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Tonight on the corridor
Vagabond Grove takes the stage at Tractor Brewing's Nob Hill location, one of the more reliably good rooms on this stretch of Central for catching live music without fighting a bad sightline. The taproom fills up faster than people expect on Saturday nights, so arriving early gets you a spot that isn't the back wall....
The second night of New Mexico Goth Fest loads eight acts into Insideout starting at midnight, running Church Fire, Academy Order, Funeral Process, The Writhers, Cruel Mourning, Crash Davidian, Leiahdoris, and dot.wall through a long Saturday night into Sunday morning. Insideout is a small room, which means the sound hits hard and the crowd gets...
The Lobos open their home schedule against Central Michigan in what should be a useful early read on how the roster came together over the offseason. University Stadium sits right on the Central Avenue corridor, so parking and pre-game options along Route 66 are genuinely part of the evening. Check golobos.com for kickoff time, which...
A seated dinner show format built around live flamenco, with bailaores, a cantaora, and guitarrista performing in the close quarters that the form actually requires to land. Hotel Albuquerque's tablao room is small enough that you feel the footwork in your chest, which is either the whole point or a reason to sit farther back...
A full tablao-format flamenco show, meaning dancers, a cantaor, and a live guitarist performing together in the traditional structure, not a fusion or approximation of the form. Hotel Albuquerque's space on Old Town's edge puts this squarely on the corridor, and the room is intimate enough that you will feel the footwork in your chest....
Improv Theatre takes the stage at The Box for an evening of live, unscripted comedy. The Box is a small, intimate room where nothing about your reaction goes unnoticed by the performers, which tends to make the whole thing livelier than a bigger venue would. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so grab them ahead...
BEAUZ, the LA-based brother duo known for pushing hard techno into hypertechno territory, plays Effex, Albuquerque's longest-running LGBTQ nightclub and one of the few rooms on Central with a sound system actually built for this kind of punishment. The 9:00 PM start time on this listing is a placeholder, so check the ticket link before...
Wayne Hancock is the kind of Texas honky-tonk lifer who makes you wonder why anyone ever bothered complicating country music in the first place, and Launchpad's compact room puts you close enough to feel it. The event title references Juno Brewery, so confirm the venue before you go, because that detail in the listing suggests...
Five bands, one night, a metalcore bill with a beach party concept that is either absurd or perfect depending on your tolerance for humidity and breakdowns. Launchpad's stage-to-floor ratio keeps things close, so Vol. 4 will hit the way these shows are supposed to hit. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, which means will-call is...
Reklez Ent is running a hip-hop and perreo dance night at Gaia's Kava Root, the kava bar on Central that doubles as one of the more interesting late-night rooms near UNM. The "white lie" dress theme is a crowd participation angle, so expect the regulars to actually show up in something. Tickets are sold through...