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Chasing Adequate takes the stage at Marble's Downtown location, one of the more reliably good outdoor setups on this stretch of Central. The patio holds a crowd without feeling like a parking lot, and the bar stays manageable even on busy nights. No admission info has surfaced yet, so confirm before you go.
LOADED brings a rock covers set to Tractor's Wells Park taproom, one of the more reliably good outdoor-to-indoor live music setups on the corridor. The Wells Park location runs a little grittier and more neighborhood-local than Tractor's other spots, which tends to make for a crowd that's actually there to listen. Admission isn't confirmed yet,...
Six acts on one night at Launchpad means you're getting a real cross-section of whatever is currently interesting in the local scene, from Hannett Beach headlining down to No Diving closing the bill with Chei Tea and Tina. Launchpad's room is long and narrow, so rail space goes fast on packed multi-act nights and the...
Grupo Super Verza plays live cumbia at Juno, with DJ Tony holding the floor between sets and after the band wraps. Juno is a small room, which means the dance floor fills fast and the sound hits you directly, not from across a warehouse. This one starts late, so arriving by 9 p.m. local is...
Glasses Malone, the Long Beach rapper who built a following through mixtape hustle and a handful of genuine radio moments, headlines this late-night set at Rhythm Room with Wing It Up handling the production. The show starts at 9 PM local time, which means the room won't find its footing until well past midnight, so...
Three local acts share the Launchpad stage in a stacked Tuesday-night bill anchored by Piñata Protest, the Albuquerque band that has built a serious regional following on cumbia-punk that hits harder live than on record. Launchpad keeps the stage close to the floor and the sound aimed right at you, so even if the room...
Eight acts share a single bill here, running through a catalog that stretches from "Wild Thing" to "We Can Fly," and the format is brisk by design: each act gets a tight set rather than a full show. Kiva Auditorium seats around 2,300 and tends to fill from the floor up for nostalgia packages like...
Eight acts from the 1960s AM radio canon, including The Troggs, Gary Puckett, The Cowsills, and Ron Dante, cycle through their hits on a single bill built around nostalgia done at scale. Kiva seats 2,300 and the sightlines from the back third of the hall are genuinely good, but if you want to be close...
Mineral Hill brings their set to Tractor's Wells Park patio, one of the better outdoor stages on the corridor for a July evening. The trees out back actually do something about the heat, which matters when it's still 85 degrees at showtime. Check 505live for admission details before you go, since nothing's been posted yet.
Brooklyn rapper Kota the Friend brings his lo-fi, self-produced sound to Sister Bar, one of the tighter indoor rooms on the corridor. His crowds tend to be genuinely invested rather than just out for a Friday, which changes the room feel considerably. Tickets are moving, so waiting on this one has a real cost.