39th Annual REVIEW Music Awards FINAL FIVE NOMINEES

All of us at  The REVIEW  are pleased and excited to announce this year’s 39th Annual REVIEW Music Awards Celebration will be returning to Bay City and once again be held within the historic spacious splendor of The Westown Theater on Sunday, May 4th. Doors will open at 4:00 PM and the Awards Celebration will run from 5:00 PM until approximately 11:00 PM.

The nomination and voting for this year’s 39th REVIEW Music Awards Celebration was conducted between the months of February & March and this year we had an unprecedented number of 8.010 votes cast with a total of 754 artists & bands represented. Only the top five nominees in each division moved on from the nomination round to the final round, where the winners will be announced at this year’s awards celebration. 

This annual celebration has evolved over nearly four decades into one of our region’s most significant entertainment extravaganzas of the year in which we celebrate and gather to honor the expansive range of musical artistry populating the Great Lakes Bay Region with their creativity and talent.

Since its inception, the Review Music Awards has grown in both stature and recognition throughout the State of Michigan, presenting an exceptional evening where we turn the spotlight on our area’s top musical artists in genres of Jazz, Blues, Rock, Country, Hip-Hop and Alternative music as determined by readers and fans throughout the region.

Invitations to nominees will be going out the week of March 24th  and tickets will be go on sale Friday, March 21 and are only $20.00 in advance and $25.00 at the door.  You may also purchase a table of 6 tickets for only $100.00 and receive a 20% discount over purchasing them on an individual basis.

Tickets can be purchased at  these fine business locations and online at Eventbrite.com by clicking this LINK.

SAGINAW: Review Magazine • White’s Bar • Records & Tapes Galore • Cork & Ale • The Listening Room • Hamilton St. Pub • Old Town Junction. 

BAY CITY: The Westown & Lucky’s • Electric Kitsch • Herter Music • Puff Dispensary • Scotty’s Sandbar. 

MIDLAND: Radio Wasteland • MI Element • Tim Boychuck’s State Farm Insurance.

Guest presenters and local personalities will award trophies to the winners, and we will feature an incredible line-up of musical performances by the hybrid Jazz & Blues collective Eric Ryden & the Unk of Funk, the fresh yet classic-rock tinged sounds of ROKITA, popular Country band Jasper Creek, the innovative ‘Rock-Hop’ sound of REDBURN, Jeff Poirier and The Band Roulette All-Stars featuring musical heavyweights Donny Brown, Mike Thomas, Tom Behmlander, and Scotty Van Dell to do an encore performance of Cars classics from that debut album as well as other hits by the new wave icons, along with a creatively gifted pair of Rock-oriented groups The Smokie Links and The Cowboy Angels.

Here’s the list of nominees that made it to the Final Round of voting.  The total number of musicians or bands nominated in each division is notated at the top before listing the names of those artists who made it to the ‘Top Five’ in the final voting round. If you see more than five names that means there was a tie for the 5th place position.

Congratulations to all the nominees and look for more details and a full itinerary and schedule of the evening’s festivities in our April 10th edition of The REVIEW!

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Best Streaming Musical Series

Total Nominee: 5                                                       

Michigan Music History Podcast

Pickin’ in the Kitchen with Dean and Tyler

Carrie Westbay Live

Mid Michigan Operative

Kris Pride & the Pride-a-Doodles,

Live on Twitch

 

Best Musical Fundraising Project

Total Nominee: 6

Band Roulette

Stay; Tomorrow Needs You

Making Spirits Bright:

Jennifer Naegele and Friends

Parkapalooza

Coach Jam

 

Best Metal Band

Total Nominee: 8

Shadow People

Here After Six

Adaboy

HVMANSHIELD

Tribe989

 

Best Live Streaming Production

Total Nominee: 8

PapaDoc Studio's

Michigan Music History Podcast

989 Podcast Network

Pickin’ in the Kitchen with

Dean and Tyler Hughey

Pride-a-Doodles LIVE on Twitch

Vehicle City Sound

 

Best Radio Station

Total Nominee: 9

Z93 The Rock Station

The Core

WUCX 90.1

97.3 Joe FM

WIOG-FM

Vehicle City Sound

 

Best Videographer

Total Nominee: 9

Creatavid Productions

Mike Beattie

Justin Edward

Baldwin Media @ PapaDoc's

Kari Pride-Helm

 

Best Recording Studio

Total Nominee: 9

PapaDoc Studio's

Reed Recording Company

CARokita Music LLC

Everyday Ghost Studios

Fire Hyena Studio

 

Best Live Music Club or Bar

Total Nominee: 10

Bemos

Whites Bar

Scotty’s Sandbar

The Vault

Willew Lounge

 

Best New Album or CD Release

Total Nominee: 12

The Hellbound Drifters -

The Hellbound Drifters

The Smokie Links -

Live Sessions at Papa Doc Studios

Pumped! (Them Heels)

Legacy - Kimberly Megoran

Man I Am - Adaboy

 

Best Sound Technician

Total Nominee: 12

Robyn Bailey Grimsley

Bud Riebenack (The Vault)

Nate Griffin

Michelle Green

Carey Limberg

 

Best Music Video

Total Nominee: 12

Vlad's Skeletal Circus - Better Off Dead

Just Wanna Be With You - Rokita

Skyflyer - Jennifer Naegele & Jake Priest

Bonnie N Clyde - Mike Spitz

HVMANSHIELD - Be Not Afraid

Tattoo Ain't About You- Glenbrooke

 

Best Live Performance Venue

Total Nominee: 13

The Vault

Whites Bar

Bemo's

Scotty’s Sandbar

PapaDoc Studio's

 

Best Recorded LP, CD or EP Release

Total Nominee: 14

Pumped! (Them Heels)

The Hellbound Drifters -

The Hellbound Drifters

Man I Am - Adaboy

Legacy - Kimberly Megoran

Cowboy Angels - EP

 

Best Band Website

Total Nominee: 14

Hidingsalem.com

rokitamusic.com

www.themheels.com

www.cowboyangelsrock.com

https://www.erikrydenandtheunkoffunk.com

 

Best Alternative Band

Total Nominee: 16

The Smokie Links

WinaSchnitzel

Kush Robinson

Vlad’s Skeletal Circus

Them Heels

 

Best Duo

Total Nominee: 17

Mel and Michelle

Melissa May & Brian Coonan

Hyde & C

MamaSong & the Boogie Child

Tyler Hughey and Kevin Rousse

 

Best New Artist of the Year

Total Nominee: 18

The Smokie Links

Cowboy Angels

Hiding Salem

Erik Ryden and the Unk of Funk

Them Heels

 

Best New Single Release

Total Nominee: 22

Just Wanna Be With You - Rokita

Always Hellin' (Twenty Dollar Dog)

Man I Am - Adaboy

Better Off Dead - Vlad's Skeletal Circus

Plates/Changeling - Val Hazel

 

Best Original Band

Total Nominee: 24

Adaboy!

Hiding Salem

Val Hazel

Hellbound Drifters

The Smokie Links

WinaSchnitzel

 

Best Multi-Instrumentalist

Total Nominee: 25

Joe Balbaugh

Steven Schnettler

Joe Gerring (Kush Robinson)

Loren Kranz

Bob Hausler

 

Most Innovative Artist

Total Nominee: 25

Kush Robinson

Rokita

Vlad’s Skeletal Circus

ADABOY!

The Smokie Links

 

Best Variety Band

Total Nominee: 29

The Smokie Links

Vlad’s Skeletal Circus

Them Heels

WinaSchnitzel

Kush Robinson

Twenty Dollar Dog

 

Best Solo Artist

Total Nominee: 31

Rokita

Tommy Grant

Joe Balbaugh

Erik Ryden

Loren Kranz

 

ROCK

 

Best Rock Video

Total Nominee: 9

Vlad's Skeletal Circus - Better off Dead

Lori & The Darlings - I Want It So Bad

Just Wanna Be With You - Rokita

Cave Living (Them Heels)

Always Hellin -Twenty Dollar Dog

In The End - REDBURN

HVMANSHIELD - Be Not Afraid

 

Rock Keyboardist

Total Nominee: 14

Stephanie Noel Howland

Dion Mason

Loren Kranz

Bob Hausler (Twenty Dollar Dog)

Jaron Jock

 

Rock Female Vocalist

Total Nominee: 15

Shannon Schnettler (WinaSchnitzel)

Angela Dodge (Them Heels)

Sarah Hyde

Carrie Westbay

Kristine Roberts/Road Dawgz

 

Best Rock Songwriter

Total Nominee: 19

Rokita

Twenty Dollar Dog

Dion Mason and Stevie Lee Kinzer

Carrie Westbay

Angela Dodge and Jason Dean

Val Hazel

 

Rock Male Vocalist

Total Nominee: 25

Rokita

Dion Mason (The Smokie Links)

Bob Wall (Twenty Dollar Dog)

Austin Willette (Cowboy Angels)

Jeff Zimmerman (Hipakritz)

Clayton Cipolletti

Andrew Prime

 

Rock Bassist

Total Nominee: 25

James Marcet (Them Heels)

Kyle O’Keefe (Kush Robinson)

Josh Jekel (The Smokie Links)

William LaFrance

Matt Nyquist (Twenty Dollar Dog)

 

Best Rock Band

Total Nominee: 29

Cowboy Angels

Vlad's Skeletal Circus

The Smokie Links

Kush Robinson

Adaboy

Them Heels

Twenty Dollar Dog

Hiding Salem

Hellbound Drifters

 

Rock Drummer

Total Nominee: 31

Jon Dillman

Steven Schnettler (WinaSchnitzel)

Stevie Lee Kinzer (The Smokie Links)

Justin Clifford (Cowboy Angels)

Dan Fish/Road Dawgz

Preacherman (Doug Wood) Twenty Dollar Dog

 

Rock Guitarist

Total Nominee: 35

Darrian Loehne (Cowboy Angels)

Steven Pogoreski (The Smokie Links)

Joshua Muehlfeld (Kush Robinson)

Conor Larkin (WinaSchnitzel)

Justin Edward (Them Heels)

 

RAP / HIP-HOP

 

Best Rap/Hip Hop Video

Total Nominee: 5

Bonnie N Clyde- Mike Spitz

Bite My Tongue- Elimenopee

Lifeline - Elev8

You What? - Shkiiizer

In The End - REDBURN

 

Best DJ

Total Nominee: 8

DJ KIT

Frank Hildago

McNast

Stevie Lee kinzer

9Milly

RayceRX

Dj Chris Redburn

 

Best Rap/Hip Hop Songwriter

Total Nominee: 8

Mike Spitz

Chris Redburn

Mcnast

Elimenopee

Bobby Chance

ELEV8

 

Best Performer

Total Nominee: 9

Stevie Lee Kinzer

McNast

Mike Spitz

Elimenopee

Kyng Laine

 

Rap/Hip Hop Artist of the Year

Total Nominee: 10

Mike Spitz

Astray

Elimenopee

McNast

ELEV8

Kyng Laine

 

Country

 

Best Country Video

Total Nominee: 5

 Tattoo Ain't About You - Glenbrooke

My Name is Maria - Bob Hausler

"Shitkicker" - Jeff Yantz  Produced by Don Hessell

October - The JR Band

Whiskey Shakedown -  The Family Tradition Band

 

Best Country Musician

Total Nominee: 10

Erik Ryden

Tyler Hughey

Bob Hausler

Greg Kevorkian

Cody Stewart

 

Country Female Vocalist

Total Nominee: 11

Renee Belden

Mandi Layne

Laurie Middlebrook

Kristine Roberts

Glenbrooke

 

Country Male Vocalist

Total Nominee: 11

Erik Ryden

Tyler Hughey

Greg Kevorkian

Randy Badour

Bob Hausler

 

Country Songwriter

Total Nominee: 12

Tyler Hughey and

Kevin Rousse

Renee Belden

Glenbrooke

Brady Sharrow

Johnny Guest

 

Best Country Band

Total Nominee: 13

Family Tradition Band

Jasper Creek

Mandi Layne &

The Lost Highway

The Claim Jumpers

ADABOY

 

JAZZ

 

Best Big Band

Total Nominee: 3

Voortex Jazz & Blues Band

23 North

Midland Concert Jazz Band

 

Female Jazz Vocalist

Total Nominee: 4

Kristine Goodwin

Jullie Mulady

Sharrie Williams

Kris Pride-Helm

 

Best Male Jazz Vocalist

Total Nominee: 5

Mike Brush

Jordan “Chuck” Edwards

Justin Edward

Bobby Balderrama

Timothy Jay Ross

 

Best Small Combo

Total Nominee: 5

Jim Pagel Jazz Trio

Voortex Jazz & Blues Band

Brush Street

Lauren Rongo & The Calzones

Jacob Wisenbach Trio

 

Jazz Songwriter

Total Nominee: 6

Jeffrey Grassl

Bobby Balderamma

Mike Brush

Jacob Wisenbach

Kris Pride

 

Best Jazz Musician

Total Nominee: 11

Scott Summers (Saxophone)

Jeffrey Grassl

Loren Kranz

Jim Pagel

Steve Nyquist

 

BLUES

 

Female Blues Vocalist

Total Nominee: 9

Sharrie Williams

Monique Ella Rose

Sarah Hyde

Carrie Westbay

Kris Pride-Helm

 

Best Funk Band

Total Nominee: 10

Kush Robinson

Erik Ryden and the

Unk of Funk

WinaSchnitzel

Charles Allen & The Vibe

Them Heels

 

Best Blues Band

Total Nominee: 10

Rhett Yocom Blues Band

The Smokie Links

Pork Haus

Hellbound Drifters

Charles Allen & The Vibe

Voortex Blues Band

 

Blues Instrumentalist

Total Nominee: 12

Rhett Yocom

Scott Summers

Larry McCray

Matt Besey

Eric Ryden

Justin Edward

 

Blues Songwriter

Total Nominee: 12

Rhett Yocom

Larry McCray

Woody Gates

Justin Edward

Clayton Cipolletti

 

Male Blues Vocalist

Total Nominee: 15

Woody Gates

Rhett Yocom

Charles Allen

Dion Mason

Justin Edward