An Underground Guide to AlburquerqueThe Sub Culture Underground
Posted on May 7, 2012
The Sub Culture Underground is a production company striving to balance environmental vibes with quality. They promote for fans over numbers, and safe environment for DANCING. Looking for solid ambience, and a dance floor where you can be sure that ass you’re grinding on is 18? These are your people. Continue Reading
Monte Vista Fire Station
Posted on October 19, 2011
The solitary tip-off to this bar’s former life as a fire station is the giant pole settled in the center of the stairs. Other than that, you’ve got a somewhat frat-y university bar upstairs and what used to be an upper-scale dining room downstairs, both with covetable patio space overlooking the Monte Vista neighborhood of Nob Hill and Central Ave, respectively. Continue Reading
Cellar Door Gifts & Gallery
Posted on June 8, 2011
This aptly named gallery really is an access point down to somewhere else – a realm of low-brow pop surrealism; a stranger, more wonderful place than could be seen from above. Cellar Door feels like the part of Willy Wonka’s factory in which the kids were never allowed. Think House of Leaves, the gallery. Continue Reading
Acequia Booksellers
Posted on May 24, 2011
There is an art, a refinement, to Acequia. It’s about Gary’s life-long affair with books and Marilyn being a book artist. Posing as a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it, Acequia is a magic (and seemingly endless) library that specializes in rarities, unknowns and artist’s books.
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National Hispanic Cultural Center
Posted on March 26, 2011
A Mecca for high SW/El norte art. The renowned performing arts facilities attract some big acts, from international flamenco megastars to off-Broadway players. Continue Reading
Harwood Art Center
Posted on March 13, 2011
Literally dozens of ways to activate your creative energy. Take a class; teach a class. See a show: exhibit your work. Play music, or dance. Rent a studio. Join the community garden. Eat lunch at Robin’s Kitchen. Yeah really, there’s food, too. Continue Reading
The Vortex
Posted on March 13, 2011
For over 30 years, a maverick among black box theaters. They’ve put on some of the best, most intriguingly avant-garde productions the Duke City’s ever witnessed, and reworked well-known classics to suit. Continue Reading
Tricklock Company
Posted on March 13, 2011
Tricklock hosts the Revolutions Theatre Festival, the best thing going in truly unique, experimental theatre with acts from all over the globe. The company itself is now in-house with UNM; catch their original work at Rodey, the X Theater or Aux Dog. Continue Reading
The Petting Zoo
Posted on March 13, 2011
One of the best avant-garde in-your-face live cabarets around. Anywhere cake-feeding is a regular occurrence is alright by us. Current stomping grounds of Sunday School. Continue Reading
The Albuquerque Poetry Scene
Posted on March 13, 2011
Like our darling co-founder, Eric, the slam scene has known more venues than an easy whore. For almost 20 years, poets have cut their teeth at such long deceased Albuquerque staples as The Dingo Bar, Sprockets, Club Rhythm and Blues, The Golden West and The Blue Dragon. Continue Reading
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