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Dezert Penguinz bring their Albuquerque desert-rock sound to Marble's downtown taproom on a Saturday afternoon, which puts this squarely in day-drinking-with-a-soundtrack territory. The outdoor patio at this location handles heat...
RJ Perez takes the stage at Tractor Brewing's Westside taproom, one of the more reliably decent acoustic setups on this stretch of Central. The crowd here tends to be neighborhood regulars who actually listen, which makes it a better room for an artist than it might look from the outside. Check the ticket link for...
Chasing Adequate takes the stage at Marble's Downtown location, one of the more reliably good outdoor setups on this stretch of Central. The patio holds a crowd without feeling like a parking lot, and the bar stays manageable even on busy nights. No admission info has surfaced yet, so confirm before you go.
LOADED brings a rock covers set to Tractor's Wells Park taproom, one of the more reliably good outdoor-to-indoor live music setups on the corridor. The Wells Park location runs a little grittier and more neighborhood-local than Tractor's other spots, which tends to make for a crowd that's actually there to listen. Admission isn't confirmed yet,...
Six acts on one night at Launchpad means you're getting a real cross-section of whatever is currently interesting in the local scene, from Hannett Beach headlining down to No Diving closing the bill with Chei Tea and Tina. Launchpad's room is long and narrow, so rail space goes fast on packed multi-act nights and the...
Grupo Super Verza plays live cumbia at Juno, with DJ Tony holding the floor between sets and after the band wraps. Juno is a small room, which means the dance...
Disko Rumba is the cumbia night that has kept Downtown Albuquerque moving for long enough that people plan their weekends around it. Sister Bar's layout rewards actual dancing, with enough floor space that you're not just swaying in place between strangers. This one runs until the early hours, so factor that in before you commit...
DJ Brad Cole takes over Moonlight Lounge for Strange Mix, a late-night DJ set that runs from 9 PM to midnight on a Saturday in Downtown Albuquerque. The name is doing real work here: Cole's sets tend to move across genres without announcing the transitions, which either clicks for you immediately or it doesn't. Tickets...
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...