At the 3rd Annual Central PA Music Awards and Hall of Fame on Thursday, March 24, Lancaster musicians and bands put on an impressive performance throughout the evening.
Along with induction ceremonies for Hall of Fame inductees including Live, Les Brown and others, Lancaster musicians have won trophies in several categories, including:
-Big Fat Meanies for “Best Rock Band” and “Best Female Vocalist” for singer Meanies Brenna Diehl.
-Solar Federation, for “Best Tribute Band”.
-Valerian Sun, for “Best New Group”.
-Casey Walton, for “Best female solo.”
-Steven Courtney Projects/Radio Vibe Recording, for “Best Recording Studio”.
Read below for a full list of the night’s winners, and check cpmhof.com for more information.
When musicians enter the studio to record, some arrive with ideas, others with a blank page and…
These days, it’s good to be a Meanie.
Album/EP release
Big Fat Meanies – Bad Hand
Big Sky Quartet – Red Fire Rising*
Colebrook Road – Hindsight is 2020
Dinosaurs in Paris – The Sad Thing Is
Conrad Fisher – Homemade
Jess Zimmerman Band – Breathe
Mark DeRose and the Dreadnoughts – In Search of the Good Days
Nathan Merovich – Raised in the Stx
A perfume like wolves – Mystic Auras
Gabe Stillman – Just Say the Word
song of the year
“Again and Again” – Annie Elise
“Welcome to the Country” – D-Bo! (with Garrett Shultz)
“What Are We Waiting For” – Eternal Frequency
“That Jacket” – Kopper and Kash
“I’m sorry for the way I am” – Lyndhurst*
“Death Awareness” – Observe the 93rd
“The Body Will Break” – Olivia Farabaugh
“Fighter” – Corina Rose
“The Way You Lie” – JJ Rupp
“All at Once” – Valerian Sun
Best Singer
Brenna Diehl – Big Fat Villains*
LeahBeth Evans – The Frost Duo
Beka Jones
Amy Simpson – The Amy Simpson Project
Jess Zimmerman – Jess Zimmerman Group
Best Male Vocalist
Zach Blessing – Blessing and Fowler
Phil Freeman – Small Town Titans
Derek Henry – Watch the 93rd*
JJ Rupp
James Wolpert – Valerian Sun
Songwriter
Olivia Farabaugh
Sarah Fiore
Conrad Fisher*
hunter root
Cody Wither
Variety/Dance group
Downtown Orchestra
Downtown Soundtrack
A sought-after city
An unforgettable big band
The Uptown Group*
Best Folk Group/Artist
Big Sky Quartet*
Cumberland Honey
The neighbor
Sorters
Matt Wheeler
Best Pop Group/Artist
Annie Elise*
madison ryan
Near York
mature angie
wild hymns
Best R&B Group/Artist
D-Bo
Shawan rice
Alonda rich
Soul Solution*
Swimsuit
Best cover band
Colt Wilbur Band
The famous*
hot and dangerous
The Luv Gods
Mauveström
Midnite Riot
RoadCase
Sherri Mullen Threesome
Smooth like Clyde
Stephanie and the Wild Hearts
Best Rock Band
Ben Ginder Group
Big bad guys*
Cass and the Rescue Team
Drew and the blue
Hold on tight
Johnny 5 and the flying helicopters
Disco of Medusa
Mo7s
Sun Valerian
Wes Hoke and the band Bare Roots
Best Tribute Band
Crippled but free
DEAD
Maiden America
The band that sold the world of Shea Quinn
Solar Federation*
Best Country Group
american savage
Suede Whiskey
Jess Zimmerman’s group*
Nick Tauer Group
whiskey on the rocks
Alternative rock
blind choice
Sun number
Watch the 93rd*
Rascal Revival
Ted McCloskey and Hi-Fi
Best Female Country Artist
Devon Beck
Kendal Conrad
Olivia Farabaugh
Corina Rose*
Gillian Smith
Best Male Country Artist
Grant Bryan
Stephen Ryan Kissinger
Cat Matthew
Nathan Merovitch*
RJ Moody
austin rife
JJ Rupp
Sam Schmidthuber
Tyler Short
Garrett Shultz
Best Alternative Country
Cold Spring Union*
Hockersville Station
Zach King
Nick Andrew Staver
Jerry Tractor and the Mud Bucket
Best Bluegrass Band
blue stone
Colebrook Road
Rebirth of the dead horse
Mom Corn
I rarely said no*
Best Jazz Band/Artist
Anna Alexander Trio
The Frost Duo*
Harrisburg Jazz Collective
Emmanuel Nsingani
teen town
Best Blues Band
Free Blues
Nate Myers and the Aces
Skyla Burrell’s group
Gabe Stillman*
Fu switch
blues rock
Ben Brandt and the Union of Soul Miners
Copper Bets*
Don Johnson Project
The Drew Cooke Project
Dustin Douglas and the Electric Gentlemen
Best Funk/Groove Group
AMFM: Andy Mowatt’s Frequency Movement
Flapjack Jones and the Bender Brohs
Function
trash juice
YUM YUM*
Best Rap/Hip-Hop Artist
Loe Badgett*
Cordelle
Howerton and Zeke
Nick Knight
Max J
Best Metal Band
Brotality
Challenge*
Felt inside out
A scent of wolf
Suicidal puppets
Best NEW Group/Artist
GreyShields
Lives lost
Lyndhurst
Gillian Smith
Valerian Sun*
Young artist/group
Before the end
Addi Grace
Nail bite
faith christmas
Emma Ryan
Christian Yeager*
best hard rock
Coal
Dinosaurs in Paris
Eternal Frequency*
Six-bar rest
Small Town Titans
Children’s music
Cjojo the tutor
Steven Courtney
Phredd
Holly Serio*
Lenny Tepsich/M. The music
Acoustic Duo*
Blessing and Fowler
Duo DMC
Dovetail
Erica Lyn Everest Duo
Visitors
Lone woman
Brenda Brown
Alexia Christian
Beka Jones
Amber Nadine
Casey Walton*
Lonely man
Antonio Andrade*
Adam’s Blessing
Dave Gates
Shawn Pike
James Zero
Best Live Music Venue
Engle wood
HMAC*
Mickey’s black box
Phantom power
XL live
Best Cinematography
Frances Axsmith
Doctor D
Chris Rider*
Documented rock
Rachel Rocks
Best Videography
Alyx Digital Media
JBAW Productions
Karl McWherter*
Nesmith Movies
Ben Daddy Movies
Best Instrument Store
Music and sound BCR*
Guitar Shop Crete
Dale’s Drum Shop
player exchange
Woodshed Guitar Works
best music lessons
Loud Music
Keystone Musical Arts Center*
MAGDON MUSIC
Menchey Music Service
Tone tailors
best recording studio
Headset audio
eight days a week
Green Room Recording Studio
Steven Courtney Projects/Radio Vibe Recording*
rock mill studios