• International Thursdays at Bourbon & Boots

    Bourbon & Boots
    Downtownworld musicDetails

    Bourbon & Boots runs its weekly international night here, a late dance event that pulls from global sounds and typically skews toward a younger, dress-to-go-out crowd. The 1 a.m. start...

  • John Rangel Quintet at Outpost, Route 66 Jazz

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreajazzDetails

    John Rangel brings a full quintet to Outpost, one of the few rooms on the corridor built specifically for listening rather than drinking. Outpost's sightlines and sound treatment mean you'll...

  • John Rangel Quintet Live Jazz

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreajazzTickets

    Pianist John Rangel brings a quintet format to Outpost's long-running Summer Thursday Jazz Nights series, now in its 30th year, with reedman Rick Keller and drummer Robby Beasley rounding out...

  • Olivia O’Brien PIXIE Tour at Launchpad

    Launchpad
    Downtownindie alternativeTickets

    Olivia O'Brien, the California singer-songwriter who built a following on confessional pop and a knack for a hook, brings her PIXIE Tour to one of Central Avenue's most reliable small...

  • Maybe So Album Release

    El Rey Theater
    Downtownlive musicTickets

    Maybe So is throwing a proper album release at Insideout, with Nara Visa and Wascoe Rabbit filling out a three-act night on the corridor. Insideout runs late and loud, so...

  • Carlos Steele & deadpayphones at Launchpad

    Launchpad
    Downtownlive musicTickets

    Four Albuquerque acts share the Launchpad stage on a Friday night, the kind of local bill where at least one band will surprise you and at least one will run...

  • Groove Therapy DJ Night at the Lobo Theater

    Historic Lobo Theater
    Nob Hill21+Details

    Seven DJs trading sets across seven hours of old-school funk, disco, and deep house inside one of the best-looking rooms on Central Avenue. The Lobo's floor is genuinely spacious and...

  • TwoLips Homecoming Show at Sister Bar Downtown

    Sister Bar
    Downtownhip hopTickets

    TwoLips comes back to Albuquerque for a homecoming set, joined by Tolliver, Clarq, and Thot Daughter in a late-night lineup that runs until nearly 2 a.m. local time. Sister Bar...

  • Ghosts of Old Town

    Painted Lady Bed & Brew
    Wells Parkhistory & heritageTickets

    Cody Polston, a published paranormal researcher with decades of New Mexico fieldwork, presents a deep dive into Old Town Albuquerque's ghost history as part of the Painted Lady's recurring Brews...