Courtney Barnett & Baker Boy lead noms for Age Music Victoria awards; new venue, more cash prizes
Courtney Barnett and Baker Boy lead the nominations for the 13th The Age Music Victoria awards with five each.
Laura Jean has four mentions for her fifth studio album Devotion.
Sampa The Great, Camp Cope, Tropical F*ck Storm and Mojo Juju cored three each.
At its launch last evening, it was announced that the awards are moving to a new venue this year, the Melbourne Recital Centre, where it is held on Wednesday, November 21 as part of Melbourne Music Week.
The list of cash prizes for winners has also escalated, with the Victorian government among those coming in for two categories.
It is providing $10,000 for the newly titled Premier’s Prize for the best Victorian album of 2018.
$5,000 is offered for the year’s best Victorian breakthrough.
Minister for creative industries Martin Foley said: “We’re proud to support these awards, and it’s just a small acknowledgement of the economic, social and cultural benefits music brings to our state.”
In addition, new partners Bendigo Bank will provide cash grants to regional winners and The Archie Roach Foundation is sponsoring the new emerging talent category
Co-presented by community radio Triple R 102.7FM and PBS 106.7FM, the evening’s hosts are radio presenters Lyndelle Wilkinson and Chris Gill.
The Hall Of Fame induction is announced in early November.
From now until Friday, November 9, the national public can vote in the 10 publicly-voted categories for best album band. song, solo artist, male musician, female musician, breakthrough act, live band, small venue (under 500 capacity) and large venue (over 500 capacity).
Additionally, 17 industry awards will be handed out, with nominees and winners selected by expert panels of industry heavyweights.
These cover regional music, festivals and genres, with new and updated award categories introduced this year for best reggae & dancehall, best global and best rock/punk.
LIST OF NOMINEES FOR PUBLIC VOTING
Best Victorian Album of 2018
Camp Cope – How To Socialise & Make Friends
Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel
Laura Jean – Devotion
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Hope Downs
Sampa The Great – Birds And The Bee9
Best Band
Camp Cope
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
MOD CON
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Tropical F*ck Storm
Best Song
Baker Boy – Marryuna
Camp Cope – The Opener
Courtney Barnett – Nameless, Faceless
Laura Jean – Girls On The TV
Mojo Juju – Native Tongue
Best Solo Artist
Alex Lahey
Angie McMahon
Baker Boy
Courtney Barnett
Didirri
Laura Jean
Mojo Juju
Sampa The Great
Tash Sultana
Vance Joy
Best Male Musician
Danzal Baker (Baker Boy)
Didirri Peters (Didirri)
Gareth Liddiard (Tropical F*ck Storm)
Jake Robertson (School Damage, Alien Nosejob)
Tom Iansek (No Mono)
Best Female Musician
Courtney Barnett
Erica Dunn (Tropical F*ck Storm, MOD CON, Palm Springs)
Laura Englert (Laura Jean)
Mojo “Juju” Ruiz De Luzuriaga (Mojo Juju)
Sampa Tembo (Sampa The Great)
Best Victorian Breakthrough Act
Angie McMahon
Baker Boy
Kaiit
Mildlife
MOD CON
Best Live Act
Amyl And The Sniffers
Baker Boy
Cable Ties
Courtney Barnett
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Best Small Venue (under 500 capacity)
The Gasometer, Collingwood
Howler, Brunswick
Northcote Social Club, Northcote
The Old Bar, Fitzroy
The Tote, Collingwood
Best Large Venue (over 500 capacity)
170 Russell, Melbourne
Corner Hotel, Richmond
The Croxton Bandroom, Thornbury
Hamer Hall, Southbank
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank
INDUSTRY-VOTED NOMINEES
Best Festival
Gizzfest
Golden Plains
Meredith Music Festival
Sugar Mountain
Wet Fest
Best Regional/Outer Suburban Act
Benny Walker
Freya Josephine Hollick
High Tension
Stonefield
This Way North
Best Regional/Outer Suburban Venue (Over 50 gigs per year)
Barwon Club, South Geelong
Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East
Karova Lounge, Ballarat
Sooki Lounge, Belgrave
The Workers Club, Geelong
Best Regional/Outer Suburban Venue (Under 50 gigs per year)
Aireys Pub, Aireys Inlet
Blues Train, Queenscliff
Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan
Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
Wandi Pub, Wandiligong
Emerging Talent
Alice Skye
Baker Boy
Kaiit
Oetha
Willow Beats
Best Blues Album
Collard Greens And Gravy – Luedella
Fiona Boyes – Voodoo In The Shadows
Lloyd Spiegel – Backroads
Rhythm X Revival – Rhythm X Revival
Steve Boyd’s Rum Reverie – Hoodoo Hipshake
Best Country Album
Ben Mastwyk & The Millions – Winning Streak
Freya Josephine Hollick – Feral Fusion
Gretta Ziller – Queen Of Boomtown
James Ellis & The Jealous Guys – It’s Ain’t Texas (But It Ain’t Bad)
Michael Waugh – The Asphalt & The Oval
Best Electronic Act
Alice Ivy
Cale Sexton
Corin
Habits
Mildlife
Best Experimental or Avant-Garde Act
Aviva Endean
Maria Moles
MESS Ltd
Nat Grant
Romy Fox
Best Folk or Roots Album
Cat Canteri – Inner North
Lucy Wise – Winter Sun
Luke Plumb & The Circuit – Turn & ReTurn
Michael Waugh – The Asphalt & The Oval
Trouble In The Kitchen – The Score
Best Global Act
Cool Out Sun
Digital Afrika
Mojo Juju
Senegambian Jazz Band
Xylouris White
Best Heavy Album
Dangerous Curves – So Dirty Right
Dream On Dreamer – It Comes And Goes
Encircling Sea – Hearken
High Tension – Purge
YLVA – Meta
Best Hip Hop Act
Baker Boy
Drmngnow
Jordan Dennis
Kaiit
Sampa The Great
Best Jazz Album
30/70 – Elevate
Barney McAll – Hearing The Blood
Menagerie – The Arrow Of Time
Origami – Wu Xing – The 5 Elements
Sam Anning Sextet – Across A Field As Vast As One
Best Reggae and Dancehall Act
Marvin Priest & Rik-E-Ragga
Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Monkey Marc
Ras Jahknow
Yaw Faso
Best Rock/Punk Album
Camp Cope – How to Socialise & Make Friends
Divide and Dissolve – Abomination
Little Ugly Girls – Little Ugly Girls
Sarah Mary Chadwick – Sugar Still Melts In The Rain
Tropical F*ck Storm – A Laughing Death in Meatspace
Best Soul, Funk, RnB Album
30/70 – Elevate
The Bamboos – Night Time People
Billy Davis – A Family Portrait
Mildlife – Phase
Sampa The Great – Birds and The BEE9
Vote at: www.musicvictoria.com.au/votenow