Thursday Nights: Hangin' @ the Lo-Fi

Yes, the Lo-Fi is the embodiment of the very cool loft parties that you suspect are happening all the time but will probably never get invited to. Like discovering what scene your older sister is really into, you’ll probably enjoy the casual, but impeccably dressed, party vibe.

The Hang features a jazzy hip hop/jam influenced groove that keeps people continuously bobbing heads or moving hips, while the decorum and well-mixed crowd will scintillate albeit in an occasionally very packed front bar (the larger back room bar wasn’t open last Thursday).

The house band are musically akin to a herd of cats; very cool cats who will oscillate regularly between tight knit grooves and more fluid instrumentation parsed all the while with DJ scratches and even ambient backtracks and are well worth the $3 cover. Though many of the musical components change weekly Evan Flory-Barnes is a weekly fixture on upright bass. Think the Rebirth of Slick basslines slung over busy kick drums and you’ll have perfect backdrop for some vodka cranberry juice sipping conversation (though Pabst remain $2 for the economical lounge-goer). The vibe remains open to dance a little if you’re feelin’ the rhythm.

The band, the people, and the more than reasonable bar make the Hang the low-key late night choice for those who want to feel cool like that on a Thursday.