# Friday Live Music in Albuquerque

## Dragonhorn Tavern — NE Heights

**9 PM · Juan Tabo · Open till 2 AM.** Neighborhood tavern, open late Thursday through Saturday. Karaoke takes the room the other nights — Friday is when the band gets the stage.

## Unhinged Brewing — Westside

**9–11 PM · 251 98th · Cumbia w/ El Gozao.** Friday is Cumbia Night. Free entry, real dance music. Brewery with hand-tossed pizzas — show up hungry.

## Kaktus Brewery — Bernalillo

**6–9 PM · 471 South Hill · ~25 min north.** The destination drive, but the bookings are real — Suavecito doing Santana / WAR / Doors tributes, Busy Y Los Big Deals, Casey James. Bernalillo Blues Festival annually.

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Unhinged is the easiest yes — free, close, and a band. Kaktus if you want the drive.

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