Lo-Fi

Hi peeps,

I just did a write-up of a local nightspot in Eastlake called Lo-Fi. Check it out!

Here's a link and it is below too but without any of the fun pictures : )

http://www.seattlerepresent.com/culture/the-lowdown-on-lo-fi/

The Lowdown on Lo-Fi
April 14th, 2009 | by Laura Oster, Site Contributor | Culture | 0
The Lo-Fi Performance Gallery is a hipster night club and venue on Eastlake Avenue. I checked it out on a Thursday night and was impressed by the scene overall. There is a fairly large room in the back with a stage and some seating and a dance floor. In fact I was surprised at how big it is because from the street it looks like a tiny whole in the wall. There is a smaller loungy space with a small dance floor and a bar in the front and they have one of my favorite things in there- a photo booth! I absolutely adore photo booths - they can capture a series of moments like individual snapshots cannot and for me at least they are always hilarious and really show peoples’ personalities.
Okay back to the Lo-Fi, the vibe is hip but friendly. Thursday night is RUB night with live funk and soul music in the back, and in the front there is a dj spinning what I would call underground hip hop. I went into the back and listened for awhile and enjoyed the music, the regular band The Teaching was doing an improv set with some guest musicians and collecting money for earth day to benefit a charity. They made up a song Cheap and Trendy about buying cheap clothes on the spot which was catchy, funny, and memorable – I can still sing the refrain! I listened there for awhile and then went and chatted up the bouncer who was a friendly guy. He recommended coming on Tuesday nights which is STOP BITING a night of hiphop, downtempo, soul, funk and jazz. I kept wondering what STOP BITING was cause I’ve seen the posters on Capitol Hill and now I know. So I’ll have to go check that out one of these Tuesdays.



After chatting with the bouncer I had a seat on one of the leather benches in the front room and watched some footage of break dancers projected on a screen next to the dance floor. I was enjoying the music when a guy walked up next to the dj, pulled a sax out of a case and started playing along to the music. He was good and the sax with the music sounded great. He played to a couple of songs and then came up and handed me a cd. I listened to it later and I liked it, it was pretty chill jazz by a group called AfterMath. They had a gig coming up at Tost Lounge so I’ll have to go check them out too. Oh and one last thing about Lo-Fi, they have art shows every so often and the art they had on display when I was there was dark, intriguing, well done and not too expensive if you’re in the market for some original art.

If you’re looking for a little socializing, good music, and the unexpected, check out Lo-Fi. Doors open at 9 most nights and the cover if there is one is usually a reasonable $5. It’s on Eastlake Avenue and I had no trouble finding nearby free parking. For more info go to http://www.myspace.com/percussions.