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Four touring acts, Good Terms, Stateside, Savings, and Right On Kid, stack up on the Launchpad stage for a late-night show that runs into the early hours of September 2nd. Launchpad is a narrow room with a low ceiling that does something genuinely useful for this kind of bill: it makes even a half-full crowd...
Three heavy acts share the Sister stage for what shapes up as one of the more serious metal lineups Downtown has seen this fall. Sister runs small and close, which works in everyone's favor when the guitars are tuned down and the room fills up fast. Tickets are available through 505 Live Music, so don't...
A weekly late-night DJ event at Bourbon & Boots built around international sounds, running from around 7 p.m. through the early hours of Friday morning. The ticket link is live on Posh, which usually means there's a guest list advantage for early arrivals, so showing up before midnight tends to work in your favor. This...
Six local acts share the Launchpad stage in what amounts to a cross-section of the current Albuquerque underground, capped by DJ Meowstas to carry the room into the late hours. Launchpad runs tight sets on multi-bill nights, so arriving early actually matters here if you care about catching the openers with sound that is dialed...
Four years in, New Mexico Goth Fest has established itself as the one night Launchpad fully commits to the dark side, running past 2 a.m. with bands cycling through both the main room and the bar area. The crowd skews serious about the music rather than the costume, which makes for a better show and...
Night one of New Mexico's annual goth festival stacks eight acts across what will likely be a long, late run at Launchpad, anchored by local and regional names like Theif, Bellhead, and Hex Cassette alongside DJ sets from Ordo Amoris. Launchpad's layout rewards arriving early if you want a position near the stage, because by...
Baracutanga plays a style that pulls from Andean folk, cumbia, and jazz in ways that tend to make people dance before they realize they've decided to. Marble's Downtown floor handles...
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...
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....
The second night of New Mexico Goth Fest loads eight acts into Insideout starting at midnight, running Church Fire, Academy Order, Funeral Process, The Writhers, Cruel Mourning, Crash Davidian, Leiahdoris, and dot.wall through a long Saturday night into Sunday morning. Insideout is a small room, which means the sound hits hard and the crowd gets...