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After Dark

Best Local Pop Act BOA Award Winner

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Abby Go Go

Best Local Producer BOA Award Winner

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Illastrate

Best Local Promoter BOA Award Winner

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Shameless Plug

Best Local Punk Act BOA Award Winner

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Predator

Best Local Record Label BOA Award Winner

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Double Phantom

Best Local Rock Act BOA Award Winner

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Howlies

Best Local Rock Act BOA Award Winner

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Whores

Best Local Singer/Songwriter BOA Award Winner

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Ben Trickey

Best Local Song BOA Award Winner

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Sweet Georgia

Best Local Traditional/World Band/Artist BOA Award Winner

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Batata Doce

Best Place to Hear Local Music BOA Award Winner

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529

Best Soul or Jazz Songstress BOA Award Winner

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Best Rock Club BOA Award Winner

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The Earl

Runners-up
Tie
529
529 Flat Shoals Ave., 404-228-6769, www.529atl.com
and
Star Bar
437 Moreland Ave., 404-681-9018, www.starbar.net

Best Nightclub BOA Award Winner

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The Star Community Bar

Runner-up
Eddie’s Attic
515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur, 404-377-4976, www.eddiesattic.com

Best Homage to Old Atlanta BOA Award Winner

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“Kenny Rogers Tune,” Nerd Parade

www.nerdparade.net


Runner-up
“Step Right Up,” the Constellations
www.myspace.com/constellationsatl

Best Sports Bar BOA Award Winner

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STATS Brewpub

Runner-up
Woofs Atlanta
2425 Piedmont Road, 404-869-9422, www.woofsatlanta.com

Best Strip Club BOA Award Winner

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Clermont Lounge

Runner-up
Pink Pony
1837 Corporate Blvd., 404-634-6396
4730 Frontage Road, Forest Park, 404-361-5484
www.showbars.com

Best Stripper Other Than Blondie BOA Award Winner

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Blondie at Clermont Lounge

Runner-up
Vagina Jenkins
www.myspace.com/vagina_jenkins

Best Sex Club BOA Award Winner

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Trapeze

Runner-up
Swinging Richards
1400 Northside Drive, 404-352-0532, www.swingingrichards.com

Best Trivia Night BOA Award Winner

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The Independent

Runner-up
Joe’s on Juniper
1049 Juniper St., 404-875-6634, www.joesatlanta.com

Best Urban Music Club BOA Award Winner

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Apache Cafe

Runner-up
MJQ Concourse
736 Ponce de Leon Ave., 404-870-0575, www.myspace.com/mjqconcourse

Best Weekly Club Night BOA Award Winner

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MJQ Concourse

Runner-up
Thursdays at the 10 High
816 N. Highland Ave., 404-873-3607, www.darkhorseatlanta.com

Best Acoustic Music Club/Venue BOA Award Winner

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Eddie’s Attic

Best After Hours Spot BOA Award Winner

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El Bar

Best Bar to Hook Up BOA Award Winner

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Graveyard Tavern

Best Bar to Hook Up BOA Award Winner

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Johnny’s Hideaway

Best Bartender/Mixologist BOA Award Winner

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Miles MacQuarrie at Leon’s Full Service

Best Blues Club BOA Award Winner

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Northside Tavern

Best Bowling Alley BOA Award Winner

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Midtown Bowl

Best Burlesque Troupe BOA Award Winner

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Blast-Off Burlesque

Best Burlesque Troupe BOA Award Winner

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Dames Aflame

Best Club Event BOA Award Winner

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Fuck Yesss

Best College Bar BOA Award Winner

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Moondogs

Best Concert Venue BOA Award Winner

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Variety Playhouse

Best Country Music Club BOA Award Winner

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Wild Bill Wholesale

Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

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MJQ Concourse

Best Dive Bar BOA Award Winner

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Clermont Lounge

Best Drag Queen BOA Award Winner

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Charlie Brown

Best Gay Bar BOA Award Winner

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Mary’s

Best Homage to Old Atlanta BOA Award Winner

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Kenny Rogers Tune, Nerd Parade

Best Jazz Club BOA Award Winner

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Churchill Grounds

Best Jukebox BOA Award Winner

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The Righteous Room

Best Karaoke BOA Award Winner

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Mary’s

Best Latin Club BOA Award Winner

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Loca Luna

Best Lesbian Bar BOA Award Winner

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MSR My Sisters Room

Best Local Blues Act BOA Award Winner

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Mudcat

Best Local Country Music Act BOA Award Winner

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Sugarland

Best Local DJ/Personality BOA Award Winner

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Mike Czech

Best Local Electronic Act BOA Award Winner

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Judi Chicago

Best Local Experimental Music Act BOA Award Winner

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Deerhunter

Best Local Folk Act BOA Award Winner

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Hope for Agoldensummer

Best Local Hip-Hop Act BOA Award Winner

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OutKast

Best Local Instrumentalist BOA Award Winner

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Dixie Duncan

Best Local Jazz Act BOA Award Winner

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The Bonaventure Quartet

Best Local Mainstream Act BOA Award Winner

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Mastodon

Best Local Mixtape BOA Award Winner

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SMKA’s The 808 Experiment, Vol. 1

Best Local Music Blog BOA Award Winner

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OhmPark.com

Best Local New Music Act BOA Award Winner

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Attention System

Best Local Overall Music Act BOA Award Winner

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Black Lips

Best Local Promoter BOA Award Winner

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OK Productions

Best Local R&B/Soul Act BOA Award Winner

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Rahbi

Best Local Record Label BOA Award Winner

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Nophi Recordings

Best Local Pop Act BOA Award Winner

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Abby Go Go
As relative newcomers to Atlanta’s music scene, ABBY GO GO has done their homework. The group draws from a mixed bag of noisy, drug-addled proto-punk and drone-rock luminaries, including the Velvet Underground, Stereolab, the Jesus and Mary Chain and other staples. But rather than simply imitatemore...
As relative newcomers to Atlanta’s music scene, ABBY GO GO has done their homework. The group draws from a mixed bag of noisy, drug-addled proto-punk and drone-rock luminaries, including the Velvet Underground, Stereolab, the Jesus and Mary Chain and other staples. But rather than simply imitate their heroes, the foursome stands on the shoulders of giants to offer a distinctly Southern vision of humid, spectral rock ’n’ roll that’s filled with an elegant, spaced-out plod. www.myspace.com/abbygogorocks. less...

Best Local Mixtape BOA Award Winner

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The 808 Experience: vol. 1
Who knew that when SMKA Productions released its debut mixtape, THE 808 EXPERIENCE: VOL. 1, in December ’08 that it would mark the first wave of the crew’s aural assault on Atlanta. Maybe their moniker, Super Market Knife Attack, should’ve been a dead giveaway. Executive-produced by nativesmore...
Who knew that when SMKA Productions released its debut mixtape, THE 808 EXPERIENCE: VOL. 1, in December ’08 that it would mark the first wave of the crew’s aural assault on Atlanta. Maybe their moniker, Super Market Knife Attack, should’ve been a dead giveaway. Executive-produced by natives 808 Blake, 7 King and Mike Walbert, The 808 Experience marked a marriage between the Old South’s affinity for 808 bass and the New South’s retro-ATLien craze. With a hodge-podge of unsigned artists, from the hipster-approved to the most ’hood, it bridged the best of both worlds. www.thesmkaexperience.com. less...

Best Local Mixtape BOA Award Winner

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SMKA’s The 808 Experiment, Vol. 1

www.thesmkaexperience.com


Runner-up
B.o.B. vs. Bobby Ray
www.myspace.com/bobatl

Best Film Made in Atlanta BOA Award Winner

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“The Stand on Demand”
Let’s face it. Cable is full of reality TV shows that depict the fact and fantasy surrounding music’s pop celebs — many of whom reside right here in our city. But none of the shows rep the real like the mini-doc series “THE STAND ON DEMAND.” For three years, the Comcast OnDemand seriesmore...
Let’s face it. Cable is full of reality TV shows that depict the fact and fantasy surrounding music’s pop celebs — many of whom reside right here in our city. But none of the shows rep the real like the mini-doc series “THE STAND ON DEMAND.” For three years, the Comcast OnDemand series (available under Real City TV) has documented the underground hip-hop talent rarely seen or heard on the boobage tubage, including such local artists as Binkis Recs, DJ Rasta Root and Floyd the Locsmif. A sense of the city’s underlying culture emerges with each episode, as artists reveal the love of craft that keeps them committed in spite of their indie struggles. Produced by Eljay Williams, with still photography by his wife, Shari, “The Stand On Demand” is the best reason to re-up on that ovepriced Comcast subscription. www.myspace.com/thestandondemand. less...

Best Local Music Video BOA Award Winner

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“Black and White”
The whole year long, Brittany Bosco dripped sweat on stages from Chicago to San Francisco and back promoting Spectrum — her independently released debut EP packaged in gold Bubble Wrap. But her most memorable performance comes in the three minutes and 21 seconds of the BangPop-produced videomore...
The whole year long, Brittany Bosco dripped sweat on stages from Chicago to San Francisco and back promoting Spectrum — her independently released debut EP packaged in gold Bubble Wrap. But her most memorable performance comes in the three minutes and 21 seconds of the BangPop-produced video for “BLACK AND WHITE.” A haunting visual display, it highlights Bosco’s subtler side and her smoldering, Sarah Vaughan-like vocal textures in a way barely hinted at onstage. Accompanied by naked piano keys, Bosco laments her forlorn lover while the camera taunts and teases her with tightly framed black-and-white shots and soft fades. She pulls off the nod to film noir without any unintended hokeyness, and instead perfectly embodies the era when ladies sang the blues wearing long, white satin gloves. And when she gently caresses her collarbone and lifts her doe eyes to the camera, it appears that the lost art of sophistication is on the come-up once more. www.myspace.com/brittanybosco. less...

Best Local New Music Act BOA Award Winner

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The Balkans
Straight outta high school, the four fresh-faced teens who make up THE BALKANS won the hearts and minds of pretty much everyone who saw them play this year. Equally inspired by the reverb and kerrrang of ’60s surf rock, the energetic Merseybeat pop of the Beatles, and the ’90s inflectionsmore...
Straight outta high school, the four fresh-faced teens who make up THE BALKANS won the hearts and minds of pretty much everyone who saw them play this year. Equally inspired by the reverb and kerrrang of ’60s surf rock, the energetic Merseybeat pop of the Beatles, and the ’90s inflections of Radiohead, these kids are seasoned beyond their years. But they maintain their youthful abandon by concocting a jittery, fast-paced indie-rock grind so catchy and stylistic that it caught Atlanta by surprise. www.myspace.com/thebalkans. less...

Best Local New Music Act BOA Award Winner

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Attention System

Best Local Overall Music Act BOA Award Winner

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Gentleman Jesse
Since GENTLEMAN JESSE dropped his debut 7-inch, “I Don’t Wanna Know,” back in ’06, Atlanta’s consummate power-pop innovator has exerted a sweeping influence over the collective consciousness of the city’s native rock scenes. The emphasis he places on themore...
Since GENTLEMAN JESSE dropped his debut 7-inch, “I Don’t Wanna Know,” back in ’06, Atlanta’s consummate power-pop innovator has exerted a sweeping influence over the collective consciousness of the city’s native rock scenes. The emphasis he places on the art of songwriting, and the quick, concise pop inflections he’s mastered rise above the common vernacular of garage slop and punk-rock jitters. While the rest of the city’s other bands have watched and followed, he continues to reach for a higher plane of musicianship. Whether performing as the right-hand man in the new Paul Collins Beat, or wielding a bass guitar in the Carbonas, a local music renaissance has fallen upon Atlanta, and much of it is at the hands of Gentleman Jesse Smith. www.myspace.com/gentlemanjesse. less...

Best Local Overall Music Act BOA Award Winner

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Black Lips

www.black-lips.com


Runner-up
Nerd Parade
www.nerdparade.net

Best Local Producer BOA Award Winner

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Illastrate

Best Local Promoter BOA Award Winner

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OK Productions

www.okproductions.net


Runner-up
Dude City Productions
myspace.com/dudecityproductions

Best Local Promoter BOA Award Winner

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Shameless Plug
We expected big things when the respective architects behind Art, Beats + Lyrics (Jabari Graham) and Broke $ Boujee (Fadia Kader) linked up with Atlanta music marketer Bem Joiner (Rebelutions) and mega-church marketer Jerald McBride to form a concert promotions team. But the onstage reunion of Goodiemore...
We expected big things when the respective architects behind Art, Beats + Lyrics (Jabari Graham) and Broke $ Boujee (Fadia Kader) linked up with Atlanta music marketer Bem Joiner (Rebelutions) and mega-church marketer Jerald McBride to form a concert promotions team. But the onstage reunion of Goodie Mob? Certainly, no one saw that coming — not even the members of Goodie Mob. Turns out SHAMELESS PLUG approached them, feeling that the time was ripe after rumors persisted for two years that the godfathers of Atlanta hip-hop had finally bonded behind the scenes. Coming on the heels of Vibe magazine’s investigative piece documenting the rise and struggles of Southern rap’s first family (the Dungeon Family, of which the Mob were founding members), the concert reflected the lifeblood of a subgenre. With so many promoters in the A — from run-of-the-mill to grade A — only a handful recognize their role as cultural curators. Count Shameless Plug among them. less...

Best Local Punk Act BOA Award Winner

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Predator
PREDATOR pounds every bit of angst and aggression into its songs with the power of a machine driven by three chords and pure, wall-punching fury. Sure, any punk-rock band can organize such disparate pieces into a manly tirade. But the trio of Mike Beavers (bass/vocals), John Necro (drums) and Brannonmore...
PREDATOR pounds every bit of angst and aggression into its songs with the power of a machine driven by three chords and pure, wall-punching fury. Sure, any punk-rock band can organize such disparate pieces into a manly tirade. But the trio of Mike Beavers (bass/vocals), John Necro (drums) and Brannon Greene (guitar/vocals) does it with style by stripping songs to their essentials, then drawing out a steady, aggressive plod with clean, razor-sharp edges that are minimalist by design but saturated with unadulterated catharsis. www.myspace.com/atlpredator. less...

Best Local R&B/Soul Act BOA Award Winner

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Rahbi

www.myspace.com/rahbi
Runners-up
Tie
Noot d’ Noot
www.myspace.com/nootdnoot
and
Janelle Monae
www.jmonae.com
and
Ruby Velle
www.myspace.com/soulphonics

Best Local Rock Act BOA Award Winner

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Howlies
With the arrival of its Kim Fowley-produced debut full-length, Trippin’ with Howlies, the Atlanta misfits HOWLIES made it clear that they had straight-up reinvented themselves, moving far beyond the pedestrian, college rock of their previous incarnation, Moresight. Driven by hooks and rich narrativesmore...
With the arrival of its Kim Fowley-produced debut full-length, Trippin’ with Howlies, the Atlanta misfits HOWLIES made it clear that they had straight-up reinvented themselves, moving far beyond the pedestrian, college rock of their previous incarnation, Moresight. Driven by hooks and rich narratives about finding girls, losing girls and getting loaded, songs from Trippin’ such as “Sea Level,” “Smoke” and “Dirty Woman” exhibit moments of pure pop genius, and the kind of raw rock elation you’d never want your parents and co-workers to find out about. www.howlies.com. less...

Best Local Rock Act BOA Award Winner

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Nerd Parade

Best Local Singer/Songwriter BOA Award Winner

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Ben Trickey
The plight of the stark, lo-fi troubadour is not an easy one. In a post-Bright Eyes, post-Mountain Goats world, indie rock has seen just about every riveting trick one lonely man with a guitar can get away with — as well as the ones he can’t. But when BEN TRICKEY strums and sings aboutmore...
The plight of the stark, lo-fi troubadour is not an easy one. In a post-Bright Eyes, post-Mountain Goats world, indie rock has seen just about every riveting trick one lonely man with a guitar can get away with — as well as the ones he can’t. But when BEN TRICKEY strums and sings about the dark, emotional side of life as an imperfect man, you believe him. The characters and narratives in his songs resonate with somber timelessness, scorched tones and dirty production qualities that add depth to his frail and frazzled arrangements. www.bentrickey.com. less...

Best Local Singer/Songwriter BOA Award Winner

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Brian Wiltsey

Best Local Vocalist BOA Award Winner

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Caroline Engel

Best Lounge BOA Award Winner

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Clermont Lounge

Runner-up
Halo
817 W. Peachtree St. #E100, 404-962-7333, www.halolounge.com

Best Neighborhood Bar BOA Award Winner

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Brick Store Pub

Runner-up
97 Estoria
727 Wylie St., 404-522-0966, www.97estoria.com

Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

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40 Watt Club

Runner-up
North River Tavern
8879 Roswell Road, 770-552-8784, www.northrivertavern.com

Best Outdoor Music Venue for Concerts BOA Award Winner

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Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park

Runner-up
Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
2002 Lakewood Way, 404-443-5000, www.livenation.com

Best Place to Hear Local Music BOA Award Winner

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529 Bar

Best Place to Hear Local Music BOA Award Winner

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The Earl

Runner-up
Eddie’s Attic
515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur, 404-377-4976, www.eddiesattic.com

Best Place to Hear Music For Free BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
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The Star Community Bar

Runners-up
Tie
Piedmont Park
1071 Piedmont Ave., 404-876-4024, www.piedmontpark.org
and
Criminal Records
1154-A Euclid Ave., 404-215-9511, www.criminalatl.com

Best Place to Play Pool BOA Award Winner

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Twain’s Brewpub & Billiards

Runner-up
The Independent
931 Monroe Drive #205, 404-249-9869, www.theindependentatlanta.com

Best Rock Club BOA Award Winner

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The Earl

Runners-up
Tie
529
529 Flat Shoals Ave., 404-228-6769, www.529atl.com
and
Star Bar
437 Moreland Ave., 404-681-9018, www.starbar.net

Best Local Rock Act BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
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Whores
Bearing witness to a WHORES show is like being crushed under the tread of a Panzer tank as it charges into battle. The guitar,-bass-and-drum trio’s brand of precision metal summons forth all sorts of macho emotions in such songs as “Daddy’s Money” and “Shower Time.”more...
Bearing witness to a WHORES show is like being crushed under the tread of a Panzer tank as it charges into battle. The guitar,-bass-and-drum trio’s brand of precision metal summons forth all sorts of macho emotions in such songs as “Daddy’s Money” and “Shower Time.” But just when the vulgar display of power becomes too heavy for the faint of heart, drummer Travis Owen throws them a middle finger. He then proceeds to bounce his drumstick on the floor, catch it, twirl and shoot another bird in one fluid motion that would make even Diamond Dave want to play drums. www.myspace.com/whoresmusic. less...

Best Nightclub BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
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The Star Community Bar

Runner-up
Eddie’s Attic
515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur, 404-377-4976, www.eddiesattic.com

Best Local Song BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
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“Sweet Georgia”
Warning: Do not attempt to ride out while bumping “SWEET GEORGIA” by Konvict/Def Jam signee Cyhi Da Prynce unless you’re prepared to spend a grip on gas. That’s because shawty gets around like Tupac — especially within the 13th colony. A twanged-out acoustic guitar and bare-bones backbeatmore...
Warning: Do not attempt to ride out while bumping “SWEET GEORGIA” by Konvict/Def Jam signee Cyhi Da Prynce unless you’re prepared to spend a grip on gas. That’s because shawty gets around like Tupac — especially within the 13th colony. A twanged-out acoustic guitar and bare-bones backbeat (Crown Kingz Productions) make a less than likely pairing with Da Prynce’s lazy, lyrical flow. But together they fit like shrimp and grits as the Stone Mountain native guides listeners through his stomping ground — which seemingly covers every speck of red clay south of the Appalachian Trail and north of the Okefenokee Swamp. He makes pit stops through towns (Forest Park, Macon, Dublin), colleges (Georgia Southern, Fort Valley, UGA), Atlanta thoroughfares (Campbellton, Bankhead, Glenwood), and even lock-ups (Hancock in Sparta and DeKalb County Jail). But buried within this veritable state anthem, Da Prynce delivers a winding narrative of his own dope boy travels and travails, as he reminisces from the back of a tour bus. And when he hoarsely sings the hook — “I say ohh-oh-ohh, swee-et Geor-jah” — it’s so heartfelt, it’ll put Ray Charles on your mind. www.myspace.com/dapryncehoodlum. less...

Best Homage to Old Atlanta BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2009 » After Dark » Readers Pick
“Kenny Rogers Tune,” Nerd Parade

www.nerdparade.net


Runner-up
“Step Right Up,” the Constellations
www.myspace.com/constellationsatl

Best Sports Bar BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2009 » After Dark » Readers Pick
STATS Brewpub

Runner-up
Woofs Atlanta
2425 Piedmont Road, 404-869-9422, www.woofsatlanta.com

Best Strip Club BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2009 » After Dark » Readers Pick
Clermont Lounge

Runner-up
Pink Pony
1837 Corporate Blvd., 404-634-6396
4730 Frontage Road, Forest Park, 404-361-5484
www.showbars.com

Best Stripper Other Than Blondie BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2009 » After Dark » Readers Pick
Blondie at Clermont Lounge

Runner-up
Vagina Jenkins
www.myspace.com/vagina_jenkins

Best Sex Club BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2009 » After Dark » Readers Pick
Trapeze

Runner-up
Swinging Richards
1400 Northside Drive, 404-352-0532, www.swingingrichards.com

Best Trivia Night BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2009 » After Dark » Readers Pick
The Independent

Runner-up
Joe’s on Juniper
1049 Juniper St., 404-875-6634, www.joesatlanta.com

Best Urban Music Club BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2009 » After Dark » Readers Pick
Apache Cafe

Runner-up
MJQ Concourse
736 Ponce de Leon Ave., 404-870-0575, www.myspace.com/mjqconcourse

Best Weekly Club Night BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2009 » After Dark » Readers Pick
MJQ Concourse

Runner-up
Thursdays at the 10 High
816 N. Highland Ave., 404-873-3607, www.darkhorseatlanta.com

Best band to push Atlanta’s boundaries BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2009 » After Dark » Critics Pick
Hawks
There comes a time during every HAWKS show where you start to fear for your own safety. Maybe it’s in watching singer Mike Keenan strip naked and do the zombie walk through the crowd, kissing and singing to whomever he can get his hands on. Or maybe it’s seeing him stuff the microphone downmore...
There comes a time during every HAWKS show where you start to fear for your own safety. Maybe it’s in watching singer Mike Keenan strip naked and do the zombie walk through the crowd, kissing and singing to whomever he can get his hands on. Or maybe it’s seeing him stuff the microphone down some unsuspecting audience member’s pants and then finish the song with his face buried in their crotch. You’ll likely want to move to the safety of the bar and order a drink, but the cacophonous punk/metal melee unfolding on and off stage is just too awesome to miss. www.myspace.com/hawksisaband. less...

Best Local New Music Act BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2009 » After Dark » Critics Pick
Boog Brown
The future of hip-hop has a past, and her name is BOOG BROWN. Two years ago, she was just a restless Detroit native and recent college graduate who thought she’d find better opportunity and a good job Down South. So she loaded up her stuff and she moved to “Black Hollywood” — Atlanta,more...
The future of hip-hop has a past, and her name is BOOG BROWN. Two years ago, she was just a restless Detroit native and recent college graduate who thought she’d find better opportunity and a good job Down South. So she loaded up her stuff and she moved to “Black Hollywood” — Atlanta, that is. Shopping malls. Music stars. But Brown found herself more at home within the city’s underground scene, where she met such collaborators as producer Illastrate. Already, she’s proven herself to be that rare gem of an artist who can push a genre forward by taking it back to “The Essence,” when, as she raps with a warm, detached flow on her first single, “shit used to be credible/incredible vocab/no amount of swagger hide a wack verse.” The irony, of course, is that she unleashed that salvo, from her anticipated Miss Black America mixtape, smack dab in the middle of rap’s swag capital. Despite all our fair city has to offer an up-and-coming MC, Atlanta needs Boog Brown more than she needs us. We need to remember how it feels to hang onto the edge of every lyric, to pause in the middle of a verse and rewind, to find ourselves transfixed and transformed by the renewing power of a rhyme. Atlanta should be so fortunate. www.myspace.com/bbrownfbgm. less...

Best Acoustic Music Club/Venue BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
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Eddie’s Attic

Best After Hours Spot BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
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El Bar

Best art-punk band BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
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Carnivores

Best band to push Atlanta’s boundaries BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
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Hawks

Best Bar to Hook Up BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
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Graveyard Tavern

Best Bar to Hook Up BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
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Johnny’s Hideaway

Best Bartender/Mixologist BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
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Miles MacQuarrie at Leon’s Full Service

Best Blues Club BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
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Northside Tavern

Best Bowling Alley BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
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Midtown Bowl

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