Subject: Downtown Disney

• Ima Robot at House Of Blues

  Ima Robot rocked the House Of Blues in Downtown Disney on Monday night. I would have loved to include some pictures of all the crazy and lovely people who showed up, but if any of you have ever been to Mickey's HOB, you know there's absolutely no cameras allowed, no way, no how. Unless of course you can get your shit together two days in advance and get the proper credentials, which of course I didn't. Oh well, you can't fight the Mouse. I always like to get to shows not more than an hour aft

  June 7, 2007

• Mouse gone gangsta

  Disney's once again trying to recreate their iconic Mouse to appeal to audiences that have long since thrown Mickey in the kiddieland bin. This time, they've got their eye on the hip-hop/street scene/whatever-you-call-it crowd. See snaps from their BLOC28 project (now on display at Downtown Disney) by clicking the photo below: The artwork's not surprisingly morphed into a merch line.

  August 8, 2007

• Free Tix Fridays: The Slackers

  This week's giveaway: THE SLACKERS at Anaheim House Of Blues on September 11th in the Downtown Disney District. To score a pair of tickets, email: ocpromotions AT ocweekly DOT com with your NAME, AGE, and PHONE NUMBER. Venue is 16 without a guardian, and all ages with. Parking is free for 3 hours, and with validation during the show, you can gain an additional 3 hours extra.

  September 7, 2007

• To Do Tonight - 10/29

  INDIE FEST USA/FAIF INTNL FILM FESTIVAL, 4:15pm, 7pm, 8pm, 9:30pm, 10pm Numerous indie movies playing throughout the day. Check the website for more details. AMC 12, Downtown Disney, 1565 S Disneyland Dr., Anaheim www.indiefestusa.com/event.html FONDUE FRIGHT NIGHT, 5pm Kids eat for free, teens menu from $15. Plus, a costume contest. The Melting Pot, 2646 Dupont Dr., Irvine, (949) 955-3242 www.themeltingpot.com/locations.aspx?z=&n=697571 COZY FALL DINNER, 6:30pm More cooking. Sur la Table, 8

  October 29, 2007

• To Do Tonight - 11/01

  INDIE FILM FEST, All day/night long Show your support for indie films. Numerous movies playing throughout the day. Check the website for more details. Downtown Disney, AMC Theaters, Anaheim www.indiefestusa.com/event.html ART WALK, 6pm Only every 1st Thursday of each month. Laguna Art Museum (corner PCH and Cliff Dr.), Laguna Beach www.firstthursdaysartwalk.com GUYS AND DOLLS, 7:30pm A Broadway favorite. Symphony Hall, OCHSA Campus, 1010 N. Main, Santa Ana www.ez-show-tickets.com/v5/selectPer

  November 1, 2007

• INDIEFEST/FAIF -- DAY 3

  November 1, 2007

• To Do Tonight - 11/26

  26TH ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY, 6pm Join South Coast Plaza as they commemorate the coming holiday season with their tree lighting ceremony. South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa RICK SOLEM – PIANIST, 6:30pm Live music while you dine. Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen located in Downtown Disney, 1590 S. Disneyland Dr., Anaheim STORYTIME, 7pm This is for the little ones Barnes & Nobles located in Bella Terra, 7881 Edinger Ave., Ste. 110, Huntington Beach, (714) 897-8781 OPEN MIC, 8

  November 26, 2007

• The Living Suns and Dusty Rhodes and The River Band bring boot stomping local sound to The House of Blues

  The chance to thrash on stage at Anaheim's House of Blues is a dream that most local band in Orange County will frankly never accomplish. So the fact that Fullerton favorites The Living Suns and Dusty Rhodes and The River Band are making a repeat trip to Downtown Disney's only worthy night spot is more than just a swell homecoming, it's becoming an enviable habit. In the wake of their recent debut album "Self", The Living Suns are poised to shine again, hopefully with a few new surprises in th

  October 10, 2008

• Slippery Slope?

  March 2, 2000

• Dropping Some NYC

  January 18, 2001

• Goodbye, Old Friends

  January 25, 2001

• Shopping Mall Blues

  September 12, 2002

• Eight Days

  August 12, 2004

• Penn State More Psyched Than USC By Disneyland Visit

  One perk for Penn State University players, coaches and fans who have already arrived in Southern California for the New Year's Day Rose Bowl is the traditional Disneyland visit, which is Friday. After all, who wouldn't want to escape the weather in University Park, PA (current temperature: 23 degrees) for the always sunny Magic Kingdom (Friday's forecast: 58 degrees, partly cloudy--in other words, blizzard conditions to Orange Countians)?Indeed, as the 95th Rose Bowl will pit the BCS-ranked No.

  December 23, 2008

• L.A. Times: La Brea Bakery's Nancy Silverton's Savings Wiped Out by Madoff

  The L.A. Times reports that Nancy Silverton, famed founder of L.A.'s Mozza and La Brea Bakery (now also at Macy's Signature Kitchen at South Coast Plaza, along with Downtown Disney) had her savings wiped out in the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme.Read it HERE.

  December 24, 2008

• It's a Quick Read 26: Weekend and Monday Dealie

  Orange County Register: Local law-enforcement officials, business leaders, lawmakers and educators meet at Chapman University Tuesday to wipe out a scourge on polite Orange County society: "sexting." . . . The first pitch of the Angels' season is thrown tonight, and Jeff Miller columnizes they won't make the playoffs. . . . Downtown Disney's Mouse of Blues kills an April 15 gig by Daath, a self-described anti-religious hardcore metal band out of Atlanta. . . . Jonathan Huynh, 20,

  April 6, 2009

• Downtown Ozy

  February 26, 2009

• Albert's Favorite Things: OC Weekly's Music Editor Discusses How He Wasted His Life This Year

  December 18, 2008

• It's Tricky

  September 11, 2008

• [Summer Guide] The Simple Pleasures of an OC Summer

  June 12, 2008

• You Gotta Have FAIF

  Two film fests hit Downtown Disney last week—but where were you?

  November 8, 2007

• By Any Other Name

  Two independent festivals join forcest in Mickey's backyard

  October 25, 2007

• Disney Owns the Night

  April 12, 2001

• New Reviews

  Full of It

  March 1, 2007

• Party Time, Excellent

  Mike Barnet: Rescuing OCs independent music scene, one TV show at a time

  January 25, 2007

• !Ask a Mexican!

  January 26, 2006

• They Want My Smokes!

  March 10, 2005

• Best of OC 2004: Part 3

  October 21, 2004

• Best of OC 2004: Part 4

  October 21, 2004

• An Evening With Siouxsie

  September 23, 2004

• The Unsuccessful Slut

  June 24, 2004

• Get Yourself Arrested

  February 5, 2004

• Super Bowled-Over

  January 29, 2004

• The Fly Life

  September 25, 2003

• Confabulous!

  September 4, 2003

• Pimpin Aint Easy

  November 7, 2002

• Hope for Humanity

  September 27, 2001

• Jujubeating your meat

  August 9, 2001

• Daahk, Veddy, Veddy Daahk

  July 26, 2001

• Stuck on the Bayou

  July 12, 2001

• More Les for Me!

  June 14, 2001

• One Big Happy Mosh Pit

  May 31, 2001

• Reminder: Free Ice Cream Today!!!

  As mentioned previously, the folks at Häagen-Dazs are giving away a complimentary scoop of any "bee-built" flavor, between 4:00pm and 8:00pm today.To find your nearest location, CLICK HERE. Not all are participating, but most of the ones we checked with are, including the Shops at Mission Viejo, Fashion Island, South Coast Plaza and Downtown Disney (1550 South Disneyland Drive).

  May 12, 2009

• Indie Fest USA in Anaheim Seeks to Break Film Festival Mold

  Indie Fest USA 2009, which is scheduled to open with red carpet arrivals at the Disneyland Hotel Aug. 22 and continue seven days thereafter in Anaheim, vows to "break the mold in film festivals," according to Ray L. Gibb, vice president of events with Indie Fest USA Entertainment Group.  "At other film festivals, high ticket and pass prices mean less can afford to attend," Gibb explains in an email. "Limiting selections to films that have won awards limits the screening availability to the

  June 26, 2009

• On-Sale Friday: Smile Empty Soul, Super Diamond, More

  Tyler ClintonThis Saturday is July 4, which is Independence Day, natch, the celebration of the birth of this great and good nation of ours. It's also a holiday, which is why tickets for these House of Blues Anaheim shows are going on sale on Friday, July 3 (tomorrow!) this week. All on sale at 10 a.m. tomorrow.Santa Clarita post-grungers Smile Empty Soul (pictured, remember "Bottom of a Bottle"? maybe?) play July 21, tickets are $10-$12.50. Neil Diamond tribute band (oh boy) Super Diamond will b

  July 2, 2009

• Dishney: Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique

  Scott Brinegar/Disneyland Studio Disney 365With the recent announcement of the July 2009 Downtown Disney arrival of overpriced-boutique-to-the-stars (and their privileged offspring) Kitson Kids, it seems to us that Disney's starting to cater to--and cultivate--a whole new sect of Paris Hilton-obsessed youth. Located in the Sleeping Beauty Castle Courtyard inside the Disneyland park, Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique opened its doors to the public in mid-April. The store offers "aspiring young princesses

  July 8, 2009

• Kenny Sara

  September 24, 2009

• The Shys, Steelwells, More Set for House of Blues Anaheim

  Andrew Steven​Playing the House of Blues in Anaheim is a big deal for a national touring act, but for a local band, the opportunity to gig at one of Orange County's premier venues--nestled in Downtown Disney, no less--has to be even more of a treat.

  October 6, 2009

• Incoming: Selena Gomez at the House of Blues, Rooney at the Glass House

  ​Miley Cyrus is so 2008. (And 2006, and 2007. And OK, 2009, too, but still.)

  October 8, 2009

• Club Lucky

  October 22, 2009