Events on Central

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...

Navajo jazz pianist Delbert Anderson brings his quartet to Outpost for one of the marquee nights of the 20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival, a run that has made this room one of the more serious jazz destinations in the Southwest. Outpost is a dedicated listening room, which means the crowd actually listens, and Anderson's...

Three bands on the Set It Off Tour roll into Launchpad for a late-night show headlined by Silly Goose, with Cheem and Hotbox opening. Launchpad's narrow room compresses sound in a way that either makes loud rock feel enormous or overwhelming depending on where you stand, so stake out your spot early. Tickets are through...

Pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and guitarist Mary Halvorson, two of the most consequential voices in contemporary improvised music, share the Outpost stage for an evening of duo work that will likely sound like nothing else you hear this year. Outpost is a listening room in the truest sense, a small, attentive space where people actually come...

Mingus Dynasty, the rotating ensemble dedicated to keeping Charles Mingus's compositions alive and argumentative, plays Outpost as part of the 20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival. Outpost is one of the few rooms in the state where the acoustics and the audience both take the music seriously, so this is a real listening room experience,...

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...

Brian Blade is widely regarded as one of the finest jazz drummers alive, and the Fellowship Band is his most personal project, a working group that plays his own compositions with the kind of collective listening you rarely hear outside a recording studio. Outpost is a seated, purpose-built listening room, which means the room itself...

All Shall Perish are touring the twentieth anniversary of 'The Price of Existence,' the 2006 deathcore record that a significant portion of this genre's current practitioners grew up on, and Carnifex is no afterthought of a support act. Sunshine's floor can get genuinely punishing on a bill like this, so mind your position near the...

Rolling Quartz, the five-piece Korean rock band that has been building a devoted following since their 2020 debut, plays The Jam Spot as part of their first major North American tour. The venue is small enough that even a general admission ticket puts you close to the stage, but the tiered VIP options go all...

Australian brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone are touring behind their new album with the kind of large-scale production, lights and choreography included, that fills a room the size of Kiva without it feeling empty. This act has built a following that travels, so expect the auditorium to be full and the crowd to be genuinely...