Events on Central

Every NFL game of the day runs simultaneously on the screens inside the Lobo Sports Vault, the dedicated sports room carved out of the Historic Lobo Theater on Central. Each...

The Isotopes take on the Salt Lake Bees in a Pacific Coast League matchup at one of the better minor-league ballparks in the Southwest, sitting right on the Central Avenue...

A traditional tablao format, meaning bailaoras, a cantaor, and a live guitarist performing together in a structured show rather than a loose cultural showcase. Hotel Albuquerque's dedicated flamenco space is...

Six School of Rock ensembles, from the house band up through original acts like Syzygy and Everything We Never Were, take over Launchpad for a late-night showcase that runs until...

Scott Reeder and Wino's band, one of the bands that quietly built the foundation for everything heavy that came after them, is playing Sister on a Sunday night. Sister runs...

Crzy plays Gaia's Kava Root on September 20th, one of the more low-key rooms on this stretch of Central where the kava bar format tends to keep the crowd genuinely attentive rather than just present. Details beyond the date are thin, so checking the Instagram link before you go is worth the thirty seconds.

Melt-Banana is a two-person Japanese noise-punk outfit that has been doing exactly what they do, at full intensity, since 1992, and live they are genuinely disorienting in the best way. Launchpad is a small room, which means there is nowhere to hide from the volume and nowhere you'd want to be. Tickets are through Hold...

Dent May brings his brand of breezy, orchestral pop to Sister, paired with Pearl & the Oysters, the French-American duo whose sound sits somewhere between sunshine and a vintage record store find. Sister is a small room, which works in everyone's favor here, since both acts reward close listening and the staging keeps you near...