The 2024 Eddies Music Award nominees have been announced, featuring a total of 218 nominations in 34 categories. The annual ceremony is at 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 21 on the MainStage at Proctors, in partnership with WEXT and WEQX.
NYS Music is proudly nominated for Arts Publication of the Year, with Jarron Childs nominated for Photographer of the Year and Pete Mason nominated for Music Journalist of the Year. The total number of nominations since the Eddies Music Awards was founded in 2019 is 959. All nominees and award recipients are determined by members of the local music community.
“The Eddies are all about the incredible local talent. Decision-making during nominations and voting is all made by active members of the music community–with increased participation every year,” said founder and co-producer Jim Murphy.
The Albany-based indie rock quartet E.R.I.E. leads all artists with four nominations. These include Album of the Year for Suburban Mayhem, Record of the Year for “World is on Fire” featuring Sydney Worthley, Rock/Pop Artist of the Year, and the band’s TJ Foster for Songwriter of the Year. They were a featured performer at the 2023 Eddies Music Awards celebration. Alt/Indie band Architrave and solo artists Shannon Roy and Angelina Valente each received three nominations.
In addition to finalists in the categories below, several Merit Award recipients will be announced for music-related activities outside of traditional award categories. A new category the 2024 Eddies is the Seasonal Outdoor Venue/Concert Series. “We’ve awarded venues in the past but there was feedback that too many venues were overlooked when we reviewed the scene regionwide,” said co-producer, Kelly Auricchio. “Judges and members of our advisory council gravitated towards rotating the category focus from year to year, the first being seasonal concerts series at community outdoor venues.”
This is one of two annual Eddies Music Awards ceremonies. The late Jackie Alper, the late Nick Brignola, George Guarino, David Alan Miller, the late Pauline Oliveros, Margie Rosenkranz, Billy Waring, and Don Wilcock will be inducted into the Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Hall of Fame on Monday, March 25 at Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs.
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The 2024 Eddies Music Awards nominees:
Electronica Artist of the Year
100 Psychic Dreams
cørdyceps
Fox Kraft
IRod and the Auxiliary
Portyl
SM Ink
Punk/Hardcore Artist of the Year
Blasè DeBris
Haunted Cat
Mr. Cancelled
Rabid Children
Schenectavoidz
The Snorts
Wet Specimens
Metal/Hard Rock Artist of the Year
Black Tongue Reverend
Flatwounds
Gozer
Gracies Paris
Ice Queen
The Erotics
Live Production Crew of the Year
A.C.E.S.
Denis Entertainment Group
High Peaks Event Production
Live Sound Inc.
Mirth Films
SAVI
Record Label of the Year
Albany Records
Cacophone Records
Equal Vision Records
Lorchestral Recording Company
Tummy Rub Records
Upstate Records
Music Recording Studio of the Year
Bender Studios
Don Fury Studio
Jim Mastrianni Studio
Pale Moon Services
The Recording Company
White Lake Music & Post
Presenter/Promoter of the Year
The Linda (Peter Hughes)
Caffè Lena (Sarah Craig)
Eighth Step (Margie Rosenkranz)
Guthrie Bell Productions (Greg Bell)
Step Up Presents (Ted Etoll)
Strand Theater (Jonathan Newell)
Seasonal Outdoor Venue/Concert Series
Alive at Five
APAC – Athens Summer Concert Series at Riverfront Park
Jazz on Jay
Lake George Arts Project Summer Concert Series
Music Haven Concert Series
Freedom Park Summer Concert Series
Radio Station of the Year
RadioRadiox.com
WAMC 90.3
WCDB 90.9
WEQX 102.7
WEXT 97.7
WRPI 91.5
Radio DJ of the Year (terrestrial or streaming)
Andy Gregory
Chris Wienk
Jeff Morad
Jim Barrett
Pearson Constantino
Tim Coakley
Rob Smittix
Arts Publication of the Year (print, TV or new media)
518scene.com
Nippertown (Daily Gazette)
NYS Music
Preview (Times Union)
The Spot 518
Xperience Monthly
Music Journalist of the Year
Don Wilcock
Jim Shahen Jr.
Kirsten Ferguson
Lucas Garrett
Michael Hochanadel
Pete Mason
Music Photographer of the Year
Frank Cavone
Jarron Childs
Kiki Vassilakis
Kylie Spinelli
Leif Zurmuhlen
Rudy Lu
Stephanie Bartik
Classical Artist/Ensemble of the Year
Albany Symphony Orchestra
Albany Pro Musica
Ann-Marie Barker Schwartz
Maria Riccio Bryce
Musicians of Ma’alwyck
Schenectady-Saratoga Symphony Orchestra
World Music Artist of the Year
Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra
Heard
Jordan Taylor Hill
Maria Zemantauski
Novus Cantus
Taína Asili
Zorbas Trio
RnB/Soul/Funk Artist of the Year
B.C. and the Wholesome Hucksters
Buggy Jive
Ethan Crowley
Hammerhead Horns
The E-Block
Victory Soul Orchestra
DJ of the Year
DJ BOYBOY
DJ HollyW8D
DJ RVMBA
DJ TGIF
DJ Trumastr
Intell Hayesfield
Party Cover Band of the Year
Funk Evolution
Garland Nelson and Soul Session
New York Players
Off The Record
The Accents
The Ill Funk Ensemble
Cover Band of the Year
Diva & The Dirty Boys
Donna Tritico Band
Hark
Lucid Street
The Refrigerators
Vinyl Vault
Hip Hop/Rap Artist of the Year
B. Chaps & Freedom Stratton
Camtron5000
JB!! aka Dirty Moses
Ohzhe
Sime Gezus
Soo Do Koo
Americana Artist of the Year
Brule County Bad Boys
Rob Beaulieu Band
Dan Carr and the Cure for Asthma
Laura Leigh Band
Little Saints
Reese Fulmer & The Carriage House Band
Solo or Duo Artist of the Year
Angelina Valente
As Iz
Belle-Skinner
Caity Gallagher
Cassandra Kubinski
Girl Love
Peter Annello
Solo or Duo Performer of the Year (Covers)
Carmen Lookshire
Jeff Brisbin
Keanen Stark & Orion Kribs
Marcus Ruggiero
Maurizio Russomanno
Tim Wechgelaer & Chris Carey
Jazz Artist of the Year
Chuck Lamb
David Gleason
Hot Club of Saratoga
Joe Barna
Keith Pray
Matt Niedbalski
Jam Band of the Year
Annie in the Water
Glass Pony
Hilltop
Timbre Coup
Tops of Trees
TV Doctors
Blues Artist of the Year
Amy Ryan Band
Lou’s Blues
Mark & Jill
Matt Mirabile
Rich Ertelt and Blues Express
Silver Chain
Country/Bluegrass Artist of the Year
Alice Sorensen
David J
Heather Richards
Jim Gaudet and The Railroad Boys
Shannon Roy
The Bluebillies
The Gibson Brothers
Rock/Pop Artist of the Year
Carm Grasso
E.R.I.E.
Laveda
Millington
Seize Atlantis
SIRSY
Alt/Indie Artist of the Year
10:01
Architrave
Bruiser & Bicycle
Canella
Honeysuckle
Sky Furrows
Folk/Traditional Artist of the Year
Carolyn Shapiro
Dan Berggren
Deb Cavanaugh
Dust Bowl Faeries
Hold On Honeys
Lost Radio Rounders
Songwriter of the Year
Steve Candlen
TJ Foster
Angelina Valente
Sawyer Fredericks
Reese Fulmer
As Iz
Jennifer Maher Coleman
Shannon Roy
Music Video of the Year
“Look Out” — Architrave
“Don’t Quit Your Day Job” — Buggy Jive
“Hollywood” — Millington
“Cyanide Hotel” — Dust Bowl Fairies
“Scam Likely” — Jes Hudak
“Ultraterrestrial” — JB!! aka Dirty Moses
“Ingloria” — simplemachine
“If I Had a Time Machine” — Kieran Rhodes
Album of the Year
Shine on — Steve Candlen & Malcolm Burn
Suburban Mayhem — E.R.I.E.
Out of My Mind and Into Yours — Architrave
A Woman’s Soul — Shannon Roy
Sing — Angelina Valente
The Calling — Joe Barna Quintet
The In Between — Keith Pray
Darkest Hour — The Gibson Brothers
Record of the Year
“Seven Seas” – SIRSY
“World is On Fire” – E.R.I.E. (feat. Sydney Worthley)
“I’ve Come to Realize” — Art LaFleur
“Golden Tree” – Sawyer Fredericks
“Wanna Be There” – Ria Curley (feat. Chad Lefkowitz-Brown)
“Dove” – Girl Love
“Bottom of the Ocean” – Glass Pony
“Conditional” — Amanda Case
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