Events on Central

Dee Brown brings a full Ray Charles tribute to the Albuquerque Museum's outdoor amphitheater, backed by Bump City, as part of the 35th year of Music Under the Stars. The...

Two improv groups sharing a stage at The Box means the room feeds on itself, and on a good night that feedback loop produces something no scripted set can replicate....

A late-night house set running 10 PM to 2 AM at one of Downtown's more reliable spots for floor-focused electronic music. The title suggests this one leans toward the deeper,...

Unicorn Productions brings their burlesque and variety showcase to Launchpad, a room that has hosted everything from metal to comedy and handles late-night chaos better than most Downtown spots. The...

Albuquerque's drum and bass crew 505 Junglists takes over Insideout with a deep lineup spanning jungle, liquid funk, and straight-up bass weight, plus MCs Jaymo G and Luke's B holding it down live. Insideout runs small and the sound system is built for low end, so this kind of bill hits differently than it would...

Four of Albuquerque's own jungle and drum and bass selectors, Xblyssid, Pretty High, S.A.I.N.T, and Dumb and Based, share the decks while MCs Jayzo G and Lukey B hold the mic for a late-night session that runs well into the small hours. The 505 Junglists crew has been one of the quieter constants in the...

ATH is throwing a blackout-theme welcome back party at the El Rey to close out their welcome back week, which puts a few hundred people in all black inside one of the most photogenic rooms on Central. The El Rey's dark interior and stage lighting actually work in favor of this theme in a way...

In The Box Annex takes improv somewhere extraterrestrial with A51*, a one-hour comedy set built around the kind of absurdist premises that either land brilliantly or flame out in real time, which is the whole point. The Box is a small black-box room where the audience is close enough to the performers that there is...

ATH is throwing its Welcome Back Week opener as a blackout theme party at El Rey, which means wear black or spend the night feeling underdressed. El Rey's main floor gets dark and loud in a way that actually suits a theme party, but the room is large enough that it never feels suffocating. Grab...

A 2000s throwback night at one of Nob Hill's most architecturally loaded rooms, co-presented by REKLEZ ENT and AM ENT. The Lobo's wide floor and decent sound system make it...