Bar Sinister

Bar Sinister is Hollywood's most committed goth and industrial nightclub, operating since 1998 exclusively on Saturday nights in a space on Cherokee Avenue just off Hollywood Boulevard. The venue opens at 10 PM and runs until 2:30 AM, and in that compressed window it delivers the most concentrated version of the dark alternative scene available in Los Angeles. The interior is decorated in the aesthetic you'd expect, with dim lighting, theatrical energy, and what the venue describes as a Purgatory Playroom where Masters and performers engage guests in their particular brand of dark entertainment. The music programming is built around DJs spinning gothic, industrial, darkwave, coldwave, and alternative sounds, and the venue occasionally incorporates live performances into the mix. It has 27 years of history behind it as a consistent weekly event in the same location, which is a rare achievement in the notoriously volatile Hollywood nightlife landscape. Resident DJs Tommy, Pyrce, JPeg, and Rocky are the anchors. The dress code leans heavily toward black and alternative attire. The venue makes no apologies for its niche identity, and that clarity is part of why it has survived. If the darkside of the alternative universe is your world, Bar Sinister is not just a bar, it's an institution.