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  1. Anodyne

    An excellent spot for a game of pool, Anodyne is a huge space with book-lined walls, wood ceilings, plenty of overstuffed chairs, more than a hundred bottled beers and great people-watching on Central.

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  2. Burt's Tiki Lounge

    This small venue hosts rock, indie, bluegrass, punk and hip-hop bands most days of the week. Cocktails are cheapo and they never charge a cover. Never say never?

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  3. El Rey

    A fabulous venue for local and national rock, blues and country acts. Over the years, it's hosted such stars as Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, and Arlo Guthrie. Although the theater itself is nonsmoking, smoking is usually allowed in the attached bar, Puccini's Golden West Saloon.

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  4. Guild Cinema

    This is the only independently owned, single-screen theater in town, and it always has great indie, avant-garde, Hollywood fringe, political and international features. Stick around when there are discussions following select films.

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  5. Midnight Rodeo

    You can mix with rancheros and black-T-shirted indie-music fans alike here on the edge of town. It's home to Albuquerque's first and only all-female roller-derby league, the Duke City Derby, whose punky players compete here (around US$5 ).

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  6. Popejoy Hall

    The largest of three theaters at the UNM Center for the Performing Arts, this 2000-seat theater welcomes national acts, and is the main venue of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra .

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  7. Roy E Disney Center for the Performing Arts

    This stylized Mayan pyramid is at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. It cost around US$23 million, opened in late 2004 and hosts all manner of performing arts. Catch something here if you can.

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  8. Sauce/Liquid Lounge/Raw

    A three-bars-in-one combo deal, this place has dancing and DJs spinning house music most nights. But it's not so loud that you can't just hang and talk. Popular and trendy spot, Sauce primarily serves very tasty gourmet pizza. The funky lounge in the back is a busy spot to hang out with a late-night drink.

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