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A late-night garden party at Insideout, one of the more reliably interesting rooms on Central, running from 8 PM well past midnight. The outdoor setup at this spot tends to breathe better than the interior on a warm August night, so dress for that. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, which means the door price...
Rastas Retro runs two back-to-back sets covering Soda Stereo, Caifanes, MANÁ, Enanitos Verdes, and more, all live, no backing tracks, with both male and female vocalists handling the catalog. The Lobo's main floor has enough room to move but the acoustics keep it tight, and a crowd that knows every word to 'De Música Ligera'...
Clark Libbey and The High Desert Playboys bring their New Mexico-rooted country and americana sound to Thirsty Eye, one of the more relaxed rooms on the corridor for live music. The brewery format keeps things casual, which suits this band: it's the kind of set that rewards showing up early with a pint rather than...
unpolished* takes the Moonlight Lounge stage for a late-night set that runs until 6 a.m., which should tell you something about the energy they're going for. The lowercase-with-asterisk branding is a choice, and the Hold My Ticket link confirms this is a real ticketed event, not a loose bar night with a cover jar. If...
Waylon Bailey brings his guitar to Marble's Downtown taproom, one of the more reliably good live music setups on the Central corridor. The courtyard here stays loud with ambient crowd noise on a Saturday night, so this works better as a social listen than a sit-down-and-absorb situation. Check the ticket link for cover details before...
Five bands, one ticket, and a building that has been standing on this stretch of Central since 1938: the Lobo turns 88 with a full-day run featuring Whole Lot of Zeppelin, Before Vegas, Destroy to Recreate, Love Grenade, and Visionofire starting at 3 PM. The age policy splits at 10 PM, so if you are...
Vohn Vocs takes the stage at Sawmill Market for a late-night set in the heart of the Sawmill neighborhood. The food hall setting means you can grab a drink from multiple vendors before the music locks in, though the space can get loud in ways that reward standing close to the stage. A ticket link...
Albuquerque's own ABBA tribute act takes the Marble Downtown stage, which means you're getting "Dancing Queen" with a cold lager in hand and the Sandia Mountains going pink in the background if the timing works out. The outdoor patio here fills fast for anything with a singalong factor this high, so arriving early is less...
Juanita takes the stage at Thirsty Eye Brewing Company for a Saturday evening set on the corridor. Thirsty Eye is a compact taproom where the bar and the stage share close quarters, so the sound fills the room fast and the crowd tends to get into it whether they planned to or not. Tickets are...
CW Ayon brings his New Mexico roots sound to the Wells Park patio, one of the more honest listening spots on this stretch of Central. The outdoor setup here rewards showing up a little early, since the good seats go fast once the sun starts dropping. Admission details are not confirmed yet, so check the...