Voting is now open for The Age Music Victoria Music Awards with Courtney Barnett following the ARIA Awards pattern this week and taking most nominations.
Courtney is up for Best Album, Best Song, Best Female and (strangely) Best Band.
To vote and enter the draw to win two tickets to the gig, go to theage.com.au/agemusicvictoriaawards. Voting Closes at midnight, Friday 6 November 2015.
Tickets are otherwise available via www.170russell.com or by phone on 1300 724 867.
$5 from every ticket sold will once again go to Support Act Limited to support musicians in need.
NOMINEES FOR 2015
BEST ALBUM presented by The Age
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit, and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit
Dick Diver – Melbourne, Florida
Dorsal Fins – Mind Renovation
Ben Salter – The Stars My Destination
Totally Mild – Down Time
BEST SONG
Courtney Barnett – Depreston
Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian at Best
Pearls – Big Shot
Jess Ribeiro – Hurry Back To Love
The Peep Tempel – Carol
BEST BAND
Courtney Barnett
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
The Peep Tempel
Totally Mild
Twerps
BEST MALE ARTIST
Briggs
Fraser A. Gorman
Tom Iansek (#1 Dads, Big Scary)
CW Stoneking
Marlon Williams
BEST FEMALE ARTIST
Courtney Barnett
Mojo Juju
Jess Ribeiro
Ella Thompson
Sui Zhen
BEST EMERGING ARTIST
Gold Class
Harts
Raised By Eagles
Total Giovanni
Totally Mild
BEST REGIONAL ACT
Briggs
Cosmic Psychos
Crepes
DD Dumbo
The Murlocs
BEST LIVE BAND
The Bamboos
The Drones
The Peep Tempel
The Smith Street Band
Total Giovanni
BEST REGIONAL VENUE
Barwon Club, Geelong
Karova Lounge, Ballarat
Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan
Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
The Loft, Warrnambool
BEST VENUE
Corner Hotel, Richmond
Howler, Brunswick
Shebeen, Melbourne
The Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood
The Tote, Collingwood
BEST FESTIVAL
Boogie
Golden Plains
St Jerome’s Laneway Festival
Sugar Mountain
Supersense
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