The 16th annual Flagpole Athens Music Awards takes place next Thursday, June 19 at the Morton Theatre. Tickets are $5 with an AthFest wristband or $8 in advance and $10 at the door without one. They’re on sale now at the Flagpole office (220 Prince Ave.), as well as the Morton box office and website.
You voted, and now we’re excited to reveal the top groups in each category. You can see the list of finalists below. We’ll announce the winners at next Thursday’s show, where, as previously announced, you can also enjoy performances from Jay Gonzalez, Family and Friends, Monsoon, Four Eyes and more.
(Each finalist group receives two free tickets to the Awards show and can purchase more at the discounted rate. Swing by the Flagpole office to pick yours up.)
Jazz
Carl Lindberg
Kenosha Kid
Old Skool Trio
World
Athens Tango Project
Kinky Waikiki
Lowdive
Pop
Casper And The Cookies
Four Eyes
Kishi Bashi
Ruby The Rabbitfoot
Americana
The Darnell Boys
Old Smokey
T. Hardy Morris
Jam/Funk
Jubee And The Morning After
Universal Sigh
Velveteen Pink
Experimental
Crazy Hoarse
Scab Queen
Tunabunny
Rock
Elf Power
New Madrid
The Woodgrains
Punk/Hardcore
Burns Like Fire
Motherfucker
Muuy Biien
Hip Hop
Miss Unyque
The Swank
Versatyle Tha Wildchyld
Electronic
Flashbomb
murk daddy flex
Yip Deceiver
DJ
DJ Mahogany
Robbie Dude
Z-Dog
Upstart
Andy Bruh
Family And Friends
Mothers
Live
The Darnell Boys
DIP
Yip Deceiver
Studio Engineer
Joel Hatstat
Jesse Mangum
Jay Rodgers
Live Engineer
Derek Almstead
Gene Woolfolk
Paul Lee
Cover Band
Bit Brigade
Gimme Hendrix
Nairvana
Cover Art
Elf Power – Sunlight On The Moon
Honeychild – American Beach
T. Hardy Morris – Audition Tapes
Music Video
Elf Power – “Darkest Wave”
Four Eyes – “Our Insides”
T. Hardy Morris – “Places In Peril” Series
Album of the Year
Elf Power – Sunlight On The Moon
New Madrid – Sunswimmer
T. Hardy Morris – Audition Tapes
Artist of the Year
Family And Friends
Monsoon
New Madrid
The Woodgrains
See last year’s list of winners here, and watch the video of the 2013 Awards show below:
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