Miscellaneous Awards

Best Music Video
(Total Nominees: 6)

• Everyday Ghost (The Cure)
• Sins In Stereo (Whiskey Drought)
• Empty Child - Redburn
• Lemon Frog (Battlefield)
• Aristocrats

WINNER: EVERYDAY GHOST (The Cure)

 

Best Music Festival
(Total Nominees: 7)

• Dirt Fest
• WKCQ Country Music Fest
• Parkapalooza
• 8th Annual Bay City Folk & Acoustic Music Festival
• I.S.M.A.

WINNER: DIRT FEST

 

Best Waitress
(Total Nominees: 9)

• Lindsey The Stables
• Christina- Big D's
• Cindy - The Scottish Inn
• Maria - Chan's
• Cheyenne - Grand Central

WINNER: Lindsey (the Stables)

 

Best Folk Band or Duo
(Total Nominees: 9)

• Jeff Yantz and the Barnhands
• Harmonica Rifle
• O'Rourke, Zeitler, Morris, Rogers "And Friends"
• Jim Theisen & Tim Baracco
• Scott Baker & Kris Pride
• Jim Perkins & John VanBenschoten

WINNER: Jeff Yantz & the Barnhands

 

Best Metal Band
(Total Nominees: 11)

• The 2nd System
• Burnaround
• Dies To Rise
• Beast in the Field
• Whaler

WINNER: BURNAROUND (tie)
WINNER: Dies to Rise (tie)

 

Best Videographer
(Total Nominees: 10)

• Indie Spot
• Damon Dubois
• Matt Giddings
• Rebel Productions
• Sean Connelly

WINNER: INDIE SPOT

 

Best Concert/Album or Project
(Total Nominees: 11)

• Greta Van Fleet- Live at Fischer Hall
• Donny Brown – Hess Street
• Redburn - Rock Hop
• The Banana Convention 10-Year Anniversary/Farewell Show
• Brody & the Busch Rd. Trio – Sing for my Supper

WINNER: REDBURN • Rock Hop

 

Best New Artist of the Year
(Total Nominees: 11)

• Redburn
• Black Flower Blossom
• Joe Gibson
• The Blue Sage Ramblers
• Rye Whiskey
• Sixgunn El Dorado

WINNER: REDBURN

 

Best Recording Studio
(Total Nominees: 9)

• Reed Recording Company
• Fire Hyena (Chris)
• 989music
• Indie Spot
• SATO Studios

WINNER:  Reed Recording Company

 

Best Alternative Band
(Total Nominees: 11)

• Black Flower Blossom
• Brody & The Busch Rd. Trio
• Sprout and the Orange
• The Distorted Waltz
• Barbarossa Brothers

WINNER: SPROUT & THE ORANGE

 

Best Radio Station
(Total Nominees: 13)

• Z93
• WUCX Delta College Public Radio
• 102.5 WIOG
• 98.1 FM WKCQ
• Banana 101.5

WINNER: WUCX Delta College Public Radio

 

Best Band Website
(Total Nominees: 14)

• Eventide- www.iwanteventide.com
• JediMindTrip.com
• everydayghost.com
• Mandi Layne
• Black Flower Blossom

WINNER: JediMindTrip.com

 

Best Bartender
(Total Nominees: 14)

• Luann - Bemo's
• Lindsey The Stables
• Kristen - White's Bar
• Joel - Mac's Bar
• Johanna - Drakes Bar

WINNER: Luann - Bemo's

 

Best CD Release
(Total Nominees: 14)

• Legal Matters CD
• Sing For My Supper - Brody & The Busch Rd. Trio
• Country to the Bone - Mandi Layne
• Donny Brown – Hess Street
• Sins In Stereo - First Round Rookie

WINNER: Mandi Layne – Country to the Bone

 

Best Live Event of the Year
(Total Nominees: 16)

• Dirt Fest
• Parkapalooza
• Larry McCray Christmas Show
• With Greta Van Fleet
• The Banana Convention 10 Year Anniversary/Farewell Show
• Saginaw on Stage

WINNER: Dirt Fest

 

Best Sound Technician
(Total Nominees: 18)

• Robyn Bailey-Grimsley
• Juan - The Hamilton Street Pub
• Carey Limberg
• Art Bissonnette
• Bruce LaFrance

WINNER: Juan – The Hamilton St. Pub

 

Most Innovative Artist
(Total Nominees: 21)

• Greta Van Fleet
• Redburn
• Donny Brown
• Sprout and the Orange
• Pete Metropoulis – Rocktropolis

WINNER: Sprout & the Orange

 

Best Duo
(Total Nominees: 23)

• Jim Perkins & John Vanbenschoten
• Mel Curry & Michelle O’Neil
• Noel Howland & Chris Mohn
• Mandi Layne & Greg Kevorkian
• Troll & Patrick Brennan

Winner: Mandi Layne & Greg Kevorkian

 

Best Solo Artist
(Total Nominees: 24)

• Andy Reed
• Joe Gibson
• Izzy Rose
• Jeff Yantz
• Pete Metropoulis
• John Krogman

Winner: Andy Reed

 

Best Variety Band
(Total Nominees: 25)

• Jedi Mind Trip
• Avenue 5
• Marsupial Creampie
• Lemon Frog
• Sprout and the Orange
• Blue Sage Ramblers

Winner: Jedi Mind Trip

 

Best Original Band
(Total Nominees: 34)

• Greta Van Fleet
• Redburn
• Mandi Layne & the Lost HIghway
• Dani Vitany & 10 Hands Tall
• Sins in Stereo
• Brody & the Busch Rd Trio

Winner: Mandi Layne & the Lost Highway