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Boston Music Award Nominees 2009
The awards show is on Dec. 2 at the Liberty Hotel. More than 15 artists will perform short 30 minute sets across four rooms at the Liberty, all celebrating local music.
You can VOTE at http://www.thebostonmusicawards.com/contests/bma09/
The full story and all the nominees can be found in this Boston Herald Story.
Here's a couple of the interesting categories (in my opinion):
Album of the Year
Manners - Passion Pit
The Everyday Visuals - The Everyday Visuals
Saving Seamus Ryan - Esoteric
Diving for Gold - Session Americana
Axe to Fall - Converge
Torrent - Will Dailey
Oh My God, Charlie Darwin - The Low Anthem
Americana Act of the Year
Sarah Borges & the Broken Singles
Dennis Brennan
Eilen Jewell
Girls Guns and Glory
Mean Creek
Jimmy Ryan & Hayride
Session Americana
Sea Monsters
Here's a great story (with photos) from the 2008 Awards. I personally like the pic of Colt (of 2008 Americana winner Girls Guns and Glory) schmoozin' with Donny Wahlberg.
You can VOTE at http://www.thebostonmusicawards.com/contests/bma09/
The full story and all the nominees can be found in this Boston Herald Story.
Here's a couple of the interesting categories (in my opinion):
Album of the Year
Manners - Passion Pit
The Everyday Visuals - The Everyday Visuals
Saving Seamus Ryan - Esoteric
Diving for Gold - Session Americana
Axe to Fall - Converge
Torrent - Will Dailey
Oh My God, Charlie Darwin - The Low Anthem
Americana Act of the Year
Sarah Borges & the Broken Singles
Dennis Brennan
Eilen Jewell
Girls Guns and Glory
Mean Creek
Jimmy Ryan & Hayride
Session Americana
Sea Monsters
Here's a great story (with photos) from the 2008 Awards. I personally like the pic of Colt (of 2008 Americana winner Girls Guns and Glory) schmoozin' with Donny Wahlberg.
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Permalink Reply by Jeff from NH on -
Just a little editorial commentary on the nominees...
- Congrats to Session Americana and The Low Anthem. Both had great albums this year.
- Deer Tick was nominated as Best Folk Act. I hope they win, but I don't think I'd put them in that category...
- I'm not sure I'd put Mean Creek under Americana, either... They're definitely not Folk, either.
- I'd nominate Cassavettes for their new album. They're definitely not Folk, either.
- They give an Unsung Hero Award at the show, which last year deservedly went to drummer and Toad/Lizard booking agent Billy Beard.
- If I got to nominate this year's Unsung Hero, it would go to the Part Time Man of Rock Bill Janovitz, for many reasons; but especially for Buffalo Tom, Exile on Lansdowne St, Hot Stove/Cool Music, Session Americana and of course, the Feb residency at Toad, ....
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Permalink Reply by Kathy Sands-Boehmer on -
Already voted. I have some thoughts about these awards but won't commit them to the internet. Catch me in person and I'll spout.
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Permalink Reply by Jeff from NH on
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The winners were announced on Dec 2. Here they are according to this Boston Herald story. I highlighted the more "rootsy" winners.
* Act of the Year: Passion Pit
* Album of the Year: "Oh My God, Charlie Darwin," the Low Anthem
* Song of the Year: "The Reeling," Passion Pit
* Americana Act: Sarah Borges & the Broken Singles
* Blues Act: David Maxwell
* DJ/Electronic Act: Bodega Girls
* Folk Act: Ellis Paul
* Gospel/Choir Act: Berklee Reverence Gospel Choir
* Hip-Hop Act: Esoteric
* International Music Act: Debo
* Jazz Act: Esperanza Spalding
* Metal Act: Converge
* New Act: Mean Creek
* Male Vocalist: Eli "Paperboy" Reed
* Female Vocalist: Sarah Cronin (Drug Rug)
* Producer of the Year, Hip-Hop: D-Tension
* Producer of the Year, Pop/R&B: Malik Williams
* Producer of the Year, Rock: Paul Kolderie/Adam Taylor
* Punk Act: Dropkick Murphys
* R&B Act: Lisa Bello
* Rock Act: The Upper Crust
* Singer/Songwriter: Will Dailey
* Live Act: Rubblebucket
* Pop Act: Everyday Visuals
* Unsung Hero Award: Dennis Brennan
* Humanitarian of the Year: Ernie Boch Jr.
I believe that Sarah Borges has won in the past. I thought I had read that Dennis Brennan had won the Unsung Hero previously (as has Tim Gearan and Billy Beard), so this may be a repeat win for him, too.
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