DAM Awards 2019 Nominees
Voting for the third annual Denton Arts & Music awards has been open for a little over a week now and the event is about a month out. As every day passes, it gets a little more exciting. Join us for the Feb. 15 event to honor local musicians, activists, photographers, writers and more for this year’s awards. Check out the event Facebook page for more details about the time, venue, how to purchase VIP tables and more. Proceeds for the event will go to the North Texas Dream Team, whose mission is to “advance the dreams and goals of students and educate and bring awareness to everyone, regardless of color when it comes to issues in our community.”
This year’s awards include 22 Arts & Community categories and 23 Music categories for a grand total of 45 categories. The categories were decided upon by peers within the community. Once we had our categories, we talked to local artists and musicians to help us build the ballot. You can learn more about the process here and here. You can vote on your top picks in each category here.
The DAM Awards are a way for us to celebrate the current culture in Denton. We are proud to have the opportunity to not only regularly cover the local music and art scene, but also to honor some of the best of the best in Denton. Check out our recap of 2018 to learn more about our readership, attendance for last year’s DAM awards and our most read content of 2018!
Here are the 2019 DAM Award Nominees with some links that are hopefully helpful to you when you cast your ballot. Voting ends Feb. 10 at midnight!
Arts & Community Nominees:
Published Author
Poet/Spoken Word Artist
Courtney Marie
Emma Ricks
Journalist
Mike Miller
Photojournalist
Creative Photographer
Activist/Activist Organization
Mari Nunez-Janes
Cindy Spoon
Creative Collective
Nonprofit
Denton County Friends of the Family
Drag Queen
Enchanté LeFay
Kabrina D Sierra
Drag King
Adam Mutt
Burlesque
Ina Panamour
Birdie Holly
Tulla Moore
Dahlia Derringer
Lily Liqueur
Queerlesque
Onyx Fury
Slyqueer
Draconis
Jackie O'Nasty
Lana Del Gay/Ike Onyk
Stage Production
Best Little Shop of Horrors
Glitterbomb
Music Theater of Denton
Ranch Drescher
Weird Destiny
Makeup/Hair Artist
Logan Coley Broker
Kailey Coonrod
Lindsey Hall
Dahlia Knowles
Rain Sprauge
Film Exhibition
Festival de Cine Latino Americano
Short Film
The Witching Hour dir. by Erin Devaney
Take No Prisoners: A Journey Through Time and Music dir. by Andrew Valentine
Skin Tight dir. by Ciara Boniface
Lioness dir. by Nicole Lefteau
Pageant Perfect dir. by Samantha Mcdanel
Painter
Chinaza Agbor
ArtLab 3000
Dan Black
Bailey Chapman
Jonathan Pinto
Graphic Artist
Andi Harman
Taylor Higginbotham
Claire Morales
Mallory Murphy
Kari Presswood-Perlman
Mixed Media Artists
Alicia Eggert
Katie Montgomery
Emily O'Connor
Matthew Sallack
Rachel Weaver
Visual Artist
ArtLab 3000
Taylor Barnes
Samantha Melomo
Emily O'Connor
Mike Petty
Comedian
Aleah B
Tony Casillas
Ranch Drescher
Javoris James
Joey Johnson
Dentonite of the Year
Music Nominees:
Country/Americana
Matt Grigsby
Kim Nall & The Fringe
Levi Cobb & The Big Smoke
Raised Right Men
Tristan Thorndyke
Producer
Michael Briggs
Eric Delegard
Kind Beats
Lofty
Kelly Upshaw
Electronic Act
blendways
Def Rain
Felt & Fur
Leoncarlo
Lorelei K
Experimental Act
BAKA
Flesh Narc
Manifest Destiny's Child
Sexual Jeremy
Sarah Ruth
Funk Act
Body English
The BoomBachs
Puddin Taine
Sol Kitchen
The Southpaw Preachers
Rap Act
AV the Great
Character.
Lil Durt
HEXTAPE
Pudge
Indie Rock Act
Crisman
Hey Cowboy!
Mr. Breakfast
Sad Cops
Sunbuzzed
Jazz Act
For Now
Goalie
Lizzi Trumbore
Luzecky Trio
Sky Window
Metal Act
Big Hand//Big Knife
Dieselbeast
Doomfall
In Spite of Madness
Wrought of Obsidian
Noise Act
cereboso
Daniel Ryan
Filth
Reliant K2
Thin Skin
Pop Act
Hey Cowboy!
Lorelei K
Puddin Taine
TOMKAT
Troy Garrick
Punk Act
The Noids
Record Setter
Sylvania Ave.
Thin Skin
Upsetting
Solo Artist
BAKA
William Austin Clay
Matt Grigsby
Leoncarlo
MOMWOW
Non-Traditional Venue
Casa de Monstros
House of God
J&J's Basement
Midway Craft House
Studio E
Traditional Venue
Andy's
Backyard on Bell
Dan's Silverleaf
Harvest House
Radio Show/Podcast
Brave Boys Live Podcast
KUZU: Colonel Burns Honky Tonk Hour
The Denton Vibe With Diva Girl Ellie (Ellie Gonzalez)
KUZU: Mostly Local with Michael Briggs
KUZU: Music Without Borders
Sound Engineer (LIVE)
Brent Best
Kevin Cellar
Chase Harris
Adriana Valls
Christopher Walker
Sound Engineer (Studio)
Michael Briggs
Brack Cantrell
Eric Delegard
McKenzie Smith
Kelly Upshaw
Talent Buyer
Regina Bugarin
Zachariah Walker
Garrett Gravley
Marcus Washington
Rick Eye
Full Length Album
Rescue Me by Katrina Cain
HELD by Felt & Fur
Shift By Troy Garrick
All That Wanting by Claire Morales
I Stole This Off The Internet by Thin Skin
EP
The Soft Kind by Hey Cowboy!
Sidequest by Lil Durt
Transition Songs by Sad Cops
Passion Aggressive by Soggy
Sylvania Ave. by Sylvania Ave.
Song of the Year
Rescue Me by Katrina Cain
Okay by Troy Garrick
Cowgirl by Hey Cowboy!
No Telling by Claire Morales
Numb Hand by Sad Cops
Music Video
No Telling by Claire Morales
Cowgirl by Hey Cowboy!
Tea Leaf Dancers by Body English (Flying Lotus Cover)
Honey by Sad Cops
Little Johnny by DOMA Kid
Header image courtesy of Denton Arts & Music.
Header design by Kylie Phillips.