Washington State Independent Music Awards Spanish Ballroom January 14th, 2024 4 PM Doors 5 PM Start $20 Adv or $25 DOS All Ages Welcome

Join us in a night of celebration for artists and bands of Washington State. We have 19 awards to give to 19 categories of genres. We will have 5 bands to play through out the evening and special guest presenters to hand out awards. Come and celebrate these award winners and their music of 2023. Here is the list of the top 3 vote getters in each category. ALL VOTING IS DONE, ALL WINNERS HAVE BEEN VOTED FOR. Best Blues: Bryan Bach & The Crossroads, Kim Archer and Brian Feist, Stacy Jones Band. Best Duo: The Meghanne Storey Project, Sunrust, Hekate &Ticker Best Pop: Josh Kain, Brandiwyne, Chris Jones Band Best Jazz: Tim Koss Music, Emily Mcintosh, Michael Powers Best R&B: Haille Bell, Lord Infintt 3, Red Brown Best Hip Hop: Yak Nilla, Twin-G, Langston Doobs Best Reggae: Red Brown, Island Bound, Stay Grounded. Best Electronic: Nuda, 2 Libras, Naked Society. Best Rock: The Adverse Effect, Bryan Bach & The Crossroads, Josh Kain. Best Punk: Souls Worn Thin, No Buffer, Hot Step Mom. Best Metal: Josh Kain, The Adverse Effect, Glenn Cannon & The Damage Done Best Country: Dakota Poorman, Joel Gibson Jr, The Olson Brothers Band. Best Live: Grieve The Astronaut, Josh Kain, The Meghanne Storey Project. Best Single Cody Bartels (Waitin on a train), Sunrust (La Luna), Josh Kain (Load Up). Best Original song: Josh Kain (Load Up), The Meghanne Storey Project (Highly Motivated), Cody Bartels (Waitin On A Train). Best Album: Dogger (Atta Bomb), Trip the Wire (Trip The Wire), Josh Kain (The Great Divide). Best Video: No Buffer (Keelhauled), Sunrust (La Luna), Josh Kain (Load Up) Up & Coming: The Meghanne Storey Project, Josh Kain, Hot Step Mom. Local Legend: Josh Kain, Jerry Miller, Raymond Hayden. Here are the presenters Fred Novak Laurel Still Dusti two scarves (Metal Cat) Hekate Josh Hamilton Justin Sabol Jillian Mixon Shannon Dagley Zhaun Dagley Bands Performing That Evening: BrandiWyne Joel Gibson Jr Souls Worn Thin (more to come) Stay tuned for more update. Get your tickets early for this show. It will be a fun evening and a great chance for some networking.