Events on Central

Wayne Hancock is the kind of Texas honky-tonk lifer who makes you wonder why anyone ever bothered complicating country music in the first place, and Launchpad's compact room puts you...

Five bands, one night, a metalcore bill with a beach party concept that is either absurd or perfect depending on your tolerance for humidity and breakdowns. Launchpad's stage-to-floor ratio keeps things close, so Vol. 4 will hit the way these shows are supposed to hit. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, which means will-call is...

Reklez Ent is running a hip-hop and perreo dance night at Gaia's Kava Root, the kava bar on Central that doubles as one of the more interesting late-night rooms near UNM. The "white lie" dress theme is a crowd participation angle, so expect the regulars to actually show up in something. Tickets are sold through...

Reklez Ent takes over Gaias Kava Root for a late-night party that runs from 10 p.m. into the early hours of Sunday morning. Kava bars carry a noticeably mellower baseline energy than a standard club, so expect the room to hit its stride slower and stay more conversational until the floor properly opens up. Tickets...

In The Box Annex takes improv comedy into extraterrestrial territory with A51*, a short-form show built around the alien-conspiracy premise. The Box is a genuinely intimate black-box room where the audience is close enough to make eye contact with performers, which either thrills you or makes you want a back row that doesn't exist. At...

The Isotopes close out a late-summer homestand against Tacoma, the Mariners' Triple-A affiliate, in what tends to be one of the more competitive matchups on the Pacific Coast League schedule. September games at this park carry a particular feel: the crowds thin a little from midsummer peaks, the evenings cool off faster than you'd expect,...

Felix Y Los Gatos brings their Latin-rooted sound to Sawmill Market's open food hall floor, where the acoustics are livelier than you'd expect from a space built around dining. The market layout means you can grab a drink from any of the vendors and find a comfortable spot without committing to a single seat, which...

This is a tablao-format flamenco show, meaning the performers work close to the audience in an intimate setting rather than across a proscenium stage, and that proximity is the whole point. Hotel Albuquerque's event space has genuine Southwestern character and keeps sightlines decent from most seats, so arriving early to pick your spot pays off....

DJ Hump holds down a full late-night set built around Sade's catalog at Insideout, one of Downtown's more dependable dance rooms when the booking is right. The 2 a.m. start time is not a typo, so plan accordingly if you have anywhere to be Sunday morning. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, which means will-call...

A full-album spin of Cecil Taylor's 1979 recordings anchors this evening at Outpost, paired with a reception for Greg Tucker's Inpost work as part of the 20th Annual New Mexico...