Events on Central

The Box brings improv comedy to its intimate black-box space on Central, where the room holds maybe 60 people and the performers can see every wince and laugh. That closeness...

Seven local acts, each doing their own version of Dolly, across a single late night at one of Central's most reliable small stages. Launchpad runs loud, the sightlines from the...

A rodeo-themed party night at Gaia's Kava Root, the kava bar on Central that doubles as one of the more reliably energetic late-night spots near campus. The 18+ door keeps...

Two of French house's most distinct camps get the head-to-head treatment here: the warm, disco-filtered funk of Daft Punk's catalog against Justice's harder, more distorted edge. The ticket link is...

This one is built around the music videos, not just the songs, so expect the visuals to be half the show. Insideout is a small room, which means the dance...

Three DJs, one of them a last-minute-feeling 'special guest' wildcard, spinning a goth night at El Rey on a Friday that runs until 10 p.m. local time. El Rey's floor...

In the Box Mainstage puts up The Hive, a long-form improv show built around ensemble scenes rather than the quick-hit games that dominate most comedy nights in town. The Box...

Albuquerque Roller Derby is taking over Guild Cinema for a screening of The Kansas City Bomber, the 1972 Raquel Welch roller derby film that remains the genre's high-water mark. Guild...