CONGRATS! Niagara Music Award Winners

The Niagara region's best musical talent were celebrate on September 29, 2015 at Taps Brewery.   The 8th Niagara Music Awards were handed out the area's favourite artists.  The big winners were Roots performer Steve Goldberger and Folk group Odds and Ends, who took home 3 awards that night.



Links: Steve Goldberger, More Steve Goldberger Stories, Video above courtesy of Steve Goldberger



Links: Odds and Ends, More Odds and Ends Stories, Video above courtesy of Odds and Ends

CONGRATS EVERYBODY!

Here are the highlights:

• Album: Glass Apple Bonzai: Night Maze
• Original Song: Bryan Sorensen
• Songwriter: Steve Goldberger
• Video: Visca
• Female Vocalist: Sammi Morelli
• Male Vocalist: Josh Mills
• New Artist: Josh Mills



Links: More Josh Mills Stories, Video above courtesy of Josh Mills


• Original Group: Odds and Ends
• New Group: Road Waves
• Rising Star: Odds and Ends
• Folk: Odds and Ends
• Country: Steve Goldberger
• Jazz Artist: Road Waves
• World Music: Mudmen
• Adult Contemporary: Jamie Derek Moore
• Instrumental Artist: Zach Preston
• Producer: Steve Goldberger
• Venue: Taps (Niagara Falls)

Click here for a complete list of winners

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Niagara Music Awards, More NMA Stories

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GOOD LUCK! 2015 Niagara Music Award Nominations

Nominations were recently announced for the 2015 Niagara Music Awards.

Roots musician Steve Goldberger was nominated for a whopping 8 nominations.  New band Odds and Ends
 follow closely behind with 7.

Awards will be handed out soon on Tuesday, September 29 at Taps Brewery.  GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! http://blueshamilton.blogspot.com/2015/09/congrats-niagara-music-award-winners.html

Here are some highlights:

Album

• A Book for Wanderers: Wide Street of the Narrow Mind
• Kayd: Pivotal
• Glass Apple Bonzai: Night Maze
• Mudmen: On a Train
• Road Waves: Lighthouse
• Sarah Boulton: Undefined
• Scott Harvey
• Steve Goldberger: Cosmic Cowboy

Original Song

• Agatha Lafay
• Bryan Sorensen
• Mudmen
• Odds and Ends
• Rob Graham Band
• Sammi Morelli
• Steve Goldberger
• Steve Goldberger w/ Tim Hicks
• Victoria K

Songwriter

• A Book for Wanderers
• Glass Apple Bonzai
• Jessica Wilson
• Josh Mills
• Mudmen
• Odds and Ends
• Rob Graham Band
• Sammi Morelli
• Sarah Boulton
• Steve Goldberger

Video:

• Crutch
• Jae Ari
• Mel Monaco
• Visca

Female Vocalist

• Ashlynne Vince
• Blindside Incentive
• Kayd
• Gail Davidson
• Jessica Wilson
• Ladee Lirix
• Mel Monaco
• Odds and Ends
• Sammi Morelli
• Under the Red

Male Vocalist

• A Book for Wanderers
• Josh Mills
• Glass Apple Bonzai
• Steve Goldberger

New Artist

• Bryan Sorensen
• Christian Distefano
• Deeze
• Josh Mills
• Ladee Lirix
• Thomas Weller
• Visca

Original Group

• Blame the Neighbour
• Blindside Incentive
• Mudmen
• Odds and Ends
• Under the Red

New Group

• Blindside Incentive
• Left in Line
• Odds and Ends
• Road Waves
• Tides
• Under the Red

Rising Star

• Christian Distefano
• Ladee Lyrix
• Mel Monaco
• Odds and Ends
• Rob Graham Band
• Swisshop Styles
• Tides
• Zac Tiessen

Folk

• Odds and Ends
• Thomas Weller
• Sarah Boulton

Country

• Jamie Derek Moore
• MJ Laflair
• Steve Goldberger

Jazz Artist

• Gail Davidson
• Road Waves

World Music

• Mudmen
• Zach Preston

Adult Contemporary

• Battered Egos
• Jamie Derek Moore
• Sarah Boulton

Rock Artist

• Back in the Daze
• Blame the Neighbour
• A Book for Wanderers
• Crutch
• Road Waves
• Tides
• Under the Red

Instrumental Artist

• Alejandro Del Pino
• Bryan Sorensen
• Jamie Derek Moore
• Zach Preston
• Zac Tiessen

Producer

• Crutch
• Glass Apple Bonzai
• Steve Goldberger

Unsung Hero (community recognition)

• Bunnie Brandt
• Darrell Spilchuck
• Eric Conlon
• Kyle Whittaker
• John Navarolli

Venue

• The Sanctuary (Ridgeway)
• Taps (Niagara Falls)

Engineer

• Alejandro Del Pino
• Glass Apple Bonzai
• Steve Goldberger
• Thomas Weller

Click here for the full nominee list

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Niagara Music Awards, More NMA Stories

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Local

• Barber Shop Podcast w Sammi Morelli
  
  
  
  Links: Sammi Morelli, Video above courtesy of Barber Shop Podcast

World

• Passings: Michael Brown (Left Banke)

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

Trebleclef checked out the weekly Mighty Duck Blues Band Saturday matinee.  That week's special guest was Rick Taylor.

Click here for more pictures



Links: The Mighty Duck Blues Band, More MDBB Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton Blues Lovers, More Willie Dixon Covers/Stories



Links: Rick Taylor, More Rick Taylor Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton Blues Lovers

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