2012 OC Music Awards Nominations!



Need some local music flavor in your life? Check out the 2012 OC Music Awards nominations!

According to the website:
OC Music Awards is Orange County’s premier annual music event, honoring the best and brightest in local talent. Over the past 11 years the Awards has provided a platform for local artists to gain recognition and exposure in one of the nation’s most vibrant music scenes. Each year the Awards presents a season of live music starting with a free weekly Showcase Series January through February, leading up to the Awards night ceremony on March 3, at the Grove of Anaheim, where the music industry comes together to honor the achievements of local artists in 26 genre categories. Proceeds from OC Music Awards benefit Music for a Cure, providing music therapy programs to children’s hospitals.

The 2012 nominees are as follows:



Best Album


The Aquabats- Hi-Five Soup!
Jeramiah Red- Ghost Tracks from the Getty
Social Distortion – Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes
Thrice- Major/Minor
Young the Giant- Young the Giant

Best Song


DJ Tempo- “June Serenadez” ft. Ashley Morphew
Jeramiah Red- “Can’t Help Myself”
Kiev- “Loot Recovered”
Thrice- “Promises”
Young the Giant- “Cough Syrup”

Best New Artist


Ethan Hulse
Golden Afternoon
Jeramiah Red
Portrait of a Nightmare
The Ultimate Bearhug

Best Alternative


Ceasefire
Jack’s Mannequin
Railroad to Alaska
Suedehead
Young the Giant

Best Blues


Jameson
Jeramiah Red
Parker Macy Blues
Robert Jon and the Wreck
Roman Alexander and the Robbery

Best Club DJ


DJ Bobby Soul
DJ Oldboy
DJ Tempo
DJ Thrifty Lips
Kedd Cook

Best Country/Americana


Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys
Billy Kernkamp
The Fallen Stars
Jeramiah Red
Nicole Vaughn

Best Electronic


BLOK
Electric Valentine
Free the Robots
Mphase
Speaker Junkies

Best Folk


Ethan Hulse
The Field Trip
I Hate You Just Kidding
Micah Brown
The Ultimate Bearhug

Best Hip Hop


BLOK
Cirious and Deelux
I&I
PWEST
Speach Impediments

Best Indie


Kiev
The Devious Means
The Gromble
The Steelwells
Young the Giant

Best Jazz


Chris Williams
Evan Stone
Nancy Sanchez
Ron Kobayashi
Tony Guerrero

Best Latin


¡Aparato!
Boogaloo Assassins
Nancy Sanchez
Signa
The Latin Jazz Syndicate

Best Metal


Anna Vexa
Avenged Sevenfold
Bleeding Through
Death by Stereo
Railroad to Alaska

People’s Choice


Voting Still Open

Best Pop


Amanda Lamb
The Aquabats
Ethan Hulse
Stacy Clark
Suedehead

Best Punk


The Audacity
Chaser
Death Hymn Number 9
The Adolescents
The Gospels

Best Rock


Echo Echo
Jeramiah Red
Red9
Thrice
Young the Giant

Best Surf


Alejandro’s Awesome Surf Band
Death Hymn Number 9
Headshine
Hindu Pirates
The Growlers

Best World


80 Proof
Craic Haus
Dirty Heads
Reel Big Fish
Seedless

Best Live Acoustic


TBD 2/16

Best Live Band


TBD 2/16

Best Music Video


BLOK- Jungle Dog Fang Hell
Red9- Fanatico
Red Devil Squadron- Bobcat Wrangler
Semi Sweet- Chemicals Corrected
Young the Giant- Cough Syrup

Best Youth


CHIXX RULE
McKenzie Brandon
Ugly Paint
Un D Vided
Whiplash


 Take a listen -- you can still vote in the "People's Choice" and "Farmer John Fan Vote" to win a custom guitar!



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