CHOICE AWARDS LINEUP AND INFO March 15, 2016 / by John "Stoney" Cannon On April 15, 2016 area music fans and artists will gather for the 2016 Lokal Loudness Choice Awards, an annual event honoring CSRA/Augusta music artist past and present. A couple of month later than usual due to almost taking 2016 off, online nominating began in February with final voting this month. This year's event mark the 24th anniversary of Lokal Loudness, and the 21st year that the organization has present some sort of awards to area music artists. Thanks to sponsors this years event will be free to the public with doors opening at 8pm and the event - a combination of performances and award presentations to start shortly after. Performers scheduled for this year's event include: Catch 22 Chainsaw Masscara Gorganus Lost Boy Will McCranie Douglas Oxford Stink Bamboo The Least Likelys with more TBA This year's nominees Chris Watkins Award for Fave Lokal Drummer Anthony Carter – Babylon Stone / Chris McCarthy - False Flag / Johnny Ryder – Trust in Traitors / Mike Dansevicus – Vicky Grady Band / Michael Dinkins – Hollywood Glampires Chris Hardy Award for Fave Lokal Bassist Chris Green – Least Likelys / Chris Hardy / Deveran Roof / Jason Guy – Hollywood Glampires / Tony Miaco – False Flag Matthew Keenan Award for Fave Lokal Guitarist Dewayne Brock – Least Likelys / Brint Lollar – Chainsaw Masscara / Chase Walker – False Flag / Michael Baideme – Famous Last Words / John Berret – LaRoxes Steve Cheeks Award for Fave Lokal Vocalist Bethany Davis –Delta Cane / Claire Storm – Chainsaw Masscara / Dewayne Brock – Gin Jockeys / Ashley Willis – No Sir / Adam Thompson – No Sir Wycliffe Gordon Awards for Fave Lokal Misc. Instrumentalist Henry Wynn III / Scott Terry / Taylor Swan / Ruby Culpepper – Stink Bamboo / Jennifer Sparling 1,000 Miles Award for Fave Lokal Song Cage – Happy Bones / Fall – Trust in Traitors / Philip Lee – Heart / Philip Lee – Blues Number / Chris Hardy – Space Cats Dorian Tauss Award for Fave Lokal CD Chris Hardy – Hey Goliath / Stink Bamboo – Ambedo / The Beauty Fools – Tales / Kenny George Band – Live from Sky City Robbie Ducey Awrd for Fave Lokal Solo Artist Adam Thompson / Chris Hardy / Philip Lee / Will McCranie / Douglas Oxford Brandon Layton Award for Fave All-Ages Artist Aplatier / Her Pride / Lost Boy / Occido / Kill the Host Science Friction Award for Fave New Band Babylon Stone / Hollywood Glampires / Le Goose / Least Likelys / No Sir Dixie Dreg Award for Fave All Around Lokal Artist Chainsaw Masscara / Delta Cane / Hollywood Glampires / Kenny George Band / No Sir Paul M. Colohan Award for Fave Lokal Jazz Artist Bill Karp / Buzz Clifford / Karen Gordon / Mike Frost / Joel Cruz James Brown Award for Fave Lokal Soul / Hip Hop Artist Catch 22 / CJ Lee / Chris Ndeti / Stink Bamboo / Funk You / Gorganus Fave Lokal Spoken Artist Brotha Trav / Catherine the Great / Emily Middlecat / N-8 / Sleepy Eyez Carter Fave Lokal DJ Catch 22 / Kris Fisher / Bizzo / Fugi / Codec Larry Jon Wilson Award for Lokal Country / Americana Artist Adam Thompson / Bethany & the Southside Boys / Donna Jo / Kenny George Band / Livingroom Legends David Bradberry Award for Fave Lokal Rock Artist Babylon Stone / Chainsaw Masscara / False Flag / Gin Jockeys / No Sir dieAgnostic award for Fave Lokal Hard Rock Artist False Flag / Chainsaw Masscara / Hollywood Glampires / Occido / Trust in Traitors