The Annual Flagpole Athens Music Awards Show is designed to honor and celebrate those who make Athens, GA a center of musical creativity, enjoyment and accomplishment.

The Flagpole Athens Music Awards Show kicks off AthFest, Athens' annual music and arts festival, and will be held at the Morton Theatre on Thursday, June 19. You, the local music fan, will choose the local performers you wish to recognize by filling out this ballot. All awards are decided by a majority peoples' choice vote, so YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT. A panel of local music judges has selected this year's finalists; just check the box next to your choice or write-in your own candidate in the space provided. You do not need to vote in every category.

Jazz
- Carl Lindberg Trio
- Jazzenigma
- Kenosha Kid
- Killick
- Mary Sigalas
Experimental
- Better People
- Circulatory System Phase 2
- Divided Like A Saint's
- Long Legged Woman
- Smokedog
World
- Dromedary
- Dubconscious
- Grogus
- ¡Moyuba!
- One L
Americana
- Don Chambers + GOAT
- Kaitlin Jones
- Packway Handle Band
- Sleepy Horses
- Venice is Sinking
Folk
- Bellyache
- Birds + Wire
- Ginger Envelope
- Hope For Agoldensummer
- Paper Tanks
Country
- The Bearfoot Hookers
- Brantley Gilbert
- Charlie Garrett Band
- Kinchafoonee Cowboys
DJs
- AZ-IZ (Adrian Zelski)
- DJ Mahogany
- Immuzikation (Alfredo Lapuz Jr.)
- Krush Girls
- Kurt Wood
Jam/ Improv
- Mama's Love
- Nautilus
- Perpetual Groove
- Sweet Teeth
- WILX
Hip-Hop / Rap
- C-Fre$h
- Deaf Judges
- Elite Tha Showstoppa
- Future Ape Tapes
- Ishues
Punk/ Hardcore
- American Cheeseburger
- Daffodil
- Hot New Mexicans
- Of Legend
- We Versus the Shark
Metal
- Lazer/Wulf
- Music Hates You
- Peregrine
- Subrig Destroyer
- The Dumps
Rock
- Cinemechanica
- Dark Meat
- Dead Confederate
- Harvey Milk
- Pride Parade
Pop
- Casper and the Cookies
- Elf Power
- Modern Skirts
- Of Montreal
- The Whigs
Electronic
- Jena Paradies
- Kebert Xela
- Lolligags
- Pegasuses-XL
- Wedge
Tribute Band
- Abbey Road Live
- Heavy Petty
- Powerload
- Supernaut
- Wrong Way
Solo Performer
- Andy From Denver
- Brian Connell
- Christopher Without His Liver
- Jacob Morris
- Madeline
- The Matt Kurz One
Best Live Band
- Buddy System
- Contraband
- Dark Meat
- Kite to the Moon
- Of Montreal
Best Album (May '07–Apr '08)
- B-52s - Funplex
- Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark
- Elf Power - In a Cave
- Ham1 - The Captain's Table
- Hope For Agoldensummer - Ariadne Thread
- Japancakes - Loveless
- Maserati - Inventions for the New Season
- R.E.M. - Accelerate
- Vic Chesnutt - North Star Deserter
- The Whigs - Mission Control
Best Album Cover Art (May '07–Apr '08)
Up & Coming Act (May '07–Apr '08)
Band / Performer Of The Year (May '07–Apr '08)

REMEMBER: We're going to to send you an email with a link that you must click in order to make your vote count. We really can't stress that enough. Please do it.

The voting deadline is Friday, May 30.

After you vote, your ballot will be emailed to you for confirmation. You must confirm your ballot in order for your vote to be counted.

EMAIL PROBLEMS: Be on the alert! We've had some reports of our confirmation emails being bounced back as spam or getting lost in junk mail filters, particularly with AOL and Hotmail users. If you do not receive your confirmation email within an hour, tops, of submitting your ballot, please let us know and we'll send it along ASAP.

I can tell you with near-total certainty that if you are an AOL user, YOUR CONFIRMATION VOTE WILL NOT BE DELIVERED. You may as well just send us an email right after you vote.

Please don't hesitate to contact web@flagpole.com. You may also want to add flagpole@flagpole.com to your 'whitelist' (see your email provider for specifics).

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PRIVACY: Yes, we're asking for your email address, but we're only going to use it to send you the confirmation email, and never again, and we'll never give any of this information away to anybody else. Seriously, you guys.

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