INTERACTIVE: Groove space with space fog
Join us every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month 1pm-4pm at hi-fidelity (200 Anderson Street, Bay 6 Portland, Maine) Get to know your fellow musicians as we have a casual afternoon jam catered to all levels of experience. We will groove on simple digestible forms ranging anywhere from 1 chord to a 4 chord loop. Are we on the verse or the chorus? It doesn’t matter because each jam has a simple, repetitive, and predictable progression (we’re not even going to take it to the bridge). Respect your musical neighbors and leave space for the group to listen to each other and create something unique in the moment.
White Mountain Ramblers
White Mountain Ramblers plays Hi-Fidelity Saturday Night Feb 8th!
WMR's catalog of original music contains a variety of styles and influences and creates a unique sound originating from different musical backgrounds filtered through traditional bluegrass instrumentation
Symposium
Every Sunday afternoon is a public symposium at Hi-Fidelity. Very casual open ended inquiries into whatever you’d like! We’ll nominate topics, vote on what to chat about, and then have a lightly moderated conversation (it’s not a debate club, I try to make sure everyone has a chance to speak). There are no limits to potential topics for nomination! Metaphysics, ethics, music, unsolved mysterious, or supernatural encounters! Whatever strikes your fancy!
On Sundays prior to a Portland City council meeting Symposium takes a slight shift into current affairs and becomes a Public Forum. I’ll have a copy of the council’s agenda available at the bar. The focus will be on Portland but bring any topic from the Maine political scene. In contrast to the Symposium, the Forum is more fact oriented. While not required, I strongly encourage brining verifiable information about any topic you’d like to nominate for discussion
OPEN MIC: ORIGINAL MUSIC
What’s better than a creative space full of creative people? Talented songwriters sharing their original music in said creative space with said creative people! Live mixed, and open to all types of performers, our open mic has really become an incredible evening full of amazing local musicians!
Interested in playing? Sign up list is available at the brewery at 6:30!
This week the Featured Artist is Ajay Henry! Featured Artist slot is 40 minutes long and starts at 8:20!
MODERN FRIENDSHIP RESIDENCY
Music and Friends at Hi-Fidelity Every 2nd Friday of the Month except for sometimes when it’s not! (But it is this time) Friday Feb 14th come out for music and beer and good times!
Small Books and Tall Pours
Join us at the Hi-Fidelity book club, Small Books and Tall Pours every third Saturday at 2:00! This Month we’re reading Lying Awake by Mark Salzman!
In a Carmelite monastery on the outskirts of Los Angeles, life has continued virtually unchanged for centuries. Here, Sister John of the Cross lives in the service of God. She is the only nun who experiences visions and is regarded by the others as a spiritual master. But Sister John is also plagued by powerful headaches and when a doctor reveals that they may be dangerous, she faces a devastating choice. Is this grace merely an illness and will a ‘cure' mean the end of her illuminations and a soul dry and searching?
Songwriter's Workshop
Introducing our first ever Songwriter’s Workshop! John, Flying Crowbar, is hosting this open format workshop. Come with questions! Come with answers! Come with nothing at all! Bring that cool riff that needs a chorus, or those lyrics that don’t have the right melody yet. We meet on the third Saturday of the month right after book club!
ANDREW LAVOUGE & FREINDS VARIETY SHOW
Join us every 3rd Friday for some ambient tunes from Andrew Lavouge and a few friends he’ll invite to play along the way! Music starts at 8pm, tips for the musicians are highly encouraged!
Final Bistro
Comedy show at Hi-Fidelity! The Final Bistro has a lovely line up for us, hosted by Gabrieal Perez and featuring some great local talent!
An event on a Wednesday?
What’s This? Hi-Fidelity isn’t open on Wednesdays! And who put that button there?
PIRATE NIGHT w/ THE SHANK PAINTERS
Every fourth Friday we welcome the Shank Painters to our tasting room to fill our hearts with nautical folk tunes and sea shanties! This extremely talented quartet really know how to put on a show and always arrive with props, costumes, and a great sense of humor. There’s a reason why they have a monthly residency at Hi-Fidelity—you should come find out for yourself!
OPEN MIC: ORIGINAL MUSIC
What’s better than a creative space full of creative people? Talented songwriters sharing their original music in said creative space with said creative people! Live mixed, and open to all types of performers, our open mic has really become an incredible evening full of amazing local musicians!
Interested in playing? Sign up list is available at the brewery at 6:30!
This week the Featured Artist is David Heatley! The David plays at 8:20!
TTRPG at Hi-Fidelity
First and Third Sundays of the month an intrepid group of adventures gathers at Hi-Fidelity in search of glory, treasure, and justice (terms and conditions apply)!
Join us for a night of rolling dice and slaying monsters! Players of all experience levels are welcome and we have dice and character sheets to spare.
Currently the party is all level one as we begin the descent into the mysterious Sunless Citadel, home to a tribe of goblins, infested with giant rats, and Pelor knows what else!
Last time our heroes met up in the town of Oakdale and were hired to seek a group of missing explorers. While in town they overheard rumors of a strange and miraculous fruit the goblins of the citadel sell to the village once a year. Now, as the sun rises over their camp, our heroes prepare for the descent into the dark chasm where the ruined towers of the citadel pierce through the morning fog out of the darkness below.
Symposium
Every Sunday afternoon is a public symposium at Hi-Fidelity. Very casual open ended inquiries into whatever you’d like! We’ll nominate topics, vote on what to chat about, and then have a lightly moderated conversation (it’s not a debate club, I try to make sure everyone has a chance to speak). There are no limits to potential topics for nomination! Metaphysics, ethics, music, unsolved mysterious, or supernatural encounters! Whatever strikes your fancy!
On Sundays prior to a Portland City council meeting Symposium takes a slight shift into current affairs and becomes a Public Forum. I’ll have a copy of the council’s agenda available at the bar. The focus will be on Portland but bring any topic from the Maine political scene. In contrast to the Symposium, the Forum is more fact oriented. While not required, I strongly encourage brining verifiable information about any topic you’d like to nominate for discussion
Joe Sweeney Album Release: Clawing Back
Celebrate the release of Joe Sweeney’s new album, Clawing Back! Songs from the album performed by Joe Sweeney and the Sweethearts and opening act by Amy Stacey Curtis! Music starts at 7:00!
OPEN MIC: ORIGINAL MUSIC (Copy)
What’s better than a creative space full of creative people? Talented songwriters sharing their original music in said creative space with said creative people! Live mixed, and open to all types of performers, our open mic has really become an incredible evening full of amazing local musicians!
Interested in playing? Sign up list is available at the brewery at 6:30!
This week the Featured Artist is Sam Cuttler! A delightful musician with songs full of witty lyrics and exciting instrumentals! Sam plays at 8:20!
Poetry Open Mic
On second and fourth Sundays we host the Hi-Fidelity open-mic. Starting at 7:00 I’ll have the mic open to any and all poets interested in sharing! It’s very casual right now, so I haven’t bothered with a list recently. Just pop in and say hello! Bring your own or recite some lines from your favorite author! It’s a very welcoming room.
Symposium
Every Sunday afternoon is a public symposium at Hi-Fidelity. Very casual open ended inquiries into whatever you’d like! We’ll nominate topics, vote on what to chat about, and then have a lightly moderated conversation (it’s not a debate club, I try to make sure everyone has a chance to speak). There are no limits to potential topics for nomination! Metaphysics, ethics, music, unsolved mysterious, or supernatural encounters! Whatever strikes your fancy!
Gamma Goochies w/ Crying Caleb
If you haven’t seen the Gamma Goochies perform live you are missing out. But don’t fret! We have a hell of a night planned for you! Cryin’ Caleb Aaron opens up with his own style of rock and then the Gamma Goochies get things rolling! Come grab a beer and a bourbon and rock out for the night!
INTERACTIVE: Groove space with space fog
Join us every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month 1pm-4pm at hi-fidelity (200 Anderson Street, Bay 6 Portland, Maine) Get to know your fellow musicians as we have a casual afternoon jam catered to all levels of experience. We will groove on simple digestible forms ranging anywhere from 1 chord to a 4 chord loop. Are we on the verse or the chorus? It doesn’t matter because each jam has a simple, repetitive, and predictable progression (we’re not even going to take it to the bridge). Respect your musical neighbors and leave space for the group to listen to each other and create something unique in the moment.
OPEN MIC: ORIGINAL MUSIC
What’s better than a creative space full of creative people? Talented songwriters sharing their original music in said creative space with said creative people! Live mixed, and open to all types of performers, our open mic has really become an incredible evening full of amazing local musicians!
Interested in playing? Sign up list is available at the brewery at 6:30!
This week the Featured Artist is Plague Dad! What’s better than a little folk punk for inauguration day?
Small Books and Tall Pours
Join us at the Hi-Fidelity book club, Small Books and Tall Pours every third Saturday at 2:00! This month we’re reading Motherthing by Ainsley Hogarth. A darkly funny domestic horror novel about a woman who must take drastic measures to save her husband and herself from the vengeful ghost of her mother-in-law.
Stop by and chat even if you haven’t finished it yet! We’ll decide what we’re reading in February at the meeting
ANDREW LAVOUGE & FREINDS VARIETY SHOW
Join us every 3rd Friday for some ambient tunes from Andrew Lavouge and a few friends he’ll invite to play along the way! Music starts at 8pm, tips for the musicians are highly encouraged!
COMICS AGAINST HUMANITY
Join Carlo Rojas as he hosts a variety of fun features of Comedy Night at Hi-Fidelity!
Comics Against Humanity: Is a combination of Trivia and Comedy Open Mic. Comics can sign up for 3-5 minute sets starting at 7pm and the audience plays trivia with answers in the style of Cards Against Humanity, so the right answer doesn’t necesarily award more points than a funny answer. Each round of trivia and comedians comes with a chance to win prizes!
LANDLINES: OPEN MIC FEATURED ARTIST
Our Open Mic Night has really taken off, so we’ve decided to use this platform to highlight some of our favorite local acts.
This week our featured artist is Landlines!
Landlines is Jessie Raspbury and Jim VanNest. The two have been singing and writing together
for three years, crafting songs in their own, unique voice inspired by Americana, Western swing,
classical, and 90s pop, all sung in tight harmony.
If you’d like to be considered for a featured artist slot, fill out the paper form at the brewery during Open Mic.
Regular open mic slot sign-up sheet goes on the bar at 6:30pm every Monday.
OPEN MIC: ORIGINAL MUSIC
What’s better than a creative space full of creative people? Talented songwriters sharing their original music in said creative space with said creative people! Live mixed, and open to all types of performers, our open mic has really become an incredible evening full of amazing local musicians!
Interested in playing? Sign up list is available at the brewery at 6:30!
This week the Featured Artist is Zach Zaitlin! if you missed his show on Saturday you can still check him out at 8:20 during our Original Music Open Mic
Poetry Night
We’ve had poems and short stories read at our popular music open mic, so we decided we should open up an evening dedicated to prose and other writing forms. Our artist community is open to all kinds, so wont you come share your work with us?
Every 2nd & 4th Sunday from 7pm - 10pm. Sign up sheet drops at 6:30pm.
SYMPOSIUM
Symposium: fellow drinker, from the Greek "sun-" meaning together and "potēs" meaning drinker.
What is it? An opportunity to gather and discuss the world we live in with friends and strangers, to explore new ideas, and uncover our own biases.
How does it work? We'll democratically elect a topic and explore the idea. The format will vary with participation but essentially everyone will get a chance to speak on the topic and to ask further questions.
What kind of topics? Anything and everything! Examples include, "What is a just war?" Or "Is art unique to the human animal?", or "What does it mean to have lived a good life?"
Conversations will be lightly moderated, but only to keep the tone one of congenial dialogue.
BRZOWSKI
New England post-rap mainstay BRZOWSKI has been making cerebrally engaging music since his 1st few widely distributed demos, and released his 1st proper solo album in 2006 to overwhelmingly positive reception via Maine’s MilledPavement Records. Combining incisive introspection, dark aesthetics, melodic yet creepy production palette, and expansive vocabulary. An indie stalwart with many noteworthy credits and over 1,000 live shows spanning 43 states and 9 countries, BRZOWSKI has a large body of verbose and politically-pointed musical output, and is no stranger to paying overage-miles on rental vehicles.
Mean Uncle BRZO has headlined myriad club tours in the US and EU, played a supporting role touring with Sole, Ceschi Ramos (of Codefendents), Awol One, Sage Francis, and Uncommon Nasa, alongside 1-offs with Billy Woods, Armand Hammer, Busy Bee, Atmosphere, El-P (Run The Jewels), Open Mike Eagle, Brother Ali, Ill Bill, Necro, Dälek, DDamage, and Cannibal Ox, to name a select few
Poetic Analysis coupled with Gallows Humor is a well-worn amalgam for this artist, but the biting criticism is coupled with a Lighthouse to guide us from the rocks: Possible Solutions. BRZOWSKI LinkTree
INTERACTIVE: Groove space with space fog
Join us every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month 1pm-4pm at hi-fidelity (200 Anderson Street, Bay 6 Portland, Maine) Get to know your fellow musicians as we have a casual afternoon jam catered to all levels of experience. We will groove on simple digestible forms ranging anywhere from 1 chord to a 4 chord loop. Are we on the verse or the chorus? It doesn’t matter because each jam has a simple, repetitive, and predictable progression (we’re not even going to take it to the bridge). Respect your musical neighbors and leave space for the group to listen to each other and create something unique in the moment.
COMICS AGAINST HUMANITY
Join Carlo Rojas as he hosts a variety of fun features of Comedy Night at Hi-Fidelity!
Comics Against Humanity: Is a combination of Trivia and Comedy Open Mic. Comics can sign up for 3-5 minute sets starting at 7pm and the audience plays trivia with answers in the style of Cards Against Humanity, so the right answer doesn’t necesarily award more points than a funny answer. Each round of trivia and comedians comes with a chance to win prizes!
SYMPOSIUM
Symposium: fellow drinker, from the Greek "sun-" meaning together and "potēs" meaning drinker.
What is it? An opportunity to gather and discuss the world we live in with friends and strangers, to explore new ideas, and uncover our own biases.
How does it work? We'll democratically elect a topic and explore the idea. The format will vary with participation but essentially everyone will get a chance to speak on the topic and to ask further questions.
What kind of topics? Anything and everything! Examples include, "What is a just war?" Or "Is art unique to the human animal?", or "What does it mean to have lived a good life?"
Conversations will be lightly moderated, but only to keep the tone one of congenial dialogue.
The Misfits Standup Comedy
Stand Up Comedy at Hi-Fidelity! Saturday night, January 4th will be hosted by Carlo Rojas and featuring: Malcolm Holmes, Cari Keniston, Ashley Favreau, Danny Jordan, Leah Douglass, Cindianna Jones and special guests. Admission is free, suggested donations ($10).
COMICS AGAINST HUMANITY
Join Carlo Rojas as he hosts a variety of fun features of Comedy Night at Hi-Fidelity!
Comics Against Humanity: Is a combination of Trivia and Comedy Open Mic. Comics can sign up for 3-5 minute sets starting at 7pm and the audience plays trivia with answers in the style of Cards Against Humanity, so the right answer doesn’t necesarily award more points than a funny answer. Each round of trivia and comedians comes with a chance to win prizes!
New Year's Eve!
A New Year is upon us and what better way to celebrate than with live music and good friends! We’ll be open on Tuesday (I know!) December 31 from 5:00pm until 1:00am. Wild Suburbs will be playing some great tunes so get yourself decked out and celebrate another rotation around our local star with us at Hi-Fidelity!
Music is free but a suggested donation of $10 goes a long way to paying the band!
OPEN MIC: ORIGINAL MUSIC
What’s better than a creative space full of creative people? Talented songwriters sharing their original music in said creative space with said creative people! Live mixed, and open to all types of performers, our open mic has really become an incredible evening full of amazing local musicians!
Interested in playing? Sign up list is available at the brewery at 6:30!
This week the Featured Artist is Zach Zaitlin! if you missed his show on Saturday you can still check him out at 8:20 during our Original Music Open Mic
SYMPOSIUM
Symposium: fellow drinker, from the Greek "sun-" meaning together and "potēs" meaning drinker.
What is it? An opportunity to gather and discuss the world we live in with friends and strangers, to explore new ideas, and uncover our own biases.
How does it work? We'll democratically elect a topic and explore the idea. The format will vary with participation but essentially everyone will get a chance to speak on the topic and to ask further questions.
What kind of topics? Anything and everything! Examples include, "What is a just war?" Or "Is art unique to the human animal?", or "What does it mean to have lived a good life?"
Conversations will be lightly moderated, but only to keep the tone one of congenial dialogue.
Zach Zaitlin and Whitney Walker
Live! at Hi-Fidelity! Saturday Dec 28 at 8:00!
Zach Zaitlin and Whitney Walker
Shows at Hi-Fidelity are always free, but a suggested donation of $10 is always appreciated!
A native of Saco, Philadelphia-based musician Zach Zaitlin writes and performs experimental, classically-inflected piano- and synth-based pop with an intimate and haunting singer-songwriter soul. Drawing on influences as diverse as Elliott Smith, Elton John, PJ Harvey, Bach, and Björk, Zach’s music is often soulful and expressive, sometimes rockin’, and frequently unexpected. Zach’s show at Hi-Fidelity is the first in his beloved home state of Maine in several years, after a long hiatus from active performing, and comes as he records his debut full-length album, due out summer 2025. It also coincides with the 15th anniversary of the release of his first EP, Joyeux Noël, which was also officially released in Portland.
INTERACTIVE: Groove space with space fog
Join us every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month 1pm-4pm at hi-fidelity (200 Anderson Street, Bay 6 Portland, Maine) Get to know your fellow musicians as we have a casual afternoon jam catered to all levels of experience. We will groove on simple digestible forms ranging anywhere from 1 chord to a 4 chord loop. Are we on the verse or the chorus? It doesn’t matter because each jam has a simple, repetitive, and predictable progression (we’re not even going to take it to the bridge). Respect your musical neighbors and leave space for the group to listen to each other and create something unique in the moment.
PIRATE NIGHT w/ THE SHANK PAINTERS
Every fourth Friday we welcome the Shank Painters to our tasting room to fill our hearts with nautical folk tunes and sea shanties! This extremely talented quartet really know how to put on a show and always arrive with props, costumes, and a great sense of humor. There’s a reason why they have a monthly residency at Hi-Fidelity—you should come find out for yourself!
Poetry Night
We’ve had poems and short stories read at our popular music open mic, so we decided we should open up an evening dedicated to prose and other writing forms. Our artist community is open to all kinds, so wont you come share your work with us?
Every 2nd & 4th Sunday from 7pm - 10pm. Sign up sheet drops at 6:30pm.