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The Box brings improv comedy to its intimate black-box space on Central, where the room holds maybe 60 people and the performers can see every wince and laugh. That closeness is the whole thing here, for better and occasionally for worse. Grab a ticket in advance; this format sells out faster than you'd expect for...
TYNAN is one of the sharper names working the overlap between bass house and the heavier riddim and deathstep side of the spectrum, and this is a proper club night, not a festival side stage. Effex runs late and the sound system in that main room handles low-end well, which matters more than usual for...
Seven local acts, each doing their own version of Dolly, across a single late night at one of Central's most reliable small stages. Launchpad runs loud, the sightlines from the back bar are fine, and a seven-band bill means the room will be at capacity before 11. Grab tickets in advance; the door line for...
A rodeo-themed party night at Gaia's Kava Root, the kava bar on Central that doubles as one of the more reliably energetic late-night spots near campus. The 18+ door keeps it college-adjacent without being strictly all-ages, and the kava bar setup means you can pace yourself differently than you would at a standard venue. Tickets...
Two of French house's most distinct camps get the head-to-head treatment here: the warm, disco-filtered funk of Daft Punk's catalog against Justice's harder, more distorted edge. The ticket link is live but start time is unconfirmed, so check Hold My Ticket before you plan your arrival. This one runs late by any measure, which suits...
This one is built around the music videos, not just the songs, so expect the visuals to be half the show. Insideout is a small room, which means the dance floor gets warm fast and the energy tends to compound on itself once the crowd commits. Tickets are presale only, so show up without one...
Three DJs, one of them a last-minute-feeling 'special guest' wildcard, spinning a goth night at El Rey on a Friday that runs until 10 p.m. local time. El Rey's floor is genuinely good for dancing, the sound system carries low-end well, and the crowd at these nights tends to dress for the occasion, which raises...
In the Box Mainstage puts up The Hive, a long-form improv show built around ensemble scenes rather than the quick-hit games that dominate most comedy nights in town. The Box is a genuine black-box theater, which means sightlines are good from almost anywhere and the room stays focused in a way that bar stages rarely...
Albuquerque Roller Derby is taking over Guild Cinema for a screening of The Kansas City Bomber, the 1972 Raquel Welch roller derby film that remains the genre's high-water mark. Guild is a small, single-screen house on Central with good sight lines from nearly every seat, so there's no bad spot in the room. Expect a...