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    Downtownlatin

    Tropa Magica at KiMo Theatre Downtown

    Tropa Magica, the East LA band whose cumbia-punk collision has been turning heads well outside their home turf, brings Bands…

    8:00 pm Kimo Theatre Tickets

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    UNM Areajazz

    Fred Hersch Trio at Outpost

    Fred Hersch is one of the most technically accomplished and emotionally honest pianists in jazz right now, and this trio…

    8:30 pm Outpost Performance Space Tickets

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    Downtownpunk

    Iron Lung + Soak + G.A.S.M. at Launchpad Downtown

    Iron Lung, the Seattle powerviolence duo who have been doing this longer and louder than almost anyone, headlines a four-band…

    9:00 pm Launchpad Tickets

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  • Ghost Talk with Cody Polston at Wells Park’s Painted Lady

    Painted Lady Bed & Brew
    Wells Parkarts & cultureTickets

    Cody Polston, who has spent decades documenting paranormal activity across New Mexico, sits down at Painted Lady for a talking-and-tasting evening built around the state's most legendarily creepy locations. The...

  • Tablao Flamenco Friday Dinner Show

    Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque at Hotel Albuquerque
    date nightTickets

    Hotel Albuquerque's tablao format puts you close enough to feel the footwork through the floor, which is either thrilling or too much depending on your baseline for intensity. This is...

  • Tablao Flamenco Friday Show

    Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque at Hotel Albuquerque
    world musicTickets

    Hotel Albuquerque's tablao series brings together dancers, a singer, and a guitarist for an evening of live flamenco in a room that was built for exactly this kind of performance....

  • AV HomeGrown 101.3 at Insideout

    Inside Out
    Downtownlive musicTickets

    A late-night radio-affiliated showcase at Insideout, one of Downtown's more reliable spots for catching local talent on the Central corridor. Insideout runs small and loud, so expect a room that...

  • Live Improv Comedy at The Box

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreacomedyTickets

    A live improv comedy show at The Box, the small black-box theater on Central that has been quietly hosting some of the sharpest performance work in the neighborhood for years....

  • Garage Sale: TrillBot, ConRisa, Carma, Kai Radius

    The ABQ Press Club
    electronicDetails

    Four acts share a UK garage bill at The ABQ Press Club, with TrillBot, ConRisa, Carma, and Kai Radius across what looks like a full night of syncopated 2-step and grime-adjacent beats. The 9:00 PM start is a placeholder pulled from EDM Train, so confirm the actual door time through the ticket link before you...

  • Garage Sale Live at the Press Club

    Albuquerque Social Club
    Nob Hilllive musicTickets

    This one runs from 10 p.m. into the early hours of Saturday morning, which should tell you something about the energy level being aimed for. The Press Club is a mid-size room with a low ceiling that does real favors for loud, dense sound, and the bar stays busy. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket,...

  • NCAA Football Buffet at Historic Lobo Theater

    Historic Lobo Theater
    Nob HillsportsDetails

    College football takes over the Lobo Sports Vault, the dedicated sports room inside the Historic Lobo Theater, with a buffet running 11 AM to 2 PM and games on the screens all day. The event listing window shows 5 to 8 PM, but the college slate runs well beyond that, and UNM Lobos games get...

  • 505 Reggae Festival on Route 66 at Marble Downtown

    Marble Brewery Downtown
    DowntownreggaeDetails

    Marble's downtown patio has hosted enough outdoor shows to know what it's doing, and a September evening in Albuquerque is about as good a weather bet as this city offers. The 505 name signals a local and regional lineup rather than a national touring act, which historically means a crowd that actually knows the music....