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A dress-theme party at Gaia's Kava Root where the ask is simple: wear a jersey, any jersey, and show up. Gaia's is a kava bar, so the vibe skews more social and clear-headed than your average late-night spot on Central, which makes it a decent option if you want the party energy without the next-morning...
This is the closing session of a ten-week jazz development series led by Rodney Bowe and Dimi DiSanti, two musicians who have put in serious time on the Albuquerque scene. Outpost is one of the few rooms in the city where a working jazz education program like this can breathe, with good acoustics and an...
César Bauvallet runs a Monday night Latin music class at Outpost through the summer, a recurring series for people who want to actually learn something rather than just watch. Outpost is one of the few listening-room-quality spaces on the corridor that also hosts working musicians as teachers, so the instruction tends to land differently than...
Muddy Boots Promotions brings SIN/SHRIFT to Juno's for a late-night set billed simply as "Ofoneless," which tells you this is not a casual Tuesday crowd. Juno's back room holds sound well but fills fast for Muddy Boots shows, so arriving early matters more than the ticket suggests.
A benefit concert rooted in tribal energy advocacy, with Tia Wood, The Bearhead Sisters, Destroy Kasmin, and DJ Young Native bringing range to a lineup that moves between acoustic weight and harder-edged material. Kiva Auditorium sits inside the Convention Center on Central and holds a few thousand people, so this is not an intimate club...
The BioPark Zoo opens after regular hours for a ticketed adults-only evening walk through the grounds, with animals active in the cooler late-summer dusk in a way they simply aren't at 2 PM in August. The zoo sits a few blocks off Central, so this is a metro trip, but the parking is easy and...
César Bauvallet leads a recurring Tuesday night Latin music class at Outpost, one of the more acoustically honest rooms on the corridor. Outpost draws serious musicians as students, so expect a mixed room of beginners and people who already know what a clave is. The listing date reflects the series end on August 25, so...
The Inglewood rapper Fenix Flexin, formerly of Shoreline Mafia, brings his solo catalog to the Sunshine Theater on Central. The Sunshine holds around 800 and has a floor that gets loud fast, so if you want breathing room, arriving early matters more here than at most Downtown spots. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so...
The Queers have been playing fast, funny, three-chord pop-punk since the mid-80s and they still mean it, which is more than you can say for most acts with that kind of tenure. Launchpad is a narrow room and the stage sits low, so this will be loud and close in the way that either delights...