CONGRATS! 2018 View Magazine Reader's Choice Award Winners

Hamilton's best of the best was celebrated at the 2018 View Magazine Readers' Choice Awards. The voting results were unveiled in the Oct 18, 2018 issue.

A special shout-out to one of our sponsors, Judy Marsales Real Estate for winning Gold in the Real Estate Office category.

Here are the music-related winners:

Please not that it goes from Gold (top) to Silver (middle or bottom if only two winners) and Bronze (third).

Band

• Arkells
  
  
  
  Links: Arkells, More Arkells Stories, Video above courtesy of Arkells Music
  
  
• The Dirty Nil
• Monster Truck

Female Artist

• Terra Lightfoot
  
  
  
  Links: Terra Lightfoot, More Terra Lightfoot Stories, Video above courtesy of Sonic Unyon Records
  
  
• Laura Cole 
• Ginger St. James

Male Artist

• Tom Wilson aka Lee Harvey Osmond
  
  
  
  Links: Lee Harvey Osmond, More Lee Harvey Osmond Stories, Video above courtesy of GotYouFish
  
  
• Steve Strongman

Cover Band

• Freedom Train
  
  
  
  Links:  Freedom Train, More Freedom Train Stories, More Elvis Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of Freedom Train 
  
  
• Monkley Cascade
• The Camel Tones

Live Venue

• Stonewalls
• This Ain't Hollywood
• Casbah

Country Bar

• Dirty Dog Saloon
• Big Texas (Niagara)

Jazz and Blues Venue

• Masque
• Corktown
• The George Hamilton

Open Stage

• The George Hamilton
• Rebel's Rock
• Carrigan Arms

Festival

• Festival of Friends
• It's Your Festival

Coolest Instrument to Play 

• Guitar
• Drums

Independent Record Label

• Hidden Pony
• Sonic Unyon

Recording Studio 

• Grant Avenue Studio
• Jukasa Sound
• Studio 410

Producer 

• Bob Doidge (Grant Avenue Studio)
• Carm Milioto (Studio 410)

Rehearsal Space

• SoundCheck
• The Jam Zone

Musical Instrument Store

• Long and McQuade
• Mohawk Music
• Crash Landing Music

Buying New Music

• Dr. Disc
• Cheapies

Buy Used Music

• Beat Goes On
• Cheapies
• Stardust Records

Radio Station

• Y108
• KX94.7 FM
• CFMU

Radio Personality

• Matt Hayes 102.9 K-Lite
• Mike Alfano 95.3 Fresh

Local Show Promotor

• Brodie Schwendiman
• Ken Inouye
• Ben Rispen

Music School

• Hamilton School of Music
• Long and McQuade
• The Music Stand

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: View, More from the View's Readers' Poll

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