Ex Novo Brewing Co. — Albuquerque Taproom & Restaurant is a downtown brewpub with live music and enough room for a substantial crowd. The main indoor area seats about 250, with additional patio and private-room capacity, giving rock, indie, roots and local bands more breathing room than a small taproom date. It is a 21+ hospitality setting, so the strongest acts will balance full-band energy with the social flow of a brewpub.
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Bowling and entertainment center that also hosts live music and special events alongside food, drinks and arcade attractions. Commercial entertainment center with documented live-music dates in addition to bowling and event operations. For working artists, the venue’s established use includes limited/conditional — current live-music events are within the commercial entertainment center. The venue’s live-music mix covers Rock, cover bands, local, mixed, providing a useful reference point for bands and solo performers considering the room. Because the space already presents live performers, artists can assess it as an active music destination rather than a general room with no performance history. Skidmore's Holiday Bowl is located at 7515 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110. Artists evaluating the space should focus on how closely their show format matches the venue’s existing live-music pattern, since that is the clearest indicator of fit available here. For performers building a routing plan, the venue’s established live-music activity provides a concrete reason to consider it alongside other active rooms in the market.
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- 21+
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- Rock
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- 7515 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110, United States
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- 505-268-3308
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