PIG at LaunchpadPut on a wicked grin and your combat boots, PIG is coming to Launchpad, 618 Central Ave. SW, in Albuquerque. Raymond Watts, the badass behind, and only member of, PIG is also known for being a periodic member and collaborator with KMFDM. The industrial rock icon will be in ABQ on Wednesday, July 5. Ghostfeeder, Julien K, and Tripping Dogs open.
Tix are $15 in advance and $20 at the doors, which open at 8 p.m. for this 21-and-over show.
Deets: http://launchpadrocks.com
Do the Truffle Shuffle in Farmington at free movie nightHey, you guuuuuuys! “The Goonies” is playing at the Farmington Museum and Visitor Center, 3041 E. Main Ave., in Farmington, on Saturday, July 1. The movie’s free, plays on a bigass screen in the amphitheater along the Animas River, and starts at 9:15 p.m.
GOONIES NEVER SAY DIE! Find out what it means by going on a rad date (with yerself or others) to this movie.
Information: https://farmingtonnm.org/events/outdoor-movies-at-the-museum
Drunk mountain music funBeer plus mountain plus bands equals YES. On Saturday, from 12:30 to 7:30 p.m. on July 1, Purgatory Ski Resort, 1 Skier Pl., hosts Bands, Brews, and BBQ.
Advance tickets at $11; at the door will cost ya $17 for basic entry. For admission, a BBQ meal, and a beer, it’ll be $21 in advance and $27 at the door.
Bands include the high energy funk of Pants Party, Kat $nip & the Funk Lab, Space Wail, and The Missing Lynx.
More info:t www.purgatoryresort.com/events/bands-brews-bbq
Fourth of ’Murica in Durango-townAt 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4, sparkle and glow will light up the San Juans as Durango celebrates Independence Day.
Party all dang day. There’s a family fun picnic in Buckley Park. Rotary Park hosts a 5K, a free concert by Southwest Civic Winds, and a VFW BBQ. Downtown, there’ll be a Family BBQ from Noon to 4 p.m., a parade at 6 p.m., and a street dance featuring the Hi-Rollers, hot dogs, and a beer garden starting at 6:45 p.m.
More info about road closures, parking, and random at www.durangogov.org/4thofjuly.
Silverton’s Fourth of booyahDo you like to celebrate being an American by running? Silverton’s got you covered with a Fun Run from 8 to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 4, that benefits the Silverton Youth Center.
If running ain’t your kinda party, hit up the Silverton Fourth of July Parade from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The parade leads into a fam-friendly carnival in Memorial Park, the Notorious Blair Street Block Party from 6 to 9 p.m. , and epic fireworks from 9 to 10 p.m. .
Radtastic Silverton Independence Day festival deets: http://silverton4thofjuly.org/official-schedule-events-4th-july-2017-silverton-colorado
