In just two weeks Orange County’s talented musicians will be honored and lauded at the premiere music event of the year: the 12th Annual OC Music Awards celebration at City National Grove of Anaheim on March 9.
Leading up to the grand awards show, five finalists in the Best Live Band Showcase Series will battle it out at a free show tonight at House of Blues Anaheim. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the first band will perform at 8 p.m. Kat Corbett from the World Famous KROQ will host and the winning band will be announced at the end of the night and take home the Best Live Band category title, a performance slot at the March 9 Awards show and a massive prize.
Performances by: Fan Vote Winner: Solution (8 p.m.); Nilu (8:45 p.m.); Robert Jon and the Wreck (9:30 p.m.); Fiction Reform (10:15 p.m.); and Jeramiah Red (11 p.m.).
1530 Disneyland Drive in Anaheim. 714.778.2583
It's Tea Time
You can enter to win a Bantam Tea Service for 2 at the new Seventh Tea Bar by Portola Coffee Lab at OC Mart in Costa Mesa.
Bantam Tea Service includes an assortment of tea sandwiches, breads and spreads, and a selection of sweet treats, a $25 value. In order to enter simply like Seventh Tea Bar’s Facebook page here.
Tea lovers will be in awe of the selection and high quality of teas at Seventh Tea Bar. They offer more than 30 unblended single-estate teas brewed with various methods, and also offers traditional tea services complete with tea sandwiches, scones and pastries.
Seventh’s menu includes a selection of delicious tea sandwiches ($6-$8) such as The Salty Sweet: fresh ricotta, apricot jam, pistachio pesto, wild flower honey and cracked black pepper; or citrus cured salmon roll: house cured wild salmon, dill cream cheese, shallot-caper relish, shaved cucumber, arugula and sliced heirlooms; and the tarragon chicken salad: diced chicken, Greek yogurt-tarragon vinaigrette, shaved green apple and scallions.
Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
Seventh Tea Bar is at the OC Mart at 3313 Hyland Ave. in Costa Mesa.
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