Events on Central

Three bailaores, a cantaora, and a guitarrista perform live tablao flamenco in the intimate sala inside Hotel Albuquerque, a setting that puts the footwork close enough that you feel it...

Original collections from New Mexico designers hit the runway inside the Lobo Theater's 1938 Art Deco house, with the audience casting the votes that decide both the Designer Award and the Model Award. That voting mechanic is not a gimmick: your ticket is literally a ballot, which changes how you watch every look come down...

Phoenix-based The Technicolors bring their brand of muscular, melody-forward rock to Launchpad, with Albuquerque's own Dymer opening the night. Launchpad's low ceiling and close-quarters floor make this the kind of room where a loud band actually sounds better than it would in a bigger space. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so buy ahead rather...

Kevin Barnes has been making gloriously unhinged psych-pop under the of Montreal name since the late 90s, and the live show leans hard into the theatrical mess of it all. Sister Bar is a small room, which means you will be closer to whatever costume-and-confetti situation unfolds than you probably expect. Sloppy Jane is not...

The Isotopes host Sugar Land in a Tuesday night Pacific Coast League game at one of the better minor league ballparks in the Southwest, which sits right on the Central Avenue corridor a few blocks from UNM. Isotopes Park has real grass, a solid concession situation, and sight lines that make the upper deck worth...

Four local acts share the Launchpad stage on a Wednesday night that starts at 9 p.m. local time, with Fudosa headlining a bill that also includes Animal Shin, Heaven's Night, and Murai. Launchpad runs a tight ship on multi-band nights, so expect actual set times and a crowd that showed up to watch rather than...

Triple-A ball on a Wednesday night, the Isotopes hosting Sugar Land in a Pacific Coast League matchup at the ballpark that sits right on Central. Isotopes Park has genuinely good...

Four bands, one night, and the kind of lineup where the local names (Egregious, Manhunt) are probably the reason the room fills up. Moonlight Lounge runs tight on stage transitions,...

Triple-A baseball on Central Avenue, where the Isotopes face the Houston Astros affiliate Space Cowboys in a late-summer weeknight game. Isotopes Park sits right on the Route 66 corridor and...

Chatter brings its stripped-down, no-applause-between-movements approach to the Albuquerque Museum courtyard, one of the better acoustic environments on this stretch of Central. The crowd here tends to be genuinely attentive...