Created by Sarah Kucserka and Veronica West. Holmes, Jake Lacy and Da’Vine Joy Randolph. The series ”High Fidelity” premieres on Hulu, February 14th, 2020. In the following Podtalk, Patrick McDonald of talks to to Reckless Records manager Melissa Grubbs about the upcoming “High Fidelity” Pop Up and the roots of the series in Chicago. The Reckless Records Pop Up is back in Wicker Park. The adventures of a record store owner was originally set in London for the novel, but the location was moved to the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago when the 2000 film – featuring John Cusack – was produced. The roots of “High Fidelity” goes back to the 1995 novel by author Nick Hornby (who serves as writer and Executive Producer of the reboot). Zoë Kravitz is Featured in ‘High Fidelity’ And Hulu will match record sales over the three days and donate the funds to the music education non-profit Little Kids Rock, a program with a thousand-strong network of grades K-12 teachers across 45 states, leading a national movement that brings innovative and inclusive music education to students. Attendees can also unlock shareable assets at the Hulu/Spotify “Swipe to Spin Your Love Anthem” kiosk. To introduce the updated series – which is available at Hulu for download on Valentine’s Day 2020 – Reckless Records will be giving away “High Fidelity” LPs, T-shirts, hats, totes, buttons and more during the event days. Although the new series is centered in Brooklyn, Chicago’s Reckless Records – the 1379 North Milwaukee location in Wicker Park – will participate in a special “Pop Up” that will celebrate the series and its roots, from 1-7pm, Thursday-Saturday, February 13th-15th, 2020. (Average rates start from $240 for a double room.) The swanky Violet Hour just a block away holds rank as one of the forefathers of craft cocktailing pad your stomach before a drinking session with Big Star tacos across the street.CHICAGO – “High Fidelity” is back! The iconic 2000 film, which was set in Chicago, is being rebooted as a Hulu series featuring Zoë Kravitz. It’s actually not in the movie, but the Art Deco-style Robey Hotel offers stylish retro digs right in the heart of all the Wicker Park action at the six-way intersection of Milwaukee, North and Damen, along with a ground-level café and killer views of the downtown skyline from the rooftop pool and the Up Room cocktail lounge. Explore the neighborhood like a local.and the Biograph/Victory Gardens (where John Dillinger was shot) at 2433 N. High Fidelity highlights two to choose from - the Music Box at 3733 N. Catch a movie or a play at a historic theater. ![]() While you’re downtown, dine at Smith and Wollensky at the base of iconic Marina City to revisit the spot where Laura reveals four pieces of critical information to friend Liz (played by Joan Cusack, John’s real-life sister). You’ll have to venture deeper into the city to walk across the Kinzie Street bridge where Rob breaks the fourth wall to wax poetic about the top five things he misses about Laura. The site also does double-duty as the restaurant where Rob later proposes to Laura at a table by the window. The divey, intimate Rainbo Club in Wicker Park is where Rob and singer/songwriter Marie De Salle (played by Lisa Bonet) bare their souls on the couch about past relationships. Fortunately, the legendary Green Mill jazz club in Uptown is alive and well, making an appearance not only in High Fidelity, but also in other Chicago-sited movies including the Lake House, the Break-Up, and Soul Food. ![]() Ditto the now-defunct Lounge Ax venue in Lincoln Park where Rob, Barry, and Dick catch Marie De Salle’s act for the first time. Sadly, the Double Door nightclub that hosted Vince and Justin’s record release party and Jack Black’s Barry Jive and the Uptown Five performance is no more.
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