HiFi Lounge Grand Opening in St. Pete

0:00It's April 7th. This is Tampa Bay News today, driven by AI. Easy Tiger High-Fight Lounge drops next Thursday in St. Petersburg's EDGE District at 915 1st Avenue North. Local entrepreneur Matt Kaye in his crew are behind this spot, packed with top shelf sound gear and creative cocktails. It's right two doors from their bar, the Bens which they launched back in 2012. The team includes Matt's Y Victoria Kai, plus Craig Dragoonis and Chris Stone, long-time skate buddies from St. Pete. They built spots like Slim Charmer and Wild Child too. Beverage Whiz, Chris Troll from Wild Child crafted the drink list, with Ben Finkelstein running the bar. Then global twists on classics using housemaid, syrups, fatwashing, and firmance. Folks are buzzing about the vibe. Sleek boos, moody lights, marble bar with Art Deco and Brutalist Edges. The sound systems killer, Clipsh Heritage Speakers and a Macintosh amp recessed into pillars

1:00for crystal clear tunes. Kaye bought the building three years back from Architects Samford Goldman, a local legend who studied under Frank Lloyd Wright, drinks swing big, like an old-fashioned, with Okinawan black sugar syrup and toasted barley tincture, or a tropical incredible hulk remix with mydori and force carbonation. Their lavish habits nods to hip-hop, with Marshmallow tequila and passion fruit caviar, music director DJ Casper lines of rotating DJs from everywhere, spinning Thursday through Sunday. Once it opens, the crowd will shape the energy vibing, chatting, maybe some moves on the floor. St. Pete's nightlife just leveled up with this high-fi gem.