View Magazine Reader's Choice Award Winners 2013

Readers of Hamilton's View Magazine have had their say!  The mag's Reader's Choice Awards for 2013 have been unveiled.

All the votes are tallied and the Hammer has chosen their local favourites: From the best music, to the best place to break up (Gore Park, by the way) to the finest shops in the land.

Musically, the big winners are rock group Monster Truck with 3 wins and This Ain't Hollywood with 4 (co-owner Lou Molinaro landed an additional two)

You can click here for the full list. 

Below are all the music-related categories.

Congrats to everybody!

Local Female Artist

• Gold: Terra Lightfoot
• Silver: Robin Benedict
• Ginger St. James

Links: Terra Lightfoot, More Terra Lightfoot Stories, Video courtesy of Mel Olds

Local Male Artist

• Gold: Steve Strongman
• Silver: Tomi Swick

Links: Steve Strongman, More Steve Strongman stories, Video courtesy of M2B67

Local Band

• Gold: Monster Truck
• Silver: Arkells

Local Cover Band

• Gold: The Undercovers
• Silver: Freedom Train

Local Band Most Likely to Make it Big

• Gold: Monster Truck

Local Band Name

• Gold: Monster Truck
• Silver: Blind Mule

Local Album Artwork

• Gold: Blind Mule EP
• Silver: Jonny Debt: Prince of The Golden Horseshoe

Open Jam

• Gold: Carrigan Arms
• Silver: This Ain’t Hollywood

Open Stage

• Gold: The Baltimore House  
• Silver: This Ain’t Hollywood

Local Festival

• Gold: Festival Of Friends
• Silver: Super Crawl
• It’s Your Festival

Local Radio Station

• Gold: Y108
• Silver: Funny 820
• CFMU

Local Radio Personality

• Gold: Ric Taylor (CFMU)
• Silver: Lou Molinaro (CFMU)

Local Show Promoter

• Gold: Lou Molinaro
• Silver: Ken Inouye

Local Independent Record Label

• Gold: Sonic Unyon
• Silver: Hidden Pony Records

Coolest Instrument to Play

• Gold: Guitar
• Silver: Drums

Local Recording Studio

• Gold: Grant Avenue Studio
• Silver: Catherine North Studios
• Jukasa Studios

Local Rehersal Space

• Gold: Rock Parlour
• Silver: The Jam Zone
• SoundCheck

Lounge

• Gold: The Casbah Lounge
• Silver: The Baltimore

Live Venue

• Gold: Stonewalls
• Silver: This Ain’t Hollywood
• The Casbah

Country Bar

• Gold: Dirty Dog Saloon
• Silver: Galley Pump

Jazz & Blues Venue

• Gold: The Masque
• Silver: Cat ‘N’ Fiddle

Pub

• Gold: Slainte
• Silver: Rebel’s Rock
• Snooty Fox

Vibe

• Gold: Gallagher’s
• Silver: Sarcoa
• Lazy Flamingo

Dive

• Gold: This Ain’t Hollywood
• Silver: Prince Edward Tavern
• Galley Pump

Musical Instrument Store

• Gold: Long & McQuade
• Silver: Mountain Music
• Musical Equipment Sales

Store to Buy New Music

• Gold: HMV
• Silver: Cheapies
• Dr. Disc

Store to Buy Old Music

• Gold: Cheapies
• Silver: Dr. Disc
• Where Heads Meet

Blast from the Past: The 2012 Winners

Links: View Magazine, More from the View's Reader's Choice Awards

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View Magazine Readers' Choice Awards 2012

The readers of View Magazine have spoken and they've chosen the best Hamilton and the area have to offer.

Here are the music-related highlights below
The order goes:
Gold
Silver
Bronze (if applicable)



FREE EVENT
Festival of Friends
Supercrawl
Locke Street Festival

FESTIVAL
Festival of Friends
Greenbelt Harvest Picnic
Winona Peach Festival

RADIO STATION
102.9 K-LITE
Y108

RADIO PERSONALITY
Sunni Genesco (K-LITE)
Ric Taylor (CFMU)

INDEPENDENT RECORD LABEL
Hidden Pony
Sonic Unyon

BAND
Arkells
Walk Off the Earth
Monster Truck

BAND WEBSITE
Monster Truck
Brian Melo
Jeremy Fischer

ALBUM ARTWORK
Walk Off the Earth

COOLEST INSTRUMENT TO PLAY
Guitar
Drum

RECORDING PRODUCER
Nick Bladona
Daniel Lanois

RECORDING STUDIO
Jukasa
Catherine North

REHEARSAL SPACE
Rock Parlour
Lou's Music

FEMALE ARTIST
Rita Chiarelli
Sharon Musgrave
Terra Lightfoot

MALE ARTIST
Jeremy Fischer
Matt Paxton
Luke Doucet

COVER BAND
Crimps
Practically Hip
Eggmen

BAND MOST LIKELY TO MAKE IT BIG
Skynet
Harlan Pepper

LIVE VENUE
Stonewalls
This Ain't Hollywood
Casbah

OPEN STAGE
Lazy Flamingo
Carrigan Arms

COUNTRY BAR
Wellington
Dirty Dogs
Galley Pump

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STORE
Long & McQuade
Mountain Music
Pongetti

NEW MUSIC STORE
HMV
Cheapies

USED MUSIC STORE
Dr. Disc
Beat Goes On

Click here for the full list.

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View Magazine Readers Choice Award Winners

View Magazine recently released the results of their Readers Choice Awards.

Here are the music-related highlights:

Free Event
GOLD Festival of Friends
SILVER It’s Your Festival

Local Festival
GOLD Festival of Friends
SILVER It’s Your Festival
SILVER Burlington Ribfest

Local Radio Station
GOLD Y108
SILVER CFMU
SILVER K-LITE

Local Radio Personality
GOLD Mike Wyman @ K-LITE
SILVER Ric Taylor

Local Show Promoter
GOLD Lou Molinaro
SILVER Brodie Schwendiman
SILVER Ken Inouye

Local Independent Record Label
GOLD Sonic Unyon
SILVER Hidden Pony Records

Local Band
GOLD Arkells
SILVER San Sebastian
SILVER Young Rival

Local Band Website
GOLD Arkells
SILVER Young Rival

Local Album Artwork
GOLD Arkells
SILVER Harlan Pepper

Coolest Instrument to Play
GOLD Drums
SILVER Guitar/Bass Guitar

Local Recording Producer
GOLD Bob Doidge

Local Female Artist
GOLD Melissa McClelland
SILVER Ginger St.James
SILVER Andrea Lake

Local Male Artist
GOLD Tom Wilson
SILVER Steve Strongman
SILVER Luke Doucet

Local Cover Band
GOLD Practically Hip
SILVER Freedom Train
SILVER Upfront

Local Band Most Likely to Make it Big
GOLD Harlan Pepper
SILVER San Sebastian
SILVER Young Rival

Local Band Name
GOLD Cadillac Bill & The Creeping Bent
SILVER Travelling Beer Bellies

Live Venue
GOLD This Ain’t Hollywood
SILVER Corktown
SILVER Casbah Lounge

Open Stage
GOLD Casbah Lounge

Jazz & Blues Venue
GOLD Augusta House
SILVER Corktown

Jam Hall
GOLD The Pearl Company
SILVER Happy Hourz

Country Bar
GOLD Dirty Dogs

Store to Buy New Music
GOLD HMV
SILVER Cheapies

Store to Buy Old Music
GOLD Dr. Disc
SILVER Cheapies

Local Web Page
GOLD Supercrawl.ca

Sexiest Hamiltonian
GOLD Sara Green

Click here for the rest of the winners.

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View Magazine Readers' Choice Awards

Congratulation to all the Gold and Silver winners in the View Magazine Reader's Choice Awards.

Click here for the full list.

Below are the music-related highlights.

Gold / Silver

Band
Dean Lickyer / Lee Harvey Osmond
Female Artist
Ginger St James / Lori YatesMale Artist
Tom Wilson / Tomi Swick
Recording Producer
Bob Doidge (Grant Ave) / Glenn Marshall (Vibewrangler)

Cover Band
Practically Hip / Freedom Train
Band Name
Rackula / Lee Harvey Osmond
Misc. Gold Winners:

• Corktown - Jazz & Blues
• Rebel's Rock - Jam Hall
• Ginger St James - Sexiest Hamiltonian
• Lou Molinaro - Radio Personality & Show Promoter
• Festival of Friends - Festival & Free Event
• Dean Lickyer - Make it Big
• Volume Water: Band Website & Album Artwork

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