In the year of 1981 Joseph Brooks, inspired from his stay in London, opened the first gothic nightclub in the United States.  The Veil opened in Hollywood and eventually became the nightclub Fetish along with the opening of Vinyl Fetish records on Melrose.  Joseph also spent time spinning import records like Culture Club, Depeche Mode, and Bauhaus, on KROQ.  By the end of the 80’s, Joseph was ready to open Sinamatic, which has been open for almost 10 years now.

In 1989, Jason Lavitt became a regular at his favorite nightclub, Helter Skelter.  Eventually Jason became the DJ of Helter Skelter and a record clerk at Vinyl Fetish. In the early 90’s, Jason was spinning at Perversion and other nightclubs.

In 1996 Jason and Joseph felt the gothic scene needed to be rejuvenated.  Coven 13 was opened at club Moguls in Hollywood.  Coven 13 soon outgrew its location with the club regularly filled to capacity and lines down the street.  The breaking point came when the fire marshal shut down the club during the Switchblade Symphony concert.  With concerts like Death in June, Clan of Xymox, and the Creatures, Coven 13 found a better home at the El Rey Theatre.  Coven 13 is everybody’s favorite gothic phantasmagoria and has hosted the likes of Peter Murphy and Siouxsie Sioux.  Coven 13 continues to offer live shows, special performances and your favorite gothic, and industrial dance music.

This is the first Coven 13 flyer. As you can see it was supposed to be a "Special Event / One Night Only!"