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6th Annual Veer Music Awards
1.
Album of the Year (2016)
Brackish Water Jamboree, “Brackish Water Jamboree”
Sunndrug,” “Exit Wounds”
Ced Hughes, “Life In Technicolor”
A Bad Think, “The Tragic End of a Dreamer”
Mike Lawson, “Lie Here With Me”
Feral Conservatives, “Here’s to Almost”
Night Shark, “Slaves To the Night”
Honorary Girl, “Man uses his leg as bait to catch an Anaconda (must see)”
MSG The Acoustic Blues Trio, “The Flood”
Dustin Furlow, “The Sound That You Call Home”
Masego, “Loose Thoughts”
Lucky 757, “Memphis Recording Service: The Sun Session”
Tom Dikon & the Jukes Revival, “Been a Long Time Baby”
Pops, “Another Big Mess”
Buddha Council, “(Re) Consider This”
Evan Button, “Stories”
Donald Hurdle, “Love & Morphine”
The Mighty Buskers, “The Mighty Buskers”
In Layman Terms, “Tangled”
Jeremy Lasley and the Lastones, “Got Me”
Other (please specify)
2.
EP of the Year (2016)
Just Standing, “Just Standing”
Logan Vath, “In the Presence of the Kingdom”
My Son Bison, “Two Faces and a Vase”
Tom Euler—Fool Me Once
Ladada, “High Five”
Heretics in the Lab, “Exit”
Blue Ribbon, “Envy”
True Body, “Demo ’16”
Roosterfoot, “Roosterfoot”
Pain In the Yeahs, “Bodies”
Other (please specify)
3.
Song of the Year (2016)
Feral Conservatives, “Last Light”
Opal, “France”
True Body, “No”
Galaxy Dynamite, “Back to Square One”
K'bana Blaq, "Everyday People"
Mike Lawson, “Old Train Car”
Sunndrug, “Denial”
The Fuzz Band, "No Worries"
Bennett Wales & The Relief, “Virginia Creeper”
Night Shark, “Cyborg”
Jeremy Lasley & the Lastones, “Better With Time”
Bobby Blackhat Walters, “Presidential Cam Pain Blues”
Brackish Water Jamboree, “North of Old Virginia”
Dustin Furlow, “The Garden”
Tusko Fatale, “We The Beautiful People Are Everywhere”
Tom Dikon & the Jukes Revival “Hipshake”
Mountaintide, “Growing Guns on Trees”
A Bad Think, “Win or Lose”
Pain In the Yeahs, “Soul”
Other (please specify)
4.
Music Video of the Year (2016)
Huey Supreme, “Real One”
A Bad Think, “The Animal”
Nay Nay and Bryan Mahon, “Living In The Image”
Feral Conservatives, “Last Light”
K'bana Blaq, "Black Trash"
DJP & Mr.T, “Fists Up”
Other (please specify)
5.
Producer of the Year (2016)
Scott Chapman
Gabe Niles
Masego
Jacki Paolella
Jake Hull
Mark Padgett
Michael Marquart
Other (please specify)
6.
IndiePop
Feral Conservatives
Jeremy Lasley & the Lastones
Zach Chernitzer
Could Ever
Starcoast
Blue Ribbon
A Bad Think
Other (please specify)
7.
Metal/Industrial
Amara
Heretics in the Lab
Forest of Legend
Dream
Accident Prone
Other (please specify)
8.
Rock
Just Standing
Outta the Furnace
Pops
Demons
Ladada
Wyteshayds
Sunndrug
710 Oil
Sea Of Souls
Lucky 757
Stereobloom
Other (please specify)
9.
Garage/Punk
You’re Jovian
Ladada
Mas Y Mas
Flax & The Heart Attacks
Bato
The Cazz
Glenrose
Bitchimightbe
The Real Tears
The Unabombers
Other (please specify)
10.
Psychedelic
Bennett Wales and the Relief
Bad Weather Birds
Wandcarver
Galaxy Dynamite
Bended Light
Other (please specify)
11.
Jazz
Forte Jazz Band
Jae Sinnett Trio
Sharkophagus
Russell Scarborough Trio
RaJazz
Other (please specify)
12.
R&B
Romonta
The Fuzz Band
Donald Hurdle
Myra Smith
K'bana Blaq
Brandon Jarod
Rebel J. Rose
Other (please specify)
13.
Hip Hop
Tiff the Gift
Just Archie
Masego
Ced Hughes
Max Fullard
Huey Supreme
Hunnid Gang
Other (please specify)
14.
Americana
Jeremy Lasley & The Lastones
The Framers
Brackish Water Jamboree
Muckrakes
Mike Lawson
Bennett Wales & The Relief
Other (please specify)
15.
Country
Lori Creek
Buck Shot
Gina Dalmas and The Cow Tippin' Playboys
Celeste Kellogg
Heather Edwards Band
The Double Shots
Other (please specify)
16.
Acoustic/Folk
Tom Farley
Logan Vath
Mountaintide
Dustin Furlow
Tray & Jo Ann Eppes
Karl Werne
The Muddy Gems
Evan Button
Nate Sacks
Jake McCoy
Andy Geels
Other (please specify)
17.
Blues
Bobby “Blackhat” Walters
MSG The Acoustic Blues Trio
Tom Dikon & the Jukes Revival
UpHill
In Laymen Terms
Urban Hill
Anthony & the Conqueroos
Jackie Scott
Other (please specify)
18.
Electronic
Pain In the Yeahs
True Body
Night Shark
DJP & MrT
Other (please specify)
19.
Experimental
Values666
Oahu
Reptile Tile
Young Hierophant
Opal
Night Shark
Bantustans
Other (please specify)
20.
Cover Band
Little Country
The Deloreans
Everybody Loves Tequila
BJ Griffin and the Galaxy Groove
Krunch
Vinyl Headlights
Other (please specify)
21.
World Music
Buddha Council
United Souls
Nature’s Child
Other (please specify)
22.
Gospel
The Chosen Few
BJ Griffin
Manuela Asamoah
Other (please specify)
23.
Open Mic Night
Craft 60 Alehouse w/Love Cats
Belmont House of Smoke w/Russell Scarborough & Friends
Cozzy’s w/Vaughn Deel
Olde Towne Tavern w/Don Butcher
Steel Pier Café w/Karl Werne
Abbey Road w/ Mike Doyle and Doug Dunn
Other (please specify)
24.
Live Performer
Ladada
The Fuzz Band
Bobby “Blackhat” Walters
Opal
Bantustans
Wandcarver
Audiostrobelight
DJ P and Mr T
True Body
Anthony Rosano & the Conqueroos
710 OIL
Major & The Monbacks
Other (please specify)
25.
DJ/MC
Gabe Niles
CanRock
Wizard
Tmobyle
Richard Soup
Other (please specify)
26.
Online Source
MEONA.net
YourMusicShow.com
HardcoreNorfolk.com
Altdaily.com
Other (please specify)
27.
Media Program (TV/Radio)
Hunter at Sunrise
The 757 on 96X
Hampton Roads Show
Out of the Box, WHRV-FM
Acoustic Highway, WHRV-FM
WODU Studios
Other (please specify)
28.
Local Music Venue
Taphouse Ghent
Charlie’s American Café
Toast – The Annex
Shaka’s Live
Mojo Bones OV
Eagle’s Nest Hilltop
Thank You Gallery
Belmont House of Smoke
Other (please specify)
29.
Outdoor Festival featuring Local Music
Norfolk Folk Festival
Neptune Festival
Chesapeake Jubilee
Lava Festival
Norfolk Harborfest
Out of the Box Festival
American Music Festival
Stockley Gardens Arts Festival
ETC Festival
Logstradamus
LAVA MiniFest at Toast
Other (please specify)
30.
Local Music Series
Downtown Norfolk First Fridays
Beachstreet USA
YNOT Wednesdays @ Sandler Center
Sunsets on the River @ Hermitage Museum
Out of the Box @ Sandler Center
Summer Concert Series @ Port Warwick
Thursdays by the Lake @ Mariners Museum
Big Bands on the Bay @ Ocean View
Other (please specify)
31.
Music Instrument Retailer
Moe’s Music
Alpha Music
Music Go Round
Russell’s Music World
Guitar Center
Other (please specify)
32.
Local Music Photographer
Matt Pitts
Joe Justice
Skin Your Knees Creative (Alexandra and Jacqueline Justice)
Sherry Boylan
Beth Austin
Jeff Hewitt
Hen Cho
Jon Abrahams, JPIXX
Wendy Podmenik Darugar
Other (please specify)