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

---

Previous (Portugal Day Videos) - - - Next (Polaris Long List)

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

---

Previous (Videos of the Vaudevillian and Famous Framus) - - - Next (Videos: Rob Reed, Scott Whittington, Peter Marino, Giordano Cattonar, Chantal Chamberland)

CONGRATS! 2016 Hamilton Community News Readers' Choice Winners

The readers of the Hamilton Community News family of newspapers (Mountain News, Dundas Star, Ancaster News and Stoney Creek News) have spoken.  The winners of their 2016 Reader's Choice Awards were announced and there were quite a few music related categories.

Here they are below.

Local Musicians

• Diamond: Neon Rain
  
  
  
  Links: Rob Kirkham and Neon Rain, More Neon Rain Stories, Video above courtesy of PhotosByAlex
  
  
• Platinum: Colin Lapsley
• Gold: Doug Feaver
  
  
  
  Links: Doug Feaver, More Doug Feaver Stories, Video above courtesy of Doug Feaver
  
  
• Gold: Something Country
• Silver: Jeff Greig
• Bronze: Justine Fischer
• Bronze: Lori Yates
• Bronze: Matty Simpson

Professional Entertainers

• Diamond: Retro Party Groove
• Platiunum: Tracie's Place
• Gold: 5150 Entertainment
• Gold: Robin Benedict
  
  
  
  Links: Robin Benedict, More Robin Benedict Stories, Video above courtesy of Robin Benedict
  
  
• Silver: Little Ray's Reptile Zoo
• Bronze: Boris Brott
• Bronze: Christyrious Magic and Entertainment
• Bronze: Freedom Train
• Bronze: Giggles the Clown
• Bronze: Ruby Entertainment

Live Entertainment

• Diamond: Pub Fiction
• Diamond: Tracie's Place
• Platinum: Theatre Aquarius
• Gold: Coach and Lantern
• Silver: Bay City Music Hall
• Silver: Theatre Ancaster
• Bronze: Hamilton Place

Radio Station

• Diamond : 102.9 K-Lite
• Platinum : KX 94.7 Country FM
• Gold: 95.3 Fresh FM
• Silver: Y108
• Bronze: 900 CHML

Music Store (New)

• Diamond: HMV
• Platinum: Cheapies
• Gold: Dr. Disc

Music Store (Used)

• Diamond : The Beat Goes On
• Platinum : Bibles For Missions
• Platinum : Cheapies
• Platinum : Dr. Disc
• Gold: Walmart

Music Instrument Store

• Diamond: Long and McQuade
• Platinum: The Music Stand
• Gold: Mountain Music
• Silver: Absolute Music
• Bronze: FBass Hamilton

Music Instruction

• Diamond: Divine Harp
• Platinum: The Music Stand
• Gold: Long and McQuade
• Silver: Studio E
• Bronze: A Note Above
• Bronze: Dundas Conservatory Of Music
• Bronze: Hamilton Academy Of Performing Arts

Other highlights include one of our sponsors, Hamilton Urban Artists, earning the Diamond spot for Print Shop and our blogger's workplace, St. Charles Adult and Continuing Education Centres winning silver for Adult Education.

Click here for a complete list of winners

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

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

---

Previous (News Roundup: Barber Shop Podcast, Stingray Chart, Big Rude Jake) - - - Next (Local Indie Award Nominations)

Vote for Your Favourite Local Musicians in the Hamilton Community News Readers' Choice Awards

Hamilton Community News, the company behind the Mountain News, Dundas Star, Ancaster News and Stoney Creek News papers, recently launched the 2016 edition of their Reader's Choice Awards.  You have only until Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 11:30pm to have your voice heard!

As always, there's a Local Musicians category where a number of area performers are nominated. Many of them are also listed in Professional Entertainers list too.

Local Musicians

• Chris Chambers
• Shari Dunn and Jonny Kerr
• Doug Feaver
• Justine Fischer
• Jeff Greig
• Colin Lapsley
• Neon Rain
• Matty Simpson
• Something Country
• Mate Szigeti
• Shari Vandermolen
• Lori Yates

Professional Entertainers

• Robin Benedict
• Boris Brott
• Jack de Keyzer
• Fidel
• The Feels
• Freedom Train
• Keep The Faith (Bon Jovi Tribute)
• Neon Rain
• Retro Party Groove
• Something Country
• Maggie Szabo
• Mate Szigeti
• Tone Deaf
• Shari Vandermolen

Some of our wonderful sponsors are up for the awards.  We'd appreciate a vote for them while you're it.  THANKS!

Please click the category to vote.

• First Choice Computer Solutions: New Business
• Hamilton Urban Artists; Print Shop
• 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 Newss Reader's Choice Awards, More HCN Awards Stories

---

Previous (Rich Dawson of Rich and Poor Boys Passes) - -  - Next (Jack de Keyzer on New Harmonica Shah Album)