1 May 2012 WAMI Featured Artist – Tweed Funk
Tweed Funk (Milwaukee, WI) has been around for less than 18 months, but already the band has garnered national and international recognition with the 2011 release of their debut CD, Bringin It. Tweed Funk toured the Midwest and South in support of their debut release. On April 26th, 2012 Tweed Funk released their sophomore CD, … Continue reading
4 2012 WAMI Award Winners!
WAMI would like to congratulate all of the 2012 Award Winners! Artist of the Year: Bon Iver Album of the Year: Bon Iver, “Bon Iver” Song of the Year: Trapper Schoepp and the Shades, “I-94″ Female Vocalist: Naima Adedapo Male Vocalist: Mike Wendland New Artist: Great Lake Drifters Rising star: Nora Collins Alternative Artist: the Delta Routine Roots/Americana Artist: Copper Box Blues Artist: Aaron Williams … Continue reading
0 WAMI Weekend: Wisconsin Music Awards Show Returns to Appleton Sunday
Written by Mike Thiel Post-Crescent staff writer Roll Out the Red Carpet for Wisconsin Musicians! The 32nd annual WAMI awards show, hosted by the Wisconsin Area Music Industry, returns Sunday to Appleton’s Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. It marks the second time in three years the event has been held in downtown Appleton. [read more..] http://foxciti.es/WAMIPreview
0 2012 WAMI Awards Show – This Sunday! Tickets On Sale NOW!
The 2012 WAMI Awards Show will be hosted by the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton, WI on Sunday April 15, 2012. Doors open at 6 PM, and a pre-show party begins at 6:30 PM in the atrium of the PAC and also at Mill Creek. Curtains will open promptly at 7:30 PM. The WAMI Awards Show … Continue reading
0 Downtown Alive! – WAMI Music Series – This Saturday!
Make it a Music Weekend! The Wisconsin Area Music Industry announces “Downtown Alive!” – WAMI’s first music series, on April 14, 2012 in cooperation with Appleton Downtown Incorporated (ADI). Make your way down College Avenue through six different venues. Visit select venues on College Avenue in Downtown Appleton. Rub shoulders with WAMI and other statewide … Continue reading
0 2012 WAMI People’s Choice Nominees Announced!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2012 WISCONSIN AREA MUSIC INDUSTRY ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – The Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) has announced the finalists for the People’s Choice Awards. The Awards Show will be held at 7:30 PM on Sunday, April 15th, at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center … Continue reading
1 A Note from WAMI’s New President
WAMI is a volunteer organization and without all the great volunteers there would be no organization. Mike McGinley has been a dedicated member of the WAMI organization for many years, and was recently voted into the position of President. Mike has always had a passion for music, but the passion and dedication to his family … Continue reading
5 2012 WAMI Awards Nominees Announced!
Congratulations to all of this year’s WAMI Awards Nominees! We hope to see you and your fans at the 2012 WAMI Awards Show. 2012 WAMI Awards Nominees Artist of the year: Bon Iver, Naima Adedapo, I’m Not A Pilot, Lucas Cates, Reverend Raven & The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys, The Fatty Acids Album of the … Continue reading
0 March 2012 WAMI Featured Artist – Carrie Melton & The Minor Fall
Carrie Melton and The Minor Fall showcases a well blended mix of acoustic blue/newgrass and folk music with many influences ranging everything from blue-noted melody lines to a little bit of rock n’ roll. Rich, heavy vocals and meaningful lyric really make them stand out musicians among today’s up and coming. Look for Carrie Melton … Continue reading
0 2012 WAMI Awards Show Performers Announced
The 32nd Annual WAMI Awards Show will be held on April 15th, 2012 at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton, WI. Headliners scheduled to perform include: The Gufs Shaker & the Egg I’m Not a Pilot Project Pink Prophetic Tim Castle and Young Southern Greg Waters and The Broad Street Boogie Doors open … Continue reading