japanese jazz + games
An evening of Japanese jazz, and games throughout the night. Pull up a chair, order a drink, and settle in.
A one-night-only drink special will be available for the evening. Follow our Instagram for updates and details. @nomahifhi
this is a free event.
brian thomas
For more than 20 years, Brian Thomas has been crafting the soundtrack to Minneapolis nightlife through a deep and delightful record collection. Whether it's a dance floor marathon or a smoky cocktail hour, he's got the music for the moment.
Joel Eckerson
Joel Eckerson is one of the owners of Disco Death Records and has collected vinyl for over 20 years. Expect anything from synthpop to new wave, Italo disco to hypnotic techno from his vast record collection
Kurt Ruslin
Colin Wilkinson (aka) DJ Kurt Ruslin. Was the owner of Dead Media Records for seven years and now is one of the owners of Disco Death Records located in the heart of Uptown Minneapolis. He has a vast knowledge of Funk/Soul/R&B/Disco. Also international music from his world travels which he brings to the dance floor.
DJ Shane Kramer
DJ shane kramer curates nights out of records and projections - post-punk to yacht rock, crooners to garage glam. Host of Friday I'm in Love and Sinatra to Slayer.
DIMITRY KILLSTORM
Dimitry Killstorm is a DJ and music producer who blends hip hop, R&B, dancehall and throwbacks.
Francis Claire
Duo Francis Claire bring their slinkiest selection of records when they go back to back. The pair began sharing music at a HiFi bar in Uptown Minneapolis, scoping each other's records and matching the energy of the crowd nightly. From Balearic folk rock to after-hours disco, expect music that makes you move in strange ways. Whether playing the house or warehouse party, their combined creates run deep.
DJ Buster Baxter
DJ Buster Baxter is a Minneapolis DJ hailing from the South Metro who has been collecting records, honing his skills, and elevating in the Twin Cites Hip-Hop/DJ scene for the past 10 years. Buster DJs a weekly late night Hip-Hop mix-show, The Tuff Two, on 98.9 FM KRSM. Although he is known to play a variety of genres, Buster specializes in playing a mix of Hip-Hop, R&B, Funk, and Breakbeats.
Mike Pifer Residency
Mike Pifer is a DJ, producer, and record collector with 20+ years of dance floors behind him. After 15 years in NYC, he moved to Minneapolis and founded the vinyl-focused event series HiFi Popup. His sets blend jazz-infused disco, deep house, international funk, and left-field gems.
in rotation: Velvet Underground & Nico listening party
Join us on sunday, july 12, for a listening party as we spin Velvet Underground & Nico on vinyl, start to finish—the way it was meant to be heard. Food and cocktails will be available throughout the evening. No phones. No agenda. Just great music and easy company.
the bar will open at 5pm and the event will begin at 6pm. we suggest coming early if you’d like preferred seating.
DJ Blue Funk
DJ Blue Funk has been pushing rare grooves & eclectic selections to the dancefloor for over a decade. After moving to the twin cities from Northern Japan, he co-founded the beloved vinyl only gathering, ‘The Nitty Gritty,’ with Brian Engel of Hipshaker & Worldwide Discotheque in 2021. He keeps up a busy DJ schedule, making appearances across the twin cities and at vinyl-focused events in Chicago, Washington DC, & Tokyo. His work has aired on Tsubaki FM (Shibuya), Jazz88 (Minneapolis), Brooklyn Radio, WSUM (Madison), SutroFM (San Francisco), and WXOU FM (Michigan).
Grady (Not Grady)
Grady (Not Grady) is a DJ and record collector with over 20 years of experience. He came up in Chicago’s early-2000s artist-loft scene, learning to mix records at the Texas Ballroom, an underground live/work performance space he lived in and helped run. In the mid-2000s, he moved to Honolulu, where he spent 5+ years as a resident DJ at Waikiki EDITION and thirtyninehotel, playing alongside artists such as Prins Thomas, James Murphy, and fellow resident DJ Harvey. Since moving to Minneapolis, he's spun wax at The Lowry, Steady Pour, Beast Barbeque, Dusty’s Bar, moto-i, Small Hours, and Berlin. Expect to hear a swirling array of dubby disco, stoner jazz, Europop-noir, underground grooves, and slinky street-soul.
Computer Blue Residency
Computer Blue has been DJing together for over a decade and running a free online radio station since 2020. They primarily spin a mix of World, Funk, Jazz, City-Pop & yacht rock records.
Dedicated Enemy
Dedicated Enemy is the moniker of Sarah Wolf; a multifaceted designer and DJ based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her appreciation for repetition, collage, rhythm and texture is infused in both her design work and musical tastes, drawing inspiration from the visual world that culminates in genre-defying DJ sets.
Kurt Ruslin
Colin Wilkinson (aka) DJ Kurt Ruslin. Was the owner of Dead Media Records for seven years and now is one of the owners of Disco Death Records located in the heart of Uptown Minneapolis. He has a vast knowledge of Funk/Soul/R&B/Disco. Also international music from his world travels which he brings to the dance floor.
Lars Jenkins
Lars Jenkins/Chalet Sounds has played at variety of styles from Vintage Reggae 45s to 60s Soundtracks. From Easy Listening to Funk, everything is on the table(s)! He has also played at a variety of venues around the Twin Cities including: A nine-year residency at Bev's Wine Bar in downtown Minneapolis, Small Hours, Cafe Maude, Moto I, Macanda, as well as many other locations and special events such as Grumpy’s Big Kahuna Bash.
Greenery
DJ Don Greene aka Greenery is a Minneapolis based DJ, producer and record collector known for his versatile selections and sharp technical ability behind the decks. Funk, disco, rare grooves, down-tempo beats and 90s hip-hop.
Computer Blue Residency
Computer Blue has been DJing together for over a decade and running a free online radio station since 2020. They primarily spin a mix of World, Funk, Jazz, City-Pop & yacht rock records.
SHU
SHU is a Twin Cities DJ with over 20 years behind the decks, whose career has taken him from First Avenue to the Walker Art Center and coast to coast. Expect a lounge-leaning set blending Jazz Fusion, soul-infused Hip-Hop, R&B, and Funk, with nods to St. Germain, A Tribe Called Quest, D’Angelo, and modern tastemakers like Robert Glasper and Anderson.Paak.
Ms Lakesha
Ms. Lakesha is setting the groove with an all-vinyl set of "hot hits", spinning everything from deep funk and disco to soul and classic hip-hop. She keeps the analog energy high and the groove unpredictable, moving through a curated stash of records from the first needle drop to the last.
kendrick lamar night
Happy birthday to Kendrick Lamar. We’ll be celebrating with Kendrick tracks, collaborators, influences, and favorites all night long.
A one-night-only drink special will be announced closer to the event. Keep an eye on Instagram for details.
in rotation: Radiohead / Kid A listening party
Join us for a listening party as we spin radiohead / kid a on vinyl, start to finish—the way it was meant to be heard.
this is a ticketed event, click here to buy your tickets.
Mike Pifer Residency
Mike Pifer is a DJ, producer, and record collector with 20+ years of dance floors behind him. After 15 years in NYC, he moved to Minneapolis and founded the vinyl-focused event series HiFi Popup. His sets blend jazz-infused disco, deep house, international funk, and left-field gems.
Casey Carl
Casey is a recovering corporate bad boy, co-founder and musical curator of award winning boutique Serge + Jane, lifestyle brand North Coast Soul and local vinyl collective Club 33.3. With a record collection culled from around the globe, he’s known for eclectic sets mixing French disco, electronic dance, throwback hip hop and a few pop surprises. Expect to move your hips while enjoying a cocktail.
the cure / the smiths / depeche mode
A night dedicated to three icons. Expect favorites, deep cuts, and everything in between from The Cure, The Smiths, and Depeche Mode.
A one-night-only drink special will accompany the evening. Follow along on our Instagram for details. @nomahifi
Beab
Beab is a 28 year old dj and producer based in Minneapolis. They have been involved in the twin cities underground dance scene since 2021 and have been an avid collector of music for about half of their life. While djing, they enjoy playing a wide range of genres and songs that hold a special place in their heart.
Vogue Memory
Vogue Memory cut his teeth as the electronic music show host at Radio K before spending some years in the Northeast and then returning to the Twin Cities. Absorbing sounds from underground dance floors and meditative radio shows, his longer sets combine downtempo, DIY pop, and ambient with the murky depths of post-punk, industrial, and slow techno into a singular, winding path.
DJ Shane Kramer
DJ shane kramer curates nights out of records and projections - post-punk to yacht rock, crooners to garage glam. Host of Friday I'm in Love and Sinatra to Slayer.
DJ WICKED
DJ Wicked is a DJ from London, spinning Jazz, Funk, Soul and Brazilian Beatz.
Elysium Alps
With a calm and collected attitude, Colombian-born Minneapolis-based selector, Pivot DJ collective member and Acme affiliate Jamie Larson aka Elysium Alps has a knack for keeping the floor’s attention at any time of day. He’s a consistent provider of mysterious grooves and eclectic bliss. Expect atmospheric dance sounds spanning dub-inflected electronica, minimal techno, balearic house, and much more.
in rotation: the beach boys / pet sounds
Join us for a listening party as we spin the beach boys / pet sounds on vinyl, start to finish—the way it was meant to be heard.
this is a ticketed event, click here to buy your tickets.
Kurt Ruslin
Colin Wilkinson (aka) DJ Kurt Ruslin. Was the owner of Dead Media Records for seven years and now is one of the owners of Disco Death Records located in the heart of Uptown Minneapolis. He has a vast knowledge of Funk/Soul/R&B/Disco. Also international music from his world travels which he brings to the dance floor.
M. Yaeger
M.Yaeger is a Minneapolis-based DJ, producer, and founder of the event series Discotheque. Rising to the occasion, he moves fluidly across sounds and spaces, fusing hypnotic grooves and textured layers with mutant twists. His sets seamlessly blend diverse selections, including House, Italo, Minimal Synth, Cold Wave, and Electro.
DJ Blue Funk
Blue Funk is a DJ, collector & writer who has been curating music for almost 15 years. His work draws on his upbringing in Northern Japan where he fell in love with jazz, soul music, and vinyl culture. He is known for his uplifting & wide ranging DJ sets that feature everything from Japanese Rare Grooves, Brazilian Funk, European Boogie, Chicago Soul to NYC Disco.
Computer Blue Residency
Computer Blue has been DJing together for over a decade and running a free online radio station since 2020. They primarily spin a mix of World, Funk, Jazz, City-Pop & yacht rock records.
M. Goalen
M. Goalen is a Minneapolis DJ and selector with a deep ear for feel and a pull toward the underground. He moves through house, deep house, techno, and the left-field edges of electronic music with a dancer’s instinct — restless in range, always rooted in the groove.
dhope
Producer and turntablist originally from dallas/fortworth who now resides in the twin cities. Cofounder of bassline brigade who specializes in powerful floor filling tracks that strengthen the listener through sound.
Mike Pifer Residency
Mike Pifer is a DJ, producer, and record collector with 20+ years of dance floors behind him. After 15 years in NYC, he moved to Minneapolis and founded the vinyl-focused event series HiFi Popup. His sets blend jazz-infused disco, deep house, international funk, and left-field gems.
gender_error
Reilly, aka gender_error, is fluid in many senses. In a true Cancerian nature, they will carefully envelop the NoMa lounge in sounds from their vinyl and digital collection: across dub techno, hypno-groove, downtempo, dance, and ambient styles.
Hannah Jean
Hannah is a maker and lover of all things tactile. She takes an intuitive approach to spinning rather than genre driven and loves to get people dancing. Anything could happen!
McGinnis
McGinnis is the host of The Spinzone radio show and curator of Wax Appeal events across the Midwest. Expect selections ranging from jazz funk, rare groove, disco, broken beat and deep house.
Yonci
Recently named Music Director of Jazz88, Yonci (they/them) is a musician, writer and curator. Previous DJ sets include Berlin, Small Hours, the Walker Art Center and more. Expect Soul & Jazz, Hip Hop, R&B and Electronic selections
M. Goalen
M. Goalen is a Minneapolis DJ and selector with a deep ear for feel and a pull toward the underground. He moves through house, deep house, techno, and the left-field edges of electronic music with a dancer’s instinct — restless in range, always rooted in the groove.
IN ROTATION: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
Join us for a listening party as we spin dark side of the moon on vinyl, start to finish—the way it was meant to be heard. Food and cocktails will be available throughout the evening. No phones. No agenda. Just great music and easy company.
Many Waters
Dance 12's from the diamond era of recorded music, and songs suited for reproduction on soundsystems and loudspeakers for dancefloors. Cross-genre, blueprint-type club sounds, pre-1990 (mostly).