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Hot Water Music has been doing this for thirty years, and they still play like something is at stake, which is rarer than it should be at this level. Launchpad...

Febuary takes the stage at Insideout for a late-night set that runs until six in the morning, which tells you something about the energy this room is built for. Insideout...

The Lobos host UTEP in what has historically been one of the more reliably attended home games on the UNM schedule, a rivalry that carries genuine weight on both sides...

Two of the most introverted names in contemporary rap share a bill at El Rey, which is about as well-suited to their specific brand of murky, introspective boom-bap as any room on the corridor. El Rey runs small enough that the sound stays close, which is exactly what this music needs. Tickets through Ticketmaster, 13...

The 1984 film plays in full on a big screen while a live orchestra performs Elmer Bernstein's score underneath it, which turns out to be a genuinely different experience than...

Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque runs a proper tablao format, not a fusion showcase, with dedicated bailaores, a cantaor, and a guitarrista performing traditional flamenco in a purpose-built room at Hotel Albuquerque....

This is a multi-band cover night at Launchpad, kicking off what the name makes clear is at least a two-night run timed to Halloween season. Launchpad's long room rewards the...

Two of the most quietly influential voices in left-field hip-hop share a bill, with Surf Gang and skate legend turned rapper Na-Kel Smith opening. El Rey holds around 500 and...

Launchpad's annual Halloween cover band run is exactly what it sounds like: a stretch of October nights where different acts take the stage as someone else entirely, costumes and all....