• International Thursday’s at Bourbon & Boots

    Anodyne
    Downtownworld musicDetails

    Bourbon & Boots runs this recurring late-night set on Thursday, pulling from global sounds in a bar that leans country by day. The room shifts considerably after midnight, so arriving early means a quieter crowd and more floor space than you'll have by 1 a.m. A ticket link exists through Posh, though whether that means...

  • Pat Malone Quartet Live Jazz

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreajazzDetails

    The Pat Malone Quartet brings a full-group jazz set to Outpost, one of the few rooms on the corridor that was purpose-built for listening rather than drinking. Outpost keeps the stage low and the sightlines good, so there is no bad seat in the house, which matters more for a quartet than it does for...

  • Buck D’s After Dark with Spanky Hayes

    Sister Bar
    DowntowncomedyTickets

    Spanky Hayes, the Wild 'N Out cast member with a following that skews young and loud, brings his stand-up to Rhythm Room for a late-night set produced by Reloaded Talent. This one starts at 9 PM and runs late, so the crowd will be energized in the way only a Friday night comedy room can...

  • Pat Malone Quartet

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM AreajazzTickets

    Outpost's Summer Thursday Jazz Nights turns 30 this year, and the Pat Malone Quartet gets a slot in what has quietly become one of the longest-running jazz series in the Southwest. Outpost is a listening room in the real sense, meaning the crowd comes to hear, not to use the music as background noise for...

  • Norma Jean & Upon A Burning Body

    Sunshine Theatre
    Downtownhigh energyTickets

    Norma Jean and Upon A Burning Body are splitting co-headline duties on the Southern Domination Tour, with Fox Lake and Music Is The Enemy opening a bill that runs heavy and loud from the first set. Sunshine Theater holds around 800 and the floor gets genuinely packed for metal shows, so arriving early matters if...

  • Saint Julep & Junkyard Butterfly Live

    Launchpad
    DowntownindieTickets

    Three local acts stacked on a Friday night at Launchpad, one of the few rooms on Central that still books original music with any consistency. The stage is low and the floor gets close fast, so this is the kind of show where you end up knowing whether the headliner has it or not within...

  • Platonic Ideal at The Box

    Outpost Performance Space
    UNM Areaarts & performanceTickets

    A Liminal 77 Production brings Platonic Ideal to The Box Annex, the smaller, more intimate room tucked behind the main performance space on Central. The Annex runs close quarters, so if the show sells even halfway through, you will feel every person in that room. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, which means print or...

  • Barrio Darks at NHCC Albuquerque Journal Theatre

    NHCC National Hispanic Cultural Center
    Barelasall agesDetails

    Three acts covering cumbia, classic goth, EBM, new wave, dark wave, and Rock en Español share the Albuquerque Journal Theatre stage for a single night with a hard cap of...

  • Taimane Live at ABQ BioPark Zoo

    ABQ BioPark Zoo
    Barelasfamily-friendlyDetails

    Taimane, the Hawaiian ukulele player who makes that instrument do things most people don't think it can do, performs at the BioPark Zoo as part of their summer Zoo Music series, with live reptiles as part of the evening's programming. The outdoor zoo setting means heat lingers well past sundown in late July, so plan...

  • Isotopes vs. Round Rock Express

    Isotopes Park
    UNM AreacasualTickets

    Triple-A Pacific Coast League ball at one of the better mid-size stadiums in the country, with the Sandias going pink behind the outfield as the evening cools down. Isotopes Park sits right on Central, so you can walk in from a pre-game meal along the corridor without fighting for parking in a concrete structure. Friday...