2014 Motif Music Awards THANK YOU: To our MCs: John Fuzek and

2014 Motif Music Awards
THANK YOU:
To our MCs: John Fuzek
and Betty Sioux Tailor
To all our talented presenters
To organizers Caitlin Ardito, Erin Botelho,
Chase Corpus, and everyone at Motif
To The Met Cafe
To all our advertisers and sponsors
And most of all, to all the talented musicians
who make our local music community so
exceptional.
2014 Motif Music Awards
THANK YOU:
To our MCs: John Fuzek
and Betty Sioux Tailor
To all our talented presenters
To organizers Caitlin Ardito, Erin Botelho,
Chase Corpus, and everyone at Motif
To The Met Cafe
To all our advertisers and sponsors
And most of all, to all the talented musicians
who make our local music community so
exceptional.
INTRODUCTION
BEST OPEN MIC:
Blues Jam at The Met
Juxo’s Soul Kitchen at
Manchester 65
The Coffee Depot
The Mediator Stage
The Parlour
The Spot Underground
JAZZ ACT:
Ben Shaw
Dan Moretti
Greg Abate
Rick Costa Trio
Thor Jensen
EDM DJ:
DJ Michael Savant
DJ Soappy
DJ Steppo
DJ TIm O’Keefe
DJ Treeman
DJ Venom
CLUB DJ:
Born Casual
DJ Handsome Pete
DJ Primitive
Dox Ellis
MusicPlease
Ty Jesso
HARDCORE ACT:
All for Blood
BLUEGRASS BAND: Hope Before The Fall
Lolita Black
Blackstone Valley
Que Sera
Bluegrass
Reason To Fight
Four Bridges
Thy Will Be Done
Honky Tonk
Masquerade
The KroppDusters
PUNK ACT:
The Pegheads
Drunk Robb and the
The Rank Strangers
Shots
Gymshorts
The diePods
CELTIC ACT:
The McGunks
Atwater-Donnelly
The Pity Whores
Pendragon
Robbie O’Connell
The Gnomes
BREAK- SCHOOL
Torrin Ryan
OF ROCK
BLUES ACT:
Cannibal Ramblers
Dog Day Afternoon
Duke Robillard
Ed McGuirl
Paul Geremia
Roomful of Blues
Superchief Trio
REGGAE/SKA:
Bad Larry
Natural Elements
Short Handed Goal
SoulShot
The Copacetics
JAM BAND:
All About Buttons
Daddie Long Legs
Fungus Amungus
Planetary Circus Kingdom
The Cosmic Factory
TRIBUTE BAND:
Dirty Deeds (AC/DC)
Forever Young (Neil
Young)
Hey Nineteen (SteelyDan)
Itchy Fish (Pearl Jam)
Power of Love (Huey
Lewis)
Young Rust (Neil Young)
HIP HOP ACT:
Apathy
Chachi Carvalho
DirtyDurdie
Prolyphic
Roger
Spocka Summa
FOLK ACT:
Atwater-Donnelly
Consuelo’s Revenge
Haunt the House
Jon McAuliffe Folk
Lisa Couto & Ray Cooke
The Gnomes
LIVE ACT:
Atlantic Thrills
Black Pus
Hope Anchor
Jay Berndt & The
Orphans
Rhythm Room
The Silks
Viennagram
INTRODUCTION
EDM DJ:
DJ Michael Savant
DJ Soappy
DJ Steppo
DJ TIm O’Keefe
DJ Treeman
DJ Venom
BLUES ACT:
Cannibal Ramblers
Dog Day Afternoon
Duke Robillard
Ed McGuirl
Paul Geremia
Roomful of Blues
Superchief Trio
BEST OPEN MIC:
Blues Jam at The Met
Juxo’s Soul Kitchen at
Manchester 65
The Coffee Depot
The Mediator Stage
The Parlour
The Spot Underground
JAZZ ACT:
Ben Shaw
Dan Moretti
Greg Abate
Rick Costa Trio
Thor Jensen
CLUB DJ:
Born Casual
DJ Handsome Pete
DJ Primitive
Dox Ellis
MusicPlease
Ty Jesso
HARDCORE ACT:
All for Blood
BLUEGRASS BAND: Hope Before The Fall
Lolita Black
Blackstone Valley
Que Sera
Bluegrass
Reason To Fight
Four Bridges
Thy Will Be Done
Honky Tonk
Masquerade
The KroppDusters
PUNK ACT:
The Pegheads
Drunk Robb and the
The Rank Strangers
Shots
Gymshorts
The diePods
CELTIC ACT:
The McGunks
Atwater-Donnelly
The Pity Whores
Pendragon
Robbie O’Connell
The Gnomes
BREAK- SCHOOL
Torrin Ryan
OF ROCK
HIP HOP ACT:
Apathy
Chachi Carvalho
DirtyDurdie
Prolyphic
Roger
Spocka Summa
FOLK ACT:
Atwater-Donnelly
Consuelo’s Revenge
Haunt the House
Jon McAuliffe Folk
Lisa Couto & Ray Cooke
The Gnomes
REGGAE/SKA:
Bad Larry
Natural Elements
Short Handed Goal
SoulShot
The Copacetics
JAM BAND:
All About Buttons
Daddie Long Legs
Fungus Amungus
Planetary Circus Kingdom
The Cosmic Factory
TRIBUTE BAND:
Dirty Deeds (AC/DC)
Forever Young (Neil
Young)
Hey Nineteen (SteelyDan)
Itchy Fish (Pearl Jam)
Power of Love (Huey
Lewis)
Young Rust (Neil Young)
LIVE ACT:
Atlantic Thrills
Black Pus
Hope Anchor
Jay Berndt & The
Orphans
Rhythm Room
The Silks
Viennagram
CHORAL ACT:
Chorus of Westerly
Narragansett Bay Chorus
Providence Gay Men’s
Chorus
Swanhurst Chorus
Sync or Swim
AMERICANA
FEMALE VOCALIST:
Amanda Salemi
Becky Chace
Joanne Lurgio
Kala Farnham
Lisa Couto
Sara Azriel
Jessica Moroney
(Nympidels)
Lisa Markovich (Beyond
Blonde)
Malyssa BellaRosa
(Malyssa & The
Liberators)
Roz Raskin (Roz & The
Rice Cakes)
Sickening, Sick Pills
Through The Mill, Torn
Shorts
BREAKTHROUGH
AMERICANA ACT:
Consuelo’s Revenge
Dan Dodd
John Faraone Band
Kala Farnham
Orion Dommisse
ROCK MALE
VOCALIST:
Dan Schmiedel (Que
BREAKTHROUGH
Sera)
ROCK ACT:
Jay Berndt
Gavage
John McCauley (Deer
Gymshorts
Tick)
Huge Face
AMERICANA MALE Kris Hansen (Viking Jesus) Jay Berndt & The
Rafay Rashid (Ravi Shavi) Orphans
VOCALIST:
Tyler-James Kelly (The
Bob Kendall
Littlefoot
Silks)
Elwood Donnelly
Wild Sun
Jacob Haller
King Sickabilly
AMERICANA ALBUM: AMERICANA ACT:
Mark Cutler
A Tribute to Providence, Becky Chace Band
Otis Read
The ‘Mericans
Denver Boot
Steve Allain
Better All the Time:
King Sickabilly & His Full
Edentown, Mary Ann
Moon Boys
BREAK- THE RANK Rossoni
Mark Cutler & The Men
Consuelo’s Revenge,
STRANGERS
of Great Courage
Consuelo’s Revenge
The ‘Mericans
Not Going Under, Lisa
Smith&Weeden
SINGERCouto
The Gnomes
SONGWRITER:
Rise and Fall, Becky
Dylan Sevey
Chace
Joe Fletcher
ROCK BAND:
John Faraone
Dreamer
ROCK
ALBUM:
Mark Cutler
Ravi Shavi
Atlantic
Thrills,
Atlantic
Mary Ann Rossoni
Roz and the Rice Cakes
Thrills
Steve Allain
Six Star General
Group Therapy,
The Low Anthem
DirtyDurdie
The Silks
ROCK FEMALE
Hair
Supply,
Six
Star
Viking Jesus
VOCALIST:
General
Erica Sutherland
Never
Gonna
Let
You
Go,
(Littlefoot
DJ MICHAEL SAVANT
Hope Anchor
CHORAL ACT:
Chorus of Westerly
Narragansett Bay Chorus
Providence Gay Men’s
Chorus
Swanhurst Chorus
Sync or Swim
AMERICANA
FEMALE VOCALIST:
Amanda Salemi
Becky Chace
Joanne Lurgio
Kala Farnham
Lisa Couto
Sara Azriel
Jessica Moroney
(Nympidels)
Lisa Markovich (Beyond
Blonde)
Malyssa BellaRosa
(Malyssa & The
Liberators)
Roz Raskin (Roz & The
Rice Cakes)
Sickening, Sick Pills
Through The Mill, Torn
Shorts
BREAKTHROUGH
AMERICANA ACT:
Consuelo’s Revenge
Dan Dodd
John Faraone Band
Kala Farnham
Orion Dommisse
ROCK MALE
VOCALIST:
Dan Schmiedel (Que
BREAKTHROUGH
Sera)
ROCK ACT:
Jay Berndt
Gavage
John McCauley (Deer
Gymshorts
Tick)
Huge Face
AMERICANA MALE Kris Hansen (Viking Jesus) Jay Berndt & The
Rafay Rashid (Ravi Shavi) Orphans
VOCALIST:
Tyler-James Kelly (The
Bob Kendall
Littlefoot
Silks)
Elwood Donnelly
Wild Sun
Jacob Haller
King Sickabilly
AMERICANA ALBUM: AMERICANA ACT:
Mark Cutler
A Tribute to Providence, Becky Chace Band
Otis Read
The ‘Mericans
Denver Boot
Steve Allain
Better All the Time:
King Sickabilly & His Full
Edentown, Mary Ann
Moon Boys
BREAK- THE RANK Rossoni
Mark Cutler & The Men
Consuelo’s Revenge,
STRANGERS
of Great Courage
Consuelo’s Revenge
The ‘Mericans
Not Going Under, Lisa
Smith&Weeden
SINGERCouto
The Gnomes
SONGWRITER:
Rise and Fall, Becky
Dylan Sevey
Chace
Joe Fletcher
ROCK BAND:
John Faraone
Dreamer
ROCK ALBUM:
Mark Cutler
Ravi Shavi
Atlantic Thrills, Atlantic Roz and the Rice Cakes
Mary Ann Rossoni
Thrills
Steve Allain
Six Star General
Group Therapy,
The Low Anthem
DirtyDurdie
The Silks
ROCK FEMALE
Hair Supply, Six Star
Viking Jesus
VOCALIST:
General
Erica Sutherland
Never Gonna Let You Go, DJ MICHAEL SAVANT
(Littlefoot
Hope Anchor