Events on Central

Long-form improv at The Box, starting just after 10 p.m. local time and wrapping up before midnight. The Box keeps its room small and its crowd close, which means the...

Adam Hooks takes the stage at Tractor Brewing's Westside location, the taproom that has quietly become one of the more reliable spots for local and regional singer-songwriters on the Central corridor. The room is small enough that there is no bad seat, and Tractor's house sound tends to be dialed in better than you'd expect...

The Schmoobies are a teen improv troupe performing under the In The Box Annex program, which is The Box's youth development arm rather than its main stage. Shows like this tend to run short and loose, which is either charming or chaotic depending on the night, and usually both. If you have a kid in...

Poltergeist (1982) gets the bingo treatment at Painted Lady's Brews & Boos series, which means you are watching a genuinely unsettling film while also trying to mark off your card,...

DBGomez and The Bosque Boys bring their roots-and-rhythm sound to Thirsty Eye Brewing Company, one of the more relaxed live music rooms on the corridor. The taproom format keeps things close and unhurried, so if you're used to bigger stages, the intimacy here is a genuine adjustment that tends to work in the band's favor....

Two improv groups sharing a stage at The Box means the room feeds on itself, and on a good night that feedback loop produces something no scripted set can replicate....

In The Box Annex takes improv somewhere extraterrestrial with A51*, a one-hour comedy set built around the kind of absurdist premises that either land brilliantly or flame out in real...

Gaia's Door Girls are turning the front of this Central Ave kava bar into a full elote operation for an afternoon, with Coco's Clothing Swap rolling in racks and Bruja Beauty LLC doing looks alongside. This kind of low-key popup lives and dies by turnout, and Gaia's has a genuinely loyal UNM-adjacent crowd that tends...

Billy & Bella take the stage at Thirsty Eye Brewing Company for an evening show on the Central Avenue corridor. Thirsty Eye is a working brewery with a no-frills room...

Ron Crowder brings his new album, Moving at the Speed of Life, to FUSION 708 for a proper release show on Central. FUSION 708 is a small room, which means the sound hits closer and the crowd energy reads immediately, so this kind of night either locks in fast or fizzles, and Crowder's local following...