• 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...

  • 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....

  • 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...

  • 505 Reggae Festival on Route 66 at Marble Downtown

    Marble Brewery Downtown
    DowntownreggaeDetails

    Marble's downtown patio has hosted enough outdoor shows to know what it's doing, and a September evening in Albuquerque is about as good a weather bet as this city offers. The 505 name signals a local and regional lineup rather than a national touring act, which historically means a crowd that actually knows the music....

  • Just Velvet Live at Old Town Gazebo

    Old Town Gazebo
    Old Townlive musicDetails

    Just Velvet plays the Old Town Gazebo on a September Saturday evening, which puts you outside in one of Albuquerque's most reliably pleasant spots at exactly the right time of year. The gazebo setting is genuinely intimate, open-air, and surrounded by the plaza, so sound carries in ways that can work for or against a...

  • Isotopes vs. Tacoma Rainiers

    Isotopes Park
    UNM AreacasualTickets

    Triple-A baseball on Central Avenue, the Isotopes hosting Tacoma in what should be a cool early-September evening with the Sandias going pink behind the outfield. Isotopes Park punches well above its minor-league weight in terms of sightlines and atmosphere, and weekend promotions tend to pull a crowd that actually watches the game rather than treating...

  • NM Philharmonic at Old Town’s BioPark Botanic Garden

    ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden
    Old TownclassicalDetails

    The New Mexico Philharmonic brings a full orchestra into the BioPark Botanic Garden for one of the more genuinely pleasant outdoor concert settings in the city. The gardens do interesting things to orchestral sound, and the September air after sundown is about as good as Albuquerque gets. A ticket link exists through the city's site,...

  • Vagabond Grove Live at Tractor Brewing Nob Hill

    Bosque Brewing Nob Hill
    Nob Hilllive musicDetails

    Vagabond Grove takes the stage at Tractor Brewing's Nob Hill location, one of the more reliably good rooms on this stretch of Central for catching live music without fighting a bad sightline. The taproom fills up faster than people expect on Saturday nights, so arriving early gets you a spot that isn't the back wall....