The Historic El Rey Theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Welcome to The Historic El Rey Theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico








Albuquerque's historic live music venue The El Rey Theater
NEWS UPDATES:
  • The New "Live at the El Rey" Series

    The El Rey Theater has a long history of showcasing the best music in Albuquerque. Now, with the partnership of Puccini Productions, we thought it was time to start documenting these incredible performances!

    We will be choosing the best of the local and national musicians that have graced the stage of The Historic El Rey Theater to be recorded live and added to a compilation CD available near the end of the year. Proceeds from CD sales will benefit Puccini Productions, a 501(c) (3) Non Profit Corporation. The chosen artists will also have the opportunity to take away from the performance a finished studio-quality CD made possible by the extreme skill, generosity, and hard work of our in-house sound technician Markus Adams of InRoom Sound.

  • Please join us in welcoming our newest ticket outlet to the Puccini Productions family!

    Grumpy's Guitars


    5015 Lomas Boulevard NE
    Albuquerque, NM 87110-6341
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  • Don't forget! The lot behind us is not our lot. If you do not pay, the owner will boot your car and demand a ransom of $100 to remove the boot or will tow you if you do not pay the ransom! Do not let this happen to you. We recommend parking on the street if possible or across the street at "Park It Place" on 6th and Central, which is well-lit and much safer.

  • Puccini Productions is a non-profit organization. We are currently accepting tax-deductible donations.

  • Puccini Productions also has many great sponsors! Please take the time to visit and support these fine establishments, listed at the bottom of our website.
  • Thank you to Studio D for helping to make our shows a success!
  • Stay tuned for further updates.



Coming to The Historic El Rey Theater:


Friday, September 10: Lost Lingo "Live at The El Rey."

Friday, September 25: The NM Gulf Oil Crisis Benefit."

Tuesday, September 28: Umphrey's McGee.

Friday, October 1: BLIND DRYVE - Video Release Party.

Saturday, October 2: Larry Garner.

Monday, October 25: March Fourth Marching Band.

Friday, November 5: Project Acoustic.

Saturday, November 6: New Mexico Jazz Workshop Fundraiser.

Saturday, December 4: De Profundis Christmas Concert.

Saturday, December 11: The Legendary, 13th Annual Cadillac Bob Christmas Extravaganza.


Private Party

Date: Saturday, 4 September 2010
Email: info@elreytheater.com

The Historic El Rey Theater will be closed for a private party. Don't feel left out, though! The El Rey Theater is available for your next private event, wedding, reception, or convention. The unique atmosphere of the theater can give your event a memorable special touch. Contact us today to make arrangements at the El Rey Theater.


"Live at The El Rey"

Lost Lingo

Special Guests

D Numbers and The Party

Date: Friday, 10 September 2010
Time: Doors Open 8:30pm show starts at 9:00pm
Admission: $7
Performers: Lost Lingo.
Email: info@elreytheater.com

The El Rey Theater and Puccini Productions have chosen Lost Lingo from among the best of the local and national musicians that have graced the stage of The Historic El Rey Theater to be recorded live and added to a compilation CD available near the end of the year! Proceeds from CD sales will benefit Puccini Productions, a 501(c) (3) Non Profit Corporation. The chosen artists will also have the opportunity to take away from the performance a finished studio-quality CD made possible by the extreme skill, generosity, and hard work of our in-house sound technician Markus Adams of InRoom Sound.

This is a 21+ event.



The NM Gulf Oil Crisis Benefit

The Historic El Rey Theater will be hosting a benefit to raise funds for two key organizations involved in helping with the Gulf Oil Crisis: The Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society and Louisiana Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Rescue Program

Date: Saturday, 25 September 2010
Time: Doors Open 7:30pm Show Starts at 8:00pm
Admission: $30 in Advance $35 at the Door
Email: info@elreytheater.com

A live auction of beautiful artwork and jewelry.

An Epiphone SG Guitar -autographed by BUDDY GUY and B.B. KING - especially for this benefit!

The entertainment includes: A Short Film on the Gulf Spill edited and created specifically to be screened for this benefit at The Historic El Rey Theater

Music by The Blue Rhythm Boys; Fat Paul & Gator blues bands and David Feldberg and The Church of Beethoven Players.

This is an All Ages event.



Umphrey's McGee

Date: Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Time: Doors open at 7:30 PM. Show starts at 8:30 PM.
Admission: $20 in advance.$20 at the Door. Service charge, facility fee, and/or handling fee may apply for advance tickets.

Performers: Umphrey's McGee.
Email: info@elreytheater.com

This is an ALL AGES event.


Tickets ON SALE NOW . Service charge, facility fee, and/or handling fee may apply for advance tickets.


BLINDDRYVE

Video Release Party

Date: Friday, 1 October 2010
Time: Doors open at 6:30 PM
Admission:$8 in advance. $10 at the Door.
Email: info@elreytheater.com

Presale at Mijos Tattoos Logo (505) 299-9389 - 1720 Juan Tabo Blvd Ne, Suite I, ABQ
Sponsored by Arizona and New Mexico Info Promotions, Dava Picks, Paiste Cymbals, Primal Panic Music, Mijos Tattoos

Melody, intricacy, and punch. Combining a gamut of styles as various as 80s thrash metal to New Age Metal with vocals that are at once catchy and powerful, Albuquerque's BLINDDRYVE are infusing the southwest metal scene with new energy. Founding member Chris Sandoval said although the group was blindly thrown together in a band contest hosted by Albuquerque radio station 104.1 The Edge, it was their drive to take their music worldwide that keeps them going even today. The lineup changed a little over the years, but original members Chris Sandoval (lead vocals) and Daniel Gonzales (bass, Back up vocals) are currently joined by Jimmy J. Medina (lead Guitar, Back up Vocals) and Kirk Kapple (drums).


For more information on BLINDDRYVE, visit their myspace page at blinddryve.

National Touring artists Howitzer will be a featured special guest for the October 1st show.


Howitzer has shared the stage with national recording artists Stone Sour, Shadows Fall, Five Finger Death Punch, In This Moment, Korn the list goes on and on.. Most recently they played a sold out show for another 98 KUPD sponsored event with National recording artist Power Man 5000 at the Club House in Tempe AZ. On August 28th they were selected to share the stage at the Marque Theater in Temp AZ with National recording artist Soulfly. Howitzer has been featured on such radio stations as, 98 KUPD in Phoenix AZ, 106.7 KBPI in Denver CO, 92.9 KRWN in Farmington NM, 106.1 The Rock Station in Gallup, 92.3 KOMP in Las Vegas NV as well as several other Radio stations through out the Southwest.


For more information on HOWITZER, visit their myspace page at howitzeraz.
Other Local Band for the October show include Shoot My Cupid, Bear the Nightmare and Requiem Mass.



Larry Garner

Date: Saturday, 2 October 2010
Time: Doors open at 7:00PM Show starts at 7:30
Admission:$15 in advance. $20 at the Door.

Is Larry Garner the best Songwriter in Blues today?
Yes, easily."
(West Coast Blues Review)

The Baton Rouge guitarist brings his swamp blues tradition with current subjects and problems of everyday life to the people all over the world. For a man who came to the blues relatively late in life from a day job and family life in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Larry Garner wanted no time earning a worldwide reputation as one terrific bluesman. Maybe his roundabout, diverse route is a part of why he brings such freshness of vision along with a solid all-around grounding as a musician, poet and storyteller. The combination is certainly paying off.

Email: info@elreytheater.com



Private Party

Dates: Saturday, 16 October 2010
Email: info@elreytheater.com

The Historic El Rey Theater will be closed for private parties on these dates. Don't feel left out, though! The El Rey Theater is available for your next private event, wedding, reception, or convention. The unique atmosphere of the theater can give your event a memorable special touch. Contact us today to make arrangements at the El Rey Theater.


March Fourth Marching Band

Date: Monday, 25 October 2010
Time: Doors open at 7:00 PM. Show starts at 7:30 PM.
Admission: $15 advance, $20 day of show.
Performers: March Fourth Marching Band
Email: info@elreytheater.com

MarchFourth Marching Band is a high-energy surrealist global-groove alternative big band, propelled by electric bass, diverse percussion ensemble, and brassy horn section. Visually enhanced by costumed dancing beauties, acrobatic stilt walkers, fire, and theatrics, Portland, OR-based M4 invokes dancing in the streets and beyond! MarchFourth writes and performs its own material, and also draws inspiration from an eclectic range of worldwide influences, such as Eastern European Gypsy Brass, Samba, Funk, Afro-Beat, Big-Band, Jazz, and Rock music, as well as television, film, circus, and Vaudeville.

To MarchFourth Marching Band, art is life. Aside from being performers, the members of MarchFourth are also full- or part-time artists, designers, and craftspeople. All their drum harnesses (welded from recycled bicycle parts), stilts, costumes, merchandise, audio, and visual propaganda are designed and produced by members of the band.

"For sheer foot-stomping, joy-making fun, you couldn't beat the MarchFourth Marching Band from Portland, OR. It was a blend of burlesque, vaudeville, horn-driven funk and marching band madness. The costumed horde, many with their faces painted and several on death-defying stilts, made for the kind of spectacle that deserves the word awesome." Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Under 21 OK with parent or legal guardian. 15 and under are $8 at the door only, with parent or legal guardian.


Private Parties

Dates:Friday, 29 October 2010 - Saturday, 30 October 2010
Email: info@elreytheater.com

The Historic El Rey Theater will be closed for private parties on these dates. Don't feel left out, though! The El Rey Theater is available for your next private event, wedding, reception, or convention. The unique atmosphere of the theater can give your event a memorable special touch. Contact us today to make arrangements at the El Rey Theater.


StageFish Entertainment presents:
Project Acoustic

featuring artists

The Real Matt Jones, Asper Kourt, The Noms, Meredith Wilder
and many more

Date: Friday, 5 November 2010
Time: Doors open at 7:30 PM. Show starts at 8:00 PM.
Admission:Advance: $12.00 in Advance $15.00 at the door. With every admission, attendees will get a FREE exclusive Project Acoustic CD at the door.
Performers: Project Acoustic
Email: info@elreytheater.com

Founded by the partners of Stage Fish Entertainment in association with Sound Era and 4Perzi, LLC, the 1st Annual Project Acoustic is the only premiere event of its kind in Albuquerque a celebration of musicians and songwriters in their rawest form: unplugged. Project Acoustic is bringing in the best musicians from New Mexico, Colorado, Texas and Washington for this special event.


A unique part of Project Acoustic is the silent auction held at the event. All the money raised will go to this years beneficiary Warehouse 508 to one of their many youth oriented music programs. Some of the items on the block include a signed acoustic guitar by all the performers (dontated by Music-Go-Round), signed posters, CDs, and much more.


The featuring artists for 2010 Project Acoustic are: The Real Matt Jones, Asper Kourt, The Noms, Meredith Wilder, Ryne Swann, Poema, Landon Smith and Morgan Laurence. There will be a special VIP/Sponsorship Party held November 4th at Hallenbrick Brewery with special guests Daniel Park, K. Jensen and The Iveys. A thank you to our sponsors: Music-Go-Round, 100.3 The Peak, Keva Juice, Truin Media, D. Lynch Photography, Glide Magazine, Hallenbrick Brewery, Sound Era and 4Perzi.


Tickets will be available at online gettix.net or 1-866-I-GET-TIX and Newsland, Bookworks, and Grumpys Guitars

This is An All Ages Event.


New Mexico Jazz Workshop Fundraiser

Le Jazz Hot

A Speak Easy Gala

Date: Saturday, 6 November 2010
Time: Doors open at 7:00 PM to Midnight
Admission: $50 Advance tickets (through October 31st) $60 @ the door.
Performers: Bill Hearne's Roadhouse Revue and New Mexico Jazz Workshop Fundraiser .

Hey all you Sheiks and Shebas! Come out of your cave, slap on your best threads, slick back your hair and get ready to hot foot it down to the El Rey for a night of good ol fun direct from the Jazz Age for a great cause!


Join us for a wild night of dirty, filthy, mangy jazz with Le Chat Lunatique and some good old bump and grind with Hillary Smith & Soul Kitchen. Burlesque! A Charleston dance off! Delicious grub! Tons of giggle juice (all legal)! Tom Foolery! Mayhem! A silent auction for the Rockafellas, and some prizes for us Have Nots! Proceeds from this swingin event go to our youth education programs, so cough up the dough and go for what you know!


Shake a leg and get dem tickets early. Call us at 505-255-9798. Tickets available on Brown Paper Tickets by August 3rd, use this link: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/121912" Seating is limited. The fun is exponential.


Email: info@elreytheater.com

This is a 21+ event.


Private Party

Dates:Saturday, November 20 2010
Email: info@elreytheater.com

The Historic El Rey Theater will be closed for private parties on these dates. Don't feel left out, though! The El Rey Theater is available for your next private event, wedding, reception, or convention. The unique atmosphere of the theater can give your event a memorable special touch. Contact us today to make arrangements at the El Rey Theater.


De Profundis

Christmas Concert

Date: Saturday, 4 December 2010
Time: Doors open at 7:00pm. Show starts at 7:00.
Admission: $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $10 for college students with a valid school I.D.
Performers: De Profundis.
Email: info@elreytheater.com

This is a 21+ event. More information to come.

Tickets are available for cash only at Bookworks, Grumpy's Guitars at 5015 Lomas NE, and Newsland across from UNM. Of course, you can also get tickets with your credit or debit card by calling 1-866-I-GET-TIX (1-866-443-8849) or visiting www.GetTix.net. Service charge, facility fee, and/or handling fee may apply for advance tickets.


The Legendary, 13th Annual

Cadillac Bob Christmas Extravaganza

High-Energy Feel-Good Blues!

Date: Saturday, 11 December 2010
Time: TBA.
Admission: TBA.
Performers: Cadillac Bob and the Rhinestones.
Email: info@elreytheater.com

Cadillac Bob and the Rhinestones are one of the biggest and best blues bands in New Mexico, have performed with legendary blues players including Ray Charles, Bo Diddley, Ben E. King. They recently opened for Beatlemania in Albuquerque, and have performed at the Telluride Jazz Festival, and headlined the El Rey Theater's legendary Christmas Show for the last 10 years. CADILLAC BOB and THE RHINESTONES are known for their vast repertoire of standards and chart busters, as well as their ability to make well-known songs uniquely their own, not to mention their wonderfully strong and stylish vocals, thanks to the RHINESTONES singers. The CADILLAC BOB band features Dan Dowling (guitar), John Griffin (bass guitar), Arnold Bodmer (keyboard), Mike Fleming (drums), John Truitt (saxophone), and Chuck Coulter (trumpet). THE RHINESTONES are Joan Griffin, Denise Brissey-Cohen, and Kathy Gutierrez.

This is a 21+ event.


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The Historic El Rey Theater and Puccini Productions appreciates your support, and the support of all our sponsors and friends.

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