Somewhere inside the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, behind a tall but sympathetic man in a black suit, a 1970s New Years disco party awaits you, but shh, shh, don’t tell anyone.
Well go ahead and tell everyone.
Hush Hush by Attaboy is a secret nightclub located inside the Central Indio Market that pays homage to New York’s disco era by taking you to New Year’s Eve in 1979.
Playa del Rey friends Mike Couture and Tiffany Linski meander through the secret passage of the Hush Hush bar at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 19, 2019 (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
Lindsay Travnicek, right, draws attention dressed as a ‘Peacock Glitter Goddess’ at Bar Hush Hush during Week 2 of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 19, 2019. ( Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
A Blue Hawaiian, made up of two kinds of rum, fresh pineapple, coconut, lime and blue curacao, is highlighted by colored lights at the Hush Hush bar of the Coachella Music Festival in Indio on Friday the 19th. April 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
Hostess Victoria Sellers is accented by a glittering wall at Coachella Music and Arts Festival’s Hush Hush Bar on Friday, April 19, 2019 (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
Torrance’s Jill Anderson and Chris Telfair share a kiss on the dance floor at Hush Hush Bar at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio on Friday, April 19, 2019 (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
Hush Hush Bar showcases vibrant colors at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 19, 2019 (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
Hush Hush Bar showcases vibrant colors at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 19, 2019 (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
Ramon Topetz admires the scenery at Coachella Music Festival’s Hush Hush Bar in Indio on Friday, April 19, 2019 (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
Fullerton’s Vanessa Rodriguez and Mike Jones enjoy their Blue Hawaiian rum drinks at Coachella Music Festival’s Hush Hush Bar in Indio on Friday, April 19, 2019 (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
Staff at Coachella Music Festival’s Hush Hush bar in Indio await the ‘New Year’ bell at 9 p.m. on Friday, April 19, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
DJ Hush Hush Chris Aguilar waits for his shift at Hush Hush Bar at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 19, 2019 (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
Hush Hush patrons ring the bell at 9 p.m. during the Coachella Music Festival in Indio on Friday, April 19, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
“It’s supposed to take you back to Studio 54,” said Victoria Sellers, the club’s hostess who opens the black door for you and leads you into the club.
You don’t need a secret password or even slip money into him, just smile and he’ll let you in.
After walking a winding path made of black wooden walls adorned with posters from the 70s depicting musicians, movies and the fashion of the time, the vendors will open the door and you will see a wall covered in glitter wallpaper and the words Hush Hush.
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You will hear and feel the thud of 1970s dance music like Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive,” which exploded as people danced under dozens of colorful balloons that floated from the ceiling on Friday, April 19th.
The dance floor was lit, like literally lit because it displayed all kinds of bright colors as people danced – think of the dance floor from “Saturday Night Fever”.
And yes, of course, there is a pair of disco balls, plus a cocktail bar and a long sofa along the wall where people could take a break after dancing.
“It’s really glowing and it’s not hot,” said Mike Jones, a Palmdale resident, sitting next to his girlfriend Vanessa Rodriguez inside Hush Hush.
The couple heard about it on Reddit, where someone posted a map with arrows showing the way to the club.
Torrance residents Jill Anderson and her boyfriend Christopher Telfair heard about it last night from someone at their campsite and had no trouble finding him.
They just looked for the line that seemed to lead nowhere and the guy in the suit at the market.
“I think the exclusivity of this place is pretty cool,” he said.
But it might not be that exclusive for a long time since there is a sign near the exit that says “Tell everyone”.
