Help Us Select The 2013 RFT Music Awards Nominees

Is this a popularity contest or an award for highly talented, veteran acts? You should nominate Savage Sun. Dude has done it all and everyone from CDBaby to URB Magazine has taken notice, Period. Thank you.

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I'm Allyson from Liberation Redux. Of course, I think you should choose my band. But one of the best bands we've played out with this past year is B.E.L.L.A the band. We both share a love for eclectic sounds and new ways of introducing them to the public.

http://www.liberationredux.com/

Electronic

http://www.reverbnation.com/bella6

Quirky indie pop

The Glass Cavalry should be considered this year! They've been playing shows all around the St. Louis music scene. March 29th they'll be at Plush, and they'll be appearing at Pridefest this year! Also this year they'll release a new album. They deserve a nomination!

theglasscavalry.bandcamp.com

facebook.com/theglasscavalry

Why hasn't Mu330 been put into the Hall Of Fame yet??? 

The Mondales!

Savage is so HOT and REAL...you must select him!!! .. http://www.savagesun.com/

Check out savage sun beats you feel you know you live .. something you can relate to .. http://www.savagesun.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzZVxk0zhNQ&list=UUEdie4MFqeFNGM_I65VmptA

Please check out Deny The Gravity!! They play tasteful melodic hard rock, and put on a fun high energy show. They have a single out  on iTunes and google play, after 4 years of writing and building a name. This is the summer of DTG! Thanks for your consideration.

http://www.facebook.com/DenyTheGravity

http://www.reverbnation.com/denythegravity

http://youtu.be/Nmb2tjgJ1es

Best New band & Best Soul/Funk/R&B  

Big Brother Thunder and The MasterBlasters

Here's a little video on the band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRZlN7ROuJ0

FREE EP Here.

http://bbtandthembs.bandcamp.com/album/bbt-and-the-mbs-ep-2

Estevan

Darris Robins for best STL hiphop. and he puttin in the most work building his brand. he is the future of stl hip-hop

Female Vocalist-Katie Louise

Genre:  You name it.  Her talent covers Rock, Blues, R&B, Soul and Jazz

Band:  She does a piano-vocal duo every Monday night at the 1860 Saloon in Soulard.  In addition she sings on occasion with other groups around town.

Katie is a powerhouse singer who can go from a whisper to roar in nothing flat.  Her talent should have wider recognition.  Here are a few samples of her talent from YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmLYHtLU4tM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZNaBTcKumM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZabo1NTVX0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqy4umx5n4E

Vocalist -  Joe Mancuso

Genre: Straight Ahead Jazz

Band:  there is a Joe Mancuso duo, trio, quartet, quintet etc.  I guess you could just call the band "The Joe Mancuso Group" depending on the configuration, or just "Joe Mancuso"   

More information at:  http://www.MancusoJazz.com/

https://www.facebook.com/MancusoJoe/

There are many videos of his various groups on Youtube, below are links to 3 of them:

Georgia On My Mind - Live at The Sheldon Concert Hall

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvyv1wdaugc

How Deep is the Ocean - Live at Joe's Cafe'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G00JDz1qwpI

Cry Me A River - Live at The KindaBlue Club

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piyoR2Stnmk

Acorns To Oaks (new band)
Spot Ons

Langen Neubacher & The Defeated County

Bulletpop!

Letter To Memphis

Volcanoes

Cree Rider

Tommy Halloran

Magic City

Demonlover

Cree Rider Family Band

Les Gruff and the Billy Goat (Billy Croghan)

Ben Sturdevant

Beth Bombara

Arson for Candy

Lulus

Ryan Spearman

Tommy Halloran

Miles Long (For being the raddest dude in the city)

Langen Neubacher and the Defeated County

Carriage House

Suzie Cue

Bottoms Up Blues Gang

Jeremiah Johnson Band and the Sliders

Little Big Bangs

Bruiser Queen

Troubadour Dali

Union Electric

Fire Dog

Letter to Memphis

Cowpuncher Jenny

Mt. Thelonious

Scarlet Tanager

Cluster Pluck

Sorry, I got a little carried away. I know I'm missing so many great bands..

Oh, is Pokey LaFarge still eligible?

Ok, sorry to all I have missed.

The Bands I Would MOST Like To See Fuck Up Washington Avenue:

Bear Hive//The Blind Eyes//The Brainstems//The Breaks//Bruiser Queen//The Disappeared//Rum Drum Ramblers//S̶m̶a̶s̶h̶m̶o̶u̶t̶h̶//VOLCANOES

Old Salt Union

Cave of Swords!!!!!!!

Old Salt Union

Connibal Road!

Also a big one I missed;

Old Capital Square Dance Club

They put out one of the most solid albums of the year.

U     N    I    F    Y    A    H

Maness Brothers

Dad Jr.

Carriage House

Mister Blackcat

Tommy Halloran

Miss Molly Simms

Great Isaac

Old Lights

The Skekses

Alley Ghost

Jack Grelle

Anodes

Indian Blanket

Alot of great bands that deserve a spot on here as they have a huge influence on each "scene" they are a part of.

New artist - Edgefield C Johnston. Songwriter - Bob Reuter. Album - The Hooten Hallers. Label - Big Muddy.

> Plastic News < best new local electronic artist perhaps

https://soundcloud.com/le-lune

Hands down I nominate Darris Robins best STL Hip-hop!

:-)

Entire album, "ME," streaming...
http://www.musicembryo.bandcamp.com

Old Salt Union -- Awesome!!

best hip hop solo HEARSKRA-Z

best hip hop group MATHIAS AND THE PIRATES

best dj DJ STAN DA MAN

best new band OVERLAND TERRACE

best rock BROTHERS LAZAROFF

Hip Hop/Funk/Soul/Improv Geniuses - Franco Hill

http://soundcloud.com/jonezy_music/jonezy-rewind-ft-tiffany-huber

absolutely worth listening to!

Old Lights, Kisser, Bad Dates, Née, So Many Dynamos, Demon Lover, Beth, Volcanoes, endless more.

Best new band- Langen Neubacher and the Defeated County

Best hip Hop solo- Jonezy

Hip-Hop (Group/Collective): Farfetched

DJ: Stan da Man

Blues: Melissa Neels

Hip Hop (Solo): Jonezy

Cover Band: Mrs. Jubilee & the Humdingers

New Group: Overland Terrace

I vote for Hearskra-z for best hiphop artist

People, this is not a voting session this is for nominees. List some bands that haven't been listed. PS, I know that some of the ones I am listing have been listed but I am not going through all the comments to check.

Little big bangs, magic city, bug chaser, adult fur, demon lover, ou ou, the educated guess, dj billy brown, night flights, middle class fashion, new fad zoo, it!, golden curls, frances with wolves, cluster pluck, the airlines, Arthur and the librarian, Cody James, Trabadour Dali. Syna so pro, DJ lvxxter, DJ clockwork, goodness gracious, downstereo, the feed, Superfun yeah yeah rocket ship, dubb Nubb, humdrum, Burrowss, the reverbs, the gorge, jack buck, Jordan Pippen Rodman, dream fox, Franco-hill, cave of swords, Sinfinis, Suzie cue, Eric hall,

jonzey

Best band to get sweaty with, lose your breath and your hearing then passout: VOLCANOES (no other category can work)

Bands that shouldn't be playing in little STL bars are:

Née

Dots not feathers

Palace

So many dynamos

Bearhive

The breaks

Union Tree Review

The Brainstems

Stonechat

Heavy Horse

Bo and The Locomotive

Braining

Jack buck

And

Dots Not Feathers again.

I love this city

Jonezy

Best Hip Hop: Jonezy Gets My Vote! Wish I could nominate more cause I have love for a lot of you in the Lou!

I think there should be a "best band to spam the RFT" genre this year.

Giants In The Sky!!!!

Giants inthe Sky, Quaaludes

Giants in the Sky, Quaaludes, Butcher Holler, Trip Daddy's

I may regret this, because it is so so hard to pick out who's the best in this talented town and I've been nominated (But never won!) so maybe that counts me out anyway...  but I think I'd like to suggest myself for the nominateeing committee.  I've hosted open mic nights for 3+ years,  played a million shows, work at several venues around town, and my boyfriend runs a recording studio out of the upstairs of our house.  So I get to see bands in all stages of development all the time.  I have also been told from time to time I'm not an idoit.  just thought I'd throw it out there.  langenn@gmail.com