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Shrimpnose Headlines the 7th St Entry Dec. 26 With student 1, BLOOD $MOKE BODY and TaliaKnight

Minnesota-born experimental electronic producer Shrimpnose comes home to headline the 7th St Entry on Saturday, Dec. 26. First Avenue calls him an "LA-via-Minnesota experimental electronic artist" and says few artists can claim music "saved their life" with more authority. He has dealt with a speech impediment since he was five.

The bill is local. Ethiopian-Eritrean artist student 1, Southside Minneapolis alternative hip-hop duo BLOOD $MOKE BODY (formerly Nazeem & Spencer Joles), Chilean-born, Minneapolis-based beatmaker and DJ TaliaKnight, and the Minneapolis duo Phib b2b WNDRLND are all on it, and the listing promises "and more!"

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. It's 18+. Tickets are sold through First Avenue.

Event info: Shrimpnose at 7th St Entry on First Avenue.

North Innsbruck Plays 7th St Entry Dec. 10 with wolfbabycup, Cheap Glue and DJ Shane Kramer

North Innsbruck headlines a local show at the 7th St Entry on Thursday, Dec. 10, with wolfbabycup, Cheap Glue and DJ Shane Kramer. Doors are at 7 p.m., the show starts at 7:30 p.m., and it's 18+.

First Avenue describes North Innsbruck's music as sitting "within the obscure space between DarkSynth, Post-Punk, and Cinematic Retrowave," and notes the project's award-winning debut album, A Delicate Balance, released in 2020.

Details and tickets: North Innsbruck at 7th St Entry on First Avenue.

Woody McBride, Alexis Rose and Girl Blunt Join Freak of the Week's 12 Hours of Funkmas 2, Dec. 19

Freak of the Week is bringing back its holiday marathon. The 12 Hours of Funkmas 2: A Whoville Boogie runs from 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, to 8 a.m. Sunday morning at a secret Minneapolis location. Ticket holders get the address by email on the day of the show.

Twin Cities rave pioneer Woody McBride (Communique Records) tops the local half of the bill. With him are Minneapolis house DJ Alexis Rose and Girl Blunt, who curates the Synastry party and is part of the Body High collective. Out-of-town headliners are Sonic Groove and Tresor's Adam X and Detroit's Detroit Techno Militia in 2x4 mode. Nola Rave, Devil Girl, GXNASTY, Jobot and Dr. Traxuit round out the night.

The promise on the flyer: "techno, disco, industrial, house music all night long." It's 21+, with tickets from $30 to $50 on Resident Advisor. Organizers strongly suggest buying ahead because space is limited.

Event info: 12 Hours of Funkmas 2 on mnVibe.

Kema and Pet Girlfriend Play discodesque ep10 at Disco Death Records Oct. 24

The live-streamed hardware series discodesque returns for episode 10 on Saturday, Oct. 24, with Minneapolis DJ and producer Kema and the duo Pet Girlfriend at Disco Death Records (721 W 26th St, Minneapolis). The organizers promise "hardware, improv, modular synthesis, sampling" and say "we're going in directions you won't expect." The previous edition featured Rakete's Baher and Alexis.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m., with the show at 8 p.m. and wrapping around 10:30 p.m. The event is 21+, $15 at the door. For those at home, the set streams live at twitch.tv/discodesque, fed through a visual modular synthesizer.

Kema (Danny Almeida) is a Minneapolis DJ and producer who fuses his Latin heritage with global club sounds, with DJ features on platforms including The Lot Radio and NTS.

Details: discodesque ep10 on mnVibe.