TARZANA, Calif.—Looking for a way to make your TGIFriday a little brighter? Here's one suggestion: Check out Feral Vinca’s Porn Star Pajama Party, taking place in the heart of Porn Valley tonight.
The April 29 soiree will be held at Paladino’s in Tarzana and hosted by adult performers Phoenix Marie and Reena Sky. Live music will be provided by headlining band Feral Vinca, as well as Psychedellica, Deergod and porn star/rapper Gamble (aka Seth Gamble), with appearances by porn stars A.J. Applegate, Evan Stone, Nicki Hunter and the omnipresent Ron Jeremy. And adding a standup routine is comedian Julio Gonzalez.
Feral Vinca lead singer Sloane, who is an AVN Award-winning makeup artist, said that tonight’s show is the band’s fourth Pajama Party. But the band’s ties to the adult community go back much further.
“Feral Vinca has been around seven or eight years,” Sloane recalled. And because of her involvement with the adult industry as a makeup artist, the band’s shows often drew adult performers—both as participants and audience members. “It was an excuse for everyone to get together,” she said.
Phoenix Marie, in particular, was a regular, dancing on stage at Feral Vinca shows. “She toured with me to Vegas and San Diego and danced at many of my shows,” Sloane explained. “I realized when she is up there, everyone is paying attention. It’s pretty cool, it’s pretty hot.”
She decided to encourage other adult performers to work with Feral Vinca. “I thought of this idea of my band as a kind of backup group. You tell me the songs you want, and you can come to a rehearsal.”
The first official Pajama Party was in October of 2015 at the Viper Room on the Sunset Strip. “A little over 200 people were there—you couldn’t move,” Sloane said. “Joanna Angel performed a couple times, I had Evan Stone, I had Seth Gamble, who’s a rapper—he had never been on stage before.” (Check out these photos from that night at the Viper Room.)
The next two shows were at Paladino’s, including a February 19 evening hosted by August Ames and Natalia Starr.
“I’m so excited about tonight. My whole crew will be there,” Sloane said. And Paladino’s is very conducive to the Pajama Party experience, she pointed out. “The stage is huge—I can have four or five girls up there. Also, it’s in the valley so most people take Uber. I’m a big fan of people not driving [after they drink].”
As far as a dress code, “Half of the people wear pajamas, half of the people don’t. A lot of people come in onesies—it’s not all sexy lingerie.”
Sloane pointed out that the event is not a moneymaker at present; the cover charge mostly goes to promotion and the cost of putting on the show. But for her, the reward is getting adult performers up on stage doing something new. “I feel like it’s changed a lot of people’s lives. I’m feeling great about giving people another outlet.” And she’d like to get the word out beyond the adult community and draw in more civilians—something that adult stars would certainly benefit from.
Paladino's is located at 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA 91335. Admission is $12, and the doors open at 8 p.m. Attendees must be 21 and over. To reserve VIP tables with bottle service, call (818) 342-1563, ext. 705.
