OC Nights: OC Music Awards Showcase Series Lights Up Anaheim
Just over 450 music lovers of all ages danced their way into Chain Reaction last night for the fifth installation of the OC Music Awards Showcases and third in the Best Live Band category. Moostache opened the night with Elizabeth Messick of Best Live Acoustic hopeful, Matt Kollar and the Angry Mob joining the Wardell brothers on the last song. Halos delivered a heartfelt performance to an enthusiastic group of devoted fans. Next The Colourist took to the stage with shout outs to female drummer, Maya Tuttle booming from the crowd consistently throughout the set. The Bolts rocked the house and the fourth slot of the show. The event culminated with the second family affair of the night as sibling trio Blok ignited a ghetto tech dance craze that brought the hype and the house down. The fifth showcase proved another power-packed example of the some of the best live bands in Orange County.
The winning band will have a chance to perform at The OC Music Awards at The Grove of Anehiem on March 6, 2010
Showcases will take place on Tuesday nights at various locations in Orange County. So far we've seen: Kiev, Melanoid, Yellow Red Sparks, The Union Line, Make Moon, Matt Kollar and the Angry Mob, Barrett Johnson, Billy Kernkamp, Stacy Clark, Canvas
Here's a quick schedule for February:
Tuesday, February 9th OC Tavern, San Clemente
Skee, Carly Layne, Parker Macy Blues, Christina Dletz, Allensworth
Tuesday, February 16th Gypsy Lounge, Lake Forest
Duress, The New Limb, Dusty Rhodes and the River Band, Stereofix, The Color Turning
Friday, February 26th Live Acoustic Finals Yost Theatre, Santa Ana
Saturday, February 27th Live Band Finals Samueli Theatre, OCPAC
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