BLUES AWARDS

Blues Rookie of the Year
SheaMusic Project
Jimmy & the Growlers

Blues Band Deserving Wider Recognition
(8 total nominations)
Blues Creators
Holy Gun
Scott Baker & Universal Expressions
Matt Besey Band 
Venomous Lemon
Levi Rose Experience

Best Funk Bank
(9 total bands nominated)
Count & the Change
Sprout  
DS and the Flat Five
Soul X-press Band
The Shea Music Project

Blues Female Vocalist
Lisa Rosenstock
Caitlin Berry
Levi Rose
Sharrie Williams
Shea Conklin

 Best Blues Band
(8 total nominees)
Blues Creators
Levi Rose Experience
Matt Besey Band
TNT Blues Band 
The SheaMusic Project

Blues Guitarist
(10 total nominees)
Drew Pentkowski
Aaron Johnson
Matt Besey
Brian Mallory
Hooker - Levi Rose Experience
Jake Voizine - The Shea Music Project

Blues Songwriter
(7 nominees)
Bob Hausler
Padraic James
Matt Besey
Ray Torres
Hooker Man

Blues Keyboardist
Dan 'Swivel' Sliwinski
Loren Kranz
Bob Hausler
Mike Lynch

Male Blues Vocalist
(8 total nominations)
Brian Mallory - Whiskey Jack
Padarick James
Matt Besey
Dan Thorp
Hooker Man - Levi Rose Experience
Loren Kranz

Favorite Blues Club
The White Crow
Bemo’s
White’s Bar
The Prime Event Center
702 - Midland

Blues Drummer
(7 total nominees)
Tom Dolson - TNT
Mark Dault – Matt Besey
Matt Burgie
Steve McCray
Earl 'the Squirrel' Tiffin

Blues Instrumentalist
(7 total nominees)
Drew Pentkowski
Hookerman
Barefoot Mick
Earl ‘the Squirrel’ Tiffin
Darin Scott

JAZZ AWARDS

Jazz Male Vocalist
John Rickert
Mike Brush

Jazz Female Vocalist
Lisa Rosenstock
Julie Mulady
Caitlyn Berry
Anne Seabury

Best Big Jazz Band
Bob Fisher Orchestra
Bijou Orchestra
The Baytones

Best Jazz Club
The Stables
Spencers
The Prime
Horizon Center

Best Jazz Songwriter
Darin Scott
Mike Brush
Bryan Rombalski
Brandon Deide
Micah Reed

Jazz Instrumentalist
(9 total nominations)
Bryan Rombalski
Mike Brush
Jeff Hall
Archie Sawyer
Dustin Mallory
Kurt Callison

Best Jazz Small Combo
(6 total bands nominated)
Brush Street
3 Worlds
DS& the Flat Five
CCS Rhythm Section
John Reece Project

Jazz Musician DWR
6 total nominations)
Darin Scott
Matt Corrigan
Jeff Hall
Glen Overton
Loren Kranz

Best Jazz Drummer
(6 nominations total)
Jordan Edwards
Matt Burgie
Mike Williams
Mark Dault
Pat Shaw 

Best Jazz Bassist
Bob Eastham
Jerry Cameron
Ryan Fitzgerald
Eric Markley
Kurt Callison

Best Jazz Keyboardist
(6 nominations total)
Paul Vanston
Mike Brush
Loren Kranz
Nate Callison
Mark Cooper

Best Jazz Guitarist
6 total nominations)
Jeff Scott
Matt Corrigan
Bob Hausler
Danny Dottery
John Hebert

Jazz Band DWR
Darin Scott Band
Brush Street
Three Worlds
CCS Rhythm Section
The Baytones

COUNTRY

Country Rookie of the Year
Mandi Layne & the Lost Highway
Stone Cold
Jodi Sasse Band
The Daniels Band

Country Songwriter
(10 nominations)
Bob Hausler
Levi & the Hooker Man
Nate Callison & Jeff Schrems – Cornpone
Mandi Layne & the Lost Highway
Lonny Ray

Country Female Vocalist
(6 nominations)
Jamie Sue Seal
Levi Rose
Laurie Middlebrook
Ashley B. Nelson
Mandi Layne

Country Band DWR
(9 nominations)
Cornpone
Road Dawgz
Mandi Layne and the Lost Hwy
The Common Groove
Stone Cold

Male Country Vocalist
(12 nominees)
Bob Hausler
Nate Callison – Conrpone
Dan Thorp - Road Dawgz
Lonny Miles
Greg Kevorkian

Country Bassist
(11 nominees)
Jeff Schrems – Cornpone
Jeff Wallikangas
Craig Wright – Mandi Layne & Lost Hwy
John Rocks
Scott Eggleston

Country Guitarist
(9 nominations)
John Dinsmore - Steel Wheels
Nate Callison - Cornpone
Jake Voiz (The Banana Convention)
Barry Forster
Barry Clevenger

Country Drummer
(10 nominations)
Tom Dolson
Paul Hughes – Steel Wheels
Dan Wright – Mandi Layne & Lost Hwy
Rick Diamond
Mike Williams

Country Keyboardist
Gary Fobear – Craig John Band
John Grundner
Bob Hausler
Pat Foley

Country Instrumentalist
(7 nominations)
Bob Hausler
Ziggy Zeitler
Jon Potrykus – Cornpone
Greg Kevorkian
Jason McCrory

Best Country Band
(12 nominations)
Steel Wheels
Cornpone
Mandi Layne & the Lost Hwy
Stone Cold
25 Cent Beer 

Country Musician DWR
(9 nominations)
Bob Hausler
John Dinsmore
Jeff Schrems
Barry Foster
Greg Kevorkian

Best Country Club
The Cloverfleaf
The White Crow
Harvest Coffee Shop
Long Branch Saloon

ROCK 

Best Rock Keyboardist
(10 nominations)
Elissa Lord – I Became the Sky
Loren Kranz
Noel Howland
Kathy Nugent – The Abbey Road Project
Tom Behmlander
Bob Charlebois – the KMJ Band

Favorite Rock Club
(11 nominations)
Bemo’s
Hamilton St. Pub
White’s Bar
Old Tyme Roadhouse
The Stables

Rock Musician DWR
(10 nominations)
Andy Reed
Aaron Johnson
Chris Howard
Shar Molina
Nate Cupp

Female Rock Vocalist
(15 nominations)
Melissa May – The ThunderChickens
Anna Daughtry – Abbey Road Project
Shar Molina – Banana Convention
Noel Howland
Elissa Lord – I Became the Sky

Male Rock Vocalist

(17 nominations)
Aaron Johnson – Sprout
JJ – Herd
John Vasquez
Bob Arndt – Common Groove
Dennis Beson – The Sinclairs
Noah – I Became the Sky

Best Rock Band
(20 nominations)
The Abbey Road Project
The Common Groove
I Became the Sky
The ThunderChickens
Herd
John Vasquez & the Bearinger Boys
The KMJ Band

Rock Instrumentalist
(10 nominations)
Melissa May – The Thunderchickens
Mike Wardynski – Sprout
Mike Cooley – Herd
John Vasquez
Bob Charlebois – the KMJ Band

Rock Rookie of the Year
(15 nominations)
Frokus
Herd
John Vasquez & the Bearinger Boys
Abbey Road Project
A Machete Fight
Peninsula Rising

Best Rock Songwriter
(17 nominations)
Aaron Johnson
Josh Jekel
Herd
Bob Arndt
Chris Mohn

Best Rock Bassist
(20 nominations)
Nate Brookman
Tim Jones – Abbey Rd. Project
Steve McDonnell – KMJ Band
Sean Drysdale – Banana Convention
Justin McKinnon – Thunderchickens

Best Rock Guitarist
(20 nominations)
Matt ‘Schmitty’ Miklosovic – Abbey Rd. Project
Mike Cooley  - Herd
Brian Coonan – Common Groove
Joe Bonham – I Became the Sky
Ray Torres
Josh Jekel – The ThunderChickens 

Rock Band DWR
The Automatics
I Became the Sky
Maybe August
John Vasquez & the BEaringer Boys
Naked Voodoo
The ThunderChickens

Best Rock Drummer
(20 nominations)
John Cashman – Abbey Road Project
Josh Cooley – Herd
Terry Poirier
Steve Nyquist – Sprout
Chris Marks – I Became the Sky
Kenny Hall

MISCELLANEOUS

Best Waitress
(6 nominations)
Chelsea – Hamilton St. Pub
Tiffany Henninger – Asian Express
Shauna Welles – Baywood Lounge
Amy Brookman – Baywood Lounge
LuAnne – Bemo’s

Best Bartender
(11 nominations)
Tim Avram – Whites
Teresa Warn – Baywood Lounge
Raquel Lesesma – Player’s Sports Bar
Kevin Spillane – Club 46
Harv – Indian Barry’s

Best Lightman
(6 nominations)
Al Limberg
Blair McAllister
Shaun Crawford
Mike Gallagher
Vincente Lopez

Best Soundman
(9 nominations)
Al Limberg
Juan – Hyperman
Mike Mitchell
Bill Richter
Bryan Hampton

Best Rap/Hip Hop Artist
(13 nominations)
The Last Luciano
Sleezy B
Prozak
Ryder Miller
Astray
Akademic

Best DJ/MC
(9 nominations)
DJ Woody
DJ Rad (Randon)
DJ Prince
Captain E Man
DJ Pudge
DJ Deeze

Best Band Website
(9 nominations)
mobstylehustlaz
Mandi Layne & the Lost Highway - tie
Banana Convention - tie
Common Groove
ThunderChickens.net

Best Metal/Thrash Band
(7 nominations)
Power Trip
The Miscreants
Hokori
Somnia
Milligram Smile
Downseed

Best Alternative Band
(10 nominations)
Common Groove
The ThunderChickens
I Became the Sky
Sprout
Round and a Distant Few

Best Variety Band
(13 nominations)
Common Groove
The ThunderChickens
The Banana Convention
Stone Cold
Voodu Dollz
Jimmy & the Growlers

Best Original Band
(14 nominations)
Mandi Layne & the Lost Hwy
Maybe August
John Vasquez & the Bearinger Boys
The ThunderChickens
The Banana Convention 

Best Duo
(9 nominations)
Bob & Brian Show
The Kincaids
Levi & Hooker Man
Honesty & Dean
Frank Willett & Pepper Jones
Scott Baker & Pete Socha

Best Solo
(14 nominations)
Andy Reed
Aaron Johnson (Excalibur)
Husl Da Hustla
John Vasquez
Jim Perkins

Best CD Release
(10 nominations)
Toplock Records ‘The Re-Rock CD’
John Vasquez & the Bearinger Boys
Prozak – ‘Tales from the Sick’
Herd Obscenery E.P
Stone Cold – ‘Pride’
Sprout – ‘When the Silence Breaks’

Best Concert Group/Album/Special Project
(13 nominations)
Sprout – ‘The White Album Tribute’
Mobstyle Hustlaz
I Became the Sky
Soul Xpress Band
John Vasquez

Best Tejano/Cojunto Group
Los Carnales
Mas Caliente
Grupo Estilo
Los Desastres
Grupo Alegria