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Tonight on the corridor
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....
Weatherman Said takes the Effingbar & Grill stage for a Sunday early-evening set, wrapping up by 8 p.m. and leaving the rest of your night open. The bar has a casual neighborhood crowd that tends to actually listen, which is not a guarantee at every grill-and-beer room in this city. Admission details are not posted...
Brandon Post brings a live set to Hops & Dough Taproom on a Sunday evening in early July, the kind of low-key post-holiday slot that tends to draw a relaxed, genuinely attentive crowd rather than a rowdy one. Hops & Dough is off the Central corridor, so build in a few extra minutes if you're...
Voz Norteña brings their norteño set to the Triple Sevens Saloon inside Isleta Resort, a casino lounge that runs late and keeps the drinks moving. The room skews toward regulars who know what they came for, so the crowd energy tends to be genuine rather than performative. This one is off the corridor and south...
Two Round of 16 matches on July 6, with the marquee game on the theater's full main screen and every other feed running across 15 screens including a four-screen video...
Boss Hogg takes the Dragon Horn Tavern stage on a Sunday afternoon in early July, which puts this squarely in post-holiday, low-pressure territory if the Fourth left you wanting more but not harder. Dragon Horn runs metro, off Central, so build in a few extra minutes if you're coming from the corridor. Admission details weren't...
Casey James Brooks plays El Pinto's cantina stage, one of the more comfortable outdoor-adjacent rooms in Albuquerque for a summer evening set. El Pinto is a destination in its own right, so the crowd here tends to be relaxed and already in a good mood before the first note lands. This one is off the...
Paul Stephenson brings his acoustic set to Hops & Dough Taproom, a craft beer spot off the Route 66 corridor that draws a neighborhood crowd more interested in the pint than the performance. That's not a knock on Stephenson, who holds a room well, but go in knowing the room, not a seated listening venue....
Two Round of 16 matches on July 7 punch the last quarterfinal tickets, with the day's best matchup on the Lobo's full theater screen and every other game running simultaneously across 15 screens and a four-panel video wall in the Sports Lounge. Reserved tables are held only until kickoff, not a minute after, so if...
Dirty Brown Jug Band brings their roots-and-grit sound to Steel Bender Brew Yard on a Tuesday evening in July. Steel Bender's yard setup works in your favor here, giving the music room to breathe in a way that a tight indoor stage would not. This one is off the Central corridor, but the brewery draws...