And The Nominees Are...

As 2017 comes to an end, we are looking back on all of the great offerings Dentonites have provided to enhance the town's culture. From punk shows at convenience stores to burlesque shows Downtown; Denton is not only alive and well, it has also been quite busy this year.

The 2nd Annual DAM Awards include 33 Music categories and 25 Arts & Community categories for a grand total of (did you already do the math?) 58 categories. The categories were decided upon by peers within the community. Once we had our categories, we sent emails out to a bunch of local music and art aficionados for them to help us build the ballot. After tallying all the nominations and consulting with leaders in each category, we have a solid ballot for you.

The Denton Arts & Music Awards are a way for us to further celebrate the current culture in Denton. We are proud to have the opportunity to not only regularly cover the local music & art scene, but to also honor some of the best of the best. As of December 21, 2017, The Dentonite has published more than 390 articles covering everything from local and state politics to new music in Denton, and a whole lot in between.

Our readership is up 65% from last year. We are still 100% volunteer run. Our leadership is still majority female driven (and we are all extremely grateful for our Editor-in-Chief, Mateo Granados). In 2018 we will be rolling out a new site design and focusing on funding our contributor's efforts by selling ads and seeking private investors.

Without further ado, your 2018 Denton Arts & Music Awards Nominees.

Music Nominees

Classical Musician

Tim Courtney
Alexander Gillen
Michael Kokkinakis
Jennifer Lane
John Scott

Music Video

Ditch Prince - Nosedive
Masa Lopez ft. LVL 9 - Platinum and Gold
Pearl Earl - Meet Your Maker
Sad Cops - It's Eating at Me
Thin Skin - My Song Ate/ Tits

Non-Traditional Music Venue

Bean Cave
The Bearded Monk
Killer's Tacos
Midway Craft House

Traditional Music Venue

The Abbey Underground
Andy's Bar
BackYard On Bell
Dan's Silver Leaf
Harvest House

Open Mic Host

Bret Crow at GameChangers
Joey Johnson at Bearded Monk/ Killer's Tacos
Garrett Phelps at Midway Craft House
Jake Steinberg at Abbey Underground
Denton Online Radio

Radio Show/Podcast

Colonel Bruce Burn's Honky Tonk Hour - KUZU
Boulez Campbell Soup Listening Hour - KUZU
Don't Feed the Artists
Mostly Local with Michael Briggs - KUZU
Nobody Knows with Joey Johnson - Denton Radio.com

Recording Studio

Civil Audio by Michael Briggs
Dojo Baby Studios
Mockingbird Sound Recording Studio
The Panhandle House Recording Studios
Redwood

Sound Engineer (Live)

Drannon Bell
Kevin Cellar
Chase Harris
Jimmy Smith
Christopher Walker

Sound Engineer (Studio)

Michael Briggs
Brack Cantrell
Josh Cinquemani
Izzy the Kidd
McKenzie Smith

Talent Buyer

Matt Battaglia
Regina Bugarin
Garrett Gravley
Daniel Gould
Marcus Washington

Arts & Community Nominees

Published Author

Darin Bradley
Caitlin Pryor
Annie Neugebauer
Courtney Marie
Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam

Poet/Spoken Word Artist

Cole Dalton
Sean Enfield
Sarah Friday
Nicole Lefteau
Courtney Marie

Journalist

Lucinda Breeding
Jenna Duncan
Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe
Jade Jackson
Kyle Martin

Photojournalist

Sara Carpenter
Jake King
Kyle Martin
Hannah Ridings
Jeff Woo

Creative Photographer

Ellie Alonzo
Tony Casillas
Ana Dria
Andrea Harman
Ed Steele

Online Publication/Blog

Austere
Denton Record-Chronicle
NT Daily
Pretty Neat Grooves
We Denton Do It

Activist/Activist Organization

Amber Briggle
Indivisible Denton
Willie Hudspeth
Jennifer Lane
Cindy Spoon

Creative Collective

7Feathers
Artists Enclave
Denton Songwriters Guild
Glitterbomb
Spiderweb Salon

Non-Profit

DMAC
Denton County Friends of the Family
Friends With Benefits
Greater Denton Arts Council
Serve Denton

Drag Queen

Kylee Fatale
Kendrix Kyle
Nayda Montana
Kabrina D Sierra
Kitty Yubari

Queerlesque

Danny Fox-Trot
Onyx Fury
Lana del Gay
Lorelei K
Jackie O'Nasty

Burlesque

Jette Blaque
Birdie Holly
Marie de Menthe
Tulla Moore
Vivienne Vermuth

Stage Production

Bug (Sundown Collaborative Theatre)
The Crucible (UNT)
Richard III (Denton Community Theatre)
Short Works Fest (Sundown Collaborative Theatre)
Sordid Lives (Denton Community Theatre)

Make-Up/Hair Artist

Dahlia Knowles
Ashley Moster
Amanda Servis
Allie Toledo
Mateo Torres

Short Film

Dirty Money dir. By Ciara Boniface
I Stand Alone dir. By Kenny Severson
Jackalope dir. By Riley Cusick
SLUT dir. By Nicole Blostein
Story Time with Weldon’s dir. By Susan Davis

Filmmaker/Film Company

Ciara Boniface
Susan Davis
Garrett Graham
Maker Table
Cèsar Velasco

Film Exhibition

Denton Black Film Festival
Thin Line Fest
UNT Media Arts Festival
UNT Short Film Club

Painter

Sarah Barnett
Sanford Black
John Bramblitt
Daniel Christopher McCullagh
Alex Revier

Graphic Artist

Cameron Hinojosa
Todd Little
Katie Montgomery
Claire Morales
Michael Slack

Mixed Media Artist

Alex Cole
Cynthia Giron
Betsey Gravatt
Emily O'Connor
Matthew Sallack

Visual Artist

Artlab 3000
Marina Girgis
Emily O'Connor
Mike Petty
Quentin Smith

Comedian

Taylor Higginbotham
Javoris James
Joey Johnson
Colton Jones
Dalton Pruitt

New Comedian

Tony Casillas
Daniel Magden
Brad McKenzie
Kenny Severson
Kirk Younkers

Muralist

Artlab 3000
Dan Black
Roy Warren Lunt
Eric Mancini
Travis Sykes

Dentonite of the Year

Aaron Anttila (Elk River Sessions)
Keely Briggs (District 2 Councilwoman)
Marcus Washington (Cash & Respect)
Rachel Weaver (Denton Community Market)
John Williams (Oak St Drafthouse & East Side Denton)

VOTE NOW!

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And The Nominees Are...

Music Nominees

Classical Musician

Country/Americana Act

DJ

Producer

Electronic Act

Experimental Act

Funk Act

Fusion Act

Hip-Hop/Rap Act

Indie/Rock Act

Jazz Act

Lyricist

Metal Act

New Music Act

Noise Act

Pop Act

Punk Act

Singer/Songwriter

Solo Artist

Full-Length Album

EP

Mixtape

Debut Album

Song of the Year