Cletus Got Shot performs during the 2011 NAMA ceremony at George’s Majestic Lounge. The group won awards for Artist of the Year and best Folk/Bluegrass band last year.
Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
A recent update to the rockIT Music Week website includes information about the second-year event including the nominees for the 2012 NAMA awards.
The weeklong event, set for April 22 through 29, includes music showcases in various venues around town, a music conference, and, of course, the Northwest Arkansas Music Awards.
This year’s awards ceremony is set for 7 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at George’s Majestic Lounge. Expect performances from Oreo Blue, The Brothers Shreve, Shannon Wurst and more.
This year’s rockIT conference is Saturday, April 28 at Legacy Blues. The event will feature panelists “working in all areas of the music business from professional producers, tour and artist managers, publicists, engineers, musicians, promoters, social media, web and studio pros.”
Voting is now open at rockitmusicweek.com. This year’s nominees are also listed below. Who should win?
Rock
A Good Fight
Army Of Birds
The Great Scotts
Silverstone
Surf de Soleil
Blues
Brick Fields
David Kimbrough
Earl & Them
Nathan A & Max RPM
RJ Mischo
Indie/Alternative
Chasing Pictures
I Do Declare
People in the Paper
Randall Shreve & The Sideshow
Swimming
Metal/Hard Rock
Battle Within
Chemical Discipline
Day After Mourning
Perputual Werewolf
Slagghammer
Punk/Hard Core
Dreamfast
Genome Chomsky
Hounds of Hades
The Plaid Jackets
Well Well Well
Female Singer/Songwriter
Tiffany Christopher
Lacy Morris
Carter Sampson
Shannon Wurst
Male Singer/Songwriter
Jovan Arrellano
Jeff Kearney
Wade Ogle
Teddy Sablon
Randall Shreve
Female Vocalist In a Band
Emily Cole (Calle Soul)
Amyh Hart (Dreamfast)
Bernice Hembree (3 Penny Acre)
Renee Janski (Big Bad Gina)
Leah Spears (Leah & The Mojo Doctors)
Male Vocalist In a Band
Darryl Brooks (Taken)
Eddie Love (A Good Fight)
Wiley Seeger (Boom Kinetic)
Randall Shreve (Randall Shreve & The Sideshow)
Ben Wardlaw (Charliehorse)
Jam/Funk
1 Oz Jig
Groovement
GUTA
Isayah’s All Stars
Kory Montgomery
Folk/Bluegrass
3 Penny Acre
Big Bad Gina
Cletus Got Shot
Honeyshine
Mountain Sprout
Country
Charliehorse
Damn Arkansan
Jason Strode
Marshall Mitchell
Sarah Hughes Band
Jazz
Claudia Burson Trio
Fayetteville Jazz Collective
HogTown Hot Club
Walter Savage/Yaniv Taubenhouse
Yaniv Taubenhouse Trio
Cover Band
90 Lb Wrench
Boom Kinetic
FOS Project
LaFuSo
Leah & Mojo Doctors
DJ
Beat Bachs
DJ Bizar/Aerosault
DJ Derrick
DJ EJ
DJ Shortfuze
Hip-Hop/R&B
Grotesk
Hardaway & The Commoners
Lucio
Revolution Butterfly
SoundChildCrew
Latin
ArkanSalsa Y Papa Rap
Boris Silva
Calle Soul
Neta
Niall
Spoken Word
Tommy Culpepper
Zac Henderson
Houston Hughes
Clayton Scott
Doug Shields
Best New Artist
Carter Sampson
Chasing Pictures
I Do Declare
Surf De Soleil
Swimming
Artist of The Year
1 Oz Jig
A Good Fight
Benjamin Del Shreve
Randall Shreve & The Sideshow
RJ Mischo
Album of The Year
Carter Sampson (Mockingbird Sing)
Earl & Them (Special Blend)
Groovement (Positive Step)
Randall Shreve & The Sideshow (The Jester)
Vore (Gravehammer)
Solo/Duo
Brick Fields
Cathead Biscuit
Keith Nicholson
Matt & Gus Smith
Russ Hutchison
