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Tagged Hi-Fi Cafe

Hi-Fi Cafe is in danger of closing “within the month” without help from donors

Tyler Maas
September 3, 2020
Like countless other Milwaukee businesses, Hi-Fi Cafe is struggling immensely as a direct result of the COVID-19 crisis. Since the pandemic made its presence known in the city, owners of the cafe that's been a ...

Watch Abby Jeanne take a spin around Hi-Fi Cafe in her “Music Box Dancer” video

Tyler Maas
February 14, 2019
Hi-Fi Cafe holds a special place in Abby Jeanne's heart. The Milwaukee singer and all-around musical force has been hanging out at the Bay View "time warp" since she was in middle school. She used to work there...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Hi-Fi Cafe has been a Bay View “time warp” since the mid-’90s

Tyler Maas
January 3, 2019
Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...
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