Events

2024 Motif RI Music Award Winners

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 BandSchool of RockMeridian, 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:

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