Events on Central

RJ Perez brings his singer-songwriter set to Sawmill Market's central hall, which means you'll be hearing original music inside one of the more acoustically unpredictable food-hall spaces on the corridor....

Two local acts share the Launchpad stage on a Saturday night that has the feel of a scene checkpoint, the kind of show where you find out which bands have been putting in work over the summer. Launchpad keeps the sound dialed in tight for shows this size, so you will actually hear what these...

Clark Libby fronts the High Desert Playboys for a late Saturday set at Sawmill Market, the kind of Western swing and roadhouse country that fits this stretch of Central better...

New Mexico United take on Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC in a USL Championship regular season match at Isotopes Park, one of the better mid-size soccer venues in the Southwest. The supporter sections here are genuinely loud, and the atmosphere on a warm August evening tends to reward showing up early and staying for the full...

Randomatics take the stage at Thirsty Eye Brewing Company, one of the corridor's better small rooms for catching a live band with a beer in hand. Thirsty Eye keeps the sound manageable for the space, so you're not fighting the mix all night. Tickets are linked through 505 Live Music, so check there before assuming...

Guitarist Chuscales is the real draw here, a veteran of the form whose playing has backed some of the most serious flamenco companies in the country. The dinner-show format at Hotel Albuquerque puts you close to the stage, which matters with flamenco, where the footwork you feel through the floor is half the experience. Book...

Three bailaores, a cantaora, and guitarist Chuscales performing a full tablao-format flamenco show in a room that was purpose-built for this kind of intimacy. Chuscales is the real draw here, a guitarist with serious Jerez lineage who doesn't often sit still long enough to catch twice. Tickets through Hold My Ticket mean no walk-up availability,...