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Haus Of Devotion comes down from Denver for a set that moves through jungle, Afro house, Amapiano, and drum & bass, with local openers Kandi Kitty and Feral Skunk warming the floor before them. Gaia's kava bar setup means the room runs sober-friendly by default, which tends to make dancers more committed and the floor...
Long-form improv from In the Box Mainstage, which means actual narrative structure rather than the quick-hit games most Albuquerque audiences associate with the format. The Box is a proper black-box theater, so even a mid-size crowd feels like a full room, which works in the performers' favor. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so buy...
Triple-A Pacific Coast League baseball on Central, the Isotopes hosting the Salt Lake Bees in what is reliably one of the better ways to spend an evening in this neighborhood. The park sits right on the corridor and the sight lines are genuinely good from almost every seat, which is not something you can say...
The Lobo Sports Vault takes over the inside of the Historic Lobo Theater for a full day of college football, with the buffet window running 11 AM to 2 PM and games on the screens well past that. Lobos kickoffs get the big screen, and the all-ages window closes at 10 PM sharp, after which...
The New Mexico Music Hall of Fame takes over the Route 66 Visitor Center for a four-hour concert series tied to centennial celebrations, which puts the music literally on the historic corridor itself. The Hall of Fame tends to book acts with deep New Mexico roots, the kind that don't always surface in advance press,...
Opera performed up close inside the Albuquerque Museum, where the architecture and gallery spaces become part of the staging rather than just a backdrop. Museum admission covers it, which means you could wander the permanent collection beforehand and walk into a live operatic performance without buying a separate ticket. Old Town on a September evening...
Nathan Fox takes the stage at Marble's Downtown taproom, one of the more reliable spots on the Central corridor for catching local and regional solo acts in a room that actually listens. The brewery floor fills up on Saturday nights but tends to settle into a genuine listening posture once a performer gets going, so...
The Bands of Enchantment festival closes out its run at the KiMo, a 1927 Pueblo Deco landmark on Central that is worth the visit on architectural merit alone before a single note plays. This particular listing covers the final night, starting at 10 p.m., so you are looking at a late set in one of...
Albuquerque Nuevo Teatro is stepping outside its usual theatrical programming for a late-night 80s dance party on the Central corridor. The theater format means a proper stage and sightlines you won't get in a typical bar setup, which tends to make the whole thing feel a little more like a show and a little less...
Galactic, the New Orleans funk band that has been making a legitimate case for themselves since the mid-90s, headlines this free outdoor festival on Central with Jelly Joseph in tow....