Events on Central

Felix Y Los Gatos brings their Latin-rooted sound to the open food hall at Sawmill Market on a Saturday afternoon. The space is loud by design, all hard surfaces and...

This is a live collision of choreography, interactive tech, and sound design built around the idea that movement can be computed, captured, and fed back into itself. The Arts Lab draws from UNM's interdisciplinary programs, so expect work that is genuinely in-progress and genuinely weird, which is a compliment. Tickets are on Eventbrite but the...

DeNash plays the Old Town Gazebo, one of Albuquerque's more atmospheric outdoor stages, set inside the historic plaza just off Central. The gazebo is open-air with no assigned seating, so arriving early with a chair or a blanket is the move, especially on a July evening when the light hits the adobe just right. Admission...

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...

Johnny and Reg bring their two-piece setup to the Tractor Nob Hill patio, one of the more reliably comfortable outdoor stages on this stretch of Central. The duo format works well in that space, where a full band can sometimes feel like too much and a solo act not quite enough. Admission is unconfirmed, so...

Three local acts share a bill at The Hall, with Violet Rising headlining a night that also features manhigh and DUNES. The 1 a.m. UTC start puts this well into Saturday night territory, so this is a late show by any measure. Check the ticket link for door time before you plan your evening around...

Happening on the Odd Months brings its monthly comedy open mic to The Box Annex, the smaller attached room next to The Box Performance Space on Central. Open mics are by nature uneven, but this one has enough of a regular crowd that the room actually responds, which makes the difference between a comedian dying...

Four local horror authors, Jeff C. Carter, Scotty Milder, TL Bodine, and Bradley Nordell, read and discuss summer slasher fiction as part of Painted Lady's ongoing Brews & Boos series. The bar at Painted Lady is genuinely small, so this reads less like a bookstore event and more like being three feet away from someone...

Zydeco on Central is a rarer thing than it should be, and Kiko & Le Zydeco Hot are the real article, built around accordion and a rubboard rhythm section that tends to get people moving whether they planned on it or not. Thirsty Eye is a mid-sized brewpub room with decent acoustics for a live...