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NiNi Music
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NiNi Music

Sunday, April 12, 2026
12:00 PM PDT – 3:00 PM PDT
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The way NiNi Music plays a small room is a different argument than the record — #337 in The Parish at House of Blues Anaheim on April 12, 2026 is where that argument gets made in person. NiNi Music performs at #337 in The Parish at House of Blues Anaheim on April 12, 2026. Doors at 7pm. The people who were there will describe it differently than anyone who heard about it later — that difference is what the ticket buys.
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