• NM Goth Fest Night One at Launchpad, Route 66 Downtown

    Launchpad
    DowntownLate NightTickets

    Night one of New Mexico's annual goth festival stacks eight acts across what will likely be a long, late run at Launchpad, anchored by local and regional names like Theif, Bellhead, and Hex Cassette alongside DJ sets from Ordo Amoris. Launchpad's layout rewards arriving early if you want a position near the stage, because by...

  • Baracutanga Live on Route 66 at Marble Downtown

    Marble Brewery Downtown
    DowntownlatinDetails

    Baracutanga plays a style that pulls from Andean folk, cumbia, and jazz in ways that tend to make people dance before they realize they've decided to. Marble's Downtown floor handles a crowd well, and this band rewards being close to the front where the percussion is loudest. Tickets are listed on Marble's site, so buy...

  • Ghost Talk with Cody Polston at Wells Park’s Painted Lady

    Painted Lady Bed & Brew
    Wells Parkarts & cultureTickets

    Cody Polston, who has spent decades documenting paranormal activity across New Mexico, sits down at Painted Lady for a talking-and-tasting evening built around the state's most legendarily creepy locations. The venue itself is a converted Victorian on Central, which does exactly the work you'd expect it to do for a night like this. Tickets are...

  • Tablao Flamenco Friday Dinner Show

    Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque at Hotel Albuquerque
    date nightTickets

    Hotel Albuquerque's tablao format puts you close enough to feel the footwork through the floor, which is either thrilling or too much depending on your baseline for intensity. This is a full dinner show, so budget the whole evening rather than treating it as a drop-in. Performers are still TBA at listing time, so check...

  • Tablao Flamenco Friday Show

    Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque at Hotel Albuquerque
    world musicTickets

    Hotel Albuquerque's tablao series brings together dancers, a singer, and a guitarist for an evening of live flamenco in a room that was built for exactly this kind of performance. The specific performers haven't been announced yet, and that matters here because the lineup quality varies show to show, so check back closer to the...

  • AV HomeGrown 101.3 at Insideout

    Inside Out
    Downtownlive musicTickets

    A late-night radio-affiliated showcase at Insideout, one of Downtown's more reliable spots for catching local talent on the Central corridor. Insideout runs small and loud, so expect a room that rewards showing up early if you want a place to stand that isn't the back wall. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so sort that...

  • Live Improv Comedy at The Box

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreacomedyTickets

    A live improv comedy show at The Box, the small black-box theater on Central that has been quietly hosting some of the sharpest performance work in the neighborhood for years. The room seats maybe 60 people, which means there is nowhere to hide, for the performers or the audience, and that intimacy tends to make...

  • Garage Sale: TrillBot, ConRisa, Carma, Kai Radius

    The ABQ Press Club
    electronicDetails

    Four acts share a UK garage bill at The ABQ Press Club, with TrillBot, ConRisa, Carma, and Kai Radius across what looks like a full night of syncopated 2-step and grime-adjacent beats. The 9:00 PM start is a placeholder pulled from EDM Train, so confirm the actual door time through the ticket link before you...

  • Garage Sale Live at the Press Club

    Albuquerque Social Club
    Nob Hilllive musicTickets

    This one runs from 10 p.m. into the early hours of Saturday morning, which should tell you something about the energy level being aimed for. The Press Club is a mid-size room with a low ceiling that does real favors for loud, dense sound, and the bar stays busy. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket,...

  • NCAA Football Buffet at Historic Lobo Theater

    Historic Lobo Theater
    Nob HillsportsDetails

    College football takes over the Lobo Sports Vault, the dedicated sports room inside the Historic Lobo Theater, with a buffet running 11 AM to 2 PM and games on the screens all day. The event listing window shows 5 to 8 PM, but the college slate runs well beyond that, and UNM Lobos games get...