slides: See the Nominees: Worcester Music Awards - April 16

Tuesday, April 15, 2014
GoLocalWorcester Lifestyle Team

Awards Host Niki Luparelli (Photo: John Soares)
Worcester DJs, musicians and fans will gather at Jillian’s in Worcester on Wednesday at 7 PM to celebrate and honor Central Massachusetts’ best musicians at Pulse Magazine’s Worcester Music Awards.

Niki Luparelli, a successful and talented musician in her own right, will host this free event. The night will feature live performances by Cara Brindisi, Gov’t Surplus, Hot Letter, Ricky Duran and DudenGuy. There will also be a photo booth and giveaways.

Almost 5,000 music-lovers have cast their votes, and now, Pulse Magazine will award musicians, radio stations and DJs in 27 categories, including The Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes special individual who has been a mainstay of the Central Massachusetts music scene.

Here’s your chance to see who’s the best Female Vocalist, Male Vocalist, Hip-Hop Act, Best Rock Act and more while supporting the local music scene.

The Worcester Music Awards are a free, 18-plus event. Doors open at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, at Jillian’s, 315 Grove St., Worcester.

For more information, visit worcestermusicawards.com

  • Best Blues/R&B Act

     
    • A Ton of Blues: WINNER
    • Gov’t Surplus
    • Ten Foot Polecats
    • Valvatross
     
  • Best CD

     
    • Scarecrow Hill – Between the Clock and the Dice
    • Ashley DeyJ – Lonely Girl Dreams
    • Kim Jennings – Here Now
    • Atlas – Tiger Lily: WINNER
     
  • Best Club DJ

     
    • DJ Reckless: WINNER
    • DJ B-Lo
    • DJ Jack Frost
    • DudenGuy
     
  • Best Country/Americana Act

    • Girls Guns & Glory: WINNER
    • Ashley Jordan
    • Glenn Stewart
    • Bobby Hogan & Sugar Creek
     
  • Best Cover/Tribute Band

     
    • Heavy Horses
    • Gov’t Surplus: WINNER
    • Dope Slap
    • The Dead & The Damned
     
  • Best Female Vocalist

     
    • Jesse Fair – Dope Slap: WINNER
    • Jessica Siera – Mongrel/Affliction
    • Ashely DeyJ
    • Jillian Ross – On the Cover
     
  • Best Male Vocalist

     
    • Tylor Monroe – Scarecrow Hill
    • Derek Varnum – Gov’t Surplus: WINNER
    • Dale LePage- The Manhattans
    • Tony Tester – Tester
     
  • Best Hardcore/Metal Act

     
    • The River Neva
    • Scarecrow Hill
    • Thurkills Vision: WINNER
    • Fuel of War
     
  • Best Jam & Grove Act

     
    • The Phreaks: WINNER
    • Gov’t Surplus
    • Fennario
    • New Pond Fondle
     
  • Best Jazz Act

     
    • Joe D’Angelo: WINNER
    • Dale LePage
    • Russo Brothers Jazz Quintet
    • Jazzed Up
     
  • Best Live Act

     
    • Flock of A**holes: WINNER
    • Tester
    • Heavy Horses
    • Scarecrow Hill
     
  • Best Live Venue

     
    • Lucky Dog Music Hall
    • Ralph’s Diner
    • The Palladium: WINNER
    • The Raven
     
  • Best Up & Comers Act

     
    • Hot Boiz
    • Test of Time
    • Save Ends
    • Ashley DeyJ: WINNER
     
  • Best Pop Act

     
    • Oilhead
    • Hero on Hold
    • American Dreamers: WINNER
    • A King in Wait
     
  • Best Radio DJ

     
    • Nick Noble – WCIN
    • Brad Auricchio – CNEU
    • Gerg Anidem – Indie Scene Radio
    • Mistress Carrie – WAAF: WINNER
     
  • Best Punk/Pop-Punk Act

     
    • Mongrel: WINNER
    • American Verse
    • The Numbskulls
    • Grandview
     
  • Best Rap/Hip-Hop Act

     
    • Day One: WINNER
    • Ariez Onasis
    • Slacker Kingz
    • Nyne West
     
  • Best Rock Act

     
    • Hot Letter
    • Tester: WINNER
    • Minka
    • Sparhawks
     
  • Best Solo/Acoustic Act

     
    • Jon Short
    • Andy Cummings
    • Ricky Duran
    • Cara Brindisi: WINNER
     
  • Local Band You's Most Like to See Reunite

    • Carry the Zero
    • Affliction
    • Trebek
    • Seven Hill Psychos: WINNER
     
  • Sexiest Musician

     
    • Cara Brindisi: WINNER
    • Jesse Fair – Dope Slap
    • Chest Rockwell – Cougar Bait
    • Dezi Garcia
     
  • Best Electronic Act

     
    • Transdusk
    • Herra Terra
    • Cougar Bait: WINNER
    • Max XD
     
  •  Music Station Most Supportive of Local Acts

    • WNRC 97.5
    • CNEU Radio
    • WAAF 107.3
    • WICN 90.5: WINNER
     
  • Band with Best Groupies

     
    • Cougar Bait
    • Flock of A**holes: WINNER
    • Tester
    • Affliction
     
  • Best Cover Art

     
    • Mongrel – Reclamation
    • Atlas – Tiger Lily: WINNER
    • Scarecrow Hill – Between the Clock and the Dice
    • Thurkills Vision – For the Sleeping
     
  • Best Local Music Festival

     
    • Disc Jam
    • Paulie’s NOLA Jazz & Blues Fest
    • Music Fest at Wachusett Mountain: WINNER
    • Shrewsbury Street Walk & Rock
     

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