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Our goal at Shibuya HiFi is simple: To place our guests in the midst of a high-fidelity sound experience that offers a reset from the static and the noise of the modern world.

Feb 03, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMThe final release of trailblazing saxophonist Pharaoh Sanders and a landmark recording for Sam Shepherd aka Floating Points, Promises may hold (perhaps) the record for most spins in the HiFi Room. Come experience the full Deep Listening treatment. Hosted by Casual Hero.
Sold OutFeb 03, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PMSteely Dan’s Aja fuses jazz sophistication with rock’s edge, setting a new standard for meticulous studio craft in the late '70s. Its lush arrangements and razor-sharp musicianship make it an enduring blueprint for how to blend pop accessibility with highbrow musical ambition. Hosted by Casual Hero
Sold OutFeb 03, 2026, 9:00 PM – 10:30 PMDisintegration is goth as cathedral: vast, echoing, and meticulously constructed to make despair feel beautiful. Robert Smith turns emotional excess into discipline, proving that indulgence, when this carefully controlled, can sound like transcendence rather than self-pity. Hosted by Casual Hero
Feb 04, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMA Dawning feels like music written at the edge of breath: fragile, patient, quietly monumental. Ólafur Arnalds and Talos dissolve the boundary between electronic composition and human vulnerability, letting silence, space, and melody carry as much weight as the notes themselves. Hosted by Studio Q.
Sold OutFeb 04, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PMThere may be no better studio band assembled anywhere, ever, to record a soul and R&B record. The astonishing quality of Voodoo says it all, and nearly a quarter century later the tracks are just as hot as the day they came out of the oven. Hosted by Studio Q.
Feb 05, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PMMezzanine is the third record by Massive Attack, and it’s a HiFi Room favorite. Dark and moody, eerie and uplifting, this Neil Davidge production topped charts around the world and propelled the band to a new level of fame. Released April 20, 1998, on Virgin Records. Hosted by Casual Hero.
Feb 05, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMMarquee Moon is punk’s great intellectual outlier: lean, restless, and improbably elegant. Television stretch urgency into geometry, turning guitar solos into conversations and proving that intensity doesn’t have to be loud to be ferocious. Hosted by Dana.
Feb 05, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PMAll That You Can’t Leave Behind is U2 rediscovering the power of clarity. Big-hearted and meticulously polished, it reframes the band’s idealism for adulthood, trading irony for conviction and proving that earnestness, when done well, can still feel vital. Hosted by Dana.
Feb 05, 2026, 9:00 PM – 10:30 PMBlack on Both Sides is hip-hop as rigorous self-examination: sharp, spiritual, and unflinchingly intelligent. Mos Def balances street-level immediacy with Black history, philosophy, and joy, delivering a debut that treats lyricism as both a weapon and a responsibility. Hosted by Dana.
Feb 06, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PMThe word masterpiece gets thrown around a lot. To describe the Mona Lisa? Yes. The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? Appropriate. The work of Jacob Lawrence? Indeed. A Love Supreme? Necessary. A meditative masterpiece, John Coltrane recorded this record on December 9, 1964. Hosted by Casual Hero.
Feb 06, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMRumours is Fleetwood Mac's bittersweet symphony of love, heartbreak, and turmoil. Intricate harmonies elevate personal drama into musical magic, while a perfect blend of rock and emotional vulnerability give rises to legendary anthems of disillusionment and longing. Hosted by Andrew.
Feb 06, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PMSampha’s Process is a soul-bearing meditation wrapped in glitchy textures and ghostly piano, where grief, identity, and healing echo through every fragile note. It’s intimate yet expansive—a debut that whispers like a secret and resonates like a hymn. Hosted by Andrew.
Feb 06, 2026, 9:00 PM – 10:30 PMTame Impala’s Deadbeat pulses with club-psych vigor, as Kevin Parker channels the ravishing abandon of Western Australia’s rave scene into tightly wound, emotionally raw songwriting—part party, part self-medication. Spartan, skeletal and robust -- vintage Tame Impala. Hosted by Andrew.
Feb 07, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PMMint Jams is fusion at its most joyful and precise: virtuosity delivered with a smile and not a trace of excess. Casiopea glide through complex arrangements with pop clarity, turning technical mastery into something breezy, melodic, and endlessly replayable. Hosted by Casual Hero.
Feb 07, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PMThe Rainbow Goblins is jazz-fusion as technicolor fantasy: playful, virtuosic, and unabashedly imaginative. Masayoshi Takanaka turns chops into storytelling, layering funk, fusion, and childlike wonder into a concept album that feels both dazzlingly precise and joyously unrestrained. Hosted by Dana.
Feb 07, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PMHigh Priestess of Soul is Nina Simone’s unapologetic declaration of power, where her smoky vocals command every note like a sermon and a love song in one breath. It’s an amalgam of unparalleled musicianship. High Priestess, indeed. Hosted by Dana.
Feb 07, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMIt'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. Hosted by Dana.
Sold OutFeb 07, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PMA Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory is where jazz and hip-hop had their smoothest rendezvous, with basslines so deep they practically hum in your bones. Q-Tip and Phife Dawg’s effortless back-and-forth flows overlaid with Ron Carter’s upright bass made it a singular effort. Hosted by Brian.
Feb 10, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (Original Soundtrack) is noir jazz steeped in dread and longing, where every note feels half-lit and emotionally unresolved. Angelo Badalamenti transforms romance into menace, creating music that doesn’t accompany the film so much as haunt it. Hosted by Casual Hero.
Feb 10, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PMHejira is Joni Mitchell at her most restless and reflective, a road-trip album in both literal and emotional landscapes. Sparse, jazzy arrangements let her lyrics and guitar wander freely, turning personal introspection into something epic, elegiac, and unforgettable. Hosted by Casual Hero.
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