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15th Annual Review Music Awards - Nominees & Winners
The 15th annual Review Music Awards Ceremony happened on the evening of
Monday, April 23rd at Hollywood Nights in Saginaw. With over 350 people in
attendance, the following awards were presented to the top mid-Michigan
musicians in areas of Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country, and Hip Hop. Over 1,000
readers and fans selected the winning musicians and nominees in two tiers
of balloting that began in January. Our congratulations to both nominees
and winners for making the Tri-City music scene the best in the state!
-Bob Martin
Best Rock Band
Dirty White Lye
40 Flee
Pop-N-Mary
Screaming Casanovas
Sprout & the Orange
WINNER - SCREAMING CASANOVAS |
Best Male Vocalist
Frank Goerske
Steve Hales
Brian Johnson
Brent Nuffer
Chris Shannon
Chris Walker
WINNER: BRIAN JOHNSON |
Best Female Vocalist
Laura Morris
Noel Howland
Amy Heath
Caitlin Berry
Paula Bauer
WINNER: NOEL HOWLAND |
Best Rock Guitarist
Brent Figg
Aaron Johnson
Neil Jones
Dean Vanston
Jim Yates
WINNER: NEIL JONES |
Best Rock Drummer
Mark Dault
Oscar Gomez
Steve Kretz
Patrick Shaw
Bill Silverthorn
Joe Spada
WINNER: MARK DAULT |
Best Rock Keyboardist
Noel Howland
Tommy K
Jeff Schemanski
Dick Wagner
WINNER: NOEL HOWLAND |
Best Rock Bass
Kurt Cunningham
Chris Jankowski
Jason (Jay) Miller
Ryan Phillips
Mark (Mike) Reid
Jeff Schrems
WINNER: KURT CUNNINGHAM |
Best Rock Instumentalist
Earl "The Squirrel" Tiffin
Swivel
Dick Wagner
WINNER: DICK WAGNER |
Best Rock Songwriter
Nick Andros
Chris Childs
Laura Morris
Brent Nuffer
Andy Reed
WINNER: CHRIS CHILDS |
Band Deserving Wider Recognition (Rock)
Dirty White Lye
40 Flee
Pit Crew
Pop-N-Mary
Screaming Casanovas
Sprout & the Orange
WINNER: SPROUT & THE ORANGE |
Musician DWR
Nick Andros
Chris Childs
Cary Dean
Steve Kretz
WINNER: NICK ANDROS |
Favorite Rock Club
Drifters Rock Palace
Hamilton St. Pub
Pinsetters
White's Bar
Wiseguys
Cage Gallery
WINNER: HAMILTON ST. PUB |
Rookie of the Year (Rock)
Scott Baker
The Haskels
Killshot
Mike Reid
Muddy Gumbo
WINNER: THE HASKELS |
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Band Deserving Wider Recognition - Sprout and the Orange
Best Metal Thrash Band
Black Gorilla Family
Killshot
Killing the Kind
Miscreants
Soul Crushers
WINNER: THE MISCREANTS |
Best Alternative Band
Burnaround
Dirty White Lye
40 Flee
The Haskels
Poke
Round & a Distant Few
Screaming Casanovas
Studiotone
WINNER: 40 FLEE |
Best Variety Band
Back Talk
Jedi Mind Trip
Muddy Gumbo
Pop-N-Mary
Screaming Casanovas
WINNER: POP-N-MARY |
Best Original Band
40-Flee
The Haskels
Killing the Kind
Muddy Gumbo
Poke
Sprout & the Orange
WINNER: POKE |
Best Rap Artist(s)
Astray
Bedlam
Dangerous D.
Dion Evens
WINNER: BEDLAM |
Best Solo Artist
Matt Besey
Jim Perkins
Bryan Rombalski
Jeff Yantz
WINNER: JIM PERKINS |
Best CD Release
Black Gorilla Family
Killing the Kind
Laura Morris- "Summer Days"
Rev. Right Time
Studiotone
WINNER: STUDIOTONE |
Best Group Video
The Process
Robert Lee Band
WINNER: THE PROCESS |
Best Band Website
Boogie Monsters
Jedi Mind Trip
Pop-N-Mary
Round & a Distant Few
Sprout & the Orange
WINNER: JEDI MIND TRIP |
Best Lightman
Bruce Crawley
John (Hyperman)
Al Limberg
WINNER: AL LIMBERG |
Best Soundman
Joe Christiansen
John (Hyperman)
Ric Holsather
Al Limberg
WINNER: AL LIMBERG |
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Jeff Scott of 'Count n the Change' presents
The Miscreants with Best Metal Thrash Band
Best Country Band
Michigan
Laurie Middlebrook
Purple Warblers
Southern Influence
Willie & the Poor Boys
WINNER: PURPLE WARBLERS |
Still crazy after all these years, Marc
Beaudin of the Cage Gallery and Steve
Myers of Wooden Planet present Best Sound
and Lightman awards to Al Limberg, the man
with the golden ears who rolled his new board 12
blocks to mix the Awards because it wouldn't fit
Best Funk Band
Count-N-Change
Maximum Effect
Rev. Right Time
Sugar Daddies
WINNER: REV. RIGHT TIME & the
1st CUZINS OF FUNK |
Best Blues Band
Blues Controversy
Boogie Monsters
Gutbucket
Sharrie Williams & the Wiseguys
TNT Blues Band
WINNER: BOOGIE MONSTERS |
Best Male Vocals (blues)
Jim Beschoner
Matt Besey
Eric Chris
Tom Dolson
Dan Kozuch
WINNER: MATT BESEY |
Best Female Vocals
Caitlin Berry
Shirlene Brown
Ann Daniels
Gwen Goodman
Sharrie Williams
WINNER: SHARRIE WILLIAMS |
Best Guitarist (blues)
Jim Beschoner
Matt Besey
Eric Jenetzsky
James Owens
Tom Towns
WINNER: MATT BESEY |
Best Drummer
Mark Dault
Tom Dolson
Tony Ioppolo
Troy Pomranky
Boonie Dottery
WINNER: MARK DAULT |
Best Keyboards
Mike Brush
Frank Rodriquez, Jr.
Dan Sliwinski (Swivel)
Dick Wagner
WINNER: MIKE BRUSH |
Best Bass
Bruce Crawley
Mark Miller
Bob Pringle
Alex Randall
Jim Spaulding
Jay Miller
WINNER: MARK MILLER |
Best Instrumentals
Earl Caviness
Steve Rodriquez
Roscoe Selley
Dick Wagner
WINNER: DICK WAGNER
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Best Songwriter (blues)
Matt Besey
Mike Brush
William Jackson
Dan Kozuch
Rosco Selley
WINNER: MATT BESEY |
Band D.W.R. (blues)
Blind Louis Jr.
Blues Controversy
Boogie Monsters
Gutbucket
Muddy Gumbo
Sugar Daddies
WINNER: GUTBUCKET |
Musican DWR
Jim Beschoner
Tom Dolson
Dave Kellan
Tony Ioppolo (Boogies)
Scott Baker
WINNER: TOM DOLSON |
Favorite Club
CAGE
Drifters
Someplace Else
White's
Wiseguys
WINNER: WHITE'S BAR |
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40 Flee takes the Best Alternative Band Award
Best Jazz Band
Baytones
Brush/Lopez
Hall Mighty Big Band
Music Doctors
WINNER: BRUSH/LOPEZ |
Best Guitar
Ron Lopez
Bryan Rombalski
Darin Scott
Jeff Scott
WINNER: RON LOPEZ |
Best Drummer
Chris Coleman
Mark Dault
Tony Ioppolo
Mike McHenry
WINNER: MARK DAULT |
Best Keyboards
Mike Brush
Dan Sliwinski
Dan Smith
Terri Talaski
Paul Vanston
WINNER: MIKE BRUSH |
Best Instrumentals
Jeff Hall
Ben Hartwick
Shabazz
Dan Smith
WINNER: SHABAZZ |
Favorite Club (jazz)
CAGE
The Lantern
Wiseguys
White's Bar
WINNER: WISEGUYS |
The guitarist from 3 Penny Swing
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