• Acute Inflections Jazz & Soul at Lobo Theater

    Historic Lobo Theater
    Nob HilljazzDetails

    New York duo Elasea Douglas and Sadiki Pierre perform their Love & Laughs show here: one voice, one upright bass, no backing band, no place to hide. That stripped arrangement is exactly what built their following, and the Lobo's intimacy is going to make it hit differently than a standard concert room. Seats are reserved...

  • Beauty and the Beast Touring Musical

    Popejoy Hall
    UNM AreatheaterTickets

    A full Broadway touring production of Beauty and the Beast lands at Popejoy, which remains one of the better mid-sized theatrical rooms in the Southwest for exactly this kind of show. Popejoy's sightlines are genuinely good from most of the house, though the upper balcony can feel remote for a production that leans on facial...

  • Three Bad Jacks at Launchpad

    Launchpad
    DowntownrockTickets

    Three Bad Jacks bring their brand of outlaw-leaning rock to Launchpad, one of the corridor's most reliable small stages for loud guitar music. The show starts at 9 p.m. local time on a Sunday night, so plan accordingly if Monday morning has opinions about your weekend. Launchpad's room is narrow and the sound bounces hard...

  • she’s green, Witches Exist & smush at Launchpad Downtown

    Launchpad
    Downtownlive musicTickets

    Three acts on one bill at Launchpad, mid-week and late, which tells you something about the crowd that shows up: people who actually want to be there. Launchpad's long narrow room puts you close to the stage whether you want to be or not, and on a night this size that proximity usually works in...

  • glaive with Tiffany Day at Sunshine Theatre Downtown

    Sunshine Theatre
    DowntownindieTickets

    glaive is one of the sharper names in the hyperpop-to-emo pipeline, a songwriter who writes about being young with enough specificity that it actually lands. The Sunshine holds around 900 standing, which means this will feel intimate if it undersells and chaotic in the best way if it sells through. Tiffany Day is worth showing...

  • Glaive at Sunshine Theater

    Sunshine Theatre
    DowntownindieTickets

    Glaive, the North Carolina-bred hyperpop kid who was making music that sounded like a teenager's diary getting fed through a distortion pedal before he was old enough to vote, headlines the Sunshine with Tiffany Day and Kurtains on a bill titled God Save The Three. The Sunshine is one of the better mid-size rooms on...

  • Authority Zero Apocalyptour at Launchpad Downtown

    Launchpad
    DowntownpunkTickets

    Authority Zero has been grinding the punk-reggae circuit for over two decades, and they still play like they have something to prove, which works in a room like Launchpad where the floor gets loud fast. Four bands on a Wednesday-night ticket means this starts early and moves quick, so arriving late risks missing the local...

  • GP Block Party Step Show

    Bourbon & Boots
    Downtownarts & cultureTickets

    Quantum Lifestyle Enterprises is bringing a Greek-life step show and block party to a cluster of Downtown corridor venues, including Rhythm Room, The Library Bar, Bourbon and Boots, and The Vibe. Multi-venue events like this tend to have a pulse that single-room shows can't replicate, but they also reward people who arrive knowing which room...

  • UNM Lobos vs. North Dakota State Football

    University Stadium
    sportsTickets

    UNM takes on North Dakota State at University Stadium, a matchup that puts a Mountain West program against one of the most decorated FCS teams in the country. NDSU has made a habit of embarrassing FBS opponents on the road, so the Lobos will need a full house behind them. Tickets are through Ticketmaster, and...

  • Leonid & Friends Live

    Kiva Auditorium
    Downtowncover/tributeTickets

    A Moscow-based ensemble of roughly 15 musicians performing note-for-note recreations of Chicago's catalog, horn charts and all, is a stranger premise than it sounds, and a more convincing one than most tribute acts manage. Kiva Auditorium seats around 2,000, which is large enough for the brass section to breathe but intimate enough that you're never...