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    DowntownDJ set

    International Thursdays at Bourbon & Boots

    Bourbon & Boots runs its weekly International Thursdays late into the night, with a DJ format built around a rotating…

    7:00 pm Bourbon & Boots Details

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    Downtownlive music

    Bands of Enchantment at KiMo Theatre

    Cure For Paranoia takes the KiMo Theatre stage for Bands of Enchantment, a late-night show that wraps up around 11…

    8:00 pm Kimo Theatre Tickets

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    Downtownpunk

    Four-Band Punk Night at Launchpad

    Four bands, one night at Launchpad, with Bethany Home headlining a bill that also features The Tewa, San Paola, and…

    9:00 pm Launchpad Tickets

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  • CQ The Drummer Afro-Tropical

    Marble Brewery Downtown
    Downtownworld musicDetails

    CQ The Drummer is an Albuquerque percussionist who builds Afro-tropical sets around live drumming at the center, not as backdrop but as the main event. Marble Downtown's taproom has a...

  • Tablao Flamenco Saturday Show

    Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque at Hotel Albuquerque
    world musicTickets

    A full tablao-format flamenco show at Hotel Albuquerque, with dancers, a singer, and a guitarist performing in the tradition that has made this recurring series one of the more serious...

  • Tablao Flamenco Dinner Show

    Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque at Hotel Albuquerque
    world musicTickets

    A seated dinner show built around traditional tablao flamenco, with dancers, a singer, and a guitarist performing in the Old Town-adjacent ballroom space at Hotel Albuquerque on Central. The room...

  • Bands of Enchantment Satellite Show at Launchpad Downtown

    Launchpad
    Downtownlive musicTickets

    Five New Mexico acts, Nomestomper, TAJ, Talking Hours, Dymer, and Right on Kid, take over Launchpad as a satellite stage for the Bands of Enchantment festival. This is a late-night...

  • Live Improv Comedy at The Box

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreacomedyTickets

    Improv Theatre takes the stage at The Box for an hour of unscripted comedy built entirely in the room, with the audience as a co-conspirator. The Box is a small,...

  • 505 Junglists Drum & Bass Night

    403 Mountain Rd NW
    electronicDetails

    Five Albuquerque DJs, including Kingsman, Baby Bumps, Sofly, Aquraccy, and Markhyphen, bring a full night of drum and bass, jungle, and liquid funk to 403 Mountain Rd NW. The 9 PM start time in this listing is a confirmed placeholder, so check the ticket link for the actual door time before you commit to the...

  • Built To Spill at El Rey

    El Rey Theater
    DowntownindieTickets

    Doug Martsch and Built To Spill bring their sprawling, guitar-heavy catalog to El Rey, one of the better rooms on the corridor for a band that rewards a good sound system. El Rey runs long on show nights, so the 9 PM local start time is real, and Paul Schalda opens. Grab tickets in advance;...

  • Hand M. Puppet’s Variety Show at The Box

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreatheaterTickets

    Bryan Lambe's puppet-fronted variety show takes over The Box Annex, the smaller secondary room inside The Box Performance Space on Central. The Annex is an intimate black-box setup, so there is no bad seat and no hiding from the performer, which suits a variety show just fine. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so grab...

  • DJ B3nzlow at Gaia’s Kava Root

    Gaia's Kava Root
    UNM AreaDJ setDetails

    DJ B3nzlow takes over Gaia's with a set built around Mac Miller, Lil Wayne, and Ariana Grande, the kind of playlist that works because those artists actually share listeners, not just a genre label. Gaia's runs on kava and kratom instead of alcohol, so the room tends to stay loose and social without tipping into...