Events on Central

A rock opera built around Kevin McDonald, the Kids in the Hall member, staged for a single performance on the Box's mainstage. The Box is an intimate black-box space, so...

AJ Mathews takes the headliner slot for this stand-up night produced by local comedy promoter AJ DeLeon, whose shows tend to run with a full supporting lineup before the closer. Two Cranes keeps the room intimate enough that there is no bad seat, which matters more than people expect for comedy. Tickets are through Hold...

A full-night Madonna dance party at one of Nob Hill's most reliably fun LGBTQ+ bars, running from 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on a Saturday. The Social Club keeps its...

The official afterparty for one of Albuquerque's longest-running tattoo conventions lands at Insideout with Speed One on the decks, running until 6 a.m. The crowd will be heavily tattooed, pleasantly wired, and not going home early, so if you are sensitive to either ink or late hours, recalibrate accordingly. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket,...

Glasses Malone, the Long Beach rapper who built a following through mixtape hustle and a handful of genuine radio moments, headlines this late-night set at Rhythm Room with Wing It Up handling the production. The show starts at 9 PM local time, which means the room won't find its footing until well past midnight, so...

A hip-hop birthday celebration for Unique, with Long Beach rapper Glasses Malone (known for collaborations with Lil Wayne and The Game) coming in as the special guest. The Rythm Room lives mostly in blues and soul territory, so this is a departure for the room, but the PA handles low end and the floor opens...

Mr. AfterHours Presents brings DJ Jenna Shaw to Effex for a late-night set that runs from 10 p.m. Saturday well into Sunday morning. Effex has one of the better sound systems on this stretch of Central, and the 360° format means the booth is centered in the room, so there is no bad spot on...

Local independent improv teams get the stage to themselves for a night of short-form and long-form sets at The Box, one of the more serious comedy rooms on Central. The Box rewards audiences who show up curious rather than skeptical, and the indie team format means you're likely to catch something rougher and more interesting...

Albuquerque Social Club's monthly drag brunch goes full 90s throwback, with a cast of performers and a catered spread from M'Tucci's Bar Roma running from 5 to 8 p.m. ASC is a members-only LGBTQ bar, but events like this are open to the public through ticketing, so no membership card required at the door. Nob...