• Mic Club 46 with Bandit Lordz & El Uno

    Sunshine Theatre
    Downtownhip hopTickets

    Sac One Presents brings Bandit Lordz and El Uno to Moonlight Lounge for another Mic Club 46 installment, one of the more consistent hip-hop booking series working the corridor right now. Moonlight runs late and the crowd tends to arrive that way too, so showing up at the listed start time means you have the...

  • Beach Bash with DJ Solita & Rissy

    El Rey Theater
    DowntownDance PartyTickets

    All Sick Burque brings a beach theme to one of Downtown's more reliably sweaty dance floors, with DJ Solita and Rissy trading sets from 10pm until the early hours of Sunday morning. Insideout runs small and loud, so if you're going for the music rather than the scene, get there before midnight when the room...

  • The Word Alive at Launchpad

    Launchpad
    DowntownconcertTickets

    Arizona metalcore headliners The Word Alive are running their Deceiver and Dark Matter Tour through Launchpad with three support acts filling out a bill that should run long. Launchpad's low ceiling and close-quarters floor make the heavy stuff hit harder than the room has any right to, which is either the appeal or the reason...

  • Slow Joy + The High Curbs + Glom at Launchpad Downtown

    Launchpad
    Downtownall agesTickets

    Slow Joy's tour lands at Launchpad on a Tuesday night with local support from The High Curbs and Glom, which is the kind of weeknight bill that quietly outperforms the weekend. Launchpad runs small and loud, so if Slow Joy's recorded haze translates live the way it should, the back of the room is still...

  • Starcrawler at Launchpad

    Launchpad
    Downtownlate nightTickets

    Starcrawler brings their Los Angeles glam-punk theatrics to Launchpad, with Albuquerque's own Sluttony opening a bill that should get loud fast. Launchpad's low ceiling and close stage make Arrow de Wilde's frontperson energy hit differently than it does in larger rooms. Grab tickets in advance through Hold My Ticket since this one has the profile...

  • Buck D’s After Dark with Spanky Hayes

    Sister Bar
    DowntowncomedyTickets

    Spanky Hayes, the Wild 'N Out cast member with a following that skews young and loud, brings his stand-up to Rhythm Room for a late-night set produced by Reloaded Talent. This one starts at 9 PM and runs late, so the crowd will be energized in the way only a Friday night comedy room can...

  • Norma Jean & Upon A Burning Body

    Sunshine Theatre
    Downtownhigh energyTickets

    Norma Jean and Upon A Burning Body are splitting co-headline duties on the Southern Domination Tour, with Fox Lake and Music Is The Enemy opening a bill that runs heavy and loud from the first set. Sunshine Theater holds around 800 and the floor gets genuinely packed for metal shows, so arriving early matters if...

  • Saint Julep & Junkyard Butterfly Live

    Launchpad
    DowntownindieTickets

    Three local acts stacked on a Friday night at Launchpad, one of the few rooms on Central that still books original music with any consistency. The stage is low and the floor gets close fast, so this is the kind of show where you end up knowing whether the headliner has it or not within...

  • J. Holiday Headlines Rhythm Room Opening Downtown

    Sister Bar
    Downtownblock partyTickets

    The Rhythm Room opens on Central with a grand opening block party headlined by J. Holiday, the R&B singer whose quiet-storm catalog from the mid-2000s still fills rooms that know their music. Grand openings on this stretch of Central have a habit of running long on ceremony and short on performance, but Reloaded Talent booking...

  • Hot Girl Summer at Launchpad

    Launchpad
    Downtownbar sceneTickets

    Five local acts share the Launchpad stage for a night built around the kind of sweaty, unapologetic summer energy the name promises. Launchpad runs late and the crowd tends to arrive late too, so the early slots on a bill like this are where you catch something before everyone else figures it out. Tickets are...