• Built To Spill at El Rey

    El Rey Theater
    DowntownindieTickets

    Doug Martsch and Built To Spill bring their sprawling, guitar-heavy catalog to El Rey, one of the better rooms on the corridor for a band that rewards a good sound system. El Rey runs long on show nights, so the 9 PM local start time is real, and Paul Schalda opens. Grab tickets in advance;...

  • Hand M. Puppet’s Variety Show at The Box

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreatheaterTickets

    Bryan Lambe's puppet-fronted variety show takes over The Box Annex, the smaller secondary room inside The Box Performance Space on Central. The Annex is an intimate black-box setup, so there is no bad seat and no hiding from the performer, which suits a variety show just fine. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so grab...

  • 505 Junglists REWIND Drum & Bass

    The Lab At Stardust
    electronicTickets

    505 Junglists are throwing a late-night drum and bass session at The Lab, running from midnight into the early morning hours on a Saturday night into Sunday. The Lab is a small, no-frills room on Central that tends to hit harder than its square footage suggests, which works in a 170 BPM genre's favor. Tickets...

  • Long-Form Improv Comedy

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreacomedyTickets

    The One Night Stanleys perform long-form improv under the On the Mainstage banner at The Box, one of the few actual black-box theater spaces on the corridor. Long-form improv lives or dies on the ensemble's chemistry, and The Box's intimate configuration means you'll feel both the hits and the misses, which is honestly part of...

  • NFL Sunday Brunch at the Lobo Sports Vault

    Historic Lobo Theater
    Nob HillsportsDetails

    Every NFL game of the day runs simultaneously on the screens inside the Lobo Sports Vault, the dedicated sports room carved out of the Historic Lobo Theater on Central. Each...

  • Isotopes vs. Salt Lake Bees

    Isotopes Park
    UNM AreasportsTickets

    The Isotopes take on the Salt Lake Bees in a Pacific Coast League matchup at one of the better minor-league ballparks in the Southwest, sitting right on the Central Avenue...

  • Tablao Flamenco Sunday Matinee

    Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque at Hotel Albuquerque
    world musicTickets

    A traditional tablao format, meaning bailaoras, a cantaor, and a live guitarist performing together in a structured show rather than a loose cultural showcase. Hotel Albuquerque's dedicated flamenco space is...

  • School of Rock BOBFEST at Launchpad Downtown

    Launchpad
    Downtownlive musicTickets

    Six School of Rock ensembles, from the house band up through original acts like Syzygy and Everything We Never Were, take over Launchpad for a late-night showcase that runs until...

  • Bobfest II at Launchpad

    Launchpad
    Downtownlive musicTickets

    School of Rock's second Bobfest takes over Launchpad for a late-night run of sets that goes well past midnight. Launchpad's long narrow room means sound is loud regardless of where...

  • The Obsessed Live on Route 66 at Sister Downtown

    Sister Bar
    DowntownmetalDetails

    Scott Reeder and Wino's band, one of the bands that quietly built the foundation for everything heavy that came after them, is playing Sister on a Sunday night. Sister runs...