CONGRATS ! 2020 Hamilton Community News Readers' Choice Awards Winners!

Click here for full list.

Music-related categories below.

Best Local Musician or Band

• Diamond: Mike Woods
  
  
  
  Links: Mike Woods, More Mike Woods Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton Blues Lovers
  
  
• Platinum: Freedom Train
• Gold: Robin Benedict / Ruby Entertainment / The King Jives

Best Concert Venue

• Diamond: Tone Deaf / Jack De Keyzer
  
  
  
  Links: Tone Deaf, More ToneDeaf Stories, Video above courtesy of ToneDeafCanada
  
  
  
  Links: Jack de Keyzer, More Jack de Keyzer Stories, Video above courtesy of Twentyfive Musical
  
  
• Platinum: Ian Wood / Bareback Riders / Retro Party Groove
• Gold: Bud and Jeff / The Something Country Band / The Feels / Party Source Entertainment / Fidel / Dave Murphy Band / Chery ST. James / All About Maggie

Best Live Entertainment Facility

• Diamond: Hamilton City Ballet Orchestra
• Platinum: Pub Fiction
• Gold: Theatre Aquarius

Best Live Music Bar / Lounge

• Diamond: Powerhouse Restaurant
• Platinum: 33 Bowen / The 1515 (Brown Barrel)
• Gold: Vicars Vice

Best Local Festival

• Diamond: Dundas Cactus Festival / Winona Peach Festival
• Platinum: Dundas Buskerfest / Supercrawl
• Gold: It's Your Festival / Mountain Kidz Klub Easter Egg Hunt

Best Local Entertainment

• Diamond: Carolyn's Model & Talent / Geoffrey Chapman Model & Talent Agency / H&G Entertainer Services
• Platinum: Vogue Models and Talent Management
• Gold: Blue Angel Productions

Best Music Instructor

• Diamond: Marta Greda-Kicek
• Platinum: Anita Hiripi / Mate Szigeti
• Gold: Kaz Chrapka / Steve McRae

Best Music Instruction

• Diamond: Hamilton Academy Of Performing Arts
• Platinum: Long & McQuade
• Gold: Hamilton Academy Of Music

Best Musical Instruments Store

• Diamond: Long & McQuade
• Platinum: The Acoustic Room
• Gold: Mountain Music / The Music Stand

Blast from the Past: 2018's Winners

Links: Hamilton Community News Reader's Choice Awards, More HCN Awards Stories

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Vote for Your Favourite Local Entertainers in the Hamilton Community News Readers' Choice Awards! Deadline Mar 11

It's time to get out and vote for the 2018 Hamilton Community News Reader's Choice Awards.  Deadline to get your vote out is Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 11:59pm.

There are two main categories of interest to our music-loving readers: Live Entertainment and Professional Entertainers.

Here's the full list of nominees from both categories.

Professional Entertainers

• All About Maggie
• Bareback Riders
• Boris Brott
• Casino Vacations
• Chery St. James
• Christyrious Magic and Entertainment
• Crank
• Dave Murphy Band
• The Feels
• Fidel
• Freedom Train
• Giggles The Clown
• Ian Wood
• Jack de Keyzer
• Karaoke with Dorrie
• Keep The Faith
• Little Ray's Reptile Zoo
• Mike Woods
• Party Source Entertainment
• Retro Party Groove
• Rob Kirkham and Neon Rain
• Robin Benedict
• Ruby Entertainment
• Sarah Smith Band
• Something Country
• Tone Deaf

Live Entertainment

• 5150 Entertainment
• Hamilton All-Star Jazz Band
• Artword Artbar
• Ballet Jorgen
• Bay City Music Hall
• Big Time Productions
• Binbrook Little Theatre
• Brott Music Festival
• The Burlington Performing Arts Centre
• The Casbah
• Christyrious Magic and Entertainment
• Club 54
• The Coach and Lantern
• Core Entertainment
• FirstOntario Centre
• Geritol Follies
• Giggles The Clown
• Hamilton Aerial Group
• Hamilton City Ballet Orchestra
• Hamilton Convention Centre
• Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
• Jane's Karaoke and DJ Service
• Karaoke with Dorrie
• Lazy Flamingo
• Little Ray's Reptile Zoo
• Party Source Entertainment
• The Powerhouse
• Pub Fiction
• Stonewalls
• Theatre Ancaster
• Theatre Aquarius
• This Ain't Hollywood
• Tracie's Place Karaoke
• Yuk Yuk's Hamilton

Other music-related categories include: Music Instruction (we suggest our sponsor, Pick & Sticks Music), Favourite Event or Festival, CD-Music Store (New), CD-Music Store (Used) and Musical Instrument Store, 

Since you'll be voting, we'd like to ask you to please vote for our sponsors as well. Please click the category below to vote.

• First Choice Computer Solutions: Computer Service
• St. Charles Adult and Continuing Education Centres: Adult Education (not a sponsor but it is our blogger's workplace)

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Hamilton Community News Reader's Choice Awards, More HCN Awards Stories

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Vote for Your Favourite Local Entertainers in the Hamilton Community News Readers' Choice Awards! Deadline Mar 5

It's time to get out and vote for the 2017 Hamilton Community News Reader's Choice Awards.  Deadline to get your vote out is Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 11:30pm.

There are two main categories of interest to our music-loving readers: Live Entertainment and Professional Entertainers.

Here's the full list of nominees from both categories.

Professional Entertainers

• 5150 Entertainment
• All About Maggie
• Bareback Riders
• Boris Brott
• Casino Vacations
• Chery St. James
• Christyrious Magic and Entertainment
• Crank
• Dave Murphy Band
• The Feels
• Fidel
• Freedom Train
• Giggles The Clown
• Ian Wood
• Jack de Keyzer
• Karaoke with Dorrie
• Keep The Faith
• Little Ray's Reptile Zoo
• Mate Szigeti
• Mike Woods
• Party Source Entertainment
• Retro Party Groove
• Rob Kirkham and Neon Rain
• Robin Benedict
• Ruby Entertainment
• Sarah Smith Band
• Shari Vandermolen (Quarter To Nine)
• Something Country
• Tone Deaf
• Tracie's Place

Live Entertainment

• Hamilton All-Star Jazz Band
• Artword Artbar
• Baltimore House
• Ballet Jorgen
• Bay City Music Hall
• Big Time Productions
• Binbrook Little Theatre
• Brott Music Festival
• The Burlington Performing Arts Centre
• The Casbah
• Christyrious Magic and Entertainment
• Club 54
• The Coach and Lantern
• Core Entertainment
• FirstOntario Centre
• Geritol Follies
• Giggles The Clown
• Hamilton Aerial Group
• Hamilton City Ballet Orchestra
• Hamilton Convention Centre
• Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
• Hamilton Place
• Jane's Karaoke and DJ Service
• Karaoke with Dorrie
• Lazy Flamingo
• Little Ray's Reptile Zoo
• Party Source Entertainment
• The Powerhouse
• Pub Fiction
• Stonewalls
• Theatre Ancaster
• Theatre Aquarius
• This Ain't Hollywood
• Tracie's Place Karaoke
• Yuk Yuk's Hamilton

Other music-related categories include: Music Instruction, Favourite Event or Festival, CD-Music Store (New), CD-Music Store (Used) and Musical Instrument Store, 

Since you'll be voting, we'd like to ask you to please vote for our sponsors as well. Please click the category below to vote.

• First Choice Computer Solutions: Computer Service
• St. Charles Adult and Continuing Education Centres: Adult Education (not a sponsor but it is our blogger's workplace)

Click here for the winners

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Hamilton Community News Reader's Choice Awards, More HCN Awards Stories

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CONGRATS! Hamilton Community News Readers' Choice Awards Honour Area Musicians

The public has spoken! The 2015 Hamilton Community News  Readers' Choice Awards have been unveiled.  Voters chose the best in the Hammer with Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze awards.  Fidel, Freedom Train, Jack de Keyzer and Robin Benedict won in the Professional Entertainers category.  CONGRATS!



Video above courtesy of Kyke Reimer



Links: Freedom Train, More Freedom Train Stories, More Band Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of Freedom Train



Links: Robin Benedict, More Robin Benedict Stories, Video above courtesy of MarcTheMeatMan

Here are the results of the music-related categories

Professional Entertainers

• Diamond: Fidel
• Platinum: Christyrious Magic
• Gold: Boris Brott//Mate Szieti/Little Ray's Reptile Zoo
• Silver: Freedom Train
• Bronze: Jack de Keyzer/Robin Benedict

Live Entertainment

• D: Tracie's Place
• P: This Ain't Hollywood
• G: Theatre Aquarius
• S: Canada's Ballet Jorgen/Hamilton City Ballet Orchestra
• B: Hamilton Place

Radio Station

• D: KX 94.7 Country FM
• P: 95.3 Fresh FM
• G: 102.9 K-Lite
• S: 101.5 The Hawk
• B: Y108

Radio Personality

• D: Emily Szabo (Fresh FM)
• P: Toff and Melissa (KX Country FM)
• G: Rock N Ray Michaels (Oldies CKOC)
• S: Linda Martelli (KX Country FM)
• B: Derm Carnduff (KX Country FM)

Music Instructor

• D: Rosemary Hale (Long and McQuade)
• P: Anita Hiripi
• G: Steve McRae (The Music Stand)
• S: Eva Marshall (A Note Above)
• B: Marta Greda-Kicek (Hamilton Academy of Performing Arts)

Music Store (New)

• D: HMV
• P: Cheapies
• G: Dr. Disc/Beat Goes On

Music Store (Used)

• D: Beat Goes On
• P: Cheapies
• G: Dr. Disc

Musical Instrument Store

• D: Long and McQuade
• P: Mountain Music
• G: The Music Stand
• S: F Bass Hamilton
• B: Absolute Music

Click here for a complete list of winners

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