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RJ Perez takes the stage at Tractor Brewing's Westside taproom, one of the more reliably decent acoustic setups on this stretch of Central. The crowd here tends to be neighborhood regulars who actually listen, which makes it a better room for an artist than it might look from the outside. Check the ticket link for...
LOADED brings a rock covers set to Tractor's Wells Park taproom, one of the more reliably good outdoor-to-indoor live music setups on the corridor. The Wells Park location runs a little grittier and more neighborhood-local than Tractor's other spots, which tends to make for a crowd that's actually there to listen. Admission isn't confirmed yet,...
Grupo Super Verza plays live cumbia at Juno, with DJ Tony holding the floor between sets and after the band wraps. Juno is a small room, which means the dance...
Disko Rumba is the cumbia night that has kept Downtown Albuquerque moving for long enough that people plan their weekends around it. Sister Bar's layout rewards actual dancing, with enough...
The official afterparty for one of Albuquerque's longest-running tattoo conventions lands at Insideout with Speed One on the decks, running until 6 a.m. The crowd will be heavily tattooed, pleasantly wired, and not going home early, so if you are sensitive to either ink or late hours, recalibrate accordingly. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket,...
Dymer takes the stage at Marble's downtown taproom on a Saturday night, which means the patio crowd will be loud and the bar will be moving fast before the first note lands. The indoor-outdoor layout here tends to split the room early in the set, so getting close to the stage before 9 means you're...
Bourbon & Boots runs this recurring late-night set on Thursday, pulling from global sounds in a bar that leans country by day. The room shifts considerably after midnight, so arriving early means a quieter crowd and more floor space than you'll have by 1 a.m. A ticket link exists through Posh, though whether that means...
Five local acts share the Launchpad stage for a night built around the kind of sweaty, unapologetic summer energy the name promises. Launchpad runs late and the crowd tends to arrive late too, so the early slots on a bill like this are where you catch something before everyone else figures it out. Tickets are...
505 Junglist is back with a six-DJ drum and bass showcase, putting Syndicrypt, Halfblud, MS Vicious, DNDY, MYDNYTE, and Jayzo G on the same bill at Insideout. This is Albuquerque's most consistent jungle and DnB crew doing what they do on home turf, and the room at Insideout is small enough that the bass actually...
Alex Maryol is one of those New Mexico guitar players who has been at this long enough that the blues he plays feels lived-in rather than performed. Marble's downtown patio carries sound well on summer nights, but the indoor bar fills up fast once the set starts, so arriving early gets you a better spot...