Events on Central

Noen Nite plays Gaia's Kava Root, the kava bar tucked into the Central corridor near UNM that runs quieter and stranger than most rooms its size. The sourcing here is...

A late-night house party format event at The Lab At Stardust, running from 9 p.m. to nearly 1 a.m. local time on a Saturday into Sunday. The Lab tends to run intimate and sweaty, so if you need elbow room after midnight, adjust expectations accordingly. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so grab them ahead...

In the Box Annex is staging an improv-meets-cabaret mashup where the structure of a chorus line collides with the chaos of unscripted comedy, and the result is exactly as unpredictable as that sounds. The Box is a small, close-contact room where the performers are never more than a few feet away, which means the audience...

Three DJs, one of the better sound systems on Central, and a crowd that tends to show up dressed with actual commitment. El Rey's long narrow floor creates a close-quarters energy that works in a night like this one's favor. Admission details weren't posted at time of listing, so check the ticket link before you...

A battle-format night pitting Toxicas against Toxicos, presented by Reklez Ent and A.M Ent at one of Downtown's more reliably loud rooms. The 10 PM local start and 4 AM wrap time tell you everything about the energy this event is built around. Grab tickets in advance since 515 Space fills fast when promoters with...

This is an overnight electronic event running from what amounts to Saturday night into Sunday morning, with SNTA headlining a 360° format and ¥ŌKAI and SOSILKY in support. The 360°...

The cast takes audience suggestions and builds a Shakespeare-style play on the spot, iambic pentameter and all, in real time. The Box is a small, close room where the performers can see your face when a scene goes sideways, which adds something you don't get in a bigger theater. Shows here tend to run tight,...

KodaStar Entertainment takes over Gaias Kava Root with a Y2K rave format, which means expect low-rise aesthetics, early-2000s club sounds, and probably a lot of frosted eyeshadow. Gaias is a kava bar by nature, so the crowd tends to run looser and friendlier than a standard nightclub, which either sounds great to you or it...

The Burque Jazz Bandits bring their local jazz thing to Sawmill Market, one of the more comfortable live-music setups on the corridor, where the food hall layout means you can...