Events on Central

Chilean tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana brings her quartet to Outpost Performance Space for the 20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival, and this is a legitimate get for the festival. Outpost...

Four bands, one night at the Sunshine, with Mustard Service bringing the Paradise Tour through Downtown on what is technically a Wednesday night given the 8:30 PM local start. The...

Millionaire$ headlines this four-act bill at Launchpad, rolling through on their My Super Sweet 16 Tour with Davvn, Notions, and Slowburn in support. Launchpad's stage puts you close to the...

Dexter and The Moonrocks are on the El Rey stage, one of the better mid-size rooms on the Central corridor for catching a band at close range. The Ticketmaster link is live, so this one is moving through a formal box office, which usually means the act has real production behind it. Worth grabbing tickets...

The Bad Plus, the piano trio that spent two decades rewriting the rules on what jazz could claim as its own, is wrapping up with this farewell run, and Outpost is exactly the right room to catch them. The space is a dedicated listening room, which means the crowd comes to pay attention, not to...

104.1 The Edge is sending Dexter and the Moonrocks through Albuquerque on the 12 Steps Tour, with High June opening at El Rey on Central. El Rey's long room can feel cavernous for a two-band bill, so arriving early puts you closer to the stage before the crowd fills in behind you. Tickets are through...

Three local acts share the Launchpad stage on a Thursday night, with Junkyard Butterfly closing out a bill that spans whatever territory Facing Allodox and Morningstar stake out before them. Launchpad's room rewards getting there early: the sound mix from the back half of the floor is noticeably better than crowding the stage. Tickets are...

An open hip-hop cypher hosted by Taylor Cheek at Gaia's Kava Root, one of the more low-key and genuinely welcoming spots on Central. Kava bars run a different energy than alcohol venues, which tends to keep the room focused on the music rather than the noise around it. If you've been sitting on sixteen bars,...

A seated flamenco show in the tablao format, meaning close quarters with the performers and no fourth wall to hide behind. Hotel Albuquerque's space for this series is small enough that you feel the footwork in your chest, which is either exactly what you want or a reason to check your comfort level with intensity...

John Maestas brings his Juan Tigre project to Outpost for the 20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival, a milestone run for what has become one of the state's most important...