The Flagpole Athens Local Music Awards is a tally of readers’ votes submitted to Flagpole Magazine in a variety of categories.
This year—the 11th year for the awards— both The Incredible Sandwich and The Corduroy Road are nominees in multiple categories. June 5th was the last day to vote.
Winners will be announced at the Awards Show, which will be 8 to 11 p.m. Thursday, June 25 at the Morton Theatre. This show will kick off the annual Athfest music and art festival, and will require a cover charge at the door. Those with AthFest wristbands will get a discount.
Art Rosenbaum & Friends, Betsy Franck & Lefty Hathaway, Casper & the Cookies, Creepy, Dead Confederate, Deaf Judges, Kenosha Kid and Lazer/Wulf will be performing.
The Incredible Sandwich
The Incredible Sandwich is a finalist in the “Album Cover Art” category for “The Incredible Sandwich EP”. Other finalists include the Modern Skirts album cover for “All of Us in our Night” and Of Montreal’s “Skeletal Lamping”. All three covers appear to be paintings.
The Sandwich is also nominated as the “Upstart of the Year,” alongside Gift Horse and The Warm Fuzzies.
In a post about the awards, The Athens Music Junkie calls their music perfect for driving down the highway, with “Great rhythms and a really soothing vocal.”
The Corduroy Road
The title of “Best Live Band” could go to The Corduroy Road. Other nominees are Deaf Judges and Of Montreal.
The Corduroy Road was also nominated in the “Roots/American” category. Don Chambers and The Packway Handle Band are the other two nominees.
The Athens Music Junkie says The Corduroy Road is, “probably the most improved act on the ballot,” and “it’s always a treat to see people dancing and clapping to the great new band on the scene.”
The MOG Music Network remarks that the band has been everywhere lately.
And they aren’t slowing down…
- Author: Lindsay Oberst
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