This is not an open public ballot. Only approved AMA voters. If you would like to be considered, please send an email request to [email protected]. Ballots must be received by DECEMBER 10, 2013. Please drop ballots off to Scott Stamper at The Saint, 601 Main Street, Asbury Park, NJ, email your responses to [email protected] or send overnight mail to ASBURY MUSIC COMPANY, PO Box 427, BELMAR, NJ 07719. 2013 ASBURY MUSIC AWARDS BALLOT TOP YOUNG BAND (UNDER 21) TOP MALE/BAND ACOUSTIC ACT TOP JAM/GROOVE BAND
The Glycerine Queens Bobby Mahoney Eastbourne Seventh Son Carl Chesna & Co. Lemon Juice Downtown Hour Colton Kayser Dub Proof The Agony Family Frank Lombardi Loose Fit The New Royalty Joe Miller We Used To Cut The Grass The Shadows Thomas Wesley Stern The Underwater Sounds The Stolen Michael Askin More Or Less GNGR Vic Della Pello SensaMotion Band Ardvark Smile Pat Veil Tash Even & Kyle Giffords Lane Cranston Dean Brummy Brothers UFOTOFU Blend Mode
TOP MALE VOCALIST TOP BLUES / SOUL BAND TOP FEMALE/BAND ACOUSTIC ACT
Brandon Asraf BRICK + MORTAR Sandy Mack Band Alex English Jesse Lee ACCIDENTAL SEABIRDS Slim Chance & The Gamblers Amanda Fama Joe Cirotti ONLY LIVING BOY The Jo Wymer Band Deirdre Forrest Quincy Mumford QUINCY MUMFORD JoBonanno & The Godsons Hope Vista AND THE REASON WHY The F.L.O.W Sofia Nicole Ron Santee THE BATTERY ELECTRIC The Shady Street Show Band Sarah Donner Brandon Sweeny LORDS OF MERCY Pepperwine Kacie Baker Mario Casella SLIM CHANCE & THE GAMBLERS Des & The Swagmatics Xenia Sky Justin Matthews TOOTHGRINDER Chelsea Carlson Joe McCaig EMPIRE ESCORTS Emily Grove Tony Tedesco TONY TEDESCO & FULL FATHOM 5 C.M. Smith THE DRIVE HOME Cranston Dean CRANSTON DEAN BAND
TOP RADIO/INTERNET STATION TOP AVANT-GARDE ACT TOP INDIE ROCK BAND TO SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC
ThePenguinRocks.com Accidental Seabirds Birthwater BlowUpRadio.com Plato Zorba Brick + Mortar WRAT 95.9 The RAT Wreaths Gay Guy/Straight Guy 90.5 The NIGHT The Porchistas Julian Fulton & The Zombie Gospel WBJB-FM BROOKDALE PUBLIC RADIO Von Mons Mad Feather Group THE X 88.9-FM Wands Sir Dove Modern Rock w/An Edge/MONMOUTH UNIV. Moon Motel The Drive Home 88.7 WRSU RUTGERS UNIV. Ba Babes Bog Iron Bloom 105.7 “THE HAWK” Dentist HomeGrownRadioNJ.com Chris Rockwell & The Stickball Social Club Seaside Caves El Drugstore The Creeptones Mothguts Frances Jones and the Saviors
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST TOP HEAVY ROCK ACT TOP PUNK BAND
Angie Sugrim The Obvious Empire Escorts Lost In Society Tara Elliott Tara Elliott & The Red Velvets Lower The Veil I Hope You Die Bree Iafelice The New Royalty Lords Of Mercy Park Ape Deseree Spinks Des & The Swagmatics Ether Sunday Negative Traction Sonni Schwartzback The New Theory Tara Elliott & The Red Velvets The Underwater Sounds Negative Sky The Scandals Kate Ortiz Vextion Hammer Fight Bible Fiction Kellie Shane Pepperwine Toothgrinder TV Tramps Emily Grove Emily Grove Band Useless The Obvious Cortney Metzler Harper’s Fellow Defiance Engine The Disconnects Taylor Tote Ardvark Smile Vextion The Vansaders Amy Malkoff Beyond Visible DogLiftLeg Amy Malkoff & The Moonshines East Of The Wall Purple Suns POET LAUREATE TOP MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST TOP LIVE PERFORMANCE
Alexandria Savastano Matt Lott TONY TEDESCO & FULL FATHOM 5 Brick + Mortar Andrew “Ink” Feindt Jamison Lauer WREATHS Only Living Boy Danny Brown Keith McCarthy THE SUNDAY BLUES Quincy Mumford & The Reason Why Connor Dooley Adrian Brown THE WAFFLE STOMPERS Toothgrinder Josh “Dogmatic” Matson Taylor Hope VARIOUS ARTISTS Tony Tedesco & Full Fathom 5 John Joseph Petrolino III Gary Mayer THOMAS WESLEY STERN The Battery Electric Joshua J. Ballard Jessie Lee ACCIDENTAL SEABIRDS Empire Escorts Kathy Polenberg Mike Noordzy MOTHGUTS Lower The Veil Keith Baird Andrew Demos WOOD MADISON Scarlet Carson Nicole Greenwood Jon Francis JON FRANCIS The Black Jesuses Jenelle “Royal” Bess Amy Malkoff & The Moonshines Chelsea Palermo Gedeon Luke Wreaths
TOP AMERICANA TOP ROCK BAND TOP POP ROCK BAND
The Sunday Blues Cascadence The New Royalty Thomas Wesley Stern Only Living Boy Matt Wade Accidental Seabirds Armistead Quincy Mumford & The Reason Why Michael Patrick & The Suburban Hillbillies Trans Charger Metropolis Small Town Scoundrels Tony Tedesco & Full Fathom Five Geena & Dragster The Clydes The Monacchios The Black Jesuses Deal Casino Joseph West Stolen Rhodes Seasons Lightning Jar The Battery Electric Modern Chemistry EdTang & The Chops Lords Of Mercy Aircuda Michael Askin The Villanelles Dark City Strings Spider Rockets The Amboys Casualty
TOP LOCAL RELEASE TOP KEYBOARD PLAYER TOP BASSIST
Harper’s Fellow “Thanks For Tonight” Karlee Bloomfield QUINCY MUMFORD Michael James Mayhe\m/ SCARLET CARSON Bog Iron Bloom “Welcome To Bears” & THE REASON WHY Matt Gastrol AMY MALKOFF & THE MOONSHINES The Sunday Blues “City Folklore” Matt Wade MATT WADE BAND Brian Gearty QUINCY MUMFORD & THE REASON WHY Tony Tedesco & The Full Fathom 5 Joey Henderson LOOSE FIT Brandon Asraf BRICK & MORTAR “Full Fathom 5” Ryan Gregg SHADY SHOW STREET BAND Eric Curley ONLY LIVING BOY Lower The Veil “Soon” Kellie Shane PEPPERWINE Tucker Williams EMPIRE ESCORTS Sir Dove “Stay Home” Deseree Spinks DES & THE SWAGMATICS Kevin Beeg WREATHS Moon Motel “The Lonely Romantic” Ian Thompson LEMON JUICE Alex Rosen THE BATTERY ELECTRIC Wreaths “Home Spun” Kristen Wright THE DRIVE HOME Rob Lampe LOWER THE VEIL Quincy Mumford & Brand Tuzio MAD FEATHER GROUP Andrew Clelland THE SUNDAY BLUES / THE DRIVE HOME The Reason Why ”Its Only Change” Matt Arensdorf TOOTHGRINDER The Battery Electric “Weaving Spiders” Toothgrinder “Vibration/Colour/Frequency”
TOP RADIO PERSONALITY TOP DRUMMER TOP GUITARIST IN SUPPORT OF LIVE MUSIC
Wills Weller TOOTHGRINDER Ralph Nicastro WREATHS Danny Coleman Rock On Radio WIFI 1460 AM John Tacon BRICK & MORTAR Jason Goss TOOTHGRINDER Gary Wien ThePenguinRocks.com Dar Franks CASCADENCE James McCaffrey KARMIC JUGGERNAUT Jim Testa ThePenguinRocks.com Trevor J. Newcomb ONLY LIVING BOY Mike Zdeb QUINCY MUMFORD /AsburyMusic.com/BlowUpRadio Colin Carhart WREATHS & THE REASON WHY Keith Roth 95.9 The Rat/AsburyMusic.com Cameron Lockwood EMPIRE ESCORTS Zack Moyle LOST IN SOCIETY Lazlo BlowUpRadio.com/AsburyMusic.com Andrew Oliva CHRIS ROCKWELL Tim Spaulding EMPIRE ESCORTS Maria Mar Jersey Rock 95.9 The Rat & THE STICKBALL SOCIAL CLUB Erik Rudic AMY MALKOFF & MOONSHINES Pete Lepore Attic Atlternative 105.7 The Hawk Bob Paulos GAY GUY / STRAIGHT GUY Chris LeCompte THE VILLANELLES Robyn Lane 95.9 The Rat Frank Calabrese AMY MALKOFF & THE Gorgo Beach TONY TEDESCO Steve Hook 95.9 The Rat MOONSHINES / THE VILLANELLES AND FULL FATHOM 5 Stu Coogan WBJB-FM 90.5 The Night Alex Ford HARPER’s FELLOW Eric Castellazzo HARPER’S FELLOW Tom Cunningham Bruce Brunch, 105.7 The Hawk David Vossel QUINCY MUMFORD Brent Ovar Bergholm BATTERY ELECTRIC & THE REASON WHY Margaret Cristell WBJB-FM 90.5 The Night Jimmy James ACCIDENTAL SEABIRDS Sam Bey THE BLACK JESUSES David James Rosen THE BLACK JESUSES Shawn Towey WREATHS This is not an open public ballot. Only approved AMA voters. If you would like to be considered, please send an email request to [email protected]. Ballots must be received by DECEMBER 10, 2013. Please drop ballots off to Scott Stamper at The Saint, 601 Main Street, Asbury Park, NJ, email your responses to [email protected] or send overnight mail to ASBURY MUSIC COMPANY, PO Box 427, BELMAR, NJ 07719. TOP JOURNALIST IN SUPPORT TOP NEWS PUBLICATION SONG OF THE YEAR OF LIVE MUSIC IN SUPPORT OF LIVE MUSIC
“Vibration/Colour/Frequency” Chris Jordan (Home News Tribune) The Aquarian Weekly Toothgrinder Tris McCall (The Star-Ledger) Asbury Park Press “Naturally Happens” Alex Biese (Asbury Park Press) Jersey Beat Thomas Wesley Stern Jim Testa (Jersey Beat/The Star-Ledger) Lamplighter Magazine “Cadillac” Harper’s Fellow Richard Skelly (U.S.1/Asbury Park Press) The Rag “Power And Virtue” Frank Lombardi Maria Mar (The Aquarian Weekly) TriCityNews “Joke’s On You” The Sunday Blues Jason Thomson (TriCityNews) The Coaster “Virginia” Tony Tedesco & Full Fathom 5 Tom Chesek (Freelance) The Home News “Sounds Like Music” Chris Rotolo (Speak Into My Good Eye) The Star-Ledger Quincy Mumford & The Reason Why Don Stine (The Coaster) “Shock Hazard” The Battery Electric “Keep The Ghosts At Bay” Empire Escorts “Coke Straw” Wreaths
TOP MUSIC WEBSITE/FACEBOOK IN BEST THING TO HAPPEN IN TOP LOCAL CLUB DJ SUPPORT OF LIVE ORIGINAL MUSIC 2012/2013
TheAquarian.com * Asbury Park Zombie Walk Scores Another World Record In 2013, 9,592 DJ Jack The Ripper Chorusandverse.com * Asbury Underground Music & Art Walk Comes to DJ Atom Worth Jerseybeat.com Downtown Asbury Park, Presented by Art 629 Gallery * Lakehouse Music - State-Of-The-Art, Multi-Faceted DJ Jim Curran Speak Into My Good Eye Music Center Opens March 2, 2013 (speakimge.com) * Souper Groove Music Festival Established DJ Mike Merrell Bandsonabudget.com * Sandy Benefit at Convention Hall with My Morning Negril Sound System Jacket and Nicole Atkins, Jan. 2, 2013 NewJerseyStage.com * President Obama Addresses The Nation live From DJ Petey Green eatsleepbreathemusic.com The Asbury Park Boardwalk DJ Riff Raff The Musicians Rock Network * Governor Chris Christie Hosts Inauguration Party Live from Convention Hall in Asbury Park, NJ DJ Vulgar (Facebook) * Little Dickman Records Launch In Asbury Park APboardwalk.com * Asbury Park Comicon Third Annual Moves To DJ Zero & Top Hat Convention Hall in Asbury Park March 30, 2013 DJ Oz New Jersey Metal * Asbury Park Boardwalk Re-Opens After (Facebook) Hurricane Sandy, May 18, 2013 DJ Values Lamplighternj.com * Vibe In The Streets Presented APVibe Downtown Asbury, Summer Thursday’s DJ Mick Hale Asbury Anchor.com * Happy Monday’s At The Wonder Bar In DJ Lenny Lounge APVibeDowntown.com Asbury Park NJ * Asbury Park “Where Music Lives” Opens on Support Live Music Asbury Park, NJ Cookman Ave. in Asbury Park, NJ (SLM in AP / Facebook) * Showroom Opens at New Location on Cookman Ave. with State-of-The-Art Theater * Russo Music Opens Custom Music Shop on Lake Ave. in Asbury Park, NJ * That Metal Show films live from The Saint in Asbury Park NJ for National Metal Day Weekend (11.11.13)
BEYOND ASBURY TOP LIVE ORIGINAL MUSIC VENUE TOP HANG-OUT BAR TOP RECORD/SINGLE/DIGITAL RELEASE
Inspecter 7 “Escapes And Illusions” Asbury Lanes ASBURY PARK, NJ Bond Street Bar ASBURY PARK, NJ Keith Kenny “And The Light Came Blaring In...” Espresso Joe’s KEYPORT, NJ Brickwall Tavern ASBURY PARK, NJ The Ribeye Brothers Langosta Lounge ASBURY PARK, NJ The Annex ASBURY PARK, NJ “Call Of The Scrapheap” Dauphin Grille ASBURY PARK, NJ Watermark ASBURY PARK, NJ Novelette (Cara Salimando) Asbury Park Yacht Club ASBURY PARK, NJ Clancy’s NEPTUNE, NJ “Everything Is Happening Now” Court Tavern NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ Baca Bar & Sports Lounge ASBURY PARK, NJ Predator Dub Assassins Rosie’s Cafe ASBURY PARK/BRICK, NJ McGillicuddy ALLENHURST, NJ ”Last Band Standing” The Brighton Bar LONG BRANCH, NJ Old Man Rafferty’s ASBURY PARK, NJ Joe Grushecky The Stone Pony ASBURY PARK, NJ Ivan & Andy’s Steakhouse ASBURY PARK, NJ “Somewhere East Of Eden” Starland Ballroom SAYERVILLE, NJ Johnny Mac House of Spirits ASBURY PARK, NJ Steve Conte “NYC” The Wonder Bar ASBURY PARK, NJ 610 Bangs ASBURY PARK, NJ Rick Barry “This Postdiluvian World” (Digital) Georgie’s ASBURY PARK, NJ Porta National Park, ASBURY PARK, NJ Nicole Atkins “Neptune City” 610 Bangs ASBURY PARK, NJ The Beach Bar ASBURY PARK, NJ (Re-Recorded To Benefit Sandy Relief) Porta National Park ASBURY PARK, NJ Peter Myers “Jigsaw Monet” The Saint ASBURY PARK, NJ Danny White Band “If We Never Meet Again....” Steve Forbert “Sandy” Eryn Shewell “Eryn Shewell” The Black Clouds “Better Days” 2013 ASBURY MUSIC AWARDS BALLOT
TOP MUSIC VIDEO TOP MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHER TOP LIVE SOUND ENGINEER
Quincy Mumford & The Reason Why Jeff Crespi (Freelance) Jason Dermer Asbury Audio & “A Hard Place” John Cavanaugh (The Stone Pony The Stone Pony Summer Stage Chris Rockwell "Back to Babylon" / Freelance Photographer) Brett Smith The Stone Pony/Wonder Bar Accidental Seabirds John Posada (Action Remembered) Jim Norton Asbury Lanes “A Pool of Pianos & Violins” Lizz Codner (Lizz Winon Photography) John DiCapua The Stone Pony/Wonder Bar Cranston Dean “Wishful Thinking” Kristen Driscoll (Freelance) Tommy Riley Music Man Productions & River City Extension “If You Need Me Melissa Marsh (Freelance) Monmouth University Back In Brooklyn” Mike McLaughlin (Freelance) Steve Petrak Asbury Audio/Paramount Theater Brick + Mortar “Bangs” Robert Mason (Freelance) Jojo Vitagliano Asbury Lanes Wreaths “Designing Women” Sandi Murphy (Freelance) Billy Colledge Wonder Bar/Stone Pony Lower The Veil “All That’s Real” Lynne Ward (Two-River Times) Billy McKelvey Music Man Productions & Monmouth University Empire Escorts “Electric Whiskey” Nick Rapidfire (The Musicians Rock Network) Tommy Fraley The Saint Jack “Hinge” Pitzer The Saint
TOP “CLASSIC” ASBURY ARTIST
Eddie Testa Band JoBonanno & The Godsons Boccigalupe And The Badboys License To Chill The Nick Clemons Band Slim Chance & The Gamblers The Sherman Mack Band Sonny Kenn Band Stringbean & The Stalkers Mark Diomede & The Juggling Suns Project
2013 ASBURY MUSIC AWARDS
The 21st Annual Asbury Music Awards LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES BY: Doors open at 6pm, the show will begin promptly at 6:30pm. An All Ages Event, 21 to drink. Advance tickets return to The Legendary Stone Pony on Lemon Juice Thursday, December 12, 2013!! Presented by are on sale now and available for $15 at The Saint & Empire Escorts The Saint and Asbury Music Co., the Asbury Stone Pony Box offices and on Ticketweb and Music Awards will once again be hosted by Wreaths Ticketmaster. Admission is $20 at the door. the iconic DJ Jeff Raspe of 90.5 The Night The Black Jesuses ALL NOMINEES ARE ADMITTED FREE. This year's AMA Schedule with award presentations and WBJB-FM Brookdale Public Radio fame with The Battery Electric Opening Remarks by Comedian Taylor Allen. musical performance times will be released via social Amy Malkoff & The Moonshines and print media in early December. The Asbury Music Awards will feature Lower The Veil over 25 award presentations, special guest Harper's Fellow feat. Joe Michelini The Asbury Music Awards have featured some amazing moments over the years. Many of today's top local artists presenters, new categories including Top of River City Extension Music Video, Top Music Photographer, Top received their first burst of recognition with either an The Sunday Blues Live Sound Engineer and Top “Classic” Asbury outstanding performance or by receiving a nomination Artist, plus over 10 musical performances. Emily Grove Band and/or award at the AMAs. Each year, the Awards honor Cranston Dean distinguished members of the local music community and beyond, while making it a point to celebrate up and Ardvark Smile coming artists. Over 25 awards are handed out, while Alex English musicians, fans and industry insiders take note. VISIT US ONLINE: www.asburymusicawards.com