NIGHT LINES

86 has been, well, 86’d. Co-owners Robert Palmer (pictured above) and Brenda Phillips have taken charge of the basement bar in Hollywood, which has a new name: Hush. “86 was a great space that failed to realize what it could have been,” Palmer says. “I want to make it more musically driven,” he says, adding that he will bring in jazz (Sunday nights) and blues (Tuesdays) when he relaunches the bar as Hush. Steve Adelman, who opened the club only last year, is now a minority partner at Hush, which was purportedly a speak-easy in the 1920s. Palmer, 34, says he is also revamping the ground-level restaurant, the now-shuttered Lift, and renaming it the Hudson Bistro. “We’re bringing a New York sports bar vibe to the corner of Hudson and Hollywood,” he says. The new eatery will be open until 5 a.m. daily, he promises. Both Hudson and Hush will debut by August, with Hush getting a soft launch next weekend. . . . Another area bar is receiving a makeover and new name this year. Seven, on Santa Monica Boulevard near Fairfax, will be known as Gold Bar by fall. Owner Noah Silverman has added a new partner, Jackson Rathbone. Look for a complete gold-themed remodel in the near future. . . . And speaking of bars called Seven, downtown’s Seven Bar & Restaurant on 7th Street soon will have its full liquor license. It previously had only a beer-and-wine permit.

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-- Charlie.Amter@latimes.com