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Top Pop Band |
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Status Green |
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A Love Like Pi
Like Trains and Taxis
Jillian Rhys
Alex Brumel & Janel Elizabeth
The Fave
Jerzy Jung
The Riverwinds
Under New Ownership
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Top Rock Band |
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The Amboys |
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Tunnels to Holland
The Afterbangs
The Black Clouds
The Loose Roosters
Geena & Dragster
Chemtrail
That’s How They Get Ya!
Calm & Repose
Entelechy
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Top Indie Rock Band |
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No Wine For Kittens |
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Scott Liss & The Sixty Six
Last Days Of Empire
Grand Alto
Terminal Reynaldo
The Obvious
Tara Elliott & The Red Velvets
Bubble/gum
River City Extension
Biclops
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Top Live Performance |
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Status Green |
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Turtle Soup
Maybe Pete
Outside The Box
Amanda Duncan
Alex Brumel & Janel Elizabeth
End Of An Era
River City Extension
Last Days Of Empire
The Obvious
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Top Heavy Rock Band |
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Sekond Skyn |
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Divinity Destroyed
Last Days Of Empire
Dalloway
End Of An Era
One False Move
Hexon
Beyond Visible
The Ghost In Black & White
The Red Desert
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Top Young Band (under 21) |
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Lemon Juice |
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Solfege Radio
The Silence
Hollander
Lost In Society
Catalyst
Amskray
Just Enough
Subject To Setback
The Irie Sound
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Top Punk / Ska Band |
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The Sex Zombies |
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Lost In Society
Awful Waffle
Explosive Sheep
The Waffle Stompers
The Tea & Whiskey
Hrny Worms
Ziggy Shock
The F Bombers
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Top Jam Band |
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Turtle Soup |
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Lemon Juice
Karmic Juggernaut
Atmosferics
Buzz Universe
The Domino Effect
100% Cotton
Project 222
Newton Crosby
Mike Montrey Band
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Top Americana |
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Joe Harvard Band |
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Michael Patrick & The Suburban Hillbillies
Victory Gin
Arlan Feiles & The Lone Howdys
Anthony Fiumano & The Medicine Chest
Eryn Shewell Band
The Sunday Blues
Rob Dye Band
River City Extension
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Top Groove Band |
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Turtle Soup |
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Echo Movement
Jazz Pollution
Xol Azul Band
Axel Foley
B-Syde Alliance
Flight’s Kool
Under New Ownership
Underground Logic
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Top Avante-Guarde Act |
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Chemtrail |
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A Diary Of Need
The Magnificent Disaster
Calamity Menagerie
Mothguts
Virago
The Sex Zombies
Colie Brice and The New Age Blues Experience
Mike Black
Joe Harvard’s Long Weekend
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Top Blues Band |
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Outside The Box |
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Jo Wymer & The Itty Bitty Band
Eryn Shewell Band
The Afterbangs
Jim Hayes & The Buddha Brains
Poppa John Bug
Juke Joint Johnny
Nine Below Zero
Gary Cavico
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Top News Publication In Support Of Live Music |
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Aquarian Weekly/East Coast Rocker |
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Asbury Park Press
The Pulse
Jersey Beat
The Islander
Tri-City News
Red Bank Orbit
The Coaster
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Poet Laureate |
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Greg G. Brown |
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Tony Panzica
Mark Baird
Chad Anderson
Donald Arrington
Nicole Homer
John "Lunar" Richey
La B
Katharine Polenberg
John Joseph Petrolino III
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Top Music Website To
Support Live Original Music |
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Shorealternative.com |
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AsburyMusic.com
Redbankorbit.com
Chorusandverse.com
Jerseyshore.metromix.com
Jerseymusic.com
Blowupradio.com
Jerseybeat.com
Asburymusician.ning.com
TheAquarian.com
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Top Male Acoustic Act |
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Quincy Mumford |
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Keith Kenny
Tony Tedesco
George Wirth
Domenick Carino
Sam Sims
Dave Pittenger
Joshua Van Ness
Arlan Feiles
Doug Mikula
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Top Female Acoustic Act |
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Amanda Duncan |
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Joanna Burns
Virago
Laura Warshauer
Sarah Donner
Mash McClain
Emily Grove
Sheli Aarden
Cara Salimando
Kacie Baker
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Top Male Vocalist |
Lou Montesano
Status Green |
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Anthony Fiumano - Anthony Fiumano & The Medicine Chest
Michael Depko - Last Days of Empire
Frankie McGrath - Maybe Pete
Chris Harris - Like Trains & Taxis
Jeff Cafone - Outside The Box
Alex Brumel
Scott Liss - Scott Liss & The 66
Anthony D’Amato
James Peacock - That’s How They Get Ya
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Top Female Vocalist |
Eryn Shewell
Eryn Shewell Band |
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Janel Elizabeth
Joanna Burns
Jo Wymer - Jo Wymer & The Itty Bitty Band
Angie Sugrim - The Obvious
Jerzy Jung
Cara Salimando
Laura Warshauer
Jillian Rhys
Tara Elliott - Tara Elliott & The Red Velvets
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Top Guitarist |
Keith McCarthy
The Sunday Blues |
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Dan Ridenour - Chemtrail
Tommy Strazza - Anthony Fiumano & The Medicine Chest
Jeff “Mudd” Mahajan - Turtle Soup
Keith Kenny
Pat Rue - Eryn Shewell Band
Joe Harvard - Joe Harvard Band
James McCaffrey - Karmic Juggernaut
Doug Mikula - The Domino Effect
Ron Haney - The New Rick Barry’s / Jillian Rhys
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Top Bassist |
Russell Tolas
Status Green |
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Gianni Scalise - Scott Liss & The Sixty Six
Jay Walker - Colie Brice and The New Age Blues Experience
J.Maggio - Chemtrail
Mike McDermott - Turtle Soup
Alex Blitz - Atmosferics
Matt Cicalese - Grand Alto
Justin Bornemann - The New Rick Barry’s
Owen Susman - Like Trains & Taxis
Brett Bamberger - Biclops
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Top Drummer |
Mike Montalto
Status Green |
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Chris Lukens - Chemtrail
Johnny Macko - Maybe Pete
Bill Bourke - Grand Alto
Slugger Francis Valentino - Outside The Box
Brett Smith - That’s How They Get Ya!
Mike Del Priore - Like Trains & Taxis
Connor Effenberger - The Amboys
Andy Bova - The New Rick Barry’s
Tommy Spano - Sekond Skyn
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Top Keyboard Player |
Mark Masefield
Outside The Box |
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Arlan Feiles
Ben Feld - Turtle Soup
Chris Harris - Like Trains and Taxis
Jerzy Jung
Joanna Burns
Kurt Thum - Doug Mikula Band/ That’s How They Get Ya!
Steven Blair - End Of An Era
Cara Salimando
Bart Schoudel - The New Rick Barry’s
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Song Of The Year |
“Can’t Break Free”
Quincy Mumford |
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“Guitars Got Louder” - Maybe Pete
“The Line” - Alex Brumel
“Clever & Quickness” - River City Extension
“January” - Joanna Burns
“Great Wide Blue” - George Wirth
“Walk With Me” - Jim Hayes & The Buddha Brains
“Running Late” - Don Lee
“Get Together” - Joshua Van Ness
“Heroin Within” - Sekond Skyn
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Top Journalist In Support
Of Live Music |
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John Pfeiffer - Aquarian Weekly/East Coast Rocker |
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Stephen Bove - Asbury Park Press
Chris Jordan - Home News Tribune
Jay Lustig - Star Ledger
Alex Biese - Asbury Park Press
Jason Thomson - Tri-City News
Richard Skelly - U.S. 1/Asbury Park Press
Tom Chesek - Red Bank Orbit
Mike Black - Freelance Photographer
Dave Christopher - The Coaster, Photographer
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Top Local Release |
Quincy Mumford
“South Edgemere” |
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Hrny Worms
River City Extension - “Nautical Sabbatical”
Sekond Skyn - “Addicted To Chaos”
Maybe Pete - “Pancakes & Martinis”
Anthony D’Amato - “Shades Of The Prison House”
Alex Brumel - “To Bring You Home”
Deena - “Somewhere In Blue”
Laura Warshauer - "Laura Warshauer"
Don Lee - “Signs & Other Symbols"
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Beyond Asbury Top Record Release |
Rick Barry
This Antediluvian World |
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The Gay Blades - Ghosts
Frankenstein 3000 - Where Do We Go From Here
Bruce Springsteen - Working on A Dream
Southside Johnny - Grapefruit Moon: The Songs of Tom Waits
Jobonanno & The Godsons of Soul - Can't Stop Now
Steel Mill - All Man The Guns For America
Nicole Atkins - Digs Other People Songs
Billy Hector - Traveler
Jon Caspi - Eddie Knows!
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Top Radio Personality To Support Live Music |
Rich Robinson
90.5 The Night |
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Steve Hook - 95.9 The Rat
Lazlo - Blowupradio.com / ThePenguinRocks.com
Keith Roth - 95.9 The Rat
Jared Midgen - 88.7 WRSU-FM
Gary Wien - ThePenguinRocks.com
Jim Testa - ThePenguinRocks.com / Blowupradio
Mike Merrell - Hawk 2.0 105.7
Billy O’Brien - Hawk 2.0. 105.7
Pete Lepore - The Punkyard 105.7
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Top Radio Station To
Support Live Music |
90.5 “The Night”
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ThePenguinRocks.com
Blowupradio.com
WRAT 95.9 “The Rat”
“The X” 88.9 “Modern Rock With An Edge” (Monmouth University)
88.7 WRSU (Rutgers University)
Shore Alternative.Com
105.7 The Hawk
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Multi Instrumentalist /
Other Instruments |
Ken Sorensen
Stringbean & The Stalkers |
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Antonio Gambrell - Eryn Shewell Band
Tanya Peterson - Eryn Shewell Band
Mark Nettlingham - Turtle Soup
Dave Roman - Jim Hayes & The Buddha Brains
Hayden Wright - Mike Montrey Band
Matt Lott - Colie Brice and The New Age Blues Experience
Nick Cucci - River City Extension
John Hopper - Jazz Pollution
Steven ”Squigs” Minutillo - The Jack/Newton Crosby
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Living Legend 2009 |
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Jody Joseph |
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James M. MacDonald
"Behind The Scenes"
Lifetime Achievement Award |
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Larry Blasko |
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Best Thing To Happen In 2008/2009 |
Asbury Rock Stars Charity raised over $10,000
for Local Charities in Neptune, NJ |
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• The Stone Pony Gets a New Roof and Major Improvements
• The Stone Pony Outdoor Stage Gets New Look & Space From Live Nation and Huge Crowds
• Status Green performed at PNC Bank Arts Center and Jones Beach
• April Smith played Lollapalooza in Chicago
• Cara Salimando signs to Universal Records
• Jeff Raspe/Keith Roth produces Winter Hours 25th Anniversary Tribute CD on Main Man Records
• Hey Cole Presents/Near Records Showcase at SXSW (Austin, TX)
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