25th Annual Review Music Awards Winners

The staff of Review Magazine welcomed and celebrated with over 350 nominees, fans, and patrons of the musical and performing arts on Thursday, May 5th, as winners were announced at the Review's 25th Annual Music Awards Ceremony & Celebration, held at the newly rebuilt Golden Glow Ballroom.

Below is a list of all divisions and nominees, with the winner and total number of nominees listed at the top of each category.  This was a two-tiered voting process, with nominees solicited over a six week period and the total number of nominees in each division listed benath each title.  The top five nominees in each category were voted upon during a second stage of balloting, which resulted in a total of 7,247 votes being cast - almoust double that of previous years.

Congratulations to all nominees and winners!

Look for interviews with winners in key divisions along with a photo gallery from the 25th Review Music Awards Ceremony in our special Review Music Awards Special edition, published on May 19th!

MISCELLANEOUS AWARDS

Best Tejano Band

Grupo Estilo – 1^st Place

Los Carnales

Mad Caliente

Best Soundman

Al Limberg – 1^st Place

Art Bissonnette

Don Lajiness

John Lacross

Joe Christiansen

Mike Mitchell

 Best Band Website

(8 First Round Nominations)

Finding Clyde – 1^st Place

EST

Last Resort Campouts

Temporary Kicks

Scott Baker & the UE

Best Concert/Album or Project

(10 First Round Nominations)

FreeMusic Festival – 1^st Place

The Barn Intimate Acoustic Gatherings

ImproperGanda from 2^nd System

Altered Skin revolution

Silverspork – Silverspork

Best Waitress

(12 First Round Nominations)

Luanne – Bemos – 1^st Place

Erika – Willew Lounge

Kristi – Hamilton St. Pub

Laura – Whites’ Bar

Katie – White’s Bar

Best Bartender

(14 First Round Nominations)

Strezz – Hamilton St. Pub – 1^st Place

Katie – White’s Bar

Luanne – Bemos

Sara – Whites Bar

Cassandra - Bemos

Best Solo Artist

(24 First Round Nominations)

Tim Avram – 1^st Place

John Krogman

Elisabeth Blair

Amelia Jo

Megan Seard

Alphabetics

Bob Hausler

Best  Duo

(11 First Round Nominations)

Melissa May & Josh Jekel – 1^st Place

Mark Gomez & Kyle Zieroff

G. Rockwell & Poindexter

Honesty & Dean

Boneyard Grin

Best Folk Band

(11 First Round Nominations)

The Bearinger Boys – 1^st Place

Marsac & Grim

The Last

Josh Jekel & Melissa May

Scott Baker & Pete Socha

Best Metal Band

(9 First Round Nominations)

The 2^nd System – 1^st Place

Hokori

All for the Cause

Neighborhood Muscle

Burnaround

OMINOUS

Best Radio Station

(12 First Round Nominations)

Z93 – WKQZ – 1^st Place

W989 radio Ske3m

Urban Exchange Central

The JOE FM

Siriux XM The Spectrum

WUCX – Delta College

Best Alternative Band

(14 First Round Nominations)

Failed Society – 1^st Place

Mountains for Clouds

The Mongrels

The ThunderChickens

Finding Bliss

Best CD Release

(18 First Round Nominations)

Falling Apart at the Seems – Brett Mitchell & the Giant Ghost – 1^st Place

Finding Clyde

Arts of Life Arts of Death

ImproperGanda from The 2^nd System

M20 – The Mixtape

The Tosspints

Best Variety Band

(19 First Round Nominations)

The Sinclairs – 1^st Place

The Shaydes

The ThunderChickens

Jimmy & the Growlers

Burnaround

Best Original Band

(20 First Round Nominations)

Thick As Thieves – 1^st Place

John Vasquez & the Bearinger Boys

The 2^nd System

The ThunderChickens

Finding Clyde

Severe Head Drama

Best New Artist of the Year

(18 First Round Nominations)

Life Size Ghost – 1^st Place

Finding Clyde

Finding Bliss

Mountains for the Clouds

Phe McWright

All for the Cause

Failed Society

Most Innovative Artist

(14 First Round Nominations)

Life Size Ghost – 1^st Place

Thick As Thieves

John Vasquez & the Bearinger Boys

SKE3M

Byran Rombalski

ROCK AWARDS

Best Rock Band

(40 First Round Nominations)

Brett Mitchell & the Giant Ghost – 1^st Place

The 2^nd System

The ThunderChickens

Act As one

The Triple Aces

Rock Bassist

(36 First Round Nominations)

Mike McMann – 2^nd System – 1^st Place

Aaron – The Bearinger Boys

Jeff Poirier

Ryan Fitzgerald

Raybe Ribble – The Triple Aces

Favorite Rock Club

(8 First Round Nominations)

Hamilton St. Pub – 1^st Place

White’s Bar

Bemo’s

The Vault

The Machine Shop

Best Rock Songwriter

(19 First Round Nominations)

John Vasquez – 1^st Place

Kyle Mayer

Mark Gomez

Tim Avram

Shawn Brown

Melissa May & Josh Jekel

Rock Keyboardist

(14 First Round Nominations)

Tali – Life Size Ghost – 1^st Place

King Ray Chingman

Russel of Doogie

Bob Hausler

Noel Howland

Joe Balbaugh – The Automatics

Male Rock Vocalist

(27 First Round Nominations)

John Vasquez – 1^st Place

Kyle Mayer

Kyle Zieroff

Taylor Nagel – Act As One

Dan Ardouin – Jedi Mind Trip

Josh Corrion – The Triple Aces

Rock Drummer

(32 First Round Nominations)

Tyler Johnson – 1^st Place

Wes – The Bearinger Boys

Terry Poirier

Jake Smith – Act As One

Marc Scott

Matt Johnston – Burnaround

Nick Starr – The Triple Aces

Female Rock Vocalist

(10 First Round Nominations)

Tali Snowden – Life Size Ghost – 1^st Place

Melissa May

Angela Dodge

Noel Howland

Shar Molina

Melissa Curry

Honesty Elliott

Rock Guitarist

(37 First Round Nominations)

Ryden – Life Size Ghost – 1^st Place

Mark Metiva

Baby D

Shawn Brown

Josh Jekel

Jack Neymeiyer – Finding Clyde

Aaron Johnson - Sprout

Tony Furlo – Burnaround

Josh Corrion – The Triple Aces

HIP HOP AWARDS

Best Performer

(23 First Round Nominations)

SKE3M – 1^st Place

Keef Courage

M20

Alphabetics

EST

Best Producer

(11 First Round Nominations)

M20 Productions – 1^st Place

Poindexter

M80

Michael Pruitt

Adam Santoya

Best Promoter

(11 First Round Nominations)

DJ Snakes – 1^st Place

Blak Bruce

SKE3M

Klass Witta K

Life Music Entertainment

CC Entertainment

Best Mixtape/Release

(16 First Round Nominations)

Phe McWright – Passport Dreams – 1^st Place

W989Radio Mixtape Vol. 1

Boarding – 1^st Klass

OJ – Superstar Status

M20 – The Mixtape

AK Dope Boi

Rap/Hip Hop Artist of the Year

(25 First Round Nominations)

Astray – 1^st Place

DJ Snakes

Seth Patrick

Klass Witta K

OJ The King

M20 Productions

Alphabetics

Best DJ

(12 First Round Nominations)

DJ Snakes – 1^st Place

DJ Prince

DJ SchafTown

DJ Spliff

DJ Baby D with the recipe

DJ Odie

DJ Juice from Juicebox Productions

DJ KO

COUNTRY AWARDS

Best Country Band

(10 First Round Nominations)

The 25 Cent Beer Band – 1^st Place

The Honky Tonk Zeros

Steel Wheels

Cornpone

Lonny Ray

Best Country Musician

(12 First Round Nominations)

Levi Goodwin – 1^st Place

Nick Pichet

Bob Hausler

Jon Potrykus

Scott VanDell

Country Female Vocalist

Mandi Layne – 1^st Place

Jodi Sasse

Laurie Middlebrook

Pepper Jones

Brenda Loomis

Jamie Sue Seal

Country Male Vocalist

(10 First Round Nominations)

Steve Armstrong – 1^st Place

Nick Pichet

Charlie – Honky Tonk Zeros

Bob Hausler

Lonny Ray

Jeff Walikangas

Favorite Country Club

Willew Lounge – 1^st Place

White’s Bar

The Bighouse

Silver Derby

The Stables

Cowboy Up

Country Songwriter

(10 First Round Nominations)

Lonny Ray – 1^st Place

Nick Pichet

Bob Hausler

Jeff Schrems

Mandi  Layne & the Lost Highway

Charlie Klein – Honky Tonk Zeros

Dale Michaels

JAZZ AWARDS

Best Big Band

The Baytones – 1^st Place

The Northwoods Improvisers

Female Jazz Vocalist

Noel Howland – 1^st Place

Julie Mulady

Male Jazz Vocalist

Mike Brush – 1^st Place

Jeff Walikangas

Best Small Combo

Brush Street – 1^st Place

Paul Vanston Trio

Northwoods Improvisers Trio

Bryan Rombalski & Three Worlds

Darin Scott Combo

Jazz Songwriter

Bryan Rombalski – 1^st Place

Mike Brush

Mike Johnston

Timothy Jay Ross

Bob Hausler

Darin Scott

Best Jazz Musician

(9 First Round Nominations)

Bryan Rombalski – 1^st Place

Jim Fulkerson

Archie Sawyer

Nick Pichet

Eddie Garcia

Joe Balbaugh

Bob Hausler

Favorite Jazz Club

Spencer’s Rourte 46 – 1^st Place

White’s Bar

Espresso Milano

BLUES AWARDS

Best Funk Band

Soul Xpress – 1^st Place

Phunk Shway

Rev. Right Time

Female Blues Vocalist

Melissa Curry – 1^st Place

Sharrie Williams

Caitlyn Berry

Male Blues Vocalist

(7 First Round Nominations)

Matt Besey – 1^st Place

Todd Zimmerman

Dan Thorp

John Rickert

Kyle Mayer

Stacey Hill

Favorite Blues Club

White’s Bar – 1^st Place

Bemo’s

The Stables

Stein Haus

Best Blues Band

Thick As Thieves – 1^st Place

Matt Besey

Jimmy & the Growlers

Blues Creators

TNT Blues Band

Blues Songwriter

(7 First Round Nominations)

Kyle Mayer – 1^st Place

Matt Besey

Jesse Lee Maier

Bob Hausler

Scott Baker

Tim Ross

Blues Instrumentalist

(11 First Round Nominations)

Erik Ryden – 1^st Place

Matt Besey

Bob Hausler

John Grundner

Mark Dault

Danny Dottery

Bryan Rombalski

Drew Pentkowski

Kedree Young