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Tonight on the corridor
Bourbon & Boots runs its weekly International Thursdays late into the night, with a DJ format built around a rotating global playlist that shifts depending on who's behind the decks. The 1 a.m. start is the thing to clock here: this is not a come-early situation, and the room doesn't find its footing until well...
Cure For Paranoia takes the KiMo Theatre stage for Bands of Enchantment, a late-night show that wraps up around 11 p.m. local time. The KiMo is one of the few rooms in Albuquerque where the building itself competes with whoever is performing, so arriving early enough to look up at the ceiling is not wasted...
Four bands, one night at Launchpad, with Bethany Home headlining a bill that also features The Tewa, San Paola, and Mag. Launchpad runs late and loud, and a four-band lineup on a Thursday night means the headliner likely hits close to last call, so plan accordingly. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, which means you...
Triple-A Pacific Coast League ball at one of the better mid-size stadiums in the country, where the Isotopes host the Salt Lake Bees for a late-season matchup. Isotopes Park sits right on the corridor, and at altitude the ball carries, so even a quiet offensive night tends to produce something worth watching. Tickets are through...
Cody Polston launches his new book at Painted Lady's Brews & Boos series, which means you get a reading inside one of the more atmospheric rooms on Central. The bed-and-brew format keeps crowds intentionally small, so this is closer to a living room event than a bookstore affair. Grab a ticket in advance; the capacity...
Will Hanley & The Silver Vigilantes bring their sound to Thirsty Eye Brewing, one of the more low-key rooms on the Central corridor where the beer list is serious and the stage is close enough that you feel the room breathe. Admission details are not confirmed yet, so check the 505 Live link before you...
Five short plays in two acts follow a young immigrant girl navigating two cultures at once, written and performed by an Albuquerque troupe that has been building this kind of specific, locally-rooted work for a while now. The Lobo's theater seating puts you genuinely close to the stage, so the quieter moments land differently here...
This listing covers the closing night of a four-day festival co-produced by Elkhorn Media and the City of Albuquerque, running September 16 through 19 at one of the most architecturally loaded rooms on Central. The KiMo's 1927 Pueblo Deco interior makes it a genuinely strange and wonderful place to hear live music, but the sightlines...
Locals take the mic to tell real ghost stories at this open mic night inside Painted Lady's Brews & Boos series, a seasonal run that leans into the building's own considerable history. The Painted Lady itself dates back to the early Route 66 era and has enough documented weirdness that the storytellers don't have to...