On page 11 of today's issue of The Pitch, readers will find a glorious and diverse list of all the bands and artists who have received nominations in this year's Pitch Music Awards.
You know the competition will be great and the showcase will be titanic, so write this down now:
Pitch Music Showcase
Westport
29 bands for $5
August 7, 2008.
NOTE: As of this post, our online voting page is still in the works. We apologize for the delay; it should be up by the end of the week.
Vote HERE.
Follow the jump to see a complete list of this year's nominees, which were chosen largely by Pitch contributors, with a little outside help from our friends in the scene, such as your mom. What, she didn't tell you? Maybe it's because you never call her!
THE 2008 PITCH MUSIC AWARDS BALLOT
Avant/Experimental
The Sperm
This Is My Condition
Mythical Beast
Mr. Marco’s V7
Monta at Odds
Bacon Shoe
Blues/Soul
Levee Town
Trampled Under Foot
Angela Hagenbach
The Wild Women of Kansas City
Billy Ebeling
Ida McBeth
Country/Bluegrass
The Wilders
Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys
True North
The Last Call Girls
Drakkar Sauna
The Roseline
DJ: Dance
Tactic
Nomathmatics
DJ Just
Kiko De Gallo
J Fortune
Spinstyles
DJ: Hip-Hop
Miles Bonny
Beatbroker
Leonard Dstroy
DJ Fresh
DJ Sku
DJ Shad
Folk/Americana
Sal Retta
Barclay Martin
Pendergast
In the Pines
Chad Rex
The Afterparty
Hip-Hop
D/Will
Cash Image
Reach
Empire
Heet Mob
CES Cru
Indie Rock/Pop
Ghosty
The Republic Tigers
Namelessnumberheadman
Ad Astra Per Aspera
Lights & Siren
Olympic Size
Jazz
John Brewer
Snuff Jazz
The Boulevard Big Band
Megan Birdsall
Ahmad Alaadeen
Kerry Strayer
Live Act
The Pink Socks
It’s Over
The Rich Boys
The Ssion
The Beautiful Bodies
American Catastrophe
Metal
Hundred Years War
Out of the Suffering
The Cast Pattern
Sicadis
At the Left Hand of God
Molech
New Act
Dri
The Fourth of July
Rockesh
The Jen Say Kwahs
Expassionates
The Noise FM
Pop
The ACBs
Abracadabras
Life in Jersey
Josephine Collective
Paper Cities
Dead Girls Ruin Everything
Punk
The Black Tarantulas
Bent Left
We’re Fucked
Dark Ages
The Sixteens
The Hopeless Destroyers
Rock
The Life and Times
Roman Numerals
The Federation of Horsepower
The Belated
The Pedaljets
Super Black Market
All-Star Award
Mac Lethal
The Architects
Flee The Seen
Split Lip Rayfield
Tech N9ne
LET'S GIVE THE OTHER GUYS A CHANCE!!!
Well, if you've looked at the ballot this far down, you may be wondering what's up with this All-Star Award category. It should be obvious, but if you're new to the scene, the deal is, these five acts have been winning their respective categories just about every year for the past three-plus years -- with the exception of Tech N9ne, who returns to the ballot after a fame-prompted absence. We welcome still-famous Tech back to the fray and invite his fans to compete with those of Mac, the 'Tects, FtS and Split Lip, all of whose mantles are crowded with recent PMA trophies.
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LOL @ Ragga Scum fanboy....you sound butthurt!
I think the nominees this year were really strong in all the categories. It was nice to seem a few names in the hiphop category that normally don't get much attention from The Pitch.
No Ragga Scum? Really? The guy has only released 5-6 new tunes this year so far on major distribution labels around the world. He's played LA, NYC, Canada, & Mexico more times that I can count on my hands and is even playing Ecosystems down in Brazil later this year. Still no love? Wow. Okay. Nomathamatic is in there though... hmmm... they load premade sets into their "live pa" equipment. You guys are a joke.
Of course Heet Mob deserves a "nod".They should have been given your cover and multiple nominations years ago when they signed to CHUCK D'S label. Unfortunately there are many people that STILL don't know about that. As far as the Adru article,you guys at the pitch should check out the one lawrence.com did. And don't misunderstand,I think Ces and the Mob are the top hip hop artists in the area,bar none.
Go see The Sixteens. You will have no problem deciding who to vote for in the punk category!!! Also, The Pink Socks are hard to beat as best live act. They THUMP live!
Flypaper: CES Cru released a mixtape this year that rocked, and Heet Mob has been keeping hip-hop open mics alive for years, including this past year. Plus, Heet is long overdue for a nod. Check out the feature we did on Adru back in September of last year, http://www.pitch.com/2007-09-2...
Ruggles: If the Shoe fits, Bacon.
Anonymous Alternative Rock Person: Our Rock category skews way more toward the direction of which you speak than it has in recent years, I think.
I was so excited when i heard that EMPIRE was nominated to be Kansas Citys best Hiphop Group. I have gone to multiple shows and even seen a music video that they have done! and i really, really, really enjoyed them both. The shows were spectacular and the music video was awsome!!
I was so excited when i heard that EMPIRE was nominated to be Kansas Citys best Hiphop Group. I have gone to multiple shows and even seen a music video that they have done! and i really, really, really enjoyed them both. The shows were spectacular and the music video was awsome!!
I was so excited when i heard that EMPIRE was nominated to be Kansas Citys best Hiphop Group. I have gone to multiple shows and even seen a music video that they have done! and i really, really, really enjoyed them both. The shows were spectacular and the music video was awsome!!
Adru the Misphit- "Dying on My Feet"- This album was released in late 2007,but Adru still should've been nominated. His album had beats from damn near every top producer in the area,20 SONGS,cohesive all the way through with no filler. The album also spoke from a perspective that's never been heard in local music. And as dope as Ces and Heet Mob are,neither has relased an album in about 3 years.
Go Republic Tigers!! Being on David Letterman is going to give them a big push in their career. Yeah!
I find it hilarious that Bacon Shoe has been nominated in the Experimental category this year, and Best Live Act last year, but never in the Hip Hop category. BACON SHOE IS NOT A RAP ACT!!!!
There needs to be a category for Hard Rock or Alternative Rock. There are too many great bands in the KC scene that don't fall into straight up "rock" or "indie rock" categories but are not considered "metal" either.
Hey Guys,
Thanks for nominating Cash Image as best Hip Hop in Kansas City,Mo. Cash Image has hit he scene hard this last past two years
with multiple hits,achieving goals ,awards,and plaques. So for everyone
who is real hip hop fans "I" encourage you to vote Cash Image best Hip Hop, and watch him set a standard goal for Kansas City and rep it RIGHT !!!
Tech N9ne is Kansas City. The caribou lou is the best to come to this town...ever
it's disappointing to see yet another year of our city's best live act, not nominated. if you readers do not believe me, see for yourself, he has an all ages show coming up at the beaumont on july 25th. mac lethal has put in many hours and a lot of sweat and does so for each live set he knocks out of the park, regardless of whether or not you are an indie hip-hop fan, the shows never disappoint.
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