• Hilary Duff Lucky Me Tour

    First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater

    Hilary Duff's Lucky Me Tour hits the outdoor amphitheater on the south end of the metro, well off Central but one of the larger shed venues Albuquerque has for this kind of show. The amphitheater draws a mixed crowd of true fans and people who grew up with her and haven't thought about it much...

  • New Mexico United vs. Oakland Roots SC

    Isotopes Park

    New Mexico United brings Oakland Roots SC to Isotopes Park for a USL Championship regular season match, one of the hotter rivalries on the western side of the table. The atmosphere here runs legitimately loud for a minor-league soccer stadium, partly because the supporter sections have been organized and passionate since the club's first season....

  • Sam Vigil & LOADED Live at Old Town Gazebo

    Old Town Gazebo

    Sam Vigil and his band LOADED take the Old Town Gazebo stage for a Sunday afternoon set the day after the Fourth, when the crowds have thinned and the energy tends to go loose and easy. The gazebo is an open-air structure in the plaza, so sound carries unpredictably depending on where you plant yourself,...

  • Swing Magique Live at Sawmill Market

    Sawmill Market

    Swing Magique brings their hot jazz and gypsy swing to the Sawmill Market food hall on a Sunday afternoon, which is about as good a pairing as this stretch of Central gets. The market's open layout means sound bleeds across vendors and seating areas, so you can catch most of the set while grabbing food...

  • Angels Over Demons Live at Skidmore’s Holiday Bowl

    Skidmores Holiday Bowl

    Angels Over Demons takes the stage at Skidmore's Holiday Bowl, a bowling alley venue that has been hosting live music long enough that the combination no longer feels strange. The room has its own particular energy, pins in the background and all, and that low-key weirdness tends to loosen up a crowd in ways a...

  • Mike Moxie & the Easy Sinners at Canteen Brewhouse

    Canteen Brewhouse

    Mike Moxie and the Easy Sinners bring their greasy, road-worn Americana to Canteen Brewhouse, with Jim Deveney opening the afternoon. Canteen is off the Central corridor, but it's a brewery with a proper outdoor setup that handles a Sunday crowd better than most rooms twice its size. Admission details hadn't been posted at time of...

  • FFTY Band Live at Casa Vieja in Corrales, NM

    Casa Vieja - Corrales

    FFTY Band takes the outdoor stage at Casa Vieja in Corrales for a three-hour afternoon set the day after the Fourth. Casa Vieja's courtyard setting in the village of Corrales runs quieter and shadier than most patio venues in the metro, which makes a July Sunday at 4 p.m. considerably more bearable than it sounds....