{"id":2218119,"date":"2025-12-31T19:34:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T19:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2218119"},"modified":"2025-12-31T19:34:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T19:34:44","slug":"qa-ladylove-co-owner-shares-what-it-takes-to-host-celebrities-and-whats-ahead-for-the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/qa-ladylove-co-owner-shares-what-it-takes-to-host-celebrities-and-whats-ahead-for-the-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A: Ladylove co-owner shares what it takes to host celebrities and what\u2019s ahead for the new year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photography by Austin Marc Graf.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Since the summer of 2023, <\/span>Ladylove Lounge & Sound<\/span><\/a> has become a hot spot for record-loving bar crawlers of Oak Cliff. And some high profile individuals have started to take notice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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During 2025, artists such as <\/span>Doechii<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Janet Jackson<\/span><\/a> have made appearances at Ladylove following shows at Toyota Music Factory and the Cotton Bowl, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

And the staff member making these seamless celebrity visits happen is Kate <\/span>Siamro<\/span>, co-owner of Ladylove. We caught up with her to learn what goes into hosting Billboard musicians and what\u2019s to come in the new year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When a celebrity decides to stop by, what does the coordination look like behind the scenes?<\/b><\/p>\n

It depends. With someone as big as Janet Jackson or Doechii, usually there\u2019s definitely security showing up beforehand to see if our space is built correctly for them to be able to come through. And then it\u2019s also coordinating, even with their PR person, where we\u2019re not posting about it while they\u2019re there, so they can enjoy themselves without getting bombarded by fans. There\u2019s a lot of prep, I\u2019m the main person that they go through, which is awesome. And we have a really great security squad. The security in the space, I usually connect with their management too, so they just know that we\u2019re doing everything right, and we\u2019re a safe space.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s other times where a celebrity will just randomly show up and we don\u2019t even know they\u2019re there until it\u2019s posted on their Instagram or someone points them out. And in that case, I mean, I always tell our entire staff, \u2018Everyone\u2019s a human, they just come in and have a good time. Just treat them like anybody else.\u2019 I always want people to just feel comfortable when they come into the space and have a good time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Give us a recap of your most memorable artists that stopped by this year. When you see these artists enjoying themselves in your venue, how does that feel?<\/b><\/p>\n

My personal favorite was The Mar<\/span>\u00ed<\/span>as. I had to try and not geek out on them. And I love Doechii and Janet Jackson too. I was losing it, but The Mar<\/span>\u00ed<\/span>as was interesting. Josh, who\u2019s in the band, is also a DJ. He produces for the band as well. He was looking for a DJ spot for an after party, and immediately I was like, \u2018Yes, absolutely. Let\u2019s sign this up.\u2019 We went through his agency to book him as a DJ. But their whole band came out, and they were just so cool and fun. They were just ready to party. And everyone who was here too, they knew beforehand. That was definitely one of those situations where it wasn\u2019t a surprise to anyone. If you liked The Mar<\/span>\u00ed<\/span>as, you knew that they were coming to Ladylove afterwards. Everyone here was very emotional and respectful, but it was also a really beautiful moment. Everyone was just kind of like, \u2018Whoa. We\u2019re watching The Mar<\/span>\u00ed<\/span>as in Oak Cliff DJ a set at this tiny bar.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I like when Leon Bridges comes in, because he has just such style, like, the man has so much sauce. Everytime I see him, I\u2019m looking at his fit. I\u2019m just like, \u2018Man, those shoes are really nice.\u2019 He\u2019s kind of upped the game \u2026 whenever he\u2019s come to our bar, he has such good fashion sense. Another one, they\u2019re kind of an older act, but The Budos Band had their after party here. I love Budos Band, I collect their records. That was with Luke Sardello, who owns Josey Records. We work with him here and there. And that was just really cool, because of the appreciation of vinyl DJing, which is what we initially were opening with. That was really emotional, because I collect his music. I like his productions. It\u2019s wild. I\u2019m like, \u2018Wow, we built this booth, and people are in it that we are really influenced by and inspired by.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Local DJs have helped you build connections far beyond Texas. How did such a small venue end up on the map for big names?<\/b><\/p>\n

So usually two ways. One way would be through Instagram, and luckily, we have a decent presence online, so we\u2019ll have people reach out, and they\u2019ll be like, \u2018Hey, I\u2019m so-and-so, I\u2019m from Miami. I\u2019m coming through.\u2019 And I always try to pair them with another DJ in the area that I think would be good because no one will bring out a crowd as much as a local DJ will, regardless of the name of another DJ, just because they have their homies. They have their crew, and people do show up for local. When we do get outside acts through, I try to pair them with local people. Also, I like it because it kind of builds a connection between the two of them, so you\u2019re kind of expanding their network as well. It\u2019s kind of a win win, right?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The other way is we do have DJs that bring people to us. It\u2019s cool, because then you have this connection where you\u2019re like, \u2018Oh, now we\u2019re connected to him, because <\/span>DJ Sober<\/span><\/a>, and we have a residency with him.\u2019 And it just expands. It\u2019s just this web that gets bigger and bigger, and with the DJs that have residencies with us, like Fab Roc, DJ Sober, Wanz Dover, all those DJs. I trust their judgment, because they\u2019re really good at what they do, and they\u2019re really sincere, kind people. So when they say they\u2019re going to bring someone in, I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh, it\u2019s going to be good.\u2019 And then it\u2019s just figuring out a proper budget for it.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s to come for 2026 with Ladylove?<\/b><\/p>\n

We\u2019re looking to expand. We are thinking of expansion, but we\u2019ll probably stay in our neck of the woods and we\u2019ll probably only do something that really hits home with us. I\u2019m not looking to join a restaurant group. We\u2019re record shop people. We just like to DJ and we like to throw parties. I could never see us doing something that wouldn\u2019t be true to who we are and what we like. But that\u2019s in the game. The hyper focus for me here in the new year is just really good programming, bringing in new names, trying to test new genres. I feel like the ingredients are working. I don\u2019t want to mess with the concoction too much and ruin it. I kind of like what it has already in the space.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I will say that people are always getting on to us about our bathroom line. We might close down and finally get a third restroom, because that would be a game changer, more than anything else, is a third bathroom. We do have a late night kitchen, and it\u2019s actually going in full force right now. Thomas Tilton-Heylin, he\u2019s the chef, and he\u2019s killing it. He\u2019s doing this really great menu. There\u2019s no more food pop-ups like there used to be. If someone had a hot dog cart in the center of Bishop Arts on a Saturday, it would make so much money. I feel like it\u2019s kind of our job right now. We\u2019re trying to make sure when people are drinking here, or they\u2019re hanging out, they\u2019re getting fed like a house. We\u2019re like a home. We\u2019re like, \u2018Oh, please have a few macaroni salads before you leave here, make sure you\u2019re like, good to go, you know?\u2019 That\u2019s a big thing for us right now. We\u2019re trying to make sure we have late night food happening, and people can take it to go if they walk home through their apartment. We\u2019re also pedestrian in this area, so I kind of love that people drink here, eat here, and then just walk home.<\/span><\/p>\n

We are trying to work with more benefits. We\u2019re working with everything from homelessness to the queer community, trying to get money to people. I think that\u2019s important. People who need lawyers in immigration. That\u2019s a big one. I do want to make the space philanthropic too, and I think it is our job. Any bar that considers themselves a community bar needs to be pulling that slack. I think it\u2019s really important. And it kind of feels good when you\u2019re getting a drink and you know the percentage of the cocktails going to something good. You know, you\u2019re like, \u2018Oh, hell yeah, I\u2019m getting drunk and it\u2019s going to a good cause.\u2019 I think that\u2019s like a fun way to get people involved and put a little bit more care into what\u2019s around us. That\u2019s a big one.<\/span><\/p>\n

This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n