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The Whalie Awards

The Whalie Awards are the New London equivalent of the Grammys. A full-on event incorporating the glitz and glamour that comes with your typical award show, the Whalies will feature over 30 awards with over 100 bands and artists nominated.

The 4th annual Whalie Awards will take place on Saturday May 25, 2013 at The Hygienic Art Park at 7pm, with pre-show red carpet special starting at 6pm. Hosted by Sean Murray.

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4th ANNUAL WHALIE AWARDS EVENT INFO

Saturday May 25, 2013
@ The Hygienic Art Park

79-83 Bank Street - New London, CT. 06320

6pm red carpet
7pm show
All Ages
$10 cover
Beer & Wine available for purchase - 21+ w/ ID
*absolutely NO outside containers permitted!
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PERFORMERS:
Fatal Film with Matt Gouette
Slander
Bedroom Rehab Corporation
Daphne Lee Martin
Street People
& MORE TBA!!!!

The event is the kickoff for the summer season at the Hygienic Art Park and is the major fundraiser in support of I AM Festival which returns this year for its seventh installment on September 7th, 2013.

2013 WHALIE AWARDS

OFFICIAL LIST OF NOMINATIONS

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS

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BEST ALTERNATIVE

Burnouts From Outer Space
Instant Family
November Party
Suicide Dolls

BEST INDIE POP

Borrowed Toys
Daphne Lee Martin
Madison Red
Matt Gouette
Pocket Vinyl

BEST INDIE ROCK

Fatal Film
Johnny's Mobil
Slander
Straight to VHS
Street People

BEST ROCK

A Honey Wagon
Anderson Family Picnic
Anne Castellano and the Smoke
Defenders of Pluto
Fifties Slang
Matzah Cigar
Recur Occurrence

BEST PUNK

American't
Anu
Dead City Riot
Empty Vessels
Flesh Hammer
One For All
Stand Tall
Wailing City Ultimates
Wrist Like This

BEST GARAGE

Brazen Hussy
Estrogen and Tonic
False Mermaid
Modern Primates
We Got Mouths
White Bronco

BEST FOLK / BLUEGRASS

Dirt Road Radio
Dogbite
JC Hatfield Band
The MacLeans
Maggie's Guitar
Raise The Rent
Village Jammers

BEST ALTERNATIVE FOLK

Dick Nixon Arisen
Folk Y'all
GraveRobbers

BEST ROOTS ROCK

Catfish Phillips
The Feels
Incognito Sofa Love
Weird Beards

BEST BLUES / COUNTRY ROCK

Chris Mackay and the Toneshifters
The Hoolios
John Fries Band
Ken Atkins and the Honky Tonk Kind
Paul Brockett Roadshow
The Rivergods
Sue Menhart Band
Uncle Flatty

BEST HARD ROCK / METAL

Art of Kanly
Bedroom Rehab Corporation
Cold Shadow
Ferocious Fucking Teeth
Forsake The Sun
Murrum
Send Me Home
Snow Orphan
When the Deadbolt Breaks

BEST URBAN ALTERNATIVE

Artie Bro
Erik Lamb
Flowers and Kain
N.M.E. the Illest
The Lo-Lifes
Skobie Won
The 17th

BEST HIP HOP / R&B

Camacho
Gramz
Hayze
Just Cuz
Mike Reagan
Jasmine Viciousz
Streetcode Danj
Tallent

BEST REGGAE / SKA

Fish House
The Hempsteadys
Llama Tsunami

BEST SOLO SINGER / SONGWRITER

Jake Carpenter
Marco Frucht
Mark Leonard
Nancy Parent
Pat Daddona
Steve Elci
Vince Thompson
Josi Davis
Vince Tuckwood

BEST DJ

Sir Round Sound
Alex Walker
Frank Lo
Chumzilla
Brian Carter
Charlie Chaplin
DeafDisco

BEST MUSIC SERIES

Bassment Thursday @ Oasis
Fever with DeafDisco @ Oasis
High Pressure with DJ Sir Round Sound @ 33
Live Lunch Break @ The Day
Pandemonium with DJ Chum @ Oasis
Sinners Circle @ Bean & Leaf
Summer Nights Concert Series @ Hygienic Art Park

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Camacho ft. Erik Lamb "HIP-HOP-DONT-STOP"
Franc Grams & Jus Cuz "Do It Again"
Matt Gouette "Nobody Calls"
One For All "That's What She Said"
Pocket Vinyl "I Hear Colors"
Street People "Street 103"
Tallent "My Zone"
Weird Beards "Cream Puff Powder Man"

TOP CRITICS AWARDS

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ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Alumni "First Day Back"
Bedroom Rehab Corporation "Red Over Red"
Daphne Lee Martin "Moxie"
Gone For Good "Marvelous Liar"
The Hoolios "The Dream"
Instant Family "Sound Frame"
John Fries "US 50"
Nancy Parent "Vision of Angels"
Straight To VHS "Rewinder"

ROCK / POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Bedroom Rehab Corporation "Red Over Red"
Borrowed Toys "Better"
Daphne Lee Martin "Moxie"
Defenders Of Pluto "Defenders Of Pluto"
Empty Vessels "Waves Of Waves"
Gone For Good "Marvelous Liar"
Instant Family "Sound Frame"
Madison Red "Madison Red"
Steve Elci "Crayons in a Box"
Straight To VHS "Rewinder"
Weird Beards "A.D.E.D (All Day Every Day)"

BEST AMERICANA ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Good Sponge "Sampler Volume II"
The Hoolios "The Dream"
John Fries "US 50"
Nancy Parent "Vision of Angels"
Roy Dunn Maclean "Hometown Jamboree"
Uncle Flatty "Broken Places"

BEST HIP HOP ALBUM / MIXTAPE OF THE YEAR

Alumni "First Day Back"
Camacho "90s Baby Vol 2"
The 17th "Free Music EP"
Various Artists "Best In The Booth Vol 2"

BEST RECORD OF THE YEAR

Brazen Hussy "Brazen Hussy"
Burnouts From Outer Space "The Mercury Man EP 1"
Dead City Riot "Dead City Riot"
GraveRobbers "Burgundy"
Pocket Vinyl "MP1"
Slander "World As Museum"
Street People "Dreams"
WristLikeThis "WristLikeThis"

SONG OF THE YEAR

Alumni "Do It Again"
Bedroom Rehab Corporation "Gone By The Boards"
Camacho & Eric Lamb "Hip Hop Don't Stop"
Chumzilla "Bitches, Hoes, What The Fuck"
Daphne Lee Martin "Belly"
The Hempsteadys "Teen Wolf 2012"
One For All "That's What She Said"
The Rivergods "When Times Were Good"
Slander "Magnets"
Straight To VHS "It's Not The Money"
Street People "Street 103"

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Empty Vessels
Graverobbers
Hayze
Murrum
Slander
Streetcode Danj
Street People

CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS

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BEST ALTERNATIVE / GARAGE PERFORMANCE

Brazen Hussy "Socialization"
Burnouts From Outer Space "Queen Of The Angels"
Instant Family "Potrait"
Suicide Dolls "When The Shit Hits The Fan"
White Bronco "My Youth Is Like A Ghost"

BEST POP PERFORMANCE

Borrowed Toys "She Won't Do What She's Told"
Daphne Lee Martin "Belly"
Madison Red "Brand New Day"
Matt Gouette "Nobody Calls"
Pocket Vinyl "The Judgement"

BEST INDIE ROCK PERFORMANCE

Johnny's Mobil "Write That Down"
Slander "Magnets"
Straight to VHS "It's Not The Money"
Street People "Street 103"

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE

Catfish Phillips "Biscuits & Gravy"
Defenders of Pluto "Kiss Of The Abyss"
Fifties Slang "Rainbow Road 64"
Gone For Good "Marvelous Liar"
Matt Gouette "All About You" (Reducers Tribute)
Paul Brockett Roadshow "Nothing Cool" (Reducers Tribute)

BEST PUNK / SKA PERFORMANCE

American't "Your God"
Anu "No Reasons"
Dead City Riot "Before The Dawn"
Empty Vessels "All Day"
Fish House "Sixteen's Unsafe"
The Hempsteadys "Long Drop Back"
One For All "That's What She Said"
Stand Tall "Then We're Going To Be On Fire"
Wrist Like This "Uh, Dragons"

BEST FOLK / BLUEGRASS PERFORMANCE

Dirt Road Radio "Cold Hearted Man"
Dogbite "Coyote"
SheSaidHeSaid "Home Again"

BEST ALTERNATIVE FOLK PERFORMANCE

Dick Nixon Arisen "You Could Come Along"
Folk Y'all "Traveling The Highway Home"
GraveRobbers "Buried In Burgundy"
Weird Beards "Creampuff Powder Man"

BEST BLUES / COUNTRY ROCK PERFORMANCE

Doug Woolverton & Carl Franklin "Ernest Street"
Chris Mackay and the Toneshifters "Go Speed"
The Hoolios "Hole In My Heart"
John Fries Band "Technicolor You"
Josi Davis "Ivy Grows"
Ken Atkins and the Honky Tonk Kind "New Pair Of Shoes"
The Rivergods "When Times Were Good"
Sue Menhart Band "Sunrise City Cafe"

BEST HARD ROCK / METAL PEFORMANCE

Art of Kanly "Wolf Pack"
Bedroom Rehab Corporation "Gone By The Boards"
Cold Shadow "Pillars Of Lies"
House Arrest "Clear Headed"
Murrum "Under His Watchful Eye"
When The Deadbolt Breaks "Fistful Of Flowers And An Empty Handgun"

BEST URBAN ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE

Artie Bro "Drunkin Nights"
Chum "Bitches, Hoes, What The Fuck?"
Erik Lamb featuring Skobie Won "Fish In The Sea"
The Fly Ones featuring Bobby Flow "Breakdown"
The 17th "No Name"

BEST HIP HOP / R&B PERFORMANCE

Alumni "Do It Again"
Camacho featuring Erik Lamb "Hip-Hop-Don't-Stop"
Franc Grams "1995"
Hayze "Creepmode"
Jasmine Viciousz "Bout To Get Money"
Streetcode Danj "Strapped Up Shawty"
Tallent "My Zone"

BEST SOLO SINGER / SONGWRITER PERFORMANCE

Carl Franklin "Boogie Groove"
Josi Davis "Ivy Grows"
Nancy Parent "Visions Of Angels"
Steve Elci "Train"
Sugar Skull "Something Sweet"
Vince Tuckwood "2 Pieces"

BEST MUSIC VIDEO (CRITICS CHOICE)

Alumni (Franc Grams & Jus Cuz) "Do It Again"
Camacho ft. Erik Lamb "HIP-HOP-DONT-STOP"
Gramz "I Have Arrived"
GraveRobbers "Buried In Burgandy"
Hayze "Creepmode"
One For All "That's What She Said"
Pocket Vinyl "Quiet Epiphany"
Street People "Street 103"
Weird Beards "Cream Puff Powder Man"