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    Melt-Banana at Launchpad

    Melt-Banana is a two-person Japanese noise-punk outfit that has been doing exactly what they do, at full intensity, since 1992,…

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  • Lobo Sports Vault Grand Opening

    Historic Lobo Theater
    Nob Hillarts & cultureDetails

    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...

  • Pints for Pink Fundraiser

    Painted Lady Bed & Brew
    Wells ParkcasualTickets

    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...

  • Creepy Spooky Book Club Night at Painted Lady

    Painted Lady Bed & Brew
    Wells ParkbookishTickets

    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...

  • Profanatica & Morbosidad at Sister Bar

    Sister Bar
    DowntownintenseTickets

    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...

  • International Thursdays at Bourbon & Boots

    Bourbon & Boots
    Downtownworld musicDetails

    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...

  • John Rangel Quintet at Outpost, Route 66 Jazz

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreajazzDetails

    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...

  • John Rangel Quintet Live Jazz

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreajazzTickets

    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 PIXIE Tour at Launchpad

    Launchpad
    Downtownindie alternativeTickets

    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 Album Release

    El Rey Theater
    Downtownlive musicTickets

    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...

  • Carlos Steele & deadpayphones at Launchpad

    Launchpad
    Downtownlive musicTickets

    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...