+October 1, 2023
Music from STL GLD, ONE FALL, Miracle Blood, Not Bad Not Well, Astral Bitch, Sapling, Cape Crush, Bad Rabbits, The Croaks, Justine and the Unclean, Songs of the Week. Boston Emissions with Anngelle Wood + Celebrating 15 years of music from your town. Boston Music Awards nominee for Radio Show of the Year – 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
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SONGS OF THE WEEK
1] Wire Lines – All Purpose Cleanser
From the new record, The Tragic History of the Sea, out in December
2] Stars Like Ours – What’s Going Wrong
Better Every Day is out
3] The Family Township – (It’s A) Heart Break
new record, 20th Century Wasters, coming in November
Next Show, Nov 11 at Faces in Malden with Harris and Circus Trees
4] Looking Glass War – A Tsar Is Torn
debut EP, Where Neon Meets The Rain is out
5] Bikethrasher – Vice Versa
PLAYLIST
STL GLD – Shimmer with Darlingside
BMA Song of the Year nominee
Hip Hop Artist of the Year
ONE FALL – Rats Abandon Ship
BMA nominee, Punk/Hardcore Artist of the Year
Miracle Blood – Like A Round Hole Through A Square Peg
BMA nominee: Rock Artist of the Year
Astral Bitch – You’ve Got It Wrong
BMA nominee: New Artist of the Year
Sapling – A Fox Upon The Tomb
BMA Nominee: Punk/Hardcore Artist of the Year
Cape Crush – Sunny and Boone
BMA nominee: New Artist of the Year, EP of the YEAR San Souci
Not Bad Not Well – New Way Out
Bad Rabbits – Garden Of Eden (featuring Rou Reynolds of Enter Shikari)
BMA nominee: R&B Artist of the Year, Dua Vocalist of the Year, Video of the Year
from Garden Of Eden, out on Oct 20
Next show: Sat, Dec 9 with Gibran PVD, Stefan Thev, Move at Middle East downstairs, Cambridge, SOLD OUT
The Croaks – Lady Lochness (featuring Haley Wood, Justine’s daughter)
Next show: Fri, Oct 6 for A Night for Justine
Justine and the Unclean – The Signal Light
Tickets for Justine’s tribute show are on sale
Boston Music Awards 2023 Nominations on Vanyaland
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BIA
Divine Sweater
Fiddlehead
Joyner Lucas
Millyz
Noah Kahan
Pile
PVRIS
Ripe
The Elovaters
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Astral Bitch
Axel & Lolo
BoriRock
Cape Crush
Chrysalis
Clark D
Nay $peaks
ToriTori
Velvet Dreaming
Yet To Bloom
ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR (1 million+ streams)
BIA – Really Her
Divine Sweater – Down Deep
Fiddlehead – Death Is Nothing To Us
Luke Bar$ – Angels Never Die
Millyz – Blanco 6
Noah Kahan – Stick Season
Pile – All Fiction
PVRIS – Evergreen
Ripe – Bright Blues
The Elovaters – Endless Summer
ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR
Cape Crush – San Souci
Clark D – Propaganda
Gollylagging, Dino Gala, going222jail – fauna
Little Fuss – Girls At Parties
Malik Elijah – Smoke Signal
Mark Erelli – Lay Your Darkness Down
Nay $peaks – Nayborhood Healer
The True Faith – Go To Ground
ToriTori – Pocket Knife
Winkler – For You, Now
SONG OF THE YEAR (1 million+ streams)
BIA – “I’m That Bitch” ft. Timbaland
Charlotte Sands – “Alright”
Coi Leray – “Players”
Extreme – “Rise”
Joyner Lucas – “Blackout” ft. Future
Lily Fitts – “Hurts Like Hell”
Luke Bar$ – “Tables Turn” ft. Cousin Stizz
Millyz – Risk “Takers” ft. Albee Al & Leaf Ward
Noah Kahan – “Dial Drunk”
PVRIS – “Animal”
SONG OF THE YEAR
Anjimile – “The King”
Clark D – “It’s A stick Up” ft. Kei
Izzy Heltai – “Running Out”
Kei – “Berserk”
Little Fuss – “She’s a Liar”
Mallcops – “To The Side” ft Layzi
Squirrel Flower – “Full Time Job”
STEFAN THEV – “Sparks Don’t Fly!”
STL GLD & Darlingside – “Shimmer”
Tall Heights – “Dammit”
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Actor Observer – “Fools Gold”
Air Traffic Controller – “Ferocious”
Bad Rabbits – “Garden Of Eden” ft. Rou Reynolds, Enter Shikari
Cakeswagg – “Big Plays”
JATK – “Don’t Come Knockin’”
Latrell James – “MATH”
Mel Go Hard – “Waterfall” ft. EXITFAME, Amandi Music, Dutch Rebelle
NEEMZ – “I Choose Myself”
PVRIS – “I Don’t Wanna Do This Anymore”
Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys – “Keep My Head”
LIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Divine Sweater
GA-20
Kei
Millyz
Noah Kahan
Oompa
Pile
Ripe
The Elovaters
The Q-Tip Bandits
ALT/INDIE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Coral Moons
Divine Sweater
Little Fuss
Lost Film
Paper Lady
Sorry Mom
Squirrel Flower
STEFAN THEV
The True Faith
Winkler
BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR
21 Grams More
Ali McGuirk
Dwayne Haggins
Dwight and Nicole
GA-20
Julie Rhodes
Ryan Lee Crosby
Sonya Rae Taylor
Sugar Business
Tokyo Tramps
COUNTRY ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Anna Daley Young
Annie Brobst
Chris Moreno
Dalton and the Sheriffs
Houston Bernard
Louie Bello
Matt York
Rachel Sumner
Valerie Barretto
Ward Hayden and the Outliers
DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Amadeezy
Chelita
Colin Domigan
deSirène
Ex-Hyena
HONEYCOMB
Lightfoot
Rilla Force
Saucy Lady
Ximena
DJ OF THE YEAR
Alondrugs
DJ 4EIGN
DJ Baby Indiglo
DJ Real P
DJ Sisko
DJ Slick Vick
DJ Snax
DJ Stamz
DJ WhySham
SuperSmashBroz
FOLK ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Alisa Amador
Dan Blakeslee
Darlingside
Izzy Heltai
Jake Swamp & The Pine
Mark Erelli
Noah Kahan
Ryan Montbleau
Sweet Petunia
Tiny The Bear
HIP-HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BIA
Clark D
Cousin Stizz
Joyner Lucas
Kei
Luke Bar$
Malik Elijah
Millyz
STL GLD
Token
JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Albino Mbie
Club d’Elf
Grace Kelly
Jacques Schwarz-Bart
Nicole Sutka
Pritesh Walia
Terri Lyne Carrington
Tim Carman Trio
Tim Ray Trio
Yoko Miwa
LATIN ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ada Bestabé
Eguie Castrillo
Elion Virtuoso
Fabiola Mendez
Jonathan Suazo
La Clave Secreta
Nino Francis
Skip2Dip
Veronica Robles
Yelena Rodriguez
METAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Baragon
Chained To The Bottom of the Ocean
Converge
Death Ray Vision
Eight Foot Manchild
Gozu
Karate Steve
Kind
Lesotho
Revocation
POP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Charlotte Sands
CHYLD
Clairo
Coi Leray
Couch
Layzi
PVRIS
Ripe
Shallow Pools
The Q-Tip Bandits
PUNK/HARDCORE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Actor Observer
BEDTIMEMAGIC
Death Before Dishonor
Dropkick Murphys
Fiddlehead
Nervous Eaters
No Trigger
One Fall
Rebuilder
Sapling
R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bad Rabbits
CD Rose
Khamari
L.ucas
Mel Go Hard
Miranda Rae
Neemz
Notebook P
Punky The Singer
ToriTori
REGGAE/SKA ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Buddahfly
Crooked Coast
Dub Apocalypse
Jah Riffe
MediSun
Mighty Mystic
Over The Bridge
Roots Alley Collective
Soul Rebel Project
The Elovaters
ROCK ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Aviations
Dino Gala
Extreme
Miracle Blood
Paper Tigers
Pile
The Blue Light Bandits
The Endorphins
The Rupert Selection
Vundabar
SINGER-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Alisa Amador
Anjimile
Chrysalis
Ezra Furman
Jill McCracken
Maeko
Prateek
Savoir Faire
Senseless Optimism
Sidney Gish
SPOKEN WORD ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Amanda Shea
Ashley Rose
Ashley Wonder
Cliff Notez
Dzidzor
Leeta Neely
Pink Navel
Porsha Olayiwola
Tony Brown
Vernon C Robinson
VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
David Santos (Eddie Japan)
Fredua Boakye (Bad Rabbits)
Hayley Reardon
Jill McCracken
Lily Fitts
Miranda Rae
Robbie Wulfsohn (Ripe)
Ryan Montbleau
Tema Siegel (Couch)
Walter Sickert
MUSIC NIGHT OF THE YEAR
All The Feels R&B Fest
Baker Thomas at Toad
Earfull
Elements
Emo Night Boston
Infra Boston
Old Jack’s Last Saturdays
SILK R&B Party
Soulelujah
The Glitter Boys
LIVE MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR (1000+)
Big Night Live
Fenway Park
Gillette Stadium
House of Blues
Indian Ranch
Leader Bank Pavilion
MGM Fenway
Roadrunner
Royale
The Palladium
LIVE MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR (250+)
Brighton Music Hall
City Winery
Crystal Ballroom
Paradise Rock Club
Shalin Liu Performance Center
Sonia
Soundcheck Studios
Taffeta
The Middle East Downstairs
The Sinclair
LIVE MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR (UNDER 250)
Club Passim
Deep Cuts
Faces Brewing Co.
Grace by Nia
Lilypad
Lizard Lounge
O’Brien’s
Rockwood Music Hall Boston
The Burren
The Rockwell
MUSIC PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
Big Night Entertainment
Bowery Presents
Brian O’Donovan
Crossroads Presents
Get To The Gig Boston
Grayskull Booking
I Book Things
Leedz Edutainment
Showoff Marketing
Vasjan Presents
TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR
Aaron Gray
Alex Pickert
Blake Pantalena
Cody Rico
Dustin Labbe
Heather Timmons
Josh Smith
Justine Faucher
Ryan Agate
Ryan Vangel
PRODUCTION MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Dana Filloon
Emma Mitchell
Eric Jenson
Forrest Chess
James Kadesch
Jeff Bousquet
Joe Sansone
Josh Sessler
Marc Picard
Parker Woods
STAGE MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Billy Bud
Chris Crowley
Emma Bain
Erin Genett
Franklin Siplas
Kat Tevnan
Lou Raymond
Madison Henneberry
Mike Kadomiya
Stephen Kurz
LIVE AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Brittany Sirois
Eoghan McCarthy
Francesca Cecala
Ian Nault
Jared Kennen
Johnny Dalton
Marc Valois
Mo Russell
Reid Calkin
Tyson Clark
LIGHTING TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR
Adam Gray
Ben Newell
Brittany Trymbulak
Eric Taverna
Jamie Boccia
Justin Paice
Mike Lane
Ryan Baker
Steve Cramer
Val Arcila
BOX OFFICE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Big Night Live
Brighton Music Hall
House of Blues
Leader Bank Pavilion
MGM Fenway
Paradise Rock Club
Roadrunner
Royale
TD Garden
The Sinclair
RECORDING STUDIO OF THE YEAR
37′ Productions
Cybersounds
Dimension Sound Studios
Mad Oak Studios
New Alliance
Q Division
The Bridge Sound & Stage
The Record Co.
The SoundLab Recording Studios
Woolly Mammoth Sound
MUSIC PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
AzizTheShake
Benny Grotto
Janos Fulop (The Arcitype)
Jon Glass
Latrell James
Mel Go Hard
Nick Papz
Sean McLaughlin
StoopKid
Tashim Zene Jr. (IamTash)
STUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Alex Allinson
Annie Hoffman
Brian Charles
Colin Fleming
Dan Cardinal
Derek Blackburn
J. Rose
James Bridges
Miranda Serra
Pat DiCenso
SESSION MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Chris Anzalone
Dave Brophy
Erica Mantone
Jonathan Ulman
Keithen Foster
Liam Thomas
Marco Marcel
Matt Zappa
Peter Moore
Tim Hall
ARTIST MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Ben Levin
Ceize Gemini
Ikenna Ndugba
Jon Bricker
Kristina Latino
Mark Kates
Robert Kelley-Morgan
Sadiq Ervin
Tim Larew
Zoe Salvucci
LIVE MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Adam Parshall
Angel Ocasio
Ben Stas
Brent Goldman
Brittany Rose Queen
Emily Gardner
Faith Nguyen
Jared Shute
Marika Belamarich
Yazi Ferrufino
MUSIC VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Ben Eames
Colin Pagnoni
Connor Lenihan
Darby
Dom ‘Tanj’ Bruno
Jimmy Del Ponte
Matte Thomas
Reko
Sam Krueger
Simon Morrison
MUSIC PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR
Allston Pudding
Boston Compass
Boston Hassle
Hump Day News
If It’s Too Loud
PUTINWORKTV
Rock and Roll Fables
Sound of Boston
The ARTery WBUR
Vanyaland
MUSIC JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Abbie Bateman
Harry Gustafson
Jed Gottlieb
Jesse O’Brien
Ken Sears
Michael O’Connor Marotta
Noah Schaffer
Poetic Pattie
Victor Infante
Victoria Wasylak
MUSIC PODCAST/RADIO SHOW OF THE YEAR
Allston Pudding Presents: The Puddcast
Almost Famous on 95.9 WATD
Bad For The Community
Boston Emissions with Anngelle Wood
CWTFB Radio
Do Over Don’t Podcast
ItsLitBoston Podcast
The Struggling Artist Podcast with Trev Allen
WBUR Sound On
Wicked Local Wednesday on 88.9 WERS
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