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2014 Index of Winners

Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

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IRIS aka Rush Lounge (Permanently Closed)

Best Acoustic Music Club/Venue BOA Award Winner

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Eddie’s Attic (Featured)

Best After Hours Spot BOA Award Winner

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IRIS aka Rush Lounge (Permanently Closed)
Abd88 Music Issue Faun And A Pan Flute 009

Best Local Albums BOA Award Winner

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Faun and a Pan Flute

Best Local Albums Best of Atlanta Award

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No album better embodies young Atlanta’s passion for drawing out the undeniable beauty tucked away in the city’s forgotten corners than FAUN AND A PAN FLUTE’s self-titled LP (Mission Trips). The album is a masterpiece of experimental composition, an impenetrable enigma that takes serious risksmore...
No album better embodies young Atlanta’s passion for drawing out the undeniable beauty tucked away in the city’s forgotten corners than FAUN AND A PAN FLUTE’s self-titled LP (Mission Trips). The album is a masterpiece of experimental composition, an impenetrable enigma that takes serious risks in the name of furthering a regional musical accent. Elements of jazz, modern classical composition, rock, and improvisation meld into a singular sound that challenges listeners to reconsider the possibilities of each genre. As a metaphor, Faun and a Pan Flute mirrors the city’s tangled structural maze of logic while chipping away at Atlanta’s perpetual identity crisis. When it comes to shared chemistry, song composition, pure musical ability, and personality Faun and a Pan Flute tops anything else Atlanta has seen in 2014. It’s an absolute pleasure on the ears. www.faunandapanflute.bandcamp.com. less...

Best Atlanta Legacy Act BOA Award Winner

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Black Lips
Few groups can claim to have not only left a profound mark on the local music scene that spawned them, but also to have altered the DNA of indie culture at large. BLACK LIPS is one of those rare bands. On the heels of 2005’s Let It Bloom (In the Red), and later signing with Vice Records to releasemore...
Few groups can claim to have not only left a profound mark on the local music scene that spawned them, but also to have altered the DNA of indie culture at large. BLACK LIPS is one of those rare bands. On the heels of 2005’s Let It Bloom (In the Red), and later signing with Vice Records to release 2007’s Good Bad Not Evil, the group provided a soundtrack to Vice’s late-aughts stranglehold on hipster culture. The group never seems to stop touring, spreading Southern garage rock riffage like rock ’n’ roll missionaries. Black Lips is one of the few bands that has toured through Iraq and been chased out of India, all while turning out albums that push the group’s sound forward. With the arrival of 2014’s critically acclaimed album Underneath the Rainbow and concurrent world tour, the group continues to further its garage rock legacy. As the scene at Atlanta’s ground level has continued evolving, Let It Bloom has become an American underground classic. And whenever a Black Lips show happens on the band’s home turf, it’s still a night to remember. www.black-lips.com. less...

Best Bands in ATL BOA Award Winner

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Mastodon

Best Bands in ATL Best of Atlanta Award

The Best Bands in Atlanta. | more...
In June, MASTODON released its sixth album, Once More ’Round the Sun. It arrived as a slab of hooky hard rock and immediately became the band’s highest charting record yet, peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard 200. True metal heads are quick to eat their own. It’s been a delicate balancing act formore...
In June, MASTODON released its sixth album, Once More ’Round the Sun. It arrived as a slab of hooky hard rock and immediately became the band’s highest charting record yet, peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard 200. True metal heads are quick to eat their own. It’s been a delicate balancing act for the band to craft those tangled and monstrous riffs that keep longtime fans headbanging, while pushing the group further toward commercial success. The 11 songs on Once More ’Round the Sun hit the sweet spot. Credibility on both fronts comes thundering in on such sleek, stately, but still brutally skull-crushing songs such as “Tread Lightly,” “High Road,” and “Diamond in the Witch House.” Mastodon’s fusion of the prog/sludge perfection of such past victories as Leviathan (2004) and Blood Mountain (2006) constrict around tempered pop-metal the group brought with Crack the Skye (2009) and The Hunter (2011). The group’s endless touring schedule has left a deep impact. Once More ’Round the Sun resonates with the same almighty roar that catapulted these mammoth rockers far out into the cosmos. www.mastodonrocks.com. less...

Best Band Name BOA Award Winner

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Stokeswood
www.stokeswoodmusic.com

Best Band that Can’t Find Enough Hours in the Day BOA Award Winner

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Small Reactions’
SMALL REACTIONS’ normal routine would be enough to give most dedicated musicians their fill of local scene participation. The group plays around town enough and reached a creative high with this summer’s Hung From Wire EP. Songs such as “Shark Week” and the title track roll with spontaneity,more...
SMALL REACTIONS’ normal routine would be enough to give most dedicated musicians their fill of local scene participation. The group plays around town enough and reached a creative high with this summer’s Hung From Wire EP. Songs such as “Shark Week” and the title track roll with spontaneity, heart-pounding grooves, and lyrics that ruminate on everything from sleepless nights to silverfish creeping around the bedroom. While prepping for the October release of Small Reactions’ proper debut, Similar Phantoms, the group’s members have pulled double-duty backing indie pop singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jeremy Underwood, aka Gold-Bears. Holding down Dalliances, Gold-Bears’ greatest album so far, while strengthening its own foundation, solidifies Small Reactions’ place as the most active band to emerge from Atlanta’s post-punk scene of 2014. www.smallreactions.bandcamp.com. less...
A9a64 Wolfpack Dustin Chambers Magnum

Best Band to Blow the Roof Off of the Joint BOA Award Winner

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The Wolfpack
When determining how badass a band truly is, its live show can’t just be good. The sheer physicality of its performance must force patrons to shut up and listen. No Atlanta band pulls off this feat with as much originality and force as THE WOLFPACK. Helmed by Grammy-winning saxophonist Kebbi Williams,more...
When determining how badass a band truly is, its live show can’t just be good. The sheer physicality of its performance must force patrons to shut up and listen. No Atlanta band pulls off this feat with as much originality and force as THE WOLFPACK. Helmed by Grammy-winning saxophonist Kebbi Williams, the Wolfpack is a backing band composed of sousaphone players that fuse musical prowess with a seamless ability to switch genres. The group has performed Star Wars’ “Emperor’s Theme” and rearranged Flying Lotus tunes. The portability of sousaphones, also known as marching tubas, allows the pack to roam around the crowd and blare its bass-heavy lines from every corner. www.facebook.com/wolfpackatl14. less...

Best Band to Sharpen Post-Punk’s Teeth and Claws BOA Award Winner

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Dasher
DASHER is still a bit of a homegrown secret, but that shouldn’t last long. Dasher made its vinyl debut in May to rave reviews with the Die Slaughterhaus 7-inch “Go Rambo” b/w “Time Flys.” Shortly after, the band joined local lady punks the Coathangers on Suicide Squeeze Records’ roster. Themore...
DASHER is still a bit of a homegrown secret, but that shouldn’t last long. Dasher made its vinyl debut in May to rave reviews with the Die Slaughterhaus 7-inch “Go Rambo” b/w “Time Flys.” Shortly after, the band joined local lady punks the Coathangers on Suicide Squeeze Records’ roster. The group’s dark and driving sound is a hybrid of post-punk and hardcore. Singer, principal songwriter, and drummer Kylee Kimbrough enabled the band’s ascent when she set a permanent lineup for the group with guitarist Kelly Stroup (Manic) and bassist David Michaud (Uniform). The band adapts to any noisy, gnarly show by laying waste to everything in earshot. dasher2.bandcamp.com. less...

Best Bartender/Mixologist BOA Award Winner

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Crystal Nickles at Sweetwater Bar and Grill
www.sweetwaterbarandgrill.com

Best Bar to Hook Up BOA Award Winner

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Graveyard Tavern (Permanently Closed)

Best Blues Club BOA Award Winner

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Blind Willie’s (Featured)

Best Bouncer BOA Award Winner

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Greg Meah

Best Bowling Alley BOA Award Winner

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Midtown Bowl (Featured)

Best Burlesque Troupe BOA Award Winner

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Blast-Off Burlesque
www.blastoffburlesque.com

Best Cocktails BOA Award Winner

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the Sound Table (Permanently Closed)

Best College Bar BOA Award Winner

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Dive Bar Buckhead

Best Concert of the Past Year BOA Award Winner

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OutKast
www.outkast.com

Best Concert Venue BOA Award Winner

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Terminal West

Best Bar to Hook Up BOA Award Winner

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Johnny’s Hideaway

Best Country Music Club BOA Award Winner

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Electric Cowboy (Permanently Closed)

Best Cover Band BOA Award Winner

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Men in Blues

Best Cover Band Best of Atlanta Award

The best cover bands in Atlanta. | more...
www.reverbnation.com/meninblues

Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

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IRIS aka Rush Lounge (Permanently Closed)

Best Dive Bar BOA Award Winner

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El Bar @ El Ponce (Featured)

Best Local Electronic Act BOA Award Winner

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10th Letter

Best Drag Queen BOA Award Winner

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Violet Chachki
www.facebook.com/violet.chachki

Best experimental music motivator BOA Award Winner

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Mission Trips

Best experimental music motivator Best of Atlanta Award

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Best Gay Bar BOA Award Winner

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Mary’s (Featured)
A9a49 Fort Knox Joeff Davis Magnum

Best Club Event BOA Award Winner

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David “Fort Knox” Freeman

Best Hookah Bar BOA Award Winner

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Anatolia Cafe & Hookah Lounge

Best Hotel Bar BOA Award Winner

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Wetbar - W Atlanta

Best Local Instrumentalist BOA Award Winner

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Chris Childs

Best Jazz Night BOA Award Winner

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Kevin Scott’s Jam Session
www.facebook.com/KevinScottsTuesdayNightMusiciansJamSession

Best Jukebox BOA Award Winner

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The Righteous Room (Featured)

Best Karaoke BOA Award Winner

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Mr. Smokey’s Karaoke @ Sweetwarer Bar and Grill
www.facebook.com/mrsmokeys

Best Latin Club BOA Award Winner

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Loca Luna (Permanently Closed)

Best Lesbian Bar BOA Award Winner

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MSR My Sisters Room

Best Live Band/Act BOA Award Winner

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RalphandLouie
soundcloud.com/ralphandlouie

Best Local Albums BOA Award Winner

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Connor Christian & Southern Gothic’s New Hometown AND Levi Lowrey’s self-titled album

Best Local Albums Best of Atlanta Award

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Connor Christian & Southern Gothic’s New Hometown


www.connorchristian.com


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Levi Lowrey’s self-titled album


www.levilowrey.com

Best Local Bluegrass Act BOA Award Winner

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The Whiskey Gentry
www.thewhiskeygentry.com

Best Local Blues Act BOA Award Winner

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Men in Blues

Best Blues Band in ATL Best of Atlanta Award

The Best Blues band in Atlanta | more...
www.reverbnation.com/meninblues

Best Local Classical Music BOA Award Winner

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Best Local Classical Music Best of Atlanta Award

The best local classical music in Atlanta. | more...
www.atlantasymphony.org

Best Local Country Music Act BOA Award Winner

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Connor Christian & Southern Gothic
www.connorchristian.com

Best Local DJ/Personality BOA Award Winner

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Jay Envy
www.facebook.com/JayEnvytheDJ

Best Local Electronic Act BOA Award Winner

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RalphandLouie
soundcloud.com/ralphandlouie

Best Local Experimental Music Act BOA Award Winner

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HYDRABADD
soundcloud.com/hydrabadd

Best Local Folk Act BOA Award Winner

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Lily and the Tigers AND Little Tybee AND Levi Lowrey AND Neil Cribbs

Lily and the Tigers


www.lilyandthetigers.org


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Little Tybee


www.littletybee.com


AND


Levi Lowrey


www.levilowrey.com


AND


Neil Cribbs


www.neilcribbs.com

Best Local Hip-Hop Act BOA Award Winner

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Mighty High Coup
www.mightyhighcoup.com

Best Local Instrumentalist BOA Award Winner

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Jeff Spirko
www.connorchristian.com/jeffspirko.html

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