Your 2012 Westword Music Showcase winners, party with us Thursday at the Bluebird

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UPDATE, Monday, July 16: Thanks to all the artists and music fans who could make it out to our party on Thursday — here are photos of the scene last week at the Bluebird: Westword Music Showcase Awards at the Bluebird Theater

The votes have been been tallied for the 2012 Westword Music Showcase ballot, and we’re doing things a little bit differently this year. Rather than announcing them at the actual ceremony, we’re revealing them here. And then in lieu of a traditional ceremony, we’re throwing a party this Thursday, July 12 at the Bluebird Theater, where we’ll give out the actual awards, and then have live music from a couple of this year’s nominees, including BLKHRTS and a special guest. Doors open at 7 p.m. for the nominees VIP reception (must have invite and be 21 plus), and the party (open to the public, ages sixteen and up) kicks off at 8 p.m. RSVP on Facebook. Now, on to this year’s winners, as voted by you, readers of Westword. 2012 Westword Music Showcase Awards Winners POP TRADITIONAL

The Heyday

POP – ALTERNATIVE The Epilogues

POP – INDIE The Don’ts & Be Carefuls ROCK – TRADITIONAL Kinetix ROCK – ALTERNATIVE The Swayback Winners continue on the next page. ROCK – INDIE Snake Rattle Rattle Snake ROCK – HEAVY Dirty Backseat Lovers ROCK – PROGRESSIVE My Body Sings Electric ROCK – AMBIENT Gauntlet Hair ROCK – ROOTS Kentucky Street Parlor Pickers Winners continue on the next page. ROCK – JAM/IMPROV Whiskey Tango

HIP-HOP – MC (MALE) Input

HIP-HOP – MC (FEMALE) Qbala HIP-HOP – GROUP Wheelchair Sports Camp

HIP-HOP – BAND Air Dubai Winners continue on the next page. HIP-HOP – PRODUCER Boonie Mayfield PUNK Reno Divorce POST-PUNK The Photo Atlas HARDCORE Citizen METAL Speedwolf Winners continue on the next page. METAL – EXTREME Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire AMERICANA Paperbird FOLK/ACOUSTIC Lumineers BLUEGRASS Head for the Hills SINGER-SONGWRITER Danielle Ate the Sandwich Winners continue on the next page. COUNTRY The Hollyfelds ELECTRONIC Octopus Nebula ELECTRONIC – EXPERIMENTAL Kevin Costner Suicide Pact ELECTRONIC – POP Juno What?!

JAZZ Greg Harris Vibe Quintet

Winners continue on the next page.

BLUES Delta Sonics FUNK Bop Skizzum SOUL/R&B Venus Cruz REGGAE/DUB Dubskin WORLD Pink Hawks & Koffi Togo CompanyM Winners continue on the next page. DJ – DANCE Fresh2Death DJ – DUBSTEP Dirt Monkey DJ – HIP-HOP Ktone DJ – PROGRESSIVE Ginger Perry

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