dinner Show

    Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque at Hotel Albuquerque
    date nightTickets

    A seated dinner show built around traditional flamenco, with dancers, a singer, and a guitarist performing in the intimate tablao format that puts you close enough to feel the stomping in your chest. Hotel Albuquerque's room for this is properly theatrical without being a tourist trap, and the Old Town adjacency means the pre-show walk...

  • Tablao Flamenco Saturday Show

    Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque at Hotel Albuquerque
    world musicTickets

    Three bailaores, a cantaor, and a guitarist perform live flamenco in the tablao format, which means close quarters and no amplification between you and the footwork. Hotel Albuquerque's dedicated flamenco space is one of the few rooms in the Southwest built for this kind of performance, so the sightlines and acoustics are actually thought through....

  • Birthday Metal Blowout on Route 66 at Launchpad Downtown

    Launchpad
    DowntownmetalTickets

    Five bands, one birthday, and a ticket link that tells you this is not a casual drop-in situation. Launchpad's stage fits this kind of stacked local lineup well, and a 40th birthday bill tends to bring out people who actually care, which lifts the room considerably. Get there before the opener if you want a...

  • Live Improv Comedy at The Box

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreacomedyTickets

    The Box is one of the few rooms on Central where improv comedy actually has a home, and this co-presentation with Improv Theatre suggests a more structured, rehearsed ensemble rather...

  • Kai Radius & Daddy Dan at Lunas Kava Root

    Gaia's Kava Root
    UNM AreaelectronicDetails

    An after-hours electronic night billed as 'Afters With The Cave,' with Kai Radius and Daddy Dan holding down the late shift at Lunas Kava Root on Central. Kava bars run on their own clock, so the 9 PM time listed here is a placeholder pulled from the source and should be confirmed through the ticket...