SAM Awards Unveils New Format; Public Voting Now Open On theMusic.com.au
A snapshot of Adelaide's thriving music scene
With a noticeable shift in Adelaide’s presence on the Australian music scene over the past 12 months, the genre nominees for the 2016 South Australian Music Awards showcases just how diverse and powerful the talent in the booming state is.
Proudly presented by The Music, the second iteration of the local music celebration will take place at the prestigious Norwood Concert Hall on Friday 11 November with a new format where locals Bad//Dreems, Jimmy Marin, Kate Fuller, Tom West and other nominees will be thrust under the spotlight for not only their contributions to the Adelaide live scene, but collaborative efforts in giving SA a place on the global stage.
It's a shift we at The Music has been keeping an eye on as we further establish our presence in Adelaide, with on-the-ground writers in the thick of it, so we’re proud to be hosting the public voted categories this year, which close on Sept 18 before the top five nominees for each genre are named on Oct 10 in preparation for the main event when all other nominations (Best Song, Best Album, etc.) are also unveiled.
Unlike last year, the 2016 awards night will be a formal seated event, with a three course dinner to accompany to-be-announced live entertainment from some of those nominated acts and a local supergroup curated by musical director Ross McHenry who will, among other things, give their own reinterpretations of the 2016 Best Song nominees.
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Last week’s census results proved their live music scene fast becoming unstoppable, and here are some of the names that helped establish those figures:
MOST POPULAR BLUES / ROOTS ARTIST
Ben Ford-Davies
Courtney Robb
Jimmy Marin
Kate Fuller
Lazy Eye
Local Revolution
Max Savage
Mike Tilbrook
Ollie English
Sam Brittain
Sasha March
The Red Hot Blues Band
The Timbers
MOST POPULAR COUNTRY ARTIST
Angela Easson
Astro Cobalt
Hana & Jessie-Lee
Kate Fuller
Loren Kate
Max Savage
Riddle & The Stars
Sam Brittain
MOST POPULAR ELECTRONIC ARTIST
Brokers
Collarbones
Duco
FLAMINGO
How green
Jesse Davidson
Menagerie
Motez
Nakatomi
Pines
Rod Ladgrove
Senor Roar
Southpaw
MOST POPULAR EXPERIMENTAL / AVANT-GARDE ARTIST
How green
Mike Tilbrook
Dan Thorpe
Sparkspitter
The Dunes
Wireheads
zephyrROM (a collaboration between Zephyr Quartet and voiceROM)
MOST POPULAR FOLK / ACOUSTIC ARTIST
Astro Cobalt
Ben Ford-Davies
Courtney Robb
Dirtyfrank
Forté
Jimmy Marin
Kate Fuller
Kaurna Cronin
Kylie Brice
Loren Kate
Nathan May
Nikai
Riddle & The Stars
Rod Ladgrove
Sam Brittain
Sasha March
Tara Carragher
The Brouhaha
The Self Preservation Society
The Timbers
Tim Moore
Tom West
MOST POPULAR HEAVY ARTIST
Colibrium
Dyssidia
Headbore
Mad Cactus
Stabbitha and the Knifey Wifeys
Sun of Gaia
Tombsealer
Voros
MOST POPULAR HIP HOP ARTIST
Caper
Duco
Koolta
Maga G
Stinga T
MOST POPULAR JAZZ ARTIST
Adam Page and Ben Todd
Craig Lauritsen
Kate Fuller
Mike Tilbrook
MOST POPULAR POP ARTIST
Babes Are Wolves
Conchillia
Duco
Jimmy Marin
Kylie Brice
Local Revolution
MANE
Menagerie
Mike Tilbrook
Nakatomi
Rin McArdle
Rod Ladgrove
Southpaw
The Serra
Wireheads
MOST POPULAR ROCK ARTIST
Babes Are Wolves
Bad//Dreems
Cabin Cults
Colibrium
Ghyti
God God Dammit Dammit
Jesse Davidson
Jimmy Marin
Mad Cactus
Max Savage
Mike Tilbrook
Ollie English
Recreator
Riddle & The Stars
Sparkspitter
Submerge
Summer Flake
Surviving Sharks
The Aves
The Byzantines
The Dunes
The Serra
Wireheads
Earlybird tickets are on sale now via Moshtix until Sept 4, with table and dining info also available.
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