The Wisconsin Area Music Industry announced the nominees for their 32nd Annual Award Show today.
Categories and their nominees are below.
Artist of the Year: Bon Iver, Naima Adedapo, I'm Not A Pilot, Lucas Cates, Reverend Raven & The Chain Smokin' Altar Boys, The Fatty Acids
Album of the Year: "Bon Iver," Bon Iver; "Love Love," Jayme Dawicki; "10:49," Aaron Williams & The Hoodoo; "La Tortuga," De La Buena; "Calling All Dawns (Christopher Tin)," Waterford Union High School; "Chico," Herman Astro
Song of the Year: "72 ½ Toyota Truck," Jayme Dawicki; "Coffee Beans," Annie B. and the Vagabond Company; "Tell Me (What I Gotta Do)," Herman Astro; "Holocene," Bon Iver; "I-94," Trapper Schoepp and the Shades; "Blame It On Me," Delta Routine
Female Vocalist: Jayme Dawicki, Chrissy Dzioba, Amy Jo Doty, Jayne Taylor, Naima Adedapo, Anna Vogelzang
Male Vocalist: Mark Glatzel, Smokey Holman, Corey Hart, Chris Szebeni, Mike Wendland, Zachary Pleur
New Artist of the Year: Great Lake Drifters, The Mad Mad Ones, Well Informed Citizens, Shaker and the Egg
Rising Star: Nora Collins, Becky Richter, Macyn Taylor, Sticks n' Stones Stixx N Stonzz, Bad Habitz
GENRE CATEGORIES
Alt. Rock: The Celebrated Working Man, The Delta Routine, The Fatty Acids, Verona Grove, The Ragadors, Surgeons In Heat
Roots / Americana: Copper Box, The Liam Ford Band, The Whiskey Belles, Semi-Twang, Mad Polecats, The Western Starlanders, Whitney Mann
Blues: Aaron Williams and the Hoodoo, Mojo Perry, The Jimmys, Cash Box Kings, Alex Wilson Band, Reverend Raven & The Chain Smokin' Altar Boys
Christian/Gospel: Saved By Grace, The Burie Family, Ocie Jackson, Danen Kane, Loftland, Isaiah 42:10
Country: Geoff Landon and the Wolfpack, Bella Cain, Saddlebrook, Tim Castle and Young Southern, Grand Union, Nashville Pipeline, Georgia Overdrive
Cover Band: 5 Card Studs, Rabid Aardvarks, Half Empty, Road Trip, Star Six Nine, Cherry Pie
Rock: The Form, Annex, Dead Modern Villains, Greg Waters and the Broad Street Boogie, The Sandcarvers, Rooftop Jumpers
Jazz: The Erotic Adventures of the Static Chicken, Jazz Orgy, Dave Sturino, Choir Fight, 1913, Jerry Grillo
Polka: The Happy Schnapps Combo, Buttons and Banjo, Steve Meisner Band, The Squeezettes, The Jerry Schneider Band
Pop Artist: I'm Not A Pilot, Bascom Hill, Jayme Dawicki, Maritime, The Lucas Cates Band, Annie B & The Vagabond Company
Rap/Hip Hop: Fresh Cut Collective, Prophetic, Gerald Walker, Pizzle, Amerikas Addiction
R&B/Soul: Tweed Funk, The Charles Walker Band, Joe Simon, The Eddie Butts Band, Cigarette Break
Reggae/World: King Solomon, Natty Nation, De La Buena, Kingtown Rockers, R.A.S. Movement, Unity
Metal: Beyond Fate, Running Blind, Spiral Trance, 4th Floor, Conniption, Profane
Big Band: The Jimmys, Parkside Reunion Big Band, Brew City Horns, Big Mouth and the Power Tool Horns, Bill Sargent Band, Swing Nouveau
Tribute: Beatallica, The Prince Experience, Project Pink, Reckless Life, Separate Ways, 52nd Street
Club DJ: DJ Mad Hatter, Kid Cut Up, DJ Wizkid, The Real Jaguar, Poison Ivy, DJ Bizzon
MUSICIAN CATEGORIES
Bass: Chad Hoerth, Chris Okkerse, Greg Gonzalez, Dan Plourde, Rick Holmes, Eric Hervey
Drummer: Rob Harvey, Del Bennett, Aaron Fasting, Michael Underwood, Mauro Magellan, Todd Hellmann
Guitarist: Ryan Elliott, Jon Masino, Alex Wilson, Tom Jordan, Scotty Meyer, Jason Busse
Keyboard: Jayme Dawicki, Jimmy Voegeli, Kevin Machan, Paul Kneevers, Aaron Zinsmeister, Alex Drossart
Reeds/Brass: Peter Neumer, Steve Roehm, Steve Cooper, Warren Wiegratz, Woody Mankowski
Strings: Kimmy Unger, Peter Thomas, Tommy Greywolf, Janet Schiff, Melaniejane, Ray Fahrenbach
Specialty Instrument: Raven, Paul Fecke, Ken Olufs, Steve Cohen, Benny Rickum, Danny Jerabek
INDUSTRY CATEGORIES:
Media (print or electronic): Shepherd Express, Maximum Ink, Encore, OnMilwaukee.com, Scene, City Pages Wausau
Producer: Justin Vernon, Jack LeTourneau, Marc Golde, Paul Kneevers, Steve Hawkins
Radio: 105.7 WAPL, 91.7 WMSE, 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, 105.5 WMMM, Y100 WNCY 100.3
Recording Studio: The Exchange, Rock Garden, Alchematic, Made Ya Look, April Bass, Mystery Room
Venue: Mill Creek, Headliners, Cactus Club, Kruise Inn, BuBs Irish Pub, High Noon Saloon
The awards show will be held Sunday, April 15 at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton. Tickets are $29.99 for adults and $9.99 for students and can be purchased online.
