2012 Whalie Award Winners


PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS

BEST ALTERNATIVE
Pocket Vinyl
BEST FOLK / BLUEGRASS
Daphne Lee Martin & Raise The Rent
BEST BLUES / COUNTRY ROCK
Uncle Flatty
BEST DJ
DJ Seaneho
BEST HARDCORE / METAL
Art Of Kanly
BEST URBAN ALTERNATIVE
Flowers & Kain
BEST HIP HOP / R&B
Camacho
BEST INDIE / EXPERIMENTAL
Ferocious Fucking Teeth
BEST PUNK
Chasing Trinity
BEST REGGAE / SKA
The Hempsteadys
BEST ROCK
Catfish Phillips
BEST SOLO SINGER / SONGWRITER
Steve Elci
BEST MUSIC SERIES
Bad Manners Bassment Thursday @ Oasis
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Pocket Vinyl “A Little Joke”

TOP CRITICS AWARDS

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Suicide Dolls Prayers In Parking Lots
POP / ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Pocket Vinyl Monsters Talking
DJ/ DANCE MIX OF THE YEAR
The Swagger Jackers The Life Aquatic
HIP HOP ALBUM/MIXTAPE OF THE YEAR
Erik Lamb Blow Up Dolls
AMERICANA ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Daphne Lee Martin & Raise The Rent Dig & Be Dug
INDIE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Ferocious Fucking Teeth Ferocious Fucking Teeth
RECORD OF THE YEAR
The Weird Beards Arreaka
SONG OF THE YEAR
Pocket Vinyl "Quiet Epiphany"
BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Camacho, Poe Swayzie & Jaszmine Viciousz "Duke Westlake Cypher"
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Herff Jones

CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS

BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG
Suicide Dolls "Smash"
BEST  FOLK / BLUEGRASS  SONG
Daphne Lee Martin & Raise The Rent "Pull My Daisy"
BEST BLUES / COUNTRY ROCK SONG
Franklin Brothers "Mike's Backyard"
BEST HARDCORE / METAL SONG
Burning Beneath "Son Of The Apocalypse"
BEST HIPHOP / R&B SONG
Alumni "I Am Me"
BEST URBAN ALTERNATIVE SONG
Erik Lamb "Sky Masterson"
BEST DANCE / ELECTRONIC SONG
Chumzilla "F*ck The Pain Away (Chum's Horny Mix)"
BEST INDIE / EXPERIMENTAL SONG
Ferocious Fucking Teeth "Hinkly"
BEST PUNK / SKA SONG
Dead City Riot "Break Down The Walls"
BEST ROCK SONG
Gone For Good "Calm Down, You're Joking"
BEST SOLO SINGER / SONGWRITER SONG
Carl Franklin "Waiting For The Summer To Come"





LOVE & PRESS

"I just wanted to thank you for all you do for the local music community. I have tonight off so I went to the wailing city site to see who was playing. It’s amazing all the work you put in for all the local musicians and venues and I just wanted to thank you."
- Phil Smith (musician)

"...my new best friend Meghan Killimade, who's site Wailing City, lets me find all the latest local bands -- where they are playing and the times -- has suddenly been a big help in letting me find some events outside of my usual box!"
- Stephanie Shawn "Bar Fly Journals"
(Sound Waves Magazine)
Published December 2024

"Wailing City is this absolutely fantastic local music blog here in CT. They've been the place to go to find out what's happening, what's new and why you should care for well over a decade. Graciously, they interviewed us about the new album, the book, the film and all that. While touring throughout the years, we've sometimes felt like 'one foot in, one foot out' with the local scene, but they've always made us feel right at home. Thanks Wailing City."
- Pocket Vinyl (band)

"There are a staggering 64 documented live music performances in my home of New London county, CT today alone! The population of this county is only 268,805 and it is only 772 square miles. That is an incredible saturation of venues hosting live music and is a stark contrast to places I've lived in the past! You would be hard pressed to find anywhere else in the country that has so much live music. Amazing really! Thank you for the hard work documenting and promoting Wailing City!"
-Travis Hyll (musician)

"Wailing City appreciation post: true champions of the New London county music scene. Follow them!"
-Dirt Pile (band)

"We wanna take a minute to shout out our friends over at Wailing City for always helping to spread the word about our shows. They've been curating the most comprehensive live music calendar for SECT since 2006. If you don't already, give them a follow."
- 33 Golden Street (venue)

"Wailing City should be your first check in for all local music schedules. Thank you so much for all your efforts in promoting the scene!!
- David Schena (musician)

"Wailing City has been keeping the calendar up to date since I first started going to shows 20 years ago. We’re lucky to have Meghan volunteer her time to help keep the scene going!"
-James Burke (musician)

"With a little footwork and a short drive I managed to visit three live music shows on Bank Street last night... New London ROCKS...and all made possible searching out local music on Wailing City... thanks Meghan."
- Don Diederich (musician / local music fan)

"If you don't have ears, then it's possible you're not aware that southeastern Connecticut - specifically New London County - has an incredibly vibrant music scene. Over the years, it's gone from a hotbed of indie rock to an area of musicians, fans and venues that support a complex and varied number of artistic styles. The wailingcity.com web site - newly and lovingly redesigned - is a tremendous resource. A labor of affection and devotion conceptualized in 2006, wailingcity.com boasts artist bios, reviews and interviews, a club and band data base and calendars, videos, audio streaming, and cross-referenced links on all of the above - as well as lists of music services such as instrument instruction, record and retail stores, related media and periodicals, festival information, and so on. It's the brainchild of musician/artist Meghan Killimade, (and contributors), and they do a terrific job."
- RICK KOSTER (The Day) Published April 03. 2014

“Wailing City, is, as of now, probably the most successfully comprehensive listing on local and area shows in Southeastern Connecticut on the Internet; the folks at Wailing City are doing an excellent job of making sounds from the underground.”
-Ben Johnson (The Day) Published July 27, 2006