Subject: Mike Conley

• Avalon Bar Owner Mike Conley Found Dead

  The Weekly has received reports and the Chicago Tribune has confirmed that Avalon Bar owner Mike Conley was found dead early Thursday in a hotel parking lot in Leyden Township, Illinois. From the Tribune: Michael Conley, of Costa Mesa, Calif., was found unresponsive at 5:40 a.m. by a person staying in the hotel in the 2300 block of North Mannheim Road, sheriff's police spokeswoman Penny Mateck said. He appeared to have suffered head injuries. Conley was taken to Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in

  February 29, 2008

• What you missed over the weekend: Part XII

  Jewlicious Festival 4.0, the largest youth festival celebrating contemporary Jewish culture and identity, was held in Long Beach over the Feb. 29 - March 2 weekend at the Barbara and Ray Alpert Jewish Community Center. Reza Allah-Bakhshi dropped by on Saturday and caught internationally acclaimed rapper Y-Love, human beatbox Yuri Lane and Moshav. Check out his photos here. Also in attendance was our Derek Olson, who shot some video that will grace Heard Mentality later today. Luke Thompson drov

  March 3, 2008

• Go to The Other Side—Once a Month

  DJ Harvey, the Sarcastic Disco potentate. To honor the memory of Avalon Bar owner Mike Conley, the Suck My Disco crew (Poppa, Scotty Coats and Dirty Lo, formerly Double Fisted Underground and featured in Sprawl of Sound last month) are doing a monthly at the Costa Mesa venue called The Other Side, which is the title of one of Conley's M.I.A. songs. Each edition of The Other Side will be dedicated to the late entrepreneur/musician, with the debut happening March 15. The first guest will be DJ

  March 7, 2008

• Memorial & Wake for Mike Conley Today

  All info from a MySpace bulletin posted about Mike Conley by DJ Poppa of the Double Fisted Underground/Suck My Disco crew: Memorial: 4pm Sunday Brookhurst Street & Pacific Coast Highway Huntington Beach At The River Jetties You can enter the beach one block north of Brookhurst Street @ Magnolia Street. Or you can park on Brookhurst Street and walk in. www.mikeconleyfamilyfund.com Wake: 6pm Sunday. Detroit Bar. Corner of 19th & Placentia. Costa Mesa, Ca. www.detroitbar.com

  March 9, 2008

• Mike Conley family benefit show announced

  Tickets are on sale today for a Monday, April 28 show at the Anaheim House of Blues -- a benefit gig for the family of Avalon Bar owner/M.I.A. frontman/all-around swell guy Mike Conley, who passed away in February. Dubbed Beautiful Noise, the lineup is pretty impressive: a performance by M.I.A. with Jello Biafra (we assume Jello will be taking over vocal duties in Mike's absence); Kevin Seconds of 7 Seconds; an acoustic set from Social Distortion; the Cadillac Tramps with all the original member

  April 5, 2008

• Warming Up for the Beautiful Noise Benefit at HOB

  Beautiful Noise, a concert to benefit the family of the recently deceased Mike Conley of OC punk band MIA, is happening April 28 at House of Blues. It will be preceded by a warm-up show at Detroit Bar Sun. April 27 at 9 p.m. Participants include original members of Conley's former group MIA and JigSaw, who will be joined by a surprise guest vocalist. All proceeds go to the Mike Conley Family Fund. Below is a video featuring MIA's "Boredom Is the Reason" and "Murder in a Foreign Place."

  April 24, 2008

• To Do Tonight 4/28

  Beautiful Noise: A Benefit for the Family of Mike Conley, 7 p.m. Join Mike’s friends, family and fans for a night of remembrance at the House of Blues with performances by M.I.A., Jello Biafra, Kevin Seconds (of 7 Seconds), a special acoustic set by Social Distortion, and more. Proceeds will help the Conley family. Price: $35. Check OCWeekly.com/heardmentality tomorrow for a live review and photos of the event. House of Blues 1530 S. Disneyland Dr. Anaheim CA 92802 714-778-2583 The Shys,

  April 28, 2008

• Last Night: Benefit for Mike Conley @ House of Blues in Anaheim 4/28

  There aren't too many guys in recent years that had as big of an impact on the Orange County punk scene as Mike Conley, ex M.I.A. front man and owner of Avalon Bar in Costa Mesa. Given that statement, I should have been more prepared for the overwhelmingly packed scene that awaited me behind the entrance curtain at the House of Blues. The night was a celebration of the life and times of a man that was taken from us far too early. In support of Mike Conley's family, Orange County punk fans we

  April 29, 2008

• Recommended: Mondays at the Avalon Bar with Stretch and Nao

  BY RYAN RITCHIE Monday night's a good night for drinking 'cuz the squares are stuck at home watching Seinfeld reruns. That's why I've made Avalon in Costa Mesa (originally owned by the late Mike Conley) my new hangout spot. Well, that, and the fact that I know the bartender.Anyway, I've been pleasantly surprised with the DJ team of Stretch and Nao (pronounced "now"). They play lots of obscure rock 'n' roll, new wave and garage mixed with the occasional punk record here and there.

  January 20, 2009

• New Sensations

  February 12, 2009

• [Best of OC 2008 Post Cards] Diversions: Greetings From Alex Knost

  October 9, 2008

• Seminal OC Pop-Punks Big Drill Car Rev Engine Again After 16 Years

  August 7, 2008

• [Sprawl of Sound] Costa Mesa Clubs Unify on the Fourth, NOMO's 'Ghost Rock'

  July 3, 2008

• In Memoriam

  April 24, 2008

• Letters From OC Weekly Readers

  March 27, 2008

• [Sprawl of Sound] Mike Conley, 1959-2008

  March 6, 2008

• Club Guide

  November 29, 2007

• Club Guide

  OC dance clubs, dive bars and music venues. Get off the couch already! You're getting fat

  November 15, 2007

• Mike Conleys 7 Favorite Things

  Avalon Bar proprietor

  September 20, 2007

• Saloons and Such

  Watering holes, bars, dance halls, houses of ill repute, whiskey, wine, tequila, whiskey, whiskey, beer, whiskey, whiskey & also whiskey

  September 20, 2007

• The Magnificent 07

  Too West

  September 20, 2007

• OC's 31 Scariest People

  Now 25 percent more terrifying!

  October 27, 2005

• Costa Mesa

  October 20, 2005

• Ill Fold Your Teath Back for You'

  August 18, 2005

• Missing In Action

  May 26, 2005

• Best of OC 2004: Part 2

  October 21, 2004

• Tomorrow: Mike Conley tribute

  There's a show at Fitzgeralds in HB tomorrow night that is billed as a "tribute to Mike Conley." Conley was the former lead singer of M.I.A. and owner of Avalon in Costa Mesa. He passed away Feb. 28, 2008 in Chicago.   The lineup includes the aforementioned M.I.A., Love Canal, CH3, the Strangers, Anarchy Taco (original members of the Vandals), Plain Wrap, Fork Tailed Devils and the Outsiders.   Tickets are $15. Show starts at 8.  

  May 29, 2009

• Huntington Beach DJ Duo Colossal KNXN Bring Style to Local Dance Floors

  June 11, 2009