The new year means new music for Orange County as the OC Music Awards Showcase begins on January 7. Thirty-five local bands will compete weekly for the title of Best Live Band as well as a chance to perform at the 2014 OC Music Awards Show on March 8 at the City National Grove of Anaheim.
Performances take place at a different local venue each week and the shows are always free. See schedule below:
OC Music Awards Showcase Series
January 7, 7:30 p.m.
All ages
The Yost Theater
307 N. Spurgeon, Santa Ana
888.862.9573 :: yosttheater.com
Breach the Summit
Ceasefire
The Devious Means
Jeramiah Red
The Field Trip
January 14, 6:30 p.m.
All ages
The District at Tustin Legacy
2437 Park Ave., Tustin
714.259.9090 :: thedistricttl.com
The Hicks Canyon Band
David & Olivia
Annie McQueen
Live Oak Revue
Me And The City
January 21, 7:30 p.m.
21 and over
Detroit Bar
843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa
949.642.0600 :: detroitbar.com
Gardeners Logic
Midnight Hour
FutureFix
Sonny Spectrum
Semi Sweet
January 28, 7:30 p.m.
21 and over
The Slidebar
122 E. Commonwealth, Fullerton
714.871.2233 :: slidebarfullerton.com
City By Storm
Rebel Revive
The Last Gang
Beneath The Buried
Sederra
February 4, 7:30 p.m.
All ages
The Coach House
33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano
949.496.8930 :: thecoachhouse.com
Zach Churchill
Alice Wallace
Foley
Nilu
Monroe
February 11, 7:30 p.m.
All ages
Boathouse Collective
1640 Pomona Ave., Costa Mesa
949.646.3176 :: boathousecollective.com
Mikey Pauker
Katastro
Solution
Wheeland Brothers
The Originalites