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The online survey will be open until 11:59 p.m., Feb. 4. Vote on local musicians and bands in many categories, best music venue, best music event, hall of fame...
Celebrate local live music on Florida's Emerald Coast at Beachcomber Music Awards #7 2015 Show at AJ's Seafood & Oyster Bar in Destin on March 2.
Congrats to the 2015 Nominees!!!
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Chris Alvarado
Dannica Lowery
Ricky Stanfield
Donnie Sundal
BEST BAND
Continuum
The Helvetica Effect
The Owsley Brothers
Forrest Williams Band
BEST SOLO ARTIST
Chris Alvarado
Chris Hayes
Austin Jennings
BEST MALE VOCALIST
Austin Jennings
Nic Turner
Forrest Williams
BEST FEMALE VOCALIST
Season Ammons
Dannica Lowery
Gina Walker
BEST DUO (New Category)
Season Ammons & Allen Rayfield (The Wide Open)
Coconut Radio
Latitudes
Schatzi + the String Boffin
BEST GUITARIST
Jim Hall (Dismal Creek)
Scott Rockwood
Forrest Williams
BEST BASSIST
Dub Bryant (Dismal Creek)
Marcus DeGagne
Tom Latenser
BEST KEYBOARDIST
Cheryl Jones
Donnie Sundal
Pherrel Williams
BEST DRUMMER
Fred Domulot (Village Brass Band, etc.)
Charles Pagano (Cadillac Willy, etc.)
John Reinlie (The Owsley Brothers)
BEST HORN PLAYER
Al Alvarado (Saxophone)
Ben Johnson (Saxophone) (New Earth Army)
Matt McCarty (Saxophone)
BEST FIDDLE/VIOLIN PLAYER (New Category)
Jessica Heit (Continuum)
Sue Kittredge (Coconut Radio)
Matt Miller
Jamie Weis (Three Bean Soup)
BEST HARMONICA PLAYER (New Category)
Kenny Oliverio (Dread Clampitt)
Allen Rayfield (The Wide Open)
Jab Wilson
BEST MANDOLIN PLAYER (New Category)
Ben Parsons (Schatzi + the String Boffin)
Balder Saunders (Dread Clampitt)
Neil Sebree (Dismal Creek)
BEST SINGER-SONGWRITER
Season Ammons
Austin Jennings
Forrest Williams
BEST ALTERNATIVE ARTIST
Heritage
Hotel Oscar
Austin Jennings
Owsley Brothers
BEST AMERICANA ARTIST
Season Ammons
Chris & Gileah
Dismal Creek
Hotel Oscar
BEST BLUEGRASS ARTIST (New Category)
Dismal Creek
Dread Clampitt
Franko & Fiends
BEST BLUES ARTIST
Boukou Groove
Joe Fingas
Zack Rosicka
BEST CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ARTIST (New Category)
Dismal Creek
Faith Assembly All Pro Band & Choir
Shoreline Church Band
BEST COMEDY ARTIST
Todd Gosser
Bryan Kennedy
The Red Rocket
BEST COUNTRY ARTIST
Season Ammons
Dismal Creek
Bryan Kennedy
BEST COVER ARTIST
Continuum
Austin Jennings
Latitudes
Nic Turner
BEST DANCE ARTIST
Black Eyed Blonde
Boukou Groove
Heritage '
BEST DJ
DJ Nevian
DJ Spinzy
DJ Vladi
BEST FOLK ARTIST (New Category)
Continuum
Dismal Creek
Schatzi + the String Boffin
BEST JAM BAND
Cadillac Willy
Heritage
New Earth Army
BEST JAZZ ARTIST
Jones and Company
Matt McCarty Quintet
Village Brass Band
BEST RAP/HIP HOP ARTIST
Ray Keller
Micky Mouth
Strange Tang
BEST R&B/SOUL ARTIST
Boukou Groove
DownBeat Classic Brass
Shades of Blue
BEST REGGAE ARTIST (New Category)
Heritage
Sway Jah Vu
Tribe Zion
BEST ROCK ARTIST
The Helvetica Effect
Hotel Oscar
The Owsley Brothers
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Chris & Gileah
Continuum, Cover Up
The Helvetica Effect, Calm Amongst the Chaos
The Owsley Brothers, TOB
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Tim Jackson, “Waltz Across Walton County”
Schatzi + the String Boffin, “Creek Don’t Rise”
Steenos, “Accidentally Drunk Again”
BEST INSTRUMENTALIST (Not Covered in Other Categories)
Isaac Eady (Various) (Hotel Oscar)
Ben Parsons (Various) (Schatzi + the String Boffin)
Ricky Stanfield (Banjo) (Dismal Creek)
BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE
AJ’s Seafood & Oyster Bar, Destin
Funky Blues Shack, Destin
The Green Door, Fort Walton Beach
The Red Bar, Grayton Beach
BEST MUSIC EVENT OF 2014
Destin Seafood Festival
Okaloosa REVFest
30A Songwriters Festival
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Chris & Gileah, “Love on This Island”
Continuum, “Cover Up”
The Owsley Brothers, “Diamond in the Raw”
HALL OF FAME
(Individual or group that has made extraordinary contributions to the local music scene for a decade or more. Past honorees are Duke Bardwell, Jones and Company, Bill Garrett, Franko “Washboard” Jackson, Donnie Sundal and “Smilin’” Fritz Froeschner.)
Pat Boone
Phil Calhoun
Jim Couch
Dread Clampitt
http://goo.gl/4slqo9
The online survey will be open until 11:59 p.m., Feb. 4. Vote on local musicians and bands in many categories, best music venue, best music event, hall of fame...
Celebrate local live music on Florida's Emerald Coast at Beachcomber Music Awards #7 2015 Show at AJ's Seafood & Oyster Bar in Destin on March 2.
Congrats to the 2015 Nominees!!!
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Chris Alvarado
Dannica Lowery
Ricky Stanfield
Donnie Sundal
BEST BAND
Continuum
The Helvetica Effect
The Owsley Brothers
Forrest Williams Band
BEST SOLO ARTIST
Chris Alvarado
Chris Hayes
Austin Jennings
BEST MALE VOCALIST
Austin Jennings
Nic Turner
Forrest Williams
BEST FEMALE VOCALIST
Season Ammons
Dannica Lowery
Gina Walker
BEST DUO (New Category)
Season Ammons & Allen Rayfield (The Wide Open)
Coconut Radio
Latitudes
Schatzi + the String Boffin
BEST GUITARIST
Jim Hall (Dismal Creek)
Scott Rockwood
Forrest Williams
BEST BASSIST
Dub Bryant (Dismal Creek)
Marcus DeGagne
Tom Latenser
BEST KEYBOARDIST
Cheryl Jones
Donnie Sundal
Pherrel Williams
BEST DRUMMER
Fred Domulot (Village Brass Band, etc.)
Charles Pagano (Cadillac Willy, etc.)
John Reinlie (The Owsley Brothers)
BEST HORN PLAYER
Al Alvarado (Saxophone)
Ben Johnson (Saxophone) (New Earth Army)
Matt McCarty (Saxophone)
BEST FIDDLE/VIOLIN PLAYER (New Category)
Jessica Heit (Continuum)
Sue Kittredge (Coconut Radio)
Matt Miller
Jamie Weis (Three Bean Soup)
BEST HARMONICA PLAYER (New Category)
Kenny Oliverio (Dread Clampitt)
Allen Rayfield (The Wide Open)
Jab Wilson
BEST MANDOLIN PLAYER (New Category)
Ben Parsons (Schatzi + the String Boffin)
Balder Saunders (Dread Clampitt)
Neil Sebree (Dismal Creek)
BEST SINGER-SONGWRITER
Season Ammons
Austin Jennings
Forrest Williams
BEST ALTERNATIVE ARTIST
Heritage
Hotel Oscar
Austin Jennings
Owsley Brothers
BEST AMERICANA ARTIST
Season Ammons
Chris & Gileah
Dismal Creek
Hotel Oscar
BEST BLUEGRASS ARTIST (New Category)
Dismal Creek
Dread Clampitt
Franko & Fiends
BEST BLUES ARTIST
Boukou Groove
Joe Fingas
Zack Rosicka
BEST CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ARTIST (New Category)
Dismal Creek
Faith Assembly All Pro Band & Choir
Shoreline Church Band
BEST COMEDY ARTIST
Todd Gosser
Bryan Kennedy
The Red Rocket
BEST COUNTRY ARTIST
Season Ammons
Dismal Creek
Bryan Kennedy
BEST COVER ARTIST
Continuum
Austin Jennings
Latitudes
Nic Turner
BEST DANCE ARTIST
Black Eyed Blonde
Boukou Groove
Heritage '
BEST DJ
DJ Nevian
DJ Spinzy
DJ Vladi
BEST FOLK ARTIST (New Category)
Continuum
Dismal Creek
Schatzi + the String Boffin
BEST JAM BAND
Cadillac Willy
Heritage
New Earth Army
BEST JAZZ ARTIST
Jones and Company
Matt McCarty Quintet
Village Brass Band
BEST RAP/HIP HOP ARTIST
Ray Keller
Micky Mouth
Strange Tang
BEST R&B/SOUL ARTIST
Boukou Groove
DownBeat Classic Brass
Shades of Blue
BEST REGGAE ARTIST (New Category)
Heritage
Sway Jah Vu
Tribe Zion
BEST ROCK ARTIST
The Helvetica Effect
Hotel Oscar
The Owsley Brothers
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Chris & Gileah
Continuum, Cover Up
The Helvetica Effect, Calm Amongst the Chaos
The Owsley Brothers, TOB
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Tim Jackson, “Waltz Across Walton County”
Schatzi + the String Boffin, “Creek Don’t Rise”
Steenos, “Accidentally Drunk Again”
BEST INSTRUMENTALIST (Not Covered in Other Categories)
Isaac Eady (Various) (Hotel Oscar)
Ben Parsons (Various) (Schatzi + the String Boffin)
Ricky Stanfield (Banjo) (Dismal Creek)
BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE
AJ’s Seafood & Oyster Bar, Destin
Funky Blues Shack, Destin
The Green Door, Fort Walton Beach
The Red Bar, Grayton Beach
BEST MUSIC EVENT OF 2014
Destin Seafood Festival
Okaloosa REVFest
30A Songwriters Festival
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Chris & Gileah, “Love on This Island”
Continuum, “Cover Up”
The Owsley Brothers, “Diamond in the Raw”
HALL OF FAME
(Individual or group that has made extraordinary contributions to the local music scene for a decade or more. Past honorees are Duke Bardwell, Jones and Company, Bill Garrett, Franko “Washboard” Jackson, Donnie Sundal and “Smilin’” Fritz Froeschner.)
Pat Boone
Phil Calhoun
Jim Couch
Dread Clampitt