Events on Central

Chris Duarte is a Austin-bred blues-rock guitarist who has been bending strings at the harder end of the Stevie Ray Vaughan tradition for thirty-plus years, and he still plays like...

Sunn O))) does not play songs so much as generate pressure fronts, and a room like El Rey, with its low ceiling and decent acoustics, is going to make this...

Almost Monday, the San Diego indie-pop trio known for bright guitar hooks and a sound that splits the difference between surf rock and bedroom pop, brings their live show to the Sunshine Theatre. The Sunshine holds around 750 and has a wide open floor, so arriving early puts you closer to a stage that can...

Saosin brings their mid-2000s post-hardcore catalog to the Sunshine Theatre, one of the better mid-capacity rooms on the corridor for this kind of show. The Sunshine's floor opens up nicely for a crowd that actually wants to move, and this band still draws the people who grew up with those records. Grab tickets in advance;...

Rival Sons have spent the better part of fifteen years proving that the kind of raw, riff-forward rock most people assumed died with the seventies is still a live thing, and a night with them tends to convert skeptics. The Sunshine's room is big enough to let the sound breathe but small enough that the...

Sirena World Dance Studio's annual belly dance showcase runs late into the night, with the four-hour window suggesting this is a full evening of performances rather than a quick set. South Broadway Cultural Center is a city-run space with a proper stage and good sightlines, which makes it a better room for this kind of...