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The Sunshine Theatre started out as the city's first movie palace, screening first run movies until 1974. Following closure in the 1980s, the grand old theater was transformed into a live music venue that continues to attract an eclectic audience with a concert lineup featuring a healthy mix of both local and national acts. The theater itself is located inside the historic Sunshine Building - a national historic landmark that was built in 1924 and remains an iconic piece of downtown Albuquerque. With a past Having featured the likes of Social Distortion, Deftones, The Strokes and Snoop Dogg in the past, the Sunshine Theatre remains much beloved by the city's live music fans.
The New "Live 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. 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.
Kiva Auditorium promises entertainment to one and all. The auditorium has excellent, state-of-the-art facilities and sound system, making each event a huge success. Music enthusiasts can enjoy a live musical performance here. Comedy gigs, lectures, discussions, book readings and other events are held here quite often. Popular bands like the Piano Guys, artists like Norah Jones, Jerry Seinfeld, and Dave Chapelle have graced this venue in the past. Apart from an interesting line up of great artists, the auditorium also offers rental space for private functions.
