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DJ Brad Cole takes over Moonlight Lounge for Strange Mix, a late-night DJ set that runs from 9 PM to midnight on a Saturday in Downtown Albuquerque. The name is doing real work here: Cole's sets tend to move across genres without announcing the transitions, which either clicks for you immediately or it doesn't. Tickets...
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,...
Glasses Malone, the Long Beach rapper who built a following through mixtape hustle and a handful of genuine radio moments, headlines this late-night set at Rhythm Room with Wing It Up handling the production. The show starts at 9 PM local time, which means the room won't find its footing until well past midnight, so...
A hip-hop birthday celebration for Unique, with Long Beach rapper Glasses Malone (known for collaborations with Lil Wayne and The Game) coming in as the special guest. The Rythm Room lives mostly in blues and soul territory, so this is a departure for the room, but the PA handles low end and the floor opens...
Mr. AfterHours Presents brings DJ Jenna Shaw to Effex for a late-night set that runs from 10 p.m. Saturday well into Sunday morning. Effex has one of the better sound systems on this stretch of Central, and the 360° format means the booth is centered in the room, so there is no bad spot on...
Local independent improv teams get the stage to themselves for a night of short-form and long-form sets at The Box, one of the more serious comedy rooms on Central. The...
Albuquerque Social Club's monthly drag brunch goes full 90s throwback, with a cast of performers and a catered spread from M'Tucci's Bar Roma running from 5 to 8 p.m. ASC is a members-only LGBTQ bar, but events like this are open to the public through ticketing, so no membership card required at the door. Nob...
Three days of live tattooing, artist showcases, ink contests, and music take over the Convention Center on Central, with Sunday July 12th being the closing night session. The Convention Center...
Three bailaores, a cantaor, and a guitarist perform live flamenco in one of the few dedicated tablao formats in the Southwest, with Carlos Menchaca, Andrea Lozano, and Isabella Nuanez dancing...
WWE's summer touring show comes to The Pit, the sunken concrete bowl that has hosted everything from Lobos basketball to arena rock and holds around 15,000 people depending on the setup. The sightlines from the upper bowl are genuinely good here, better than most arenas its age, but floor seats sell fast and the Ticketmaster...