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2012 BAMA: Bonus Results

As one final bonus piece of 2012 Broken Arts Music Awards coverage here are some extra results drawn out from the categories you've already voted on. TOP 5 RISING ARTISTS 1. Stranded Cruiser (up 50) 2. Hello Beautiful (up 49) 3. 20 Amp Soundchild (up 33) 4. Mellowkotzen (up 25) 5. Devoked (up 21) TOP 5 FALLING ARTISTS 1. Katrina James (down 101) 2. Heather Luckhart (down 84) 3. Dan Brooks (down 80) 4. The Corporate Life (down 60) 5. Chris & Cassy (down 55) TOP 5 NEW ARTISTS 1. The Penny Loafers 2. Moonlit Eyes 3. Defne 4. Broken Pogo 5. Tim Watson TOP 5 SOLO ARTISTS 1. Cassy Goulding 2. Bloody Boy Blue 3. Moonlit Eyes 4. Jacob Henley 5. Darling Meadow TOP 5 ALL-MALE BANDS 1. The Micronite Filters 2. Viva Mars 3. The BoneDevil 4. Stranded Cruiser 5. District Down TOP 2 ALL-FEMALE BANDS 1. Watershed Hour 2. Elephant Shoes TOP 5 OSHAWA ARTISTS 1. The Micronite Filters 2. Hairy Holler 3. Viva Mars 4. The BoneDevil 5. District Down TOP 5 WHITBY ARTISTS 1. Watershed Hour 2. Stranded Cruiser 3. Busker Bros 4. Elephant Shoes 5. Quantum Odyssey TOP 5 CLARINGTON ARTISTS 1. The Micronite Filters 2. Amorak 3. Jacob Henley 4. RedVIOLET 5. Bradleyboy TOP 5 PICKERING ARTISTS 1. 20 Amp Soundchild 2. The Undrummer 3. Lead By Legacy 4. Kill The Messenger 5. Constellations TOP 5 SCUGOG ARTISTS 1. High Top Society 2. Denied Existence 3. Direct Disregard 4. Soul Auction 5. Bridgeburner TOP 3 AJAX ARTISTS 1. Moonlit Eyes 2. The Cane Toads 3. Yacht Club TOP 5 DEBUTING VENUES 1. Wasted Space 2. Stuttering John's 3. Riley's 4. The Stag's Head 5. The Eclipse TOP 4 RISING VENUES 1. Simcoe Blues & Jazz (up 3) 2. The Atria (up 1) 3. E.P. Taylor's (up 1) 4. The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (up 1) TOP 5 FALLING VENUES 1. The Music Scene (down 9) 2. The Bittmore (down 9) 3. Walsh's Snug (down 7) 4. Cocoa & Joe (down 5) 5. The Regent Theatre (down 3) RECORD SHOP: RISES & FALLS 1. HMV (up 1) 2. Deja Vu Discs (up 1) 3. Star Records (-) 4. Wilson & Lee (-) 5. Vinyl Alibi (down 2) TOP 5 ALL-TIME BAMA WINNERS 1. Abel Renton - 7 2. Dan Reiff - 6 3. Bruce MacKinnon - 4 4. Myke Pulito - 4 5. Star Records - 3

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2012 Broken Arts Music Awards

As our final day of coverage for the 2012 BAMA we present to you the full voter results in every category. If there's any pertinent information you'd like to know that isn't included below comment on this post and we'll do our best to try to provide that info. ARTISTS OF THE YEAR (Number in brackets indicates placement in this category in the 2011 BAMA. A dash represents a new artist.) 1. The Micronite Filters [9] 2. Hairy Holler [8] 3. Viva Mars [3] 4. Watershed Hour [1] 5. The BoneDevil [5] 6. Stranded Cruiser [56] 7. District Down [-] 8. Busker Bros [17] 9. The Penny Loafers [-] 10. Elephant Shoes [18] 11. Black Cat Attack [-] 12. 20 Amp Soundchild [45] 13. Mellowkotzen [38] 14. Sleep When You’re Dead [-] 15. Quantum Odyssey [-] 16. Amorak [24] 17. The Blatant Ripoffs [-] 18. Cassy Goulding [-] 19. Hello Beautiful [68] 19. The Undrummer [24] 21. Bloody Boy Blue [35] 22. Moonlit Eyes [-] 23. Jacob Henley [20] 24. The Cane Toads [38] 25. The Standstills [11] 26. Darling Meadow [28] 27. Defne [-] 27. Fish Head Phil [45] 29. Home Movies [16] 30. Lead By Legacy [-] 31. Baker Muck Rattlers [38] 32. Kill The Messenger [-] 33. Shark Week [35] 34. The Stables [31] 35. Devoked [56] 36. Left Hand Creation [-] 36. London Swagger [45] 38. Jeff Leech & The Pepperbox Choir [10] 39. Broken Pogo [-] 40. The Marvelous Beauhunks [-] 40. Tim Watson [-] 42. The In-Class [-] 43. Fab Claxton [-] 44. The DGB [-] 45. Patrick Dorie [4] 46. The Colts [-] 46. RedViolet [-] 46. Schoolcraft [-] 46. To Tell The Tale [-] 46. Trust Funds [-] 51. Bradleyboy [45] 52. The Goombas [56] 53. The Hard Party [56] 53. Matthew James [7] 55. Barn Fuzz [-] 56. Holy Mount [13] 57. Alex Headley & The Budget Band [-] 57. The Mad Murdocks [-] 59. High Top Society [54] 60. Denied Existence [-] 60. Hanging Girl [-] 60. The Joint [-] 60. Volcano Playground [56] 64. BAMF [-] 64. Dead 3 Days [-] 64. EndProgram [42] 64. Hotel Royal [-] 64. Sock Hands [-] 69. Enter Euphoria [-] 69. Mandelion & The High Heenas [-] 69. Sax ‘n’ Hoes [-] 69. This Is Death Valley [68] 73. Dock Ellis [-] 73. Chris Doucett [-] 73. Nick Glover [-] 73. Greedy Oaks [-] 73. Matt Sullivan [-] 73. Yacht Club [-] 79. The NSP [68] 79. Strawberry Cocaine [-] 79. Vesperia [-] 82. Waverly Blair [-] 82. Chris & Cassy [27] 82. Daisy St. Patience [-] 82. Direct Disregard [-] 82. The Drive Chimes [68] 82. Lead Sled Rocket [-] 82. Live Action Radio [-] 82. Poor Pelly [-] 82. Soul Auction [-] 82. David Statham [56] 82. Two Steps Too Far [-] 82. Michael-Sean Warner [-] 94. Squid Man Stan [-] 95. Dan Brooks [15] 95. Constellations [-] 95. Devoured [-] 95. Double The Pleasure [-] 95. Hollowick [-] 95. Jackson X [-] 95. Liberty Street [-] 95. My Filthy Heart [-] 95. Punch Drunk [-] 95. Second Nature [-] 95. Angel Valenciano [-] 95. Winter Rouge [-] 107. Bridgeburner [-] 107. D.G.T. [-] 107. Ed Humm [-] 107. Katrina James [6] 107. Susan Latimer [-] 107. Lost Cause [-] 107. Heather Luckhart [23] 107. Bruce MacKinnon [-] 107. Pagan Ritual [-] 116. The Corporate Life [56] 116. GT Harris & The Gunslingers [-] 116. You As I [-] ALBUM OF THE YEAR (Number in brackets represents percentage of total votes in this category.) 1. Hairy Holler - To: Many Women (14.8%) 2. Busker Bros - From A Frozen Shoreline (10.9%) 3. Various Artists - Half-Built Horizons (10.7%) 4. Mellowkotzen - Salts (9.8%) 5. Hello Beautiful - I Wanna Die Like This! (8%) 6. The Blatant Ripoffs - Several Songs To Touch Yourself To (7.7%) 7. Amorak - Let’s Build A Fire (6.8%) 7. Home Movies - PG-13 (6.8%) 9. The Standstills - Pushing Electric (6.2%) 10. The Joint - Young Essence (4.4%) 11. The Undrummer - Filth Collins (3.6%) 12. Fab Claxton - Spazzamatazz (2.4%) 12. F Mary Kill - Plastic Perfection (2.4%) 12. Alex Headley & The Budget Band - Short Of A Buck (2.4%) 12. Mickey RedEyez - The Mickey RedEyez Experiment (2.4%) 16. Denied Existence - Monarch (0.9%) SINGLE/EP OF THE YEAR (Number in brackets represents percentage of total votes in this category.) 1. Hairy Holler - Stuck In A Snare (12.1%) 2. The Micronite Filters - The Wrong Side Of The Tracks (11.8%) 3. The BoneDevil - Cut From The Devil’s Horn (10%) 4. Black Cat Attack - Lonely Horror Stories (8.2%) 5. 20 Amp Soundchild - Outside The Marketplace (7.6%) 6. Sleep When You’re Dead - Last Lungs (7.3%) 7. Moonlit Eyes - Moonlit Eyes (6.7%) 8. The Goombas - Cootes Paradise (6%) 9. Schoolcraft - Rushing Through The Sky (5.8%) 10. Quantum Odyssey - Beyond The Continuum (5.2%) 11. District Down - Break The Shell (3.3%) 11. The Hard Party - Happy Birthday To Me! (3.3%) 11. To Tell The Tale - We Found Ourselves (3.3%) 14. Lead By Legacy - Embrace Your Revival (2.4%) 15. Fab Claxton - Ramalama Sasquatch (2.1%) 15. The Memex - Burn Victim (2.1%) 17. Jackson X - Jackson X (1.5%) 18. Fab Claxton - Amped Up Real High (1.2%) VENUE OF THE YEAR (Number in brackets represents percentage of total votes in this category.) 1. The Atria (15.9%) 2. Wasted Space (11.1%) 3. Murphy’s (10%) 4. Mad Café (9%) 5. The Village Inn (7.3%) 6. The Thirsty Monk (6.6%) 7. E.P. Taylor’s (5.9%) 8. The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (4.5%) 9. Stuttering John’s (4.3%) 10. The Regent Theatre (3.9%) 11. Riley’s (3%) 12. Simcoe Blues & Jazz (2.3%) 12. The Stag’s Head (2.3%) 14. The Eclipse (1.8%) 14. Volume (1.8%) 16. Out Lounge (1.6%) 17. Cocoa & Joe (1.4%) 17. The Junction (1.4%) 19. The Bittmore (1.1%) 20. The Music Scene (0.9%) 20. The Roi (0.9%) 22. Debbie’s Boutique Café (0.7%) 22. The Reine Lounge (0.7%) 22. The Station Gallery (0.7%) 25. Club 717 (0.5%) 26. Oshawa Public Library (0.2%) 26. Walsh’s Snug (0.2%) MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR (Number in brackets represents percentage of total votes in this category.) 1. The Micronite Filters - The Ballad Of The Banker’s Son (12.4%) 2. Hairy Holler - Stuck In A Snare (11.3%) 3. Stranded Cruiser - No Life (10.8%) 4. Home Movies - Pisstank Serenade (8.8%) 5. Sleep When You’re Dead - Bust At The Chino (8.2%) 6. 20 Amp Soundchild - Lights Go Out (7.7%) 7. The Blatant Ripoffs - Commercial (6.2%) 7. Shark Week - Shut Down (6.2%) 9. Hello Beautiful - Tick Tock (5.7%) 9. The Undrummer - Beside The Water 5.7(%) 11. Sock Hands - Love Is A Dog From Hell (5.2%) 12. Mellowkotzen - Must Make Profit (4.6%) 13. Devoked - As I Stand In Front (3.6%) 14. Lead Sled Rocket - It’s Midnight (1.5%) 15. Hotel Royal - Love Junkie (1%) 16. Fab Claxton - (Sha-La-La-La) Lights Out (0.5%) 16. The Joint - Get Off The Rock (0.5%) RECORD SHOP OF THE YEAR (Number in brackets represents percentage of total votes in this category.) 1. Star Records (25.2%) 2. HMV (24.3%) 3. Deja Vu Discs (19.8%) 4. Vinyl Alibi (18.8%) 5. Wilson & Lee (11.9%) RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR (Number in brackets represents percentage of total votes in this category.) 1. Get Bent Records (38.8%) 2. Fallen Love Records (25.5%) 3. Backrow Records (14.4%) 4. Arcane Records (11.2%) 5. Ten Carrot Records (9%) 6. Amberlea Records (0.5%) 6. Free Mind Operations (0.5%) EXPAT OF THE YEAR (Number in brackets represents percentage of total votes in this category.) 1. Sum 41 (16%) 2. Protest The Hero (14%) 3. Diamond Rings (11%) 4. Cuff The Duke (9.5%) 5. The Stone Sparrows (9%) 6. Evening Hymns (8%) 7. Bootleg Glory (5%) 8. Lennon & Maisy (4.5%) 8. The Stellas (4.5%) 10. Avery Island (4%) 11. Kashka (3.5%) 11. Sarah Slean (3.5%) 13. Trish Robb (3%) 14. Mandi J Byrd (2%) 15. The Mark Inside (1.5%) 16. Xephyr (1%) TOP THINGS OSHAWA NEEDS IN 2013 1. more/better venues 2. more & better promoters/promotion 3. all-ages shows/all-ages venues 4. better community (love/friendship/respect/support) 5. more shows 6. more music festivals 7. better bands/bigger names 8. jobs 9. more variety/diversity 10. Broken Arts 11. more people attending events 12. beer (local beer, craft beverages, cheaper beer in bars) 13. better payment for bands 13. better public transit 13. clean streets/a good scrubbing 13. free events 13. interest in municipal politics 13. less complaining 13. venues with proper sound equipment/house drum kits 20. a good indie label 20. less venues 20. more downtown eateries 20. more punk 20. more visual art 20. The Mustache Club 20. themed events/more spectacle

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Kashka headlines Soundtracked 42, our first event of the year, tonight with The Louder Sounds and West Hammock. Masquerade masks are encouraged. The show will also open with the presentations of the 2012 Broken Arts Music Awards and the announcement of your choice for 2012 Artists Of The Year.

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2012 Artists Of The Year: #2 - Hairy Holler

Scratching into #2 in your top local artists of 2012 are the Oshawa gypsy jazz band Hairy Holler. Myke Pulito (guitar & vocals), Mandy Mae (washboard & vocals), Jay Ducey (djembe & cajon), Seann Battams (fiddle & mandolin), Bruce MacKinnon (trombone, baritone, keyboard, & clarinet), Cab Cooney (trumpet, french horn, & percussion), Jim Spring (saxophone), Jon Sloan (bass), and Carlos Rossi (jugs) are already your 2012 BAMA winners for EP and Album Of The Year. The band kicked the year off with a monthly residency at The Hot Box Cafe in Toronto and copious gigs in Oshawa and Toronto. They hosted a Tom Waits tribute night in Peterborough and released an EP and music video for their track "Stuck In A Snare." Shows in Lindsay and at the Bent Family Summer Solstice followed along with the August release of their long-awaited album To: Many Women. The Holler crew contributed to the first Oshawa Halloween Parade and finished the year with even more shows in Oshawa and Toronto.

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2012 Artists Of The Year: #3 - Viva Mars

Clocked in at #3 in your top local artists of 2012 are the Oshawa indie band Viva Mars. Tom Helliwell (vocals, guitar), Chris Russo (guitar), Jon Neal (bass), and Jordan Sheppard (drums) welcomed in 2012 with a NOW Magazine review of their debut album More And More/Better And Better. Copious shows in Oshawa and Toronto followed including a mini-tour with Hamilton's New Hands and Toronto's Church. The band played Canada Day at the lake in Oshawa and Broken Arts Fest. New track "You Just Slept" was released as part of the Broken Arts compilation album Half-Built Horizons and they finished the year with a digital release of the first half of their forthcoming sophomore album Yes, Indeed, You Are Right, That's It. But Of Course, Yes, Definitely, Right.

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2012 Artists Of The Year: #4 - Watershed Hour

Rolling in at #4 in your top local artists of 2012 are the Whitby rock duo Watershed Hour. Natalie Resimes (vocals, bass) and Laura Klinduch (drums) had a busy year. 2012 kicked off with the then-trio winning the 2011 BAMA for Artists Of The Year. The trio became a duo in March but kept going with shows in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Peterborough, and Toronto. They won Best Teen Band and Best Drummer at the Oshawa Public Library's annual Band Vs. Band competition, which resulted in them playing Canada Day at the lake in Oshawa. More performances followed at Broken Arts Fest and the prestigious Wavelength concert series in Toronto. Their track "Knock Knock, Who's There? Doctor! Doctor Who" was made available for the first time on the compilation album Half-Built Horizons. And they finished the year with the announcement of a southern Ontario tour with The Dean Project and The Blatant Ripoffs that will take the duo to Windsor, Barrie, and Hamilton for the first time.

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2012 Artists Of The Year: #6 - Stranded Cruiser

At #6 on your top local artists of 2012 are the Whitby pop punk band Stranded Cruiser. Stefan Dos Santos (guitar), Tim Regan (guitar), Alex Michaelides (bass), and Rob Edmonds (drums) started 2012 off with a New Year's Day show at The Bombshell. From there came their first Toronto gig, a track on a compilation by Hear This! Promotions, busking at the lake on Canada Day, a performance at Broken Arts Fest on the Living Culture stage, a music video for their cover of the Curtain Jumper song "No Life", and more shows in Durham and Lindsay.

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2012 Artists Of The Year: #10 - Elephant Shoes

Kicking off your top 10 local artists of 2012 are Whitby alternapop duo Elephant Shoes. Elephant Shoes are Cat Jones (guitar & vocals) and Steff Vickery (drums). Steff first joined Cat in Elephant Shoes in the fall of 2011 and they've been playing together since. Shows this past year included Queerstock, Woodlawn, Broken Arts Fest, our Girls Rock Camp fundraiser, Gay Day at Canada's Wonderland, multiple shows at Club 717, and other gigs in Oshawa, Toronto, and Peterborough. Their debut EP is due out in 2013.