GOOD LUCK! Local 2019 Indie Awards Nominees

We are keeping our fingers crossed, hoping that some of the local nominees for the The 19th Annual Independent Music Awards will win a couple of the trophies! The ceremony's part of Canadian Music Week festivities and will take place May 11, 2019 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto.

Hamilton has a number of artists in the game: Whitehorse (Album of the Year), Dundas rockers The Dirty Nil (Group of the Year), the Trews (Songwriter of the Year, Rock Artist or Group of the Year), Ellevator (Alternative Artist or Group of the Year) and Iskwē (Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year).



Links: Whitehorse, More Whitehorse Stories, Video above courtesy of Whitehorse



Links: Dirty Nil, More Dirty Nil Stories, Video above courtesy of The Dirty Nil



Links: The Trews, More Trews Stories, Video above courtesy of THE TREWS



Links: Ellevator, Video above courtesy of Arts Crafts



Links: Iskwé, More Iskwé Stories, Video above courtesy of iskwe

St. Catharines Country superstar Tim Hicks is also in the running for Video of the Year.



Links: Tim Hicks, More Tim Hicks Stories, Lindsay Ell, More Lindsay Ell Stories, Video above courtesy of Tim Hicks

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Here's a complete list of nominees.

Album

• Whitehorse - A Whitehorse Winter Classic
• Aaron Pritchett - Out On The Town
• Alexandra Stréliski – INSCAPE
• Suuns - Felt - Secret City Records
• U.S. Girls - In A Poem Unlimited

Group

• The Dirty Nil
• Suuns
• The Dead South
• Tokyo Police Club
• U.S. Girls

Songwriter

• The Trews
• Dizzy
• Donovan Woods
• La Force
• Sarah MacDougall

Rock Artist or Group

• The Trews
• Crown Lands
• The Barr Brothers
• The Elwins
• The Glorious Sons

Alternative Artist or Group

• Ellevator
• Born Ruffians
• Nap Eyes
• MONOWHALES
• La Force

Indigenous Artist or Group

• Iskwē 
• Elisapie
• Jeremy Dutcher
• Midnight Shine
• Nêhiyawak

Singer-Songwriter Artist or Group

• Great Lake Swimmers (Wainfleet)
• Dan Mangan
• Megan Bonnell
• Joshua Hyslop
• Sarah MacDougall

Video

• Tim Hicks - The Worst Kind (feat. Lindsay Ell)
• Chromeo - Must've Been (feat. DRAM)
• DVBBS - IDWK (feat. Blackbear)
• Loud Luxury - Body (feat. Brando)
• Suuns - Watch You, Watch Me

Single

• DVBBS – IDWK
• Loud Luxury - Love No More
• Lucky Rose - Lost ft. Jordan Hart
• MONOWHALES - Take it Back
• Patrick Watson - Mélody Noir

Artist

• Born Ruffians
• Jeremy Dutcher
• Lindi Ortega
• Neko Case
• Tanya Tagaq

Electronic/Dance Artist or Group

• Caracol
• DVBBS
• Keys N Krates
• Milk and Bone
• REZZ

Francophone Artist or Group

• Choses Sauvages
• Jean-Michel Blais
• Jesuslesfilles
• Pierre Lapointe
• Safia Nolin

Pop Artist or Group

• Chromeo
• Emilie Kahn
• Ralph
• Said The Whale
• Soran

Rap/RnB Artist or Group

• Cadence Weapon
• Evil Ebenezer x JYAY
• Killy
• Shad
• Zaki Ibrahim

Links: Indie Awards, More Indie Awards Stories

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