• Rodriguez Brothers Afro-Cuban Jazz

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreajazzTickets

    Roberto and Paoli Rodriguez dig into the Afro-Cuban jazz tradition as a tribute to Miles Davis at the 100-year mark, performing as part of the 20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival at Outpost. Outpost is a listening room in the truest sense: the sightlines are good, the crowd pays attention, and the acoustics reward it....

  • Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats at Sunshine Theater

    Sunshine Theatre
    DowntownmetalTickets

    Cambridge psych-doom outfit Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats headlines the Sunshine Theater with Italian doom trio Messa opening, a double bill that earns its weight in riffs. The Sunshine's standing floor suits this kind of music well, the sound hits harder when there's nowhere to sit and nothing to do but absorb it. Tickets are...

  • Hot Flash Heat Wave at Launchpad

    Launchpad
    DowntownindieTickets

    San Francisco's Hot Flash Heat Wave brings their hazy, sun-warped indie pop to Launchpad, with local and regional support from Small Crush and High rounding out the bill. Launchpad's sound system punches well above what the room size would suggest, so the dreamy, layered textures this band trades in actually land the way they're supposed...

  • Fred Hersch Trio at Outpost

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreajazzTickets

    Fred Hersch is one of the most technically accomplished and emotionally honest pianists in jazz right now, and this trio format is where he does his clearest thinking. Outpost is a listening room in the truest sense, small enough that you'll hear him breathe, with an audience that tends to match that level of attention....

  • Iron Lung + Soak + G.A.S.M. at Launchpad Downtown

    Launchpad
    DowntownpunkTickets

    Iron Lung, the Seattle powerviolence duo who have been doing this longer and louder than almost anyone, headlines a four-band bill that also features Soak, G.A.S.M., and Nyctophagia. Launchpad's room is small enough that Iron Lung's two-piece setup will feel genuinely overwhelming, which is the whole point. Grab tickets in advance because this kind of...

  • Isotopes vs. Salt Lake Bees Baseball

    Isotopes Park
    UNM AreasportsTickets

    Late-season Triple-A ball at one of the better mid-size ballparks in the country, where the Isotopes close out their home schedule against the Bees. Isotopes Park sits right on Central, which means you can walk to a post-game drink without a parking fight, and the upper deck on the third-base side has a sightline that...

  • Isotopes vs. Salt Lake Bees

    Isotopes Park
    UNM Areafamily-friendlyTickets

    Triple-A Pacific Coast League ball between the Isotopes and the Salt Lake Bees, with a 5:05 first pitch at one of the better mid-size ballparks in the country. Isotopes Park sits right on Central, so the Sandia Mountains are doing their thing beyond the outfield wall as the sun goes down, which is a genuinely...

  • Pints with Purpose Fundraiser

    Painted Lady Bed & Brew
    Wells Parkarts & cultureTickets

    A fundraiser night at Painted Lady Bed & Brew on Central, with proceeds going to Barrett House, which provides transitional housing and support services for women in recovery. Painted Lady is a genuinely unusual room, a working bed and breakfast with a taproom attached, so the crowd tends to be neighborly and the energy stays...

  • International Thursdays at Bourbon & Boots

    Bourbon & Boots
    DowntownDJ setDetails

    Bourbon & Boots runs its weekly International Thursdays late into the night, with a DJ format built around a rotating global playlist that shifts depending on who's behind the decks. The 1 a.m. start is the thing to clock here: this is not a come-early situation, and the room doesn't find its footing until well...