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MORE MORE MORE: I can't resist some boldface blurbs for the road, especially with so many good homecoming shows. After Babes in Toyland play an early show Saturday at First Avenue, Spanish Fly baby band Like Hell headlines a four-band bill in the Entry featuring Hot Karl, Cooper, and Thirsty Ear artists Rocket Fuel is the Key, featuring ex-local Scott Durgin of Dropkick (and First Avenue)... If it's looking like another lonely Christmas, spend it with Run Westy Run, Milk and Ultrasonics at First Avenue, or visit the Billys and Dust Bunnies at Cabooze... Friday, The Mighty Mofos and Curtiss A square off in the Entry, and Tuesday's 7th Street Entry "new" band night features Rick Fuller's earlier band, Grunge Machine, due for a 1996 retrospective on Fuller's Earmark Records. And finally, a welcome back to singer-songwriter Lori Wray, who'll perform a solo set opening for Rhea Valentine Thursday at 10:30 p.m. at Bryant-Lake Bowl.

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