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    Barelasarts & culture

    Green is the New Red Documentary

    Anna Recalde Miranda's 2024 documentary connects the political violence of Operation Condor in 1970s Latin America to Paraguay's present-day agricultural…

    12:00 am NHCC National Hispanic Cultural Center Details

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    Downtownlate night

    The Technicolors & Dymer Live at Launchpad

    Phoenix-based The Technicolors bring their brand of muscular, melody-forward rock to Launchpad, with Albuquerque's own Dymer opening the night. Launchpad's…

    9:00 pm Launchpad Tickets

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    Sawmilllatin

    Felix Y Los Gatos Live at Sawmill Market

    Felix Y Los Gatos brings their Latin-rooted sound to Sawmill Market's indoor food hall stage, running from 8 to 10…

    2:00 pm Sawmill Market Details

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  • Horror Comedy Night at Painted Lady

    Painted Lady Bed & Brew
    Wells Parkbar & breweryTickets

    The Brews & Boos series at Painted Lady Bed & Brew brings a horror-comedy standup hour to their Central Avenue taproom, leaning into the campy premise rather than treating it...

  • Garden Party at Insideout

    Inside Out
    Downtownarts & cultureTickets

    A late-night garden party at Insideout, one of the more reliably interesting rooms on Central, running from 8 PM well past midnight. The outdoor setup at this spot tends to...

  • Jazz Standards at Outpost

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM Areaintimate venueTickets

    Vocalists Toni Morgan and Michael Matison share the stage for an evening of jazz standards billed as a his-and-hers conversation between two voices. Outpost is one of the few rooms...

  • Kap G Live at Rhythm Room Downtown

    Sister Bar
    DowntownconcertTickets

    Atlanta's Kap G, the bilingual rapper who came up alongside Young Thug and built a following on tracks that blur Spanish and English without making a gimmick of it, takes...

  • Indie Sleaze Nite at Launchpad

    Launchpad
    DowntownDJ setTickets

    Two DJs spin the greasy, eyeliner-heavy crossover zone where indie rock and early-2000s sleaze collide, the kind of set list that moves between Yeah Yeah Yeahs and something you forgot...

  • Ay, Compadre at the NHCC Barelas

    NHCC National Hispanic Cultural Center
    Barelasdate nightDetails

    Sandia Performing Arts brings Rudolfo Anaya's two-act comedy to the Wells Fargo Auditorium, following a pair of New Mexico compadres and their wives through the awkward, tender territory of middle...

  • Rock en Español 90s Night at Lobo Theater

    Historic Lobo Theater
    Nob Hillbar sceneTickets

    Rastas Retro runs two back-to-back sets covering Soda Stereo, Caifanes, MANÁ, Enanitos Verdes, and more, all live, no backing tracks, with both male and female vocalists handling the catalog. The...

  • Obon Festival at ABQ BioPark

    ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden
    Old TownculturalDetails

    Held in the BioPark's Japanese Garden, this annual ceremony draws on Buddhist traditions of honoring the dead through Bon Odori folk dancing, taiko drumming, and lantern rituals, the kind of...

  • Launchpad’s 29th Birthday Party

    Launchpad
    Downtownhigh energyTickets

    Twenty-nine years on Central is a legitimate milestone for a room that has outlasted a dozen trends and twice as many competing venues, and Launchpad tends to treat its own...