Events on Central

Allison hits the Sunshine Theater on the Euforia USA Tour, with Forever Came Calling and Loser's Club opening on a bill that leans hard into pop-punk and melodic hardcore. The...

Four local and regional heavy bands stack a Friday night at the Mezzanine, which sits above El Rey's main floor and runs tighter and louder than most rooms its size. The Mezzanine cap is low enough that a decent turnout makes the whole thing feel like an event, so arriving early matters more here than...

Four local and regional heavy acts share the Launchpad stage in a late-night bill that skews hard, with The Tewa headlining above a mix of styles that ranges from hardcore to something closer to metal. Launchpad's room is narrow and loud, which works in everyone's favor here since the sound hits you before you even...

Alyssah and the Red Hot Ristras bring their set to Marble's downtown taproom on a Friday night, which means the patio crowd will be loud and the bar will be...

The National Wrestling Alliance brings its old-school touring product to El Rey, one of the few venues on Central that can actually hold a crowd and still feel intimate enough for a live wrestling atmosphere. El Rey's standing-floor setup means sightlines vary wildly depending on where you land, so arriving early to stake out a...

Phoenix-based The Technicolors bring their brand of muscular, melody-forward rock to Launchpad, with Albuquerque's own Dymer opening the night. Launchpad's low ceiling and close-quarters floor make this the kind of room where a loud band actually sounds better than it would in a bigger space. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so buy ahead rather...

Kevin Barnes has been making gloriously unhinged psych-pop under the of Montreal name since the late 90s, and the live show leans hard into the theatrical mess of it all. Sister Bar is a small room, which means you will be closer to whatever costume-and-confetti situation unfolds than you probably expect. Sloppy Jane is not...

Profanatica, one of the longest-running and most uncompromising black metal acts in the United States, brings their blasphemous orthodoxy to Sister alongside Morbosidad, whose Latin black/death hybrid has its own...

Olivia O'Brien, the California singer-songwriter who built a following on confessional pop and a knack for a hook, brings her PIXIE Tour to one of Central Avenue's most reliable small...