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Two Round of 16 matches on July 6, with the marquee game on the theater's full main screen and every other feed running across 15 screens including a four-screen video wall inside the Sports Lounge. That table reservation matters more than the listing lets on: they release held tables the moment the first ball moves,...
Boss Hogg takes the Dragon Horn Tavern stage on a Sunday afternoon in early July, which puts this squarely in post-holiday, low-pressure territory if the Fourth left you wanting more but not harder. Dragon Horn runs metro, off Central, so build in a few extra minutes if you're coming from the corridor. Admission details weren't...
Casey James Brooks plays El Pinto's cantina stage, one of the more comfortable outdoor-adjacent rooms in Albuquerque for a summer evening set. El Pinto is a destination in its own right, so the crowd here tends to be relaxed and already in a good mood before the first note lands. This one is off the...
Paul Stephenson brings his acoustic set to Hops & Dough Taproom, a craft beer spot off the Route 66 corridor that draws a neighborhood crowd more interested in the pint than the performance. That's not a knock on Stephenson, who holds a room well, but go in knowing the room, not a seated listening venue....
Two Round of 16 matches on July 7 punch the last quarterfinal tickets, with the day's best matchup on the Lobo's full theater screen and every other game running simultaneously across 15 screens and a four-panel video wall in the Sports Lounge. Reserved tables are held only until kickoff, not a minute after, so if...
Dirty Brown Jug Band brings their roots-and-grit sound to Steel Bender Brew Yard on a Tuesday evening in July. Steel Bender's yard setup works in your favor here, giving the music room to breathe in a way that a tight indoor stage would not. This one is off the Central corridor, but the brewery draws...
Felix Peralta brings his guitar and his long track record on the Albuquerque live music circuit to El Pinto's cantina patio, one of the better outdoor setups in the city for an early evening show. El Pinto sits well north of Central, so this is a deliberate trip rather than a corridor crawl, but the...
Nathaniel Krantz brings his guitar work to Effingbar & Grill, a metro Albuquerque spot that sits off the Central corridor. The 505 Live listing is light on details, so the...
Robert Lucero presents a focused examination of Lola Beltrán, the ranchera vocalist whose voice helped define what mariachi could carry emotionally, as part of Mariachi Spectacular's long-running educational series at the Albuquerque Journal Theatre. This is a lecture-style presentation with discussion, not a concert, so come ready to listen and think rather than clap along....
A Tucson-based acoustic trio built around violin, cello, and guitar that has been drawing comparisons to Kronos Quartet and Gogol Bordello since 2009, which tells you the range is genuine and the show is probably going to be weird in the best way. Tractor Nob Hill's patio can work against quieter string instruments if the...