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Tonight on the corridor
The Historic Lobo Theater is unveiling its new sports memorabilia concept, the Lobo Sports Vault, with an invitation-only preview night running 6 p.m. to midnight. If you think you should have gotten an invite and didn't, check your spam folder before assuming you were snubbed, and email management@loboabq.com if it's still missing. The public opening...
A fundraiser night at Painted Lady Bed & Brew on Central, with proceeds going to Pink Warrior House, which provides free housing for breast cancer patients traveling to Albuquerque for treatment. Painted Lady draws a neighborhood-loyal crowd, so expect a room full of people who actually know what they're supporting rather than a generic charity...
Painted Lady's Brews & Boos series turns its bar into a book club for readers who prefer their fiction on the darker side. The Bed & Brew format means the crowd tends to be a mix of guests staying the night and regulars who treat the place like a living room, so the conversation usually...
Profanatica has been doing blasphemous, lo-fi black metal since 1990, long before the genre had a US fanbase worth counting, and pairing them with Morbosidad's Texas-bred death-black savagery makes this one of the more serious underground metal bookings this corridor has seen in years. Sister Bar's room is small enough that there is nowhere to...
Bourbon & Boots runs its weekly international night here, a late dance event that pulls from global sounds and typically skews toward a younger, dress-to-go-out crowd. The 1 a.m. start means this is genuinely late-night, so plan accordingly if you have somewhere to be Friday morning. A ticket link exists, so check it before showing...
John Rangel brings a full quintet to Outpost, one of the few rooms on the corridor built specifically for listening rather than drinking. Outpost's sightlines and sound treatment mean you'll actually hear what Keller and Beasley are doing with the material, which matters with players at this level. Tickets are through 505livemusic.com, and Outpost shows...
Pianist John Rangel brings a quintet format to Outpost's long-running Summer Thursday Jazz Nights series, now in its 30th year, with reedman Rick Keller and drummer Robby Beasley rounding out a lineup built from some of the more serious working jazz musicians in this region. Outpost is a listening room in the genuine sense: the...
Olivia O'Brien, the California singer-songwriter who built a following on confessional pop and a knack for a hook, brings her PIXIE Tour to one of Central Avenue's most reliable small venues. Launchpad keeps the stage low and the room close, so this kind of show rewards getting there early if you want to be anywhere...
Maybe So is throwing a proper album release at Insideout, with Nara Visa and Wascoe Rabbit filling out a three-act night on the corridor. Insideout runs late and loud, so if you're coming for the headliner, arriving early actually pays off here because the room fills and the sightlines get complicated fast. Tickets are through...
Four Albuquerque acts share the Launchpad stage on a Friday night, the kind of local bill where at least one band will surprise you and at least one will run long. Launchpad keeps the sound dialed in better than most rooms its size on the corridor, so even the opener gets a fair shake. Tickets...