2011 Broken Arts Music Awards
In the second annual Broken Arts Music Awards voting numbers quadrupled. 116 people voted and the end results were varied and somewhat surprising. ARTIST OF THE YEAR 1. Watershed Hour 2. The Stone Sparrows 3. Viva Mars 4. Patrick Dorie 5. The BoneDevil 6. Katrina James 7. Matthew James 8. Hairy Holler 9. The Micronite Filters 10. Jeff Leech & The Pepperbox Choir 11. The Standstills 12. Cry Wolf 13. Holy Mount 14. Trish Robb 15. Benjamin Reines 16. Home Movies 17. Busker Bros 18. Elephant Shoes 19. Dave Espeut 20. Jake Vanhaverbeke 21. Anagram 22. Strange Peaks 23. Heather Luckhart 24. Amorak 24. Big Crimes 24. The Undrummer 27. Chris & Cassy 28. Darling Meadow 28. The Harvest Conspiracy 28. Jennifer Loyola 31. The Bird Boys 31. The Kennedy Swing 31. The Stables 31. How Sutherland & The Tangerine Dream 35. Bloody Boy Blue 35. Shark Week 37. The Stellas 38. Baker Muck Rattlers 38. Bootleg Glory 38. The Cane Toads 38. Mellowkotzen 42. End Program 42. Braeden Mitchell 42. The Recroom 45. 6th Floor Balcony 45. 20 Amp Soundchild 45. Alley Kat & The Boozehounds 45. Deejay Crack@h 45. Fish Head Phil 45. Anthony Howell 45. Alfie Latanski 45. London Swagger 45. Bradleyboy Mac Arthur 54. High Top Society 54. Kori Kameda 56. The Corporate Life 56. Devoked 56. The Goombas 56. The Hard Party 56. Icy Redd 56. Our Summer Silhouette 56. Rebel Scum 56. David Statham 56. Stranded Cruiser 56. Two For The Show 56. Volcano Playground 56. Ron Warne 68. Absence Of Fear 68. Seann Battams 68. The Drive Chimes 68. Hello Beautiful 68. The Mark Inside 68. New Threads 68. The NSP 68. Dan Squires 68. Stereo Moon 68. This Is Death Valley 68. Women And Children 68. Wade Woodward ALBUM OF THE YEAR 1. Patrick Dorie - Goodbye Expectations 2. The Stone Sparrows - The Stone Sparrows 3. Jeff Leech & The Pepperbox Choir - Pointin' Fingers 4. Viva Mars - More And More/Better And Better 5. Cry Wolf - Cry Wolf, Cry 5. The Standstills - The Human Element 7. Holy Mount - We Fell From The Sky 8. Matthew James - Generations 9. The Harvest Conspiracy - Fireside Stories 9. Jennifer Loyola - Stronger Than You Know 11. Dave Espeut - Revelation 12. Big Crimes - Balsam Lake 12. Deejay Crack@h - Songs To Abuse 14. Bradleyboy Mac Arthur - Salt Gun 15. The Sleeping State - For Dreams & For Nightmares 16. The Mark Inside - Nothing To Admit SINGLE/EP OF THE YEAR 1. The BoneDevil - The BoneDevil 2. The Micronite Filters - The Rise Of The Machines 3. Katrina James - Everything Is Relative 4. The Standstills - Live 4. Viva Mars - Smile With Viva Mars 4. Volcano Playground - Waiting 7. Home Movies - Bozo Variations 8. Darling Meadow - Self-Recorded 8. Holy Mount - Breeze Blows West 10. The Harvest Conspiracy - Fall Of Free Thought 11. Shark Week - Nobody Famous 12. Strange Peaks - Strange Peaks 13. Stereo Moon - In Effigy To Scenic Happenings, We Applaud 14. Bloody Boy Blue - Chrome Arctic 15. Avery Island - Demo 16. I Dunno - Paranormalities 17. Jake Vanhaverbeke - Weeks Of Sleep 18. Busker Bros - Demo 18. End Program - Balatus 18. Our Summer Silhouette - At Least I'm Honest 18. The Stone Sparrows - Cold Out, Sunshine 18. Watershed Hour - Bend Your Knees VENUE OF THE YEAR 1. Murphy's Pub 2. The Atria 3. The Bombshell 3. The Village Inn 5. The Thirsty Monk 6. Mad Cafe 7. The Regent Theatre 8. E.P. Taylor's 9. The Robert McLaughlin Gallery 10. The Bittmore 11. The Music Scene Inc. 12. Cocoa & Joe 13. The Garden Grove 14. The Junction 15. Simcoe Blues & Jazz 16. The Corral 17. The Diezel Room 18. The Roi 19. Isabella's 19. Two & A Half Pints 19. Walsh's The Snug RECORD SHOP OF THE YEAR 1. Star Records 2. Vinyl Alibi 3. HMV 4. Deja Vu Discs 5. Wilson & Lee 6. Value Village POSTER ARTIST OF THE YEAR 1. Dani Crosby 2. Amanda Sampson 3. Skot Holt 4. Ryan Howe 5. Erin Pazaratz 5. persephone&hades 7. Zach Weaver 8. Defne Inceoglu 8. Kathleen Malloy 8. Paul Riss 11. Sarah Felgemacher 11. James Gorey 11. Zafer Izer 11. Kristin Phasey RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR 1. Get Bent Records 2. Backrow Records 3. Coletrainmusic 4. Volt Music Group 5. Prime Suspect Records PRIMARY SOURCE FOR LOCAL MUSIC NEWS 1. Facebook 2. BrokenArts.ca 3. Scene And Heard With Will McGuirk 4. word of mouth 5. Now Or Never 6. Twitter 7. Get Bent Records TOP 10 PEOPLE, PLACES, & THINGS MAKING OSHAWA COOL 1. Broken Arts 2. The Robert McLaughlin Gallery 3. Get Bent Records 4. The Stone Sparrows 5. Durham College & UOIT 6. Will McGuirk 7. Dani Crosby 8. The Atria 9. Living Culture 10. Isabella's 10. Mad Cafe COMMENTS “I’d like to see more electronic acts getting off the internet and into the world. Seriously, I know they’re out there, why can’t they ever play a show?” “We need more bands with synth! But overall, things seem to definitely be on the rise in this area.” “Hope to see more bands that stretch the spectrum of genres. Be nice to see more variety other than just metal and hip hop.” “More diversification among acts would go far to improve the state of the local music scene, but that really falls upon artists to work on and likeminded artists to group together.” “Jazz festival for 2012?” “More outdoor festivals, maybe even one at the Lakefront!” “More house shows and guerilla jams!” “More affordable housing and safe music venues” “More venues spread across a greater area to cater to those who don’t have easy access.” “A stable, bigger venue for artists and musicians to jam, perform and chill in.” “Isabella's shutting down was a real blow, I think. What we really need is a venue like that, that everybody knows about, that's in a prominent and convenient location, that's comfortable and aesthetically pleasing.” “Not attending a show due to one’s opinion of the venue only hurts the artists. Some of the greatest moments in Oshawa’s music scene happened in venues people ignored.” “Better openers for the larger acts that come into town” “Needed badly is a live music web page listing ALL live music events and band links for Durham Region.”