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A.M. Ent takes over Gaia's Kava Root for a night built around nostalgia, with a lineup and era TBD but a promoter with a track record of keeping the floor moving. The kava bar format means you can hydrate between sets without the usual bar tab, which changes the late-night math considerably. Tickets are through...
The Lobo Sports Vault, tucked inside the Historic Lobo Theater on Central, runs every NFL game simultaneously during a Sunday brunch window from 11 AM to 2 PM. Each game day you attend this season earns you one entry into a drawing for a Super Bowl LXI VIP balcony for you and 50 guests, with...
Jordan Jonas takes the stage for Supernatural Sundays, the latest installment in Painted Lady's Brews & Boos series, which has been quietly building a following for its mix of spooky-season programming and genuine hospitality. Painted Lady is a bed-and-brew, so the crowd tends to be a mix of guests staying the night and locals who...
GZA, the Genius himself, sharing a stage with the Phunky Nomads at one of Downtown's more intimate rooms is the kind of pairing that shouldn't work on paper but probably will in practice. Sister's capacity is small enough that there is no bad spot in the house, which matters a lot when the headliner is...
Unto Others brings their Portland gothic metal to Launchpad, the kind of band that sounds like they wrote the soundtrack to a city you never want to leave. Launchpad runs loud and the room rewards bands with dynamics, which Unto Others have in abundance. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so grab them before the...
Febuary takes the stage at Insideout for a late-night set that runs until six in the morning, which tells you something about the energy this room is built for. Insideout sits right on the corridor and keeps a tight, close-quarters floor that rewards showing up early if you want space to move. Tickets are through...
The Ganders take the stage at Marble's Downtown taproom, one of the more reliably good-sounding rooms on this stretch of Central. The outdoor patio fills fast on fall Saturday nights, so arriving early gets you the better real estate and skips the bar queue.
This is a multi-band cover night at Launchpad, kicking off what the name makes clear is at least a two-night run timed to Halloween season. Launchpad's long room rewards the format: you can drift toward the bar when a set isn't for you and move up when one is. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket,...
This one leans into local lore: Milton Yarberry was Albuquerque's first city marshal, hanged in 1883, and this magic and storytelling show uses his story as the spine of a one-hour indoor performance. Painted Lady is a small, quirky space, so seats are limited and the intimacy either works for you or it doesn't. Tickets...
Levi Platero, one of the most technically serious blues guitarists working out of New Mexico right now, leads a rotating cast of guests through an SRV birthday tribute at FUSION | 708. This kind of open-guest format lives or dies by who actually shows up on the night, and Platero's reputation tends to attract players...