And the 2012 NAMA winners are…
April 23rd, 2012 at 1:17 pm
Carter Sampson receiving her NAMA award as host Kyle Kellams looks on in the background. All photos by KEVIN KINDER, NWA Media
The NAMAs winners… listed below.
We attended the Northwest Arkansas Music Awards, the annual celebration of Northwest Arkansas’ music scene, which took place last night (April 22) at George’s Majestic Lounge.
We’ll offer more thoughts in Friday’s What’s Up! section, but for now, here’s a list of winners, dominated by Randall Shreve and The Sideshow, who won five awards, including several of the major ones, including Album of the Year for “The Jester” and Artist of the Year.
Listed in presentation order:
Female singer-songwriter: Carter Sampson
Male singer-songwriter: Randall Shreve
Female vocalist in a band: Leah Spears (of Leah and the Mojo Doctors)
Male vocalist in a band: Randall Shreve (of Randall Shreve and The Sideshow)
Spoken Word: Tommy Culpepper
Best Solo/Duo group: Matt and Gus Smith
Hall of Fame Award (presented to three-time winners): Benjamin Del Shreve
Best Latin band: Calle Soul
Best Jazz band: Fayetteville Jazz Collective
Best Blues band: Earl and Them
Hall of Fame Award: Leah Spears and the Mojo Doctors
Best Funk band: 1 Oz. Jig
Best Bluegrass band: Mountain Sprout
Best Country band: Sarah Hughes Band
Best Cover Band: Boom Kinetic
Hall of Fame inductee: Fayetteville Funk Ensemble
Special Award: Ozark Blues Society
Best DJ: DJ Derrick
Best Hip Hop band: Hardaway and The Commoners
Randall Shreve, collecting one of his five NAMAs.
Best Indie/Alternative band: Randall Shreve and The Sideshow
Best Rock band: A Good Fight
Best Punk/Hardcore band: The Plaid Jackets
Best Metal/Hard rock band: Perpetual Werewolf
Hall of Fame inductee: Deadbird
Lifetime Achievement Award: Oreo Blue
Best New Artist: I Do Declare
Album of the Year: Randall Shreve and The Sideshow for “The Jester”
Artist of the Year: Randall Shreve and The Sideshow