HI-FI ROOM
LISTENING SCHEDULE
Enjoy a curated listening experience on a Technics SL-1200MK3D, heard through our legendary 1976 Klipschorns or ATC SCM50's and powered by our Luxman L-505uXII.
Wednesday
May 1, 2024
1:00 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Studio Q
Radiohead
Deep Listening: The Bends
(1995)
SOLD OUT. 6PM SESSION ONLY. The Bends is the second studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 13 March 1995 by Parlophone. It was produced by John Leckie, with extra production by Radiohead, Nigel Godrich and Jim Warren. XL Records pressing.
Wednesday
May 1, 2024
2:30 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Studio Q
Radiohead
Deep Listening: King of Limbs
(2011)
7:30PM SESSION ONLY. The King of Limbs is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Radiohead. It was self-released on 18 February 2011 as a download, followed by a physical release on 28 March through XL Recordings internationally and TBD Records in North America. XL Records pressing.
Wednesday
May 1, 2024
4:00 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Studio Q
Radiohead
Deep Listening: Moon Shaped Pool
(2016)
9PM SESSION ONLY. A Moon Shaped Pool is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Radiohead. It was released digitally on 8 May 2016, with a retail release on 17 June 2016 through XL Recordings. It was produced by Radiohead's longtime collaborator Nigel Godrich. XL Records pressing.
Saturday
May 4, 2024
12:00 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Brian Rauschenbach
The Roots
Things Fall Apart
(1999)
5 PM SESSION. We love the Roots more than most people. Questlove is usually on our favorite records, or at least he's the thread that runs through them. And all our other favorite records? Those are his favorite records, too. Recorded at Electric Lady in NYC in 1997 and 1998. Released in 1999 on MCA Records.
Saturday
May 4, 2024
1:30 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Brian Rauschenbach
Common
Like Water For Chocolate
(2000)
6:30 PM SESSION. A critical and commercial breakthrough for one of our favorite Soulquarians. Recorded in Detroit and NYC (at Electric Lady), and released by MCA in 2000, the album represents an artistic collective at the height of its creative powers.
Saturday
May 4, 2024
4:30 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Brian Rauschenbach
Erykah Badu
Mama's Gun
(2000)
9:30 SESSION. A neo-soul, funk and jazz masterpiece, Mama's Gun was recorded in the same ether as all the records we're playing this evening. And there's a reason we saved this one for last. Released in November of 2001 by Motown it remains an all time classic nearly a quarter century later, and sounds like it was recorded just yesterday.
Saturday
May 4, 2024
7:30 PM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Kaliane
Alice Coltrane
Eternity
(1976)
12:30 MATINEE. Alice Coltrane's dive into electronic keyboards is meditative, driving, exploratory, and monastic. We absolutely love her vision and this album. Released by Warner Bros. in 1976, the year our Klipschorns were made.
Thursday
May 9, 2024
1:00 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Studio Q
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Omnium Gatherum
(2022)
6 PM SESSION. Omnium Gatherum isn't the latest record from KGLW. Even if it was, by the time we finished writing this sentence, there'd be a new album on the shelves, and on our turntable. But Omnium is an incredible collection of songs, and it sounds great turned up crazy loud in the HiFi Room.
Friday
May 10, 2024
1:30 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Kaliane
My Bloody Valentine
Loveless
(1991)
6:30 PM SESSION. Loveless is one of the greatest rock albums of all time, with an influence across modern rock music that is as deep as it is wide. There, we said it. Come find out why. Released in 1991 on Creation Records and Sire Records.
Friday
May 10, 2024
4:30 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Kaliane
FKA Twigs
CAPRISONGS
(2022)
9:30 PM SESSION. Rule-breaking and trendsetting. Colorful and stylish, an avant-garde bag of tricks. A fun and artful mixtape produced by Twigs and her friends (Arca, Cirkut, Fred Again, Tobias Jesso Jr., PJ2, and many more), a strong contender for our favorite album of 2022. Or any other year.
Saturday
May 11, 2024
12:00 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Brian Rauschenbach
Beyoncé
Dangerously In Love
(2003)
5 PM SESSION. Beyoncé Knowles aka Mrs. Carter is such a cultural phenomenon that it can be easy to forget that she is in possession of one of the greatest voices of all time. Dangerously In Love highlights this fact, and many others, and established Beyoncé -- with her debut record -- as a force to be reckoned with across multiple genres. Grammy Awards -- wake up! Released in 2003.
Saturday
May 11, 2024
7:30 PM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Casual Hero
Steely Dan
Aja
(1977)
12:30 PM MATINEE. An audiophile standard. Anyone know of a beautiful and comfortable room with an absolutely killer sound system? ABC Records, 1977. P.S. Did Wayne Shorter really play that solo without hearing the song first?!?
Saturday
May 11, 2024
9:00 PM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Casual Hero
John Coltrane
Giant Steps
(1960)
2 PM MATINEE SESSION. On the heels of making the landmark album Kind of Blue with Miles Davis, Mr. John Coltrane stepped out on his own for his Atlantic Records debut. With Giant Steps Coltrane established himself as a titan of songwriting, a fearless bandleader and a keyholder to a wellspring of creative flow. A seminal jazz record. Recorded in 1959. Released by Atlantic in 1960.
Sunday
May 12, 2024
1:30 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Kaliane
Radiohead
In Rainbows
(2007)
6:30 PM SESSION. Is there a best Radiohead record? At one point in the record does one make that call? If so, the answer might come the moment drummer Philip Selway kicks into Reckoner on Side B, track 2. XL Records release, 2007.
Sunday
May 12, 2024
3:00 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Kaliane
Fela Kuti
Fela's London Scene
(1971)
8 PM SESSION. It's mind-boggling to think that this is one of fifty records released by Fela Kuti in his lifetime. It's also one of his best, a snapshot of a band on fire in one of the greatest studios on the planet at the time. Released by EMI in 1971.
Wednesday
May 15, 2024
1:00 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Kaliane
Daft Punk
Random Access Memories
(2013)
6 PM SESSION. A reference record for us -- and it should be for you, too. Nile, Pharrell, Giorgio, Julian, Paul, the Robots. Beautiful drums, live instruments, and one sample -- the recorded voice of an astronaut pulling away from the moon. We'll see you there.
Wednesday
May 15, 2024
3:00 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Kaliane
Kylie Minogue
Fever
(2001)
8 PM SESSION. It's true -- Kylie Minogue did a lot more than just sing a hit duet with Nick Cave. She also recorded a legendary album of dance-pop tracks that have stood the test of time -- and then some. Released in 2001.
Thursday
May 16, 2024
1:00 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Studio Q
Funkadelic
Maggot Brain
(1971)
6 PM SESSION. There is no end to the praise we can heap on this record. It might feature the greatest Eddie Hazel guitar solo ever, it lays out the beautiful madness of Maestro George Clinton with stunning clarity, it remains one of our favorite records of all time. Released by Westbound Records in 1971.
Friday
May 17, 2024
1:30 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Dana Bamshad
Wilco
Summerteeth
(1999)
6:30 PM SESSION. Summerteeth may or may not represent the zenith of Jay Bennett's collaboration with Jeff Tweedy. Either way, it's one hell of a record, from each and every angle, on each and every listen. Released on March 9, 1999.
Friday
May 17, 2024
4:30 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Dana Bamshad
Herbie Hancock
Headhunters
(1973)
9:30 PM SESSION. Headhunters is a must-listen for anyone who loves music. And for anyone who doesn't (do such people exist?). Released in 1973 and recorded entirely at night, Herbie Hancock, Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson, Harvey Mason and Bill Summers (percussion masterpiece with a Coke bottle, anyone?) changed genres and invented a new one with this funk/soul/jazz/world music masterpiece. Analogue Productions 180G AAA pressing by Quality Records.
Saturday
May 18, 2024
1:30 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Nas
Aretha Franklin
I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
(1967)
6:30 PM SESSION. Recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You swings and soars. This record altered the trajectory of the Queen of Soul's career, the stature of the studio where it was recorded, and the delight we all experience when we hear Aretha Franklin step up to a microphone. Released by Atlantic Records in 1967.
Saturday
May 18, 2024
3:00 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Nas
Wes Montgomery
Live at Tsubo
(1962)
8 PM SESSION. Wes Montgomery -- master of the guitar, player of said guitar with his thumb, innovator of said guitar with his lightning-quick use of octaves -- made one record that he was absolutely delighted with. This is that album. Recorded and released in 1962.
Saturday
May 18, 2024
4:30 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Nas
Caribou
Our Love
(2014)
9:30 PM SESSION. Our Love is the seventh studio effort of Dan Snaith. The first time we heard this record -- a perfect blend of electronic music, house, hip hop and R&B -- we had to listen to it twice. A true "slow burner" that gets better every time. Released in 2014 on City Slang and Merge Records.
Saturday
May 18, 2024
7:30 PM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Casual Hero
Bruce Springsteen
Born To Run
(1975)
12:30 PM MATINEE. Brrruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce. The Boss. Conduit for the saxophone perfection of Clarence Clemons. Shares a sideman with Tony Soprano. A perfect record, note for note, beat for beat, from Thunder Road to Jungleland. Beauty is the bleak. Hope in the darkness. Born To Run, released in August 1975, launched Bruce and the E Street Band into the stratosphere. Klipschorns, anyone?
Saturday
May 18, 2024
9:00 PM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Casual Hero
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin II
(1969)
2 PM MATINEE. We'll be lisening to a rare "RL" pressing of the second record of the magnificent and mighty Led Zeppelin. If you haven't heard an RL, you ain't heard II. If ever a record closed out a decade with a thunder clap, this is the one. Atlantic Records, 1969.
Saturday
May 18, 2024
10:30 PM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Casual Hero
Al Green
Al Green Gets Next To You
(1971)
3:30 PM MATINEE. Al Green -- preacher, songsmith, ambassador of soul and R&B -- makes us swoon everytime. And this record is no exception. Released in 1971 on Hi Records and Produced by Willie Smith, Green's third solo release is our favorite.
Sunday
May 19, 2024
4:30 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Brian Rauschenbach
Childish Gambino
Awaken My Love
(2016)
9:30 PM SESSION. The third studio album by multi-hyphenate Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino is a funk and psychedelic soul masterpiece, a pastiche of humor, random percussion instruments, the guitar wizardry of Gary Clark, Jr. and Glover's hypnotic falsetto. Produced with his longtime collaborator, composer Ludwig Göransson.
Wednesday
May 22, 2024
3:00 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Kaliane
Thom Yorke
ANIMA
(2019)
8 PM SESSION. The rampant electronic music experiments of Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke hit the nail precisely on the head with this record. Produced by Nigel Godrich and released in 2019, ANIMA pushes sonic envelopes at every turn.
Thursday
May 23, 2024
1:00 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Dana Bamshad
Joni Mitchell
Blue
(1971)
6 PM SESSION. One of our favorite Joni records. Released in 1971, both elegiac and sweet, Blue remains a favorite of the artist's oeuvre, and with percussive acoustic guitars and lyrics such as "I wanna talk to you/I wanna shampoo you" it's easy to see why.
Thursday
May 23, 2024
3:00 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Dana Bamshad
Beach Boys
Pet Sounds
(1966)
8 PM SESSION. A shoo-in for the greatest and most innovative studio record ever made. The caliber of musicianship and the vision of Brian Wilson would never again collide in such a perfect way. Released May 16, 1966.
Friday
May 24, 2024
12:00 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Studio Q
Otis Redding
Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay
(1968)
5 PM SESSION. One of the sweetest, most soulful voices of all time. A masterpiece of a record, with backing musicians at the top of their game (who happen to be Booker T. and the MGs) and a scorching duet with Carla Thomas, we'd grab this before heading to a desert island. Recorded in two days in the fall of 1967 and released in the first days of 1968, we love this record more than words can say.
Friday
May 24, 2024
1:30 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Studio Q
Sun Ra
Lanquidity
(1978)
6:30 PM SESSION. Sun Ra made this record with the Arkestra after an appearance on Saturday Night Live in the summer of 1978 (John Belushi was a fan). The band was cooking that night, so they headed into the studio. By sunrise, Lanquidity was born.
Friday
May 24, 2024
4:30 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Dana Bamshad
Portishead
Live at Roseland
(1997)
9:30 PM SESSION. In quick succession, Portishead infiltrated the music libraries of almost everyone with two studio albums and this live record. Released in 1998, it remains one of our favorite and best-sounding live albums of all time.
Saturday
May 25, 2024
3:00 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Kaliane
Lou Reed
Transformer
(1972)
8 PM SESSION. From Vicious to Goodnight Ladies, Lou Reed's second solo record is half a century old (released in 1972) yet sounds and feels like it was recorded by the darkest and most debaucherous modern band of today -- and tomorrow. "Why don't you swallow razorblades," the greatest finger snaps ever recorded, and the cinematic Perfect Day, which includes a movie, a visit to the zoo and problems all left alone. Sign us up. Produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson.
Saturday
May 25, 2024
4:30 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Kaliane
Flying Lotus
Flamagra
(2019)
9:30 PM SESSION. Steven D. Bingley-Ellinson aka Flying Lotus aka FlyLo aka Captain Murphy made an astonishly brilliant and experimental album of songs in Flamagra. Released in 2019, the record remains a perfect example of what he can accomplish sonically, which is everything. We would expect nothing less that the grandnephew of Alice Coltrane.
Saturday
May 25, 2024
9:00 PM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Casual Hero
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin IV
(1971)
2 PM MATINEE. Thunderous. Majestic. Levee-breaking. Two years earlier the quartet reached for the Hammer of the Gods on their debut album. This time around, they brought the hammer down squarely on the world of music, and music has thanked them ever since. By the way, Jimmy Page plays the guitar solo on Stairway to Heaven on a Stratocaster.
Saturday
May 25, 2024
10:30 PM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Casual Hero
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Damn The Torpedoes
(1979)
3:30 PM MATINEE. Have you seen the clip when Dr. Dre hears the opening drum fill to Refugee? Jimmy Iovine is playing it for them as the duo sample speakers for their nascent speaker company. Dre's head snaps to attention. "That's me, baby," says Iovine. Mr. Petty and the Heartbreakers take it from there, and it only gets better.
Sunday
May 26, 2024
12:00 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Kaliane
Smashing Pumpkins
Siamese Dream
(1993)
5 PM SESSION. The Butch Vig-produced Siamese Dream remains a high water mark for the Smashing Pumpkins. The tympani and strings on Disarm never fail to make you drop everthing and listen. So why not drop everything and listen?
Sunday
May 26, 2024
1:30 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Kaliane
Black Keys
Brothers
(2010)
6:30 PM SESSION. Around the turn of the century the Black Keys became one of our favorite bands when they played at the recently-opened Chop Suey. Here we are over 20 years later, and the Keys are still churning out virtuosic fiery blues tunes of bowling and loneliness. Brothers, released in 2010, remains a masterpiece.
Sunday
May 26, 2024
4:30 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Nas
David Bowie
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars
(1972)
9:30 PM SESSION. The vocal performance on Five Years, the opening track of this seminal record by David Jones aka David Bowie aka Ziggy Stardust, reportedly brought the singer to tears. It's that moving. And the record just takes off from there. Released in 1972.
Thursday
May 30, 2024
12:30 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Dana Bamshad
Pink Floyd
Dark Side Of The Moon
(1973)
5 PM SESSION. The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd. We'll be listening to an original AAA original press of the 30th Anniversary edition. Pink Floyd debuted material for this record in Brighton, UK, and released this masterpiece on March 1, 1973.
Friday
May 31, 2024
12:00 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Dana Bamshad
Frank Ocean
Blonde
(2016)
5 PM SESSION. Blonde is the second studio album by the American singer Frank Ocean. It was released on August 20, 2016, as a timed exclusive on the iTunes Store and Apple Music, and followed the August 19 release of Ocean's video album Endless. The album features guest vocals from André 3000, Beyoncé, and Kim Burrell, to name a few. A HiFi Room favorite.
Saturday
Jun 1, 2024
3:00 AM
HIFI ROOM
Hosted By:
Brian Rauschenbach
Public Enemy
Fear Of A Black Planet
(1990)
8 PM SESSION. A sonic masterpiece which changed the shape of American music and brought horology into the mainstream (thank you, Flavor Flav). Plus, Big Daddy Kane's verses alone are worth the price of admission.