Boston Music Awards 2011
WGBH News' Edgar B. Herwick III was there at the scene on Nov. 20 — but you could also follow the buzz from home (or from an even cooler, super-secret party).
- WGBH News: A Scene Celebrates ItselfBOSTON - Forget what was on at the House of Blues Sunday. The Boston music scene put on its biggest annual show at the Liberty Hotel: the...
- Just go my tickets to the Boston Music Awards (@BMAs_Boston), should be a great night. t.co/5fOzTgvw
- Goal number one: see and be seen.
- Goal number two: Hear and be heard. The current era of the BMAs celebrates the scene, with a focus on live performances even more than awards. There were sets by Blues Artist of the Year Roomful of Blues, New Artist of the Year Moufy...
- ... Electronic nominee Stereo Telescope, Pop Rock Artist Of The Year Gentleman Hall...
@gentlemenhall putting on a show for the home crowd in Boston @ the #BMAs.Thank you for the support @WFNX @BostonTweet http://pic.twitter.com/hUA9Gd27- Top rockers Viva Viva, R&B/Urban/Contemporary Artist Shea Rose...
- (Cheezits, the press!) (And electronics near water, and a whole lot of people in a hotel room!)
Music editor @vMichaelv interviewing Viva Viva for live @WFNX broadcast from Boston Music Awards #BMAs #bmas2011 http://pic.twitter.com/UZdAGShs- Herwick regretted that the reliably-good-but-already-established band the Dropkick Murphys took Artist of the Year over exciting newcomers such as Hip-Hop Artist of the Year Slaine, a rapper from Southie...
SlaineSlaine - A World With No Skies 2.0 In Stores Everywhere August 16th - General Manager: Regime, Inc - Press Contact: [email protected]..- ... and David Wax Museum (winner of Song of the Year), which among other feats of 2011 put on a superb set at the Newport Folk Festivals and a Tiny Desk Concert for NPR.
- Half the fun of being part of a scene, of course, is criticizing the members and choices of that scene.
- And, less specific:
