This is a slow week for concert-goers in Albuquerque. There are only a few venues with shows booked this week. But for those looking for something to do, here are upcoming performances this week.
Star Canyon, Italian Rats
Sister Bar
Wednesday at 9 p.m.
Tickets: $5
Age: 21+
Star Canyon is a local female-led band with three albums currently released. According to their website, Star Canyon is “your guide to love songs for the post-apocalypse and other bad road trips.” Italian Rats, another Albuquerque band, has been featured on KUNM performing their song, “Live. Dead.”
For your consideration:
Eagles of Death Metal
Launchpad
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Thursday at 9:30 p.m.
Tickets: $15
Age: 21+
Eagles of Death Metal, despite the impression the name might give, is a rock band from Palm Desert, California. They currently have three albums out, and the fourth record, “Zipper Down” is scheduled for release Oct. 2 this year.
For your consideration:
The first single from “Zipper Down,” “Complexity”
Chad Ginsburg
Launchpad
Friday at 9:30 p.m.
Tickets: $8
Age: 21+
Chad Ginsburg is best known as a former member of heavy metal band CKY. He released his first solo album of the same genre, “Rock n Roll Alibis” in 2015.
For your consideration:
“Rock n Roll Alibis” Album Trailer
Leeches of Lore, Major Games, Varma Cross
Sister Bar
Saturday at 9 p.m.
Tickets: $5
Age: 21+
Leeches of Lore, a local experimental folk band, has also been featured on KUNM. Major Games is a psychedelic rock band from Lawrence, Kan. and will be stopping at Sister Bar on tour. Varma Cross, also from Lawrence, Kan., is an indie rock group with one album currently available for purchase.
For your consideration:
Leeches of Lore: “White Debbie/Don’t Open Till Doomsday”
Skylar Griego is the culture editor at the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at culture@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @TDLBooks.
