Today nominees for the 2nd annual Louisville Music Awards were announced. Ranging in categories from jazz and blues to rock/pop – there is no branch of our city’s bustling music scene that isn’t represented in some way or another this year. If you would like take place in voting, and support your favorite of the local musicians nominated you go to the Louisville Music Awards website here. And if you’re wondering who is going to win this year then you can attend the ceremony when awards are handed out at 7 PM on September 28th at Headliner’s Music Hall, you can buy tickets now and for only $10.
The 2014 nominees are:
AMERICANA AWARD (Folk, Country)
Jonathan Glen Wood
Nick Dittmeier
Appalatin
Maiden Radio
LIVE DJ OF THE YEAR
Kim Sorise
OK Deejays
Matt Anthony
Woodrow on the Radio
BLUEGRASS ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Michael Cleveland
Whiskey Bent Valley Boys
23 String Band
Relic
BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Tyrone Cotton
Lamont Gillispie and 100 Proof Blues
Big Poppa Stampley
Da Mudcats
CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD
Bourbon Baroque
Rachel Grimes
Louisville Orchestra
Kentucky Center Chamber Players
COVER BAND OF THE YEAR
Rumours - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Tony and the Tanlines
The Louisville Crashers
Billy Goat Strut Revue
ENGINEER/PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Dave Chale
Danny Kiely
Brian Cronin
Jim Marlowe
HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Jalin Roze
Skyscraper Stereo
CPHR DVN (pronounced Cipher Divine)
Bird Zoo
JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Carly Johnson and Craig Wagner
Dick Sisto
Small Time Napoleon
Jamey Aebersold
METAL/HARDCORE/PUNK AWARD
Stonecutters
White Reaper
Coliseum
Vice Tricks
POP/ROCK ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Cabin
Wax Fang
The Pass
The Deloreans
SINGER/SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Alex Wright
Jonathan Glen Wood
Karsten Nelson
Heidi Howe
SONG OF THE YEAR
"Fire Extinguisher" by Howell Dawdy
"Cool" by White Reaper
"I Won't Play" by Alex Wright
"Something New" by Jonathan Glen Wood
