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Tonight on the corridor
UNM Areafamily friendly
6:35 pm Isotopes Park Tickets
Profanatica has been doing blasphemous, lo-fi black metal since 1990, long before the genre had a US fanbase worth counting, and pairing them with Morbosidad's Texas-bred death-black savagery makes this one of the more serious underground metal bookings this corridor has seen in years. Sister Bar's room is small enough that there is nowhere to...
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 means this is genuinely late-night, so plan accordingly if you have somewhere to be Friday morning. A ticket link exists, so check it before showing...
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...
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, 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 venues. Launchpad keeps the stage low and the room close, so this kind of show rewards getting there early if you want to be anywhere...
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 if you're coming for the headliner, arriving early actually pays off here because the room fills and the sightlines get complicated fast. Tickets are through...
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 long. Launchpad keeps the sound dialed in better than most rooms its size on the corridor, so even the opener gets a fair shake. Tickets...
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 the sound system holds up at volume, which matters more than you'd think when the night runs this long. No advance tickets, cash or card...
Two of the better team names in Triple-A baseball meet at Isotopes Park for a Friday night game on the Central corridor. The park sits at elevation, which means balls carry and scores run up more than you'd expect if your only reference is sea-level baseball. Tickets move through Ticketmaster, so buy direct if you...
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...