The 10th Anniversary 2011 OC Music Awards was a momentous celebration of local artists spanning a two month long Showcase Series leading up to the Awards night last Saturday March 5th, at the City national Grove of Anaheim. OC Music Awards is the only all local annual music event dedicated to furthering opportunities and success for our local musicians. Each year the two month Awards Season brings together over 100 local artists and the Orange county music scene for showcases, honors and commemoration of talent. The 2011 Showcase Series was an amazing journey with 35 local bands participating in free weekly live showcases at various venues spread throughout Orange County. The Showcase Series wrapped up last week with the Finals determining the winners of Best Live Acoustic and Best Live Band categories. The winners received the title to their category, the opportunity to perform here for you tonight, a four day recording session at Red Bull Studio, a full endorsement from Ernie Ball, $1000 for Best Buy and Best Live Band winners also received a performance slot on the Four SoCal Vans Warped Tour dates. The Awards night was an unforgettable event hosted by Stryker of the World Famous KROQ with performances by Stacy Clark, Dahga Bloom, Micah Brown, Nancy Sanchez and the Evan Stone Quartet, The Steelwells, I & I, the Growlers and a special guest performance. Social Distortion will be honored with the Orange County Impact Award in the midst of their largest album debut to …

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