Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate the 2024 Motif Music Awards! Held at Fête Music Hall the evening included food and (plenty of) drink, live performances from Jake Hunsinger and the Rock Bottom Band, School of Rock, Meridian, and more, and as always a whole lot of awards! Below are this year’s winners. Read a recap of the event and interviews with the winners here.
FAVORITE AMERICANA ACT How’s about Charlie FAVORITE WORLD MUSIC Chachi Carvalho & Vertygo FAVORITE LATINE ACT Infusion Evolution FAVORITE LIVE AMERICANA ACT The Wolff Sisters FAVORITE SM-MED VENUE The Parlour BREAKTHROUGH AMERICANA Dusty & the Brakes FAVORITE COUNTRY ACT Jake Hunsinger and the Rock Bottom Band FAVORITE ROCKABILLY Sasquatch & the Sick-A-Billys FAVORITE OPEN MIC Askew Mondays with Dawn Cabral
FAVORITE FOLK ACT Stefan Couture & The Moondog FAVORITE STREET BAND/BRASS BAND/MARCHING BAND Providence Drum Troupe FAVORITE ALT-ROCK ACT The Quahogs FAVORITE JAM BAND Jabbawaukee FAVORITE INDIE ROCK Plastyc Peaches FAVORITE POP ACT The Dust Ruffles FAVORITE METAL ACT Olneyville Sound System FAVORITE PROG People Eating Plastic FAVORITE EMO ACT Socially Problematic Children FAVORITE COVER BAND David Tessier All-Star Stars FAVORITE TRIBUTE BAND Dirty Deeds (AC/DC) FAVORITE ALT/ROCK VOCALIST Roz Raskin (NOVA ONE) BREAKTHROUGH ALT ACT Yonks FAVORITE ALT/ROCK LIVE ACT The Z-Boys FAVORITE VIDEOGRAPHER The Artist Jackie
FAVORITE HIP-HOP ACT Big Lux FAVORITE HIP-HOP ALBUM Chach: “The Inner Mission” FAVORITE DJ Pauly Danger
FAVORITE SINGER/ SONGWRITER Allison Rose FAVORITE AMERICANA VOCALIST Julie Rhodes FAVORITE BLUEGRASS BAND Saddle up the Chicken FAVORITE R&B ACT Slim Goody FAVORITE JAZZ ACT Evening Sky FAVORITE BLUES/FUNK ACT Cannibal Ramblers FAVORITE CHORAL ACT The Providence Singers FAVORITE LARGE INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE (STATIONARY) RI Philharmonic FAVORITE AMERICANA FESTIVAL Rhythm & Roots Festival FAVORITE AMERICANA ALBUM Allison Rose: “All The Difference” FAVORITE REGGAE ACT Dudemanbro FAVORITE SKA BAND The Agents FAVORITE GARAGE ROCK BAND Ziggy Gnardust FAVORITE NOISE BAND The Hammer Party FAVORITE POP-PUNK ACT Plastyc Peachez FAVORITE PUNK ACT Sourpunch FAVORITE HARDCORE ACT Coma Hole FAVORITE ROCK ALBUM The Quahogs: “Tasteless” FAVORITE EXPERIMENTAL Animal Face FAVORITE SOUND PERSON Brian Cabral FAVORITE PROMOTER Danielle Tellier (Dusk) FAVORITE CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHER James Lastowski FAVORITE KARAOKE NIGHT The Parlour FAVORITE ALT FESTIVAL Scurvy Dog Mega Show (Scurvy Dog) FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO The Quahogs: “For What Reason” FAVORITE GOTHIC / POST-PUNK ACT Vudu Sister FAVORITE ELECTRONIC ACT Artist Jackie and The Wizard FAVORITE DANCE NIGHT Soul Power (Dusk, then Askew)
Don’t forget to check out footage from last year‘s event: