OurStage Hits The 2012 Boston Music Awards

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We here at OurStage are all about emerging artists and new music. As such, we are constantly out and about checking out the music around us, which often means seeing the best of what the Boston area has to offer. Turns out, that’s quite a bit.

So naturally we were excited to head over to the Liberty Hotel last night, where the people of the Boston Music Awards were good enough to gather some of Boston’s great artists, past and present, to perform and mingle, celebrating a community built entirely around a shared passion for music. Oh, also, awards. The awards themselves, while secondary to the buzz of the performances, served to highlight some of the artists who are really doing something special. We saw well-deserved awards going to breakout national stars like The Voice‘s Nicole Nelson and Karmin (a duo that has been on OurStage since 2010), scene stalwarts like Tim Gearan, and fast-breaking acts like Mean Creek (who just wrapped months of touring with Counting Crows) and Will Dailey (who stopped by our studio for an exclusive session earlier this year).

We’ll have some video soon to give you an idea of the scene last night, but in the meantime, check out some pics and a full list of winners below.

Winners:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR – KARMIN

ALBUM OF THE YEAR – “YOUTH COMPANION,” BY MEAN CREEK

SONG OF THE YEAR – “HARDER BEFORE IT GETS EASIER,” BY DAVID WAX MUSEUM

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR – CAM MEEKINS

LIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR – DEBO BAND

ROCK ARTIST OF THE YEAR – RIBS

HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR – MOE POPE & RAIN

POP/R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR – SHEA ROSE

AMERICANA ARTIST OF THE YEAR – KINGSLEY FLOOD

BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR – ERIN HARPE & THE DELTA SWINGERS

DJ ARTIST OF THE YEAR – FRANK WHITE

ELECTRONIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR – ANDRE OBIN

FOLK ARTIST OF THE YEAR – CALEB GROH

GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE YEAR – BERKLEE REVERENCE GOSPEL CHOIR

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR – EVOLFO DOOFEHT

JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR – OMAR THOMAS

METAL/HARDCORE ARTIST OF THE YEAR – CONVERGE

PUNK ARTIST OF THE YEAR – DROPKICK MURPHYS

SINGER/SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR – WILL DAILEY

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR – NICOLE NELSON

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR – CHRISTIAN MCNEILL

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (HIP HOP) – MALIK WILLIAMS

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (ROCK) – DAVE MINEHAN

VIDEO OF THE YEAR – “252” GEM CLUB

BEST BOSTON ARTIST WHO DOESN’T LIVE IN BOSTON – PASSION PIT

BEST DANCE NIGHT – THE PILL

BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE – ROYALE

BEST LIVE ONGOING RESIDENCY – TIM GEARAN BAND AT ATWOOD’S TAVERN

BEST MUSIC BLOG – ALLSTON PUDDING

UNSUNG HERO – ED VALAUSKAS

HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR – JILLIAN JENSEN