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    Downtownlive music

    Marion Carrillo at Marble Brewery Downtown

    Marion Carrillo plays a late Saturday set at Marble Brewery Downtown, right in that Central Avenue beer crowd pocket where…

    3:00 pm Marble Brewery Downtown Details

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    live music

    NM Music Hall of Fame Concert on Route 66, Sept 2026

    The New Mexico Music Hall of Fame is putting on a four-hour concert at the Route 66 Visitor Center, which…

    12:00 pm Route 66 Visitor Center Details

  3. Tonight

    Downtownsoul/R&B

    JMSN Live on Route 66 at Sister

    JMSN is a Detroit-rooted R&B singer and producer who writes, records, and releases everything himself, which gives his live sets…

    7:00 pm Sister Bar Details

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  • Famous Friend, Floats & The Citie at Launchpad

    Launchpad
    Downtownall agesTickets

    Three local acts on one bill at Launchpad, the Downtown corridor room that has been the proving ground for Albuquerque rock and punk for decades. Sunday late-night shows here tend...

  • Tie-Dye Workshop on Route 66 at Gaia’s Kava Root

    Gaia's Kava Root
    UNM Areaarts & cultureDetails

    Tina, a local instructor, leads a two-hour tie-dye workshop at this kava bar and community hangout on the UNM stretch of Central. The $5 bring-your-own or $10 buy-there shirt pricing...

  • Sword & Red Fang Live at Sunshine Theatre

    Sunshine Theatre
    Downtowngeneral admissionTickets

    Two of the more respected names in contemporary heavy rock share a bill at the Sunshine, with Sword's desert-sun riff worship sitting comfortably next to Red Fang's beer-soaked, video-friendly stomp....

  • The Sword & Red Fang at Sunshine Theater Downtown

    Sunshine Theatre
    Downtownall agesTickets

    The Sword and Red Fang is a genuinely well-matched double bill, both bands trading in the kind of slow-grinding, riff-forward heavy rock that rewards a loud room, and Sunshine's PA...

  • No Cure & Big Ass Truck at Launchpad Downtown

    Launchpad
    Downtownall agesTickets

    Five bands across a single night at Launchpad, anchored by No Cure and Big Ass Truck on a touring bill that leans hard and loud. Launchpad's room is compact enough...

  • Five-Band Rock Night at Launchpad

    Launchpad
    Downtownall agesTickets

    Five bands on one ticket at Launchpad, running from early evening into the small hours of a Thursday night on Central. Big Ass Truck has been a Memphis institution since the nineties, which makes this a genuinely unusual booking for a room this size. Five bands means late sets, so know going in that whoever...

  • Comedy Night at Gaia’s Kava Root

    Gaia's Kava Root
    UNM AreacomedyDetails

    Stand-up comedy at one of the more low-key spots on this stretch of Central, where the bar runs kava and kratom instead of well drinks. The room is intimate enough...

  • Lobo Sports Vault Grand Opening

    Historic Lobo Theater
    Nob Hillbar sceneDetails

    The Lobo Theater's new dedicated sports room opens to the public Thursday night, doors at 6, running until midnight, with memorabilia on the walls and specials and giveaways rolling through...

  • Alex Salcido Live at Tractor Brewing Wells Park

    Tractor Brewing Wells Park
    Downtownsinger-songwriterFreeDetails

    Alex Salcido is a founding voice of The Harmed Brothers, the Ludlow, KY indie-folk outfit, and his solo sets tend to run closer to John Prine's storytelling tradition than the polished Americana side of his influences. Tractor's Wells Park patio is one of the better free-music rooms on the corridor when the August evening cools...

  • Josh Glenn Experiment at Tractor Brewing Nob Hill

    Bosque Brewing Nob Hill
    Nob Hilllive musicDetails

    Josh Glenn Experiment takes the stage at Tractor Brewing's Nob Hill location, one of the more reliable spots on the corridor for catching live music with a beer that actually justifies the stop. The ticket link through 505 Live Music suggests this is a proper ticketed show rather than a walk-up situation, so checking availability...