DS Update: Much Anew About Nothing

We've commented previously about the lack of DJ's at Disney Springs and that trend continues. Indeed, pretty much the same bands and music artists are playing at the various music locales in the Springs. The acclaimed "Late Night Disney Springs" has not returned on weekend nights nor has most DJ entertainment at The Edison Orlando. Here is this week's schedule, already in progress.

Marketplace:

• Disney Imagination Campus at AdventHealth Waterside Stage: check marquee
• Live Music at AdventHealth Waterside Stage: 7:00, 7:45, 9:15 & 10:15pm
  • Sunday: Drey-C
  • Monday: Motown and More(7:00, 8:00, 9:15 & 10:15pm)
  • Tuesday: La Calle
  • Wednesday: La Calle
  • Thursday: Mighty Swell
  • Friday: Mighty Swell
  • Saturday: Wassalou
• Live Music at Dockside Margaritas:
  • Sunday: Robert Keele(1:15, 2:15, 3:15 & 4:15pm) & Mitch Corbin(5:15, 6:15, 7:15 & 8:30pm)
  • Monday: Matt Shenk(3:45, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 & 8:30pm)
  • Tuesday: Bryan Malpass(3:45, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 & 8:30pm)
  • Wednesday: Kelly Jarrard(3:45, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 & 8:30pm)
  • Thursday: Kelly Jarrard(3:45, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 & 8:30pm)
  • Friday: Betties(1:15, 2:15, 3:15 & 4:15pm) & Kelly Jarrard(5:15, 6:15, 7:15 & 8:30pm)
  • Saturday: Phil Bonanno(1:15, 2:15, 3:15 & 4:15pm) & Betties(5:15, 6:15, 7:15 & 8:30pm)
• Saturday 10:00am-12:00pm: Author Ridley Pearson — Book Signing of Kingdom Keepers: Inheritance at Art of Disney

The Landing:

• Paradiso 37 Entertainment: 5:00pm-11:00pm(12:00am Fri, Sat)
• Raglan Road Irish Pub
  • Live Music - Main Stage: Sunday & Saturday 12:00pm-1:00am; Monday-Friday 4:30pm-1:00am
  • Live Music - Patio Stage: 3:00pm-12:45am
• Live Music at The BOATHOUSE: 5:00pm-2:00am
• Live Music at Waterview Park near The BOATHOUSE: 6:15, 7:15, 8:15 & 9:15pm
  • Sunday: Wassalou
  • Monday: Sugar Vibe
  • Tuesday: Jazzin' it Up
  • Wednesday: Drey-C
  • Thursday: Haze Over Hollywood
  • Friday: La Calle
  • Saturday: Elite Beats(10:15, 11:00 & 11:45am)
  • Saturday: Juggling Jacks(10:30 & 11:15am, 12:00pm)
  • Saturday: Hacksaw Hamlin

Town Center:

• The Coca-Cola Polar Bear is now meeting guests daily at the Disney Springs Coca-Cola store from 12:00pm-8:00pm

West Side:

• House of Blues: Click Link For Schedules
• Cirque du Soleil Drawn to Life: Click Link For Schedules
• Live Band at Splitsville Luxury Lanes: 3:00pm-7:00pm & 7:30pm-11:30pm(12:30am Sun, Fri, Sat)
• Live Music at the "Orange Node"(near the Orange Garage exit, by the planter facing the Coca-Cola Store): 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 & 9:30pm
  • Sunday: Don Black
  • Monday: Free Cadence
  • Tuesday: Haze Over Hollywood
  • Wednesday: Dominic Gaudious
  • Thursday: Pop It Up
  • Friday: Nicholas Marks
  • Saturday: Nicholas Marks

 

PI Update: Those Sad Days

This 8TRAX photo showed up in my Facebook Memories from 9 years ago (2014).

Club Reports: The Abbey, Neon Beach, Wall St Cantina, Monkey Bar, Elixir Bar

House music everywhere last night including DJ Mau P (NL) playing his monster hit "Drugs From Amsterdam". The pics are on OEN here.

 

Club Reports: Monkey Bar, Inside At The Patio, Aero Bar

Near the corner of Orange Avenue and Church Street is this selfie sign which lights-up bright gold at night. And it's where we began our Friday evening in the city. The pics are on sister website Orlando Entertainment News here.

 

Friday Funny

 

Downtown Update: Vyce Out, Proper In

Downtown nightclub Vyce has been closed for several months now and apparently a new club is moving in that will be called Proper. And Proper will feature DJ's playing off vinyl only. Details here.

 

This Weekend In Techno Town

Well we get a bit of a break this final weekend of February!

THU    23FEB    HEIST LOUNGE     DJ Kiljoy (GB)

FRI     24FEB     CELINE     DJ Cloonee (GB)

FRI     24FEB     VANGUARD     DJ duo Cat Dealers (BR)

SAT    25FEB     ELIXIR     DJ Mau P (NL)

SAT    25FEB    VANGUARD     DJ Trivecta (USA)

SAT    25FEB    GILT CONCERT VENUE     DJ Kai Wachi (USA)

SUN   26FEB    ELIXIR     DJ Oscar G (USA) & DJ duo Cocodrills (USA)

ADH Update: Same Music, Different Decade

The fashions have changed a bit in the decade since this picture was taken 10 years ago at Atlantic Dance Hall.

But the music sure hasn't. Different decade, same music.

PI Update: DJ Peapod Adds New Mixes

While Mannequins' resident DJ Peapod's album "Proud" remains my favorite, he recently added 13 new mix tracks to his website from 2020 through 2022. You should be aware of them and check them out here.

Club Reports: Attic Nightclub, Fixtion, The Beacham, Elixir Bar

Elixir Bar has become downtown Orlando's place for great music and last night we got to see DJ Ben Hemsley (GB) for the first time. All the Saturday night pics are on sister website Orlando Entertainment News here.

 

Club Reports: Ole Red, Heat Lounge, Iron Cow

Last night our sister website Orlando Entertainment News got to see DJ Black Loops (D) at Iron Cow following a visit to two venues along International Drive. The pics can be found here.

 

Friday Funny

This Beyonce (USA) chick is everywhere now!

Concert Report: ABBA Mania (The Plaza Live)

The touring show ABBA Mania was in town last night and sister website Orlando Entertainment News was there to see it. You can find the photos here.

This Weekend In Techno Town

After a super-busy weekend, lots of activity continues in the Orlando dance scene:

FRI     17FEB     VANGUARD     DJ Evalution (USA) & more

FRI     17FEB     IRON COW     DJ Black Loops (D)

SAT    18FEB     GRUMPYS     DJ duo Rogue Planet (USA)

SAT    18FEB     ELIXIR BAR     DJ Ben Hemsley (GB)

SAT    18FEB     VANGUARD     DJ duo SIDEPIECE (USA)

SUN   19FEB     ELIXIR BAR     DJ San Pacho (HR)

PI Update: Remembering 8TRAX Final Days

Following the Final Night, 8TRAX remained dormant as a club although it served as a merchandise storage location for the nearby Curl by Sammy Duval store. But as Downtown Disney was converted to Disney Springs, Mannequins and 8TRAX received heavy renovations and one of our readers provided this and several other photos of the 8TRAX interior being torn-up. Relive this 2013 article here.

 

CW Update: Tattoo You

Looking for a new tattoo at Disney's main shopping area, Disney Springs? Not going to happen. There are no tattoo parlors at Walt Disney World.

Looking for a tattoo at Universal's main shopping area, CityWalk? Better luck here. Hart & Huntington still has a branch in the tiered walkway behind Voodoo Donuts.

Concert Report" Arrival (Ace Cafe)

DJ duo Dynamix II (USA)

DJ Versa-Style (USA)

DJ Lee Coombs (GB/USA)

DJ duo Brothers of Funk (USA)

Just some of the DJ acts that played last night at "Arrival" All the pics are on OEN here.

Club Reports: Neon Beach, Barbarella 2.0, Iron Cow

DJ Mark Farina (USA) headlined one of the events we attended last night. Check out the pics on sister website Orlando Entertainment News here.

 

Friday Funny

 

PI Update: The Great Sign

We weren't able to get an article posted today so let's just remember The Great Sign.

This Weekend In Techno Town

The second weekend of February and activity has exploded!

FRI     10FEB     BARBARELLA     Memento Mori: DJ Lavidicus (USA)

FRI     10FEB     CELINE     DJ Ben Sterling (GB)

FRI     10FEB     IRON COW     DJ Mark Farina (USA) 

FRI     10FEB     LIL INDIE'S     DJ BMF (USA)

FRI     10FEB     FIXION     DJ Davinci (USA)

FRI     10FEB     EL CITYO     Blackout: DJ Carlos Mendoza (EC/USA)

SAT    11FEB     ACE CAFE     FSOB presents Arrival: DJ Dynamix II (USA)

SAT    11FEB     VANGUARD     DJ Andrew Rayel (MD)

SAT    11FEB     NEON BEACH     DJ Danny Stubbs (GB) & DJ Suzy Solar (USA)

SAT    11FEB     ELIXIR BAR     DJ Space Motion (SRB)

SAT    11FEB     GILT CONCERT VENUE     DJ Blanke (AUS) 

SUN   12FEB     THE PATIO     DJ Dom (USA) & DJ Nick Ramos (USA)

 

DS Update: So Much Hope.....

.....and so much disappointment.

CW Update: CityWalk's Big Fail

Every Pleasure Island regular had an Annual Pass which cost around $55+tax per year. When PI closed, passholders were refunded an amount equal to the time remaining on their AP. And then Universal CityWalk made a brilliant move. They turned your PI Annual Pass into a CW Annual Pass. From the time of PI's closing near the end of September, 2008 until the end of March, 2009, one could obtain what amounted to free admission to the CityWalk clubs.

 CityWalk at the time was a very similar operation to Pleasure Island in that there were 7 clubs plus a variety of restaurant options. CityWalk's attempt to grab PI regulars with this offer was smart but they failed to realize CW had very little in common, overall, with PI. Yes, both The Groove and Red Coconut Club replicated club Motion but there was nothing like PI's most iconic club, Mannequins. There was nothing like 8TRAX. There was nothing like PI's two comedy clubs. Pleasure Islanders were there for the taking but then the music drove us away. Fail.

Rumor has it that Universal's new theme park, Epic Universe, will itself have a nightclub district. The winding down of the current CityWalk may in part have to do with a new location opening. (The Groove turned into escape rooms, Red Coconut turned into private event space, Latin Quarter turned into a restaurant.) So here's to hope of great things to come!

Club Reports: Wall Street Plaza, Elixir Bar, Neon Beach, FixtionD

DJ duo Black V Neck (USA)

DJ Afrodisiax (USA)

DJ Don Diaz (USA)

DJ Mizzo (USA)

DJ's, yes we saw DJ's! All the Saturday night pics are on OEN here.

CW Update: Cursed Coconut Club Opens Tonight

We've previously reported on the permanent closure of CityWalk's Red Coconut Club during Covid19. When things began reopening, RCC did not except perhaps for private events. However, during Halloween Horror Nights last year we saw RCC reopen temporarily as the Dead Coconut Club and during the Christmas season, we saw them reopen temporarily as the Green and Red Coconut Club. Well now that Universal is going to begin celebrating Mardi Gras, RCC has been (temporarily) rebranded again, this time as the Cursed Coconut Club!

Expect Mardi Gras macabre decorations, Mardi Gras themed drinks and DJ dance music! We love the clever adaptations of the seasons by Red Coconut Club! The fun begins at 5PM this evening.

Friday Funny

 

PI Update: Uggs Out

I ran across this photo from 2010 taken on Pleasure Island in what was called the Lily Pad and is now Riverboat Square. We're looking at the cheerleader team from the University of Minnesota and what jumped out at me were the tall Uggs boots worn by many of the female cheerleaders. It reminded me how big they were then and the trend lasted for close to a decade more. But they are definitely not "in" right now and I'm not sure what we would find out there currently on a chilly winter evening.

This Weekend In Techno Town

Next weekend gonna be crazy but this coming weekend things are a bit calmer!

WED  01FEB     B Nice     DJ Lola B (USA) & DJ Amber Jane (USA)

SAT    04FEB     Neon Beach     DJ Misso (USA) & DJ Robotic (USA)

SAT    04FEB     Knight Library     DJ Noizu (USA)

SAT    04FEB     Elixir Bar     DJ duo Black V-Neck (USA)

SUN   05FEB     The Patio     DJ Diana Montoya (USA)