LOCAL GENRE BASED CATEGORIES

Best indie bands from the Philadelphia, Central PA, NY, NJ, DE, MD, and DC area on a local/regional touring level. (Not yet emerging towards a national spotlight)

INDIE ELECTRO / ROCK BAND OF THE YEAR

Dream Safari

Suburban Living

City Rain

INDIE ACOUSTIC ARTIST/BAND OF THE YEAR

Mike McMonagle

Ronnie Gallo

Andrea Nardello

INDIE PUNK BAND  OF THE YEAR

Cayetana

Amanda X

Sheer Mag

INDIE DJ OF THE YEAR

DJ SYLO

Dave P

DJ Phsh

INIDE HIP HOP ARTIST/BAND OF THE YEAR

Chill Moody

Rich Quick

Kuf Knotz

INDIE JAM BAND OF THE YEAR

Out Of The Beard Space

Flux capacitor

Catullus

INDIE POP BAND OF THE YEAR

Cheerleader

Commonwealth Choir

CRUISR

INDIE FOLK / AMERICAN ROOTS BAND OF THE YEAR

Levee Drivers

The Lawsuits

Kalob Griffin Band

INDIE ROCK BAND OF THE YEAR

Toy Soldiers

DRGN KING

Satellite Hearts

INDIE JAZZ BAND / ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Fresh Cut Orchestra

Laurin Talese

Max Swan

INDIE SOUL R&B BAND/ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Aaron Parnell Brown

Good Girl

Milton

INDIE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Chelsea Mitchell

Jacqueline Constance

Kate Faust

INDIE HARD ROCK BAND OF THE YEAR

In The Presence of Wolves

Kid Felix

Mach22

INDIE FUNK BAND OF THE YEAR

Swift Technique

The Royal Noise

Supreem and The New Experience

REGIONAL CATEGORIES

Best indie bands from the Philadelphia, Central PA, NY, NJ, DE, MD, and DC area on a local/regional touring level. NOT GENRE SPECIFIC (Not yet emerging towards a national spotlight)

INDIE NYC METRO BAND OF THE YEAR

Fort Lean

Anthony D’Amato

Cinema Cinema

INDIE MARYLAND / DC BAND OF THE YEAR

Sweet Leda

Pasadena

Bumpin Uglies

INDIE NEW JERSEY BAND OR ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Tess Emma w/ Lou

The Quixote Project

Pine Barons

INDIE DELAWARE BAND OF THE YEAR

Mean Lady

Teen Men

New Sweden

INDIE PHILADELPHIA BAND OF THE YEAR

Lawsuits

DRGN KING

Cruisr

INDIE CENTRAL PA BAND OF THE YEAR

Jake Lewis and The Clergy

Ton Taun

Maitland

EMERGING CATEGORIES

Best indie bands from the PHILLY, CENTRAL PA, NY, NJ, DE, MD, DC, area on a emerging/touring level. Must be independent/unsigned or signed to an indie label. Each Nominee is headed towards the national spotlight and have made the leap past a local/regional following.

EMERGING INDIE ACOUSTIC BAND/ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Chris Kasper

Peter Matthew Bauer

Sean Rowe

EMERGING INDIE ELECTRO/ROCK BAND OR ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Pattern Is Movement

Work Drugs

Marian Hill

EMERGING PUNK BAND OF THE YEAR

Pissed Jeans

Modern Baseball

Hop Along

EMERGING VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Aaron Camper

Nicole Atkins

Sharon Van Etten

EMERGING INDIE HIP HOP ARTIST/BAND OF THE YEAR

OCD: Moosh & Twist

Ground Up

Reef The Lost Cauze

EMERGING INDIE JAM BAND OF THE YEAR

Tauk

Rubblebucket

Dopapod

EMERGING INDIE POP BAND OF THE YEAR

Vacationer

Front Bottoms

Jukebox The Ghost

EMERGING INDIE FOLK / AMERICAN ROOTS BAND OF THE YEAR

Lone Bellow

Cabinet

Stray Birds

EMERGING INDIE ROCK BAND OF THE YEAR

J Roddy Walston and Business

The Districts

Strand of Oaks

EMERGING INDIE SOUL/R&B BAND OR ARTIST OF THE YEAR

GoGo Morrow

Son Little

Caleb Hawley

EMERGING INDIE FUNK BAND OF THE YEAR

Red Baraat

Turkuaz

Lettuce

FESTIVAL & VENUE CATEGORIES

Best Festival and Venues that are located within the region (PA, NJ, NY, DE, MD, DC).

INDIE LOCAL FEST OF THE YEAR

(Under 2,500 Fan Attendance)

Dewey Beach Music Festival

2nd Street Festival

River City Fest

REGIONAL INDIE FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR

(2,500- 15,000 Fan Attendance)

XPoNential

Philadelphia Folk Fest

MusikFest

REGIONAL INDIE MEGA FEST OF THE YEAR

(15,000+ Fan Attendance)

Firefly Music Festival

Governors Ball

Made in America

VENUE OF THE YEAR

(Under 500 Capacity)

Johnny Brendas

Boot and Saddle

Bourbon & Branch

VENUE OF THE YEAR

(500-2000 Capacity)

Union Transfer

World Cafe Live Philly

The TLA

VENUE OF THE YEAR

(2000+ Capacity)

Electric Factory

Tower theater

Mann Center

NATIONAL CATEGORIES

Best ‘indie’ bands from anywhere in the world and are nationally known. These bands/artists headline large venues and festivals but still considered to be independent/unsigned with management, or signed to indie/ subsidiary labels.

NATIONAL INDIE RECORD (SINGLE) OF THE YEAR

Hozier “Take Me To Church”

Ryan Adams “Gimme Something Good”

War On Drugs “Red Eyes”

NATIONAL INDIE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

War On Drugs- Lost in Dream

St. Vincent – St. Vincent

Hozier – Hozier

NATIONAL INDIE LIVE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

St. Vincent

Jenny Lewis

Future Islands

NATIONAL OVERALL INDIE BAND/ARTIST OF THE YEAR

War on Drugs

St. Vincent

Hozier

INDUSTRY CATEGORIES

Recognizing the best of the best professionals and brands in the industry.

BEST PR FIRM

Big Picture Media

Shorefire Media

Big Hassle

BEST MANAGEMENT FIRM

Red Light

C3 Management

Mick Management

BEST INDIE RECORD LABEL

Fat Possum Records

Sub Pop

Merge

BEST INDIE RECORDING STUDIO

Milkboy Studio

Cambridge Studios

Kawari Sounds

BEST ENGINEER / PRODUCER

Will Yip

Bill Moriarty

Ivan Barias