Boston Music Awards winners

The Boston Music Awards were held at The Roxy in Boston on Dec. 7, 2008. Topping out the winners were New Kids on the Block, the Dropkick Murphys, Amanda Palmer and local band Girls Guns and Glory. Here are a list of the winners and nominees:

Act Of The Year – National:
Boys Like Girls
Dropkick Murphys
Ray LaMontagne
Lori McKenna
New Kids on the Block
Amanda Palmer
Josh Ritter
Termanology

Act Of The Year – Local:
Akrobatik
Bang Camaro
Girls Guns and Glory
Eli Paperboy Reed And The True Loves
Wild Light
Thalia Zedek

Album Of The Year:
“National: Gossip In The Grain” – Ray Lamontagne
“Nothing Is Precious Enough For Us” – Death Vessel
“Politics As Usual” – Termanology
“The Historical Conquests Of Josh Ritter” – Josh Ritter
“Three Easy Pieces” – Buffalo Tom
“Who Killed Amanda Palmer” – Amanda Palmer

Album Of The Year – Local:
Absolute Value” – Akrobatik
“Beneath The Blue” – Duke Levine
“Inverted Valentine” – Girls Guns and Glory
“Megaphone” – Moe Pope and Headnodic
“Roll With You” – Eli Paperboy Reed And The True Loves
“Songs III: Bird On The Water” – Marissa Nadler

Best New Act Of The Year:
Bodega Girls
Chester French
The Fatal Flaw
The Low Anthem

Outstanding Live Act Of The Year:
Bang Camaro
Dennis Brennan Band
Everyday Visuals
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
State Radio
Termanology
The Camp

Female Vocalist Of The Year (National):
Juliana Hatfield
Aimee Mann
Lori McKenna
Amanda Palmer

Female Vocalist Of The Year (Local):
Karen Barnicle (Barnicle)
Lisa Bello
Sarah Borges
Holly Brewer (Humanwine)
Eileen Jewel
Marissa Nadler
Aoife O’Donovan (Crooked Still)
Monique Ortiz (A.K.A.C.O.D.)

Male Vocalist Of The Year (National):
Al Barr (Dropkick Murphys)
Martin Johnson (Boys Like Girls)
Ray Lamontagne
Josh Ritter
Teramanology

Male Vocalist Of The Year (Local):
Rick Berlin
Dennis Brennan
Ad Frank
Mike Gent
John Powhida
Eli “Paperboy” Reed
Ryan Walsh (Hallelujah The Hills)

Producer Of The Year (Rock/Pop):
Mike Denneen
Paul Q. Kolderie
Dave Minehan
Ed Valuskas
Pete Weiss

Producer Of The Year (Hip Hop/R&B):
Arcitype
D Money
D-Tension
DC The Midi Alien
Jared Hancock
Lingo
Matty Trump
Nelly Protoolz
Statik Selektah

Best Song Of The Year (National):
“Astronaut: A Short History Of Nearly Nothing” – Amanda Palmer
“Freeway” – Aimee Mann
“State Of Massachusetts” – Dropkick Murphys
“This Lonely Love” – Juliana Hatfield
“Thunder” – Boys Like Girls

Best Song Of The Year (Local):
“One And One” – Great Bandini
“Cat” – Baltimoroder
“Day I Die” – Drug Rug
“Get It Together” – Masspike Miles
“She’s Into Black Guys” – Bodega Girls
“Take My Love With You” – Eli Paperboy Reed And The True Loves
“Texas Mike” – Barnicle
“Tora Tora Tora” – Pretty & Nice

Outstanding Rock Act Of The Year:
A.K.A.C.O.D.
Bang Camaro
Great Bandini
Helms
Hooray For Earth
Viva Viva
Wild Light

Outstanding Hip Hop Act Of The Year:
7L & Esoteric
Big Digits
East Coast Avengers
Los Wunder Twins
Reks
Slaine
Termanology
Frankie Wainwright

Outstanding Pop/R&B Act of the Year:
Bre Red Bone Soul
Click 5
Jada
JoJo
Lee Wilson
Louie Bello
Makio
Mass Pike Miles

Outstanding DJ/Electronic Act Of The Year:
Baltimoroder
Doc Claw And Ms. Thang
Frank White
Gucci Vuitton
Redfoxx
San Serac

Outstanding Metal/Hardcore Act Of The Year:
Doomriders
Have Heart
Motherboar
Only Living Witness
Overcast
The Red Chord
Trap Them

Outstanding Punk Act Of The Year:
Big D And The Kids Table
Clouds
Jason Bennet and the Resistance
Mark Lind & the Unloved
Streetdogs
The Men

Outstanding Americana Act Of The Year:
Crooked Still
Frank Morey
Girls Guns And Glory
Little Guitar
Mean Creek
Movers And Shakers
Session Americana

Outstanding Jazz Act Of The Year:
Walter Beasley
Nnenna Freelon
Deborah Henson-Conant
Grace Kelly
Makoto Ozone
Christian Scott
Esperanza Spalding
Andre Ward

Outstanding Singer/ Songwriter Act Of The Year:
Jabe Beyer
Stephen Brodsky
Melissa Ferrick
Marissa Nadler
Josh Ritter
Audrey Ryan
Eric Salt

Outstading Blues Act Of The Year:
Ronnie Earl
Ernie & the Automatics
Evan Goodrow
Troy Gonyea & the Howl
David Maxwell
James Montgomery

Outstanding Folk Act Of The Year:
Kris Delmhorst
Death Vessel
Antje Duvekot
Meg Hutchinson
Miss Tess
Ellis Paul
Mieka Pauley

Outstanding International Music Act Of The Year:
Alex Alvear
Batukaxe
Matt Jenson Acid Reggae Experience
Zili Misik

Outstanding Tribute Act Of The Year:
Bad Fish
Beatlejuice
Dirty Deeds
Draw The Line
Joshua Tree
Rock Bottom

Best College Band:
Bearstronaut

Humanitarian of the Year:
Chad Stokes of State Radio

Unsung Hero:
Billy Beard