On Friday nights, the bar transforms into Miss Kitty's Parlour, a fetish-rock club. On Saturdays, DJ Oscar provides a night of "electro deviant punk pop," and the Parlour fills up with an interesting crowd of Hollywood and Silver Lake hipsters. Beginning next Thursday, the Parlour is launching a lesbian night with the debut of "U-Haul," which is hosted by DJ Big Mama Freak spinning rock, funk and oldies.
One of its quickest successes has been on Sundays between 6 and 9 p.m., when performance artist Lydia Lunch and promoter Andrew Gould host the "Unhappy Hour," a spoken word series that's created a big underground buzz. Regulars include author Clint Catalyst, whose "Cottonmouth Kisses" topped Amazon's bestseller list for Gay & Lesbian books. (This Sunday, singer Jake LaBotz is the featured guest.) The spoken-word forum has been a key draw for many musicians and artists, who pack the place each Sunday to speak their mind or hear others speak theirs. Afterward, the Parlour Club becomes Dada, a new-wave cabaret hosted by a variety of scene queens and filled out by DJ Philippe Kane.
