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Anaheim Convention Center

  • Culture

    May 24, 2012

    BarCraft: The Video-Game Version of Ultimate Fighting

    [Summer Guide 2012] Side bets, cash prizes, trash talking—welcome to video games played at bars

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    You'll Know the Occupiers by Their Bio-Hazard Suits at Natural Products Expo in Anaheim

    ​When more than 30,000 attendees arrive at the Anaheim Convention Center Friday for Expo West, North America's largest trade show for the natural products industry, many may tread lightly.How else is one supposed to act around folks creeping around in bio-hazmat suits?

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Insomniac Introduces New White Wonderland Festival at Anaheim Convention Center

    ​Insomniac is kicking off 2012 by inviting fans to attend an all-new 21 music festival called White Wonderland. The two-day fest will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center on Dec. 31, 2011 and Jan. 1, 2012. Joining headliner no. 1 Kaskade on New Years Eve will be Benny Benassi, Paul Va ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    BlizzCon 2011 Highlights

    Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​BlizzCon 2011 took place in the Anaheim Convention Center over the weekend. As a celebration of some of gaming's most popular franchises, Blizzard used this opportunity to make many announcements of release of new content for their WarCraft, StarCraft, and Diablo gam ... More >>

  • Music

    October 20, 2011

    Monster Massive Cancels Two Weeks Before Event

    [Mental Notes] Annual Halloween mega-rave had no venue, even as it was briskly selling tickets and advertising the event

  • Music

    October 6, 2011

    Foo Fighters Performing at BlizzCon

    [Mental Notes] Landmark Long Beach record store to close

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Foo Fighters to Headline BlizzCon 2011

    ​So you thought Kanye West performing at the Call of Duty XP was a little off? Well, BlizzCon just pulled out their piece de resistance by announcing the Foo Fighters will be headlining the closing event of the two-day convention.Blizzcon, held Oct. 21 and 22 at the Anaheim Convention Center, is a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    Paul Frank Pancake Mix Delicious (And Yes: It has Some Bananas)

    ​I'm weeks late on my post about the Natural Products Expo that happened at the Anaheim Convention Center, but I did want to mention the following since I had it for breakfast: pancake mix endorsed by OC's own Paul Frank.The fashion maven announced his foray into the world of breakfast last year, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    TGIF: Agent Orange, Yo La Tengo, T-Pain and Gang of Four

    Brian KasnyikAgents have diplomatic immunity?​Friday kicks off the weekend with Agent Orange ripping into things at Friar Tuck's Bar and Grille in Pomona. It may seem odd to have a now-veteran act be our Locals Only focus this week, but Mike Palm has always been about the area he grew up and start ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2011

    What You Missed: NAMM, Guitar Player's Ball, Fu Manchu

    Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyKerry King of Slayer at NAMM​What'd you miss this weekend? It was a music-filled one for us, starting with the music-industry extravaganza that is the NAMM Show at the Anaheim Convention Center, continuing on to the Guitar Player's Ball at the Galaxy Concert Theatre and fin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    What You Missed: Kush Expo, Misfits, OC Rollergirls and More

    ​What'd you miss this weekend? We were all over the place: The Kush Expo, Kub Lucky and the Fearless Friends Tour (separate events, naturally) in Anaheim, Misfits in Santa Ana; OC Rollergirls bout at the Rinks in Huntington Beach; Andy Irons' memorial and paddle-out at the pier. Info and more phot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Places to Avoid For Tomorrow's All-Star Game Traffic Nightmare

    ​The Disneyland Resort is supposed to be the "Happiest Place on Earth," right? Too bad the name doesn't really take into consideration the thousands of motorists trapped in the hellish traffic jams along Harbor Boulevard or the 5 Freeway that surround the park--nobody sings "Zip-a-Dee-Do-Dah" on t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Move Over Mickey--MLB All-Star FanFest Comes to Anaheim

    Kevin Short​Swap out your Mickey ears for a baseball cap this weekend--the Disney Empire will forfeit its reign over Anaheim to the Major League.The 20th Annual MLB All-Star FanFest, "an interactive baseball theme park and the largest baseball fan event in the world," opens in the Anaheim Conventi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    What You Missed: Coachella, Coachella Parties, America's Family Pet Expo, Anaheim Comic Con

    Andrew YoussefClockwise from top left: Alison Mossheart of the Dead Weather, Jay-Z, Zooey Deschanel of She & Him, Matt Bellamy of Muse.​It's all over! Three long days of music, crowds, tents that smell like armpit and more--Coachella 2010! We hope you kept up with us throughout our up-to-date ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Anaheim Comic Con adds a Special Guest

    www.williamshatner.comBottom left: is that you, Captain? ​The San Diego Convention Center is expanding, and it doesn't appear Anaheim is going to get the Comic-Con after all.And what does Anaheim have to say to that? William "Screw Your San Diego Comic-Con" Shatner, that's what.

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    The 10 Greatest Journalism Stories EVER

    ​Reporter Conor Friedersdorf got quite a bit of media play last month for his roundup of the best journalism stories he heard, watched or read in 2009. Really interesting list, but what none of write-ups mentioned is that Friedersdorf is an OC native, raised in Newport Beach (if I remember correct ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2010

    Craft Supershow

    Anaheim Convention Center

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    Taylor Swift, Yoko Ono, Quincy Jones Help Kick Off NAMM Trade Show in Anaheim

    The 2010 NAMM Show, which is expected to draw nearly 1,500 exhibiting companies, opens today with multitudes of instrument/products retailers, manufacturers and every leathery-faced, longhaired dude who ever sold you a guitar while telling you about how his band had a record deal but something went ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    Prepping for the NAMM Show, Jan. 14-17, Anaheim Convention Center

    ​Miles of exhibits featuring the shiniest new gear plus concerts and ample star power have us all giddy about the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show taking place January 14 through 17 at the Anaheim Convention Center. As most people reading this already know, it's pretty much the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    More U2 Info

    ​We all know U2 sucks. The songs are boring, Bono's a pompous ass and the rhythm section might be the worst in the history of rock 'n' roll. They've sold a bazillion records, yet no one I know has ever bought one of them, probably because my friends and I have good taste. But lame-os who own four ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    What You Missed: BlizzCon, Epicenter, Musicians Swap Meet

    ​Oh, hello there. So what'd you miss this weekend this time?Well, first off: It was the annual nuuuurd pilgrimage to Anaheim Convention Center on Friday through Saturday--that's right, BlizzCon!The official gathering for all things Blizzard (you know, that giant video game company based in Irvine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    Our Deep Thoughts On BlizzCon

    Chris Victorio​Whew, that was interesting. We're back from two days at BlizzCon 2009, and are only a little geekily ashamed to admit that it was a good time. You wanna see pictures? Here's our slideshow, and here's our post with many, many overflow pictures.This just in (two days ago) from Twitter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    Programming Note: We Goin' To BlizzCon!!

    Yep, I'm OC Weekly's man at BlizzCon, the annual two-day convention for Irvine-based computer gaming giant Blizzard Entertainment. It's at the Anaheim Convention Center. I've got some lovely memories of Blizzard's real-time strategy games, but you'll hear more of that with the coverage. For now, I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Laguna Art Museum Raffling Tickets to Sold-Out BlizzCon

    ​This year's BlizzCon is August 21 and 22 at the Anaheim Convention Center, where every installment of the Blizzard Entertainment hullabaloo has been held. It's a celebration of the Irvine-based computer game company's three major, incredibly popular franchises--Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo--and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Slideshow: The NAMM Show at the Anaheim Convention Center

    If you were not one of the very few to attend the NAMM Show this past weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center--and, well, odds are you were not--you can get a better idea of what the heck goes on over there thanks to this slideshow from Andrew Youssef. Also, don't forget about Ryan Ritchie's report ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Ongoing: NAMM Show in Anaheim!

    The annual NAMM--National Association of Music Merchants--show is currently ongoing at the Anaheim Convention Center, through this Sunday.Now, before I moved here, I had no idea what a NAMM show was. Apparently it's a pretty big deal, though! If you're a music merchant, at least. Looks like lots of ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 20, 2008

    Hoopty Doo

    The 76 Classic

  • Calendar

    October 9, 2008

    Endless Warcraft

    BlizzCon 2008

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2008

    To Do Tonight 7/21

    2008 WORLD TAEKWONDO HANMADANG, 8 p.m. Witness the first time the World Taekwondo Hanmadang is held outside of Korea. You'll get to see people fighting each other and breaking things with their fists. Anaheim Convention Center 800 W. Katella Ave. Anaheim CA 92802 (714) 765-8950 KARAOKE, 9 p.m. On a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2008

    To Do Tonight 7/17

    OPEN JAM NIGHT, 9 p.m. More fun than closed jelly. Perq's 117 Main St. Huntington Beach CA 714-960-9996 THE WAILERS; EEK-A-MOUSE; PATO BANTON, 7 p.m. For heightened acoustics, smoke pot before entry. Pacific Amphitheatre Orange County Fairgrounds, Fair Dr. Costa Mesa CA 714-740-2000 JOBING.COM CA ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 18, 2007

    Demolition, Man

    The bulldozers write the history

  • Film

    June 29, 2006

    Special Screenings

    Movie of the Week: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

  • News

    April 27, 2006

    Do As I Say and As I Do

    Break Simon at the Anaheim Heritage Forum

  • Music

    January 19, 2006

    Geeks Ahoy!

    Dekes Guitar Geek Fest 3 comes to the Jolly Roger

  • Columns

    October 27, 2005

    Diary of a Mad County

    Dekes Guitar Geek Fest 3 comes to the Jolly Roger

  • News

    August 11, 2005

    Why We Fall

    Getting healed with Jee-sus and Gospel Duck at the Anaheim Convention Center

  • Music

    January 27, 2005

    The Big Beat-Off

    Getting healed with Jee-sus and Gospel Duck at the Anaheim Convention Center

  • Music

    December 23, 2004

    Ho, Ho, Ho

    Jermaine Dupri? Exactly

  • Culture

    December 9, 2004

    Set Life-Force Buttons to Level 20

    GenCon uses the force to unite gamers, elves, Vin Diesel

  • Film

    July 1, 2004

    Cartoon geekboys are go!

    Anime Expo 2004 descends into the heart of Disney

  • Columns

    July 1, 2004

    Diary of a Mad County

    Anime Expo 2004 descends into the heart of Disney

  • Columns

    January 22, 2004

    Numb at NAMM 2004

    The Music Industry Descends on Anaheim and Gives it a Hickey

  • Columns

    January 22, 2004
  • Columns

    January 30, 2003

    The Future Is Loud

    Facing the music at NAMM

  • Features

    April 4, 2002

    Our Little Secret

    The ABAs and Anaheim Surf attempt to do what few OC teams can: Survive

  • Columns

    January 31, 2002

    If I Had a Hammer!

    Good times at the NAMM show

  • Unknown

    January 31, 2002

    The Layoff Planet

    Good times at the NAMM show

  • Features

    September 27, 2001

    Best of OC, 2001

    Timmy The Lonely Satellite Looks Down Upon This Ever-Changing, Rootless Thing

  • Columns

    April 5, 2001

    Clear-Cutting Sherwood Forest

    Angry hippies haunt our past

  • News

    November 30, 2000

    Freebies for the Rich

    Garden Grove hoteliers got millions in free land

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