Events on Central

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 is a small room, which means this will feel close and loud in the best possible way, and homecoming shows for artists who actually made...

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 & Boos series. This runs closer to local history lecture than haunted hayride, which is a point in its favor. The bar is open throughout,...

Hotel Albuquerque's tablao series brings together a bailaor, cantaora, and guitarrista for a seated dinner show in one of the corridor's most architecturally fitting rooms for this kind of performance. The Old Town adjacency is not incidental: this stretch of Central has hosted Spanish-rooted performance traditions longer than almost anywhere else in the country, and...

Three bailaoras, a cantaor, and a guitarist perform a full tablao-format flamenco show inside Hotel Albuquerque, one of the few venues on the corridor built for this kind of presentation. The room is intimate enough that you will hear the footwork on the floor and feel the call-and-response between dancer and singer the way it...

Five bands on one bill for a birthday party almost always means short sets and a room full of people who already know each other, which can go either way depending on how welcoming the crowd runs. The Moonlight Lounge's Downtown location keeps it accessible from most of Central, and a late start means this...

Calle 66 takes the outdoor stage for the Friday salsa night in the Albuquerque Museum's long-running Music Under the Stars series, now in its 35th year. The museum courtyard is one of the better outdoor listening rooms in the city, with the Old Town adobe walls doing surprisingly good things for the sound. Tickets are...

Improv comedy night at The Box, co-presented with Improv Theatre, meaning the performers likely have actual training and structure behind them rather than a loose open-mic feel. The Box is a small, close-quarters room where there's no real bad seat, but there's also nowhere to hide if you get pulled into a bit. Tickets are...