Here Are the Nominees for the 2015 Toronto Independent Music Awards
The 11th annual Toronto Independent Music Award (TIMA to their homies) is coming up October 23 at Revival in Toronto. At ten bucks a ticket, it’s a great deal (go here for tickets.) I’m part of the Grand Jury, so I’ll be listening very closely to these nominees:
Best Folk Or Roots:
JoJo Worthington
Ash & Bloom
Birds of Bellwoods
KENSINGTON PRAIRIE
Shawn William Clarke
Best Singer Songwriter:
Chris Rivers
Shelley O’Brien
Annie Sumi
Sydney Delong
Castleman (Alistair Bundale)
Best Adult Contemporary:
Angela Saini
Evan Champagne
Sarah Smith
Frank Deresti and the Lake Effect
Brooklyn Doran
Best Country:
Brittany Brodie
Anthony Tullo
Dani Strong
Leah Daniels
Tianna Woods
Best Out-Of-Province:
Familiar Wild
Bud Rice
Acadence
Lindsay Kupser
Best Urban:
Es
OSIYM
SJ Stacks
God Made Me Funky
Erik Flowchild
Best Alternative or Indie:
Crisis Ctrl Club
Naked Wild
Perivale
Lost in Film
Maybe May
Fun Cam
Coyote Kids
A Primitive Evolution
Gammage
Best Pop:
Featurette
Lauren Haze
Honey Beard
Dee Bronte
Valley
Best Jazz Vocal:
Jordana Talsky
Ori Dagan
Eliza Pope
Natasha Roldan
Best Jazz Instrumental:
Brad Cheeseman Group
Taylor Cook
Bill McBirnie & Bruce Jones (Extreme Flute)
Brownman Electryc Trio
Mike Field
Best World:
Eunice Keitan
Daniela Nardi
Sultans of String
Vandana Vishwas
Ron Korb
Best Young-Songwriter:
Lyric Dubee
Of the Atrium
Melanie Frade
Cinderose
Sydney Delong
Advokat
Best International or Classical:
Jay Calder
Alessandra Paonessa
Juneyt
NUA
Tomer George Cohen
Best USA:
DF3
Lineup Atlantic
Dan Miles
Heather Holland-Helton
Christian Lee Hutson
Best International:
Napkin
Luis D’Elias Ensemble
Cherisha Etnel
Them & Us
Best Overall EPK sponsored by Sonicbids winners:
Dani Strong
Jutes
Honorable mentions:
Empty Threat
Johnny Active
Sabrina Rogue
