The 2012 Orange County Music Awards are coming. Nominees in 21 categories have been chosen!

Young the Giant nominated for 6 awards.

The OC Music Awards will be held March 3, 2012, at the City National Grove of Anaheim.

Here is a partial list of nominees. Still to be announced: the nominees for the OC Impact and Lifetime Achievement awards, which will be announced on February 1, the nominees for Best Live Band and Best Live Acoustic Showcase Series finalists, which will be announced after February 15, and the People’s Choice Award nominees which will be announced on Monday, February 27.

On Tuesday, January 3, the 2012 the OMCA Showcase Series began at Costa Mesa’s Detroit Bar launching 7 weeks of free showcases at various venues across Orange County.  Local artists will compete for the titles of Best Live Band or Best Live Acoustic.

Be sure to cast your vote at http://ocmusicawards.com/.

2012 Nominees (Listed in alphabetical order)

Best Album

The Aquabats- Hi-Five Soup!

Jeramiah Red- Ghost Tracks from the Getty

Social Distortion – Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes

Thrice- Major/Minor

Young the Giant- Young the Giant

Best Song

DJ Tempo- “June Serenadez” ft. Ashley Morphew

Jeramiah Red- “Can’t Help Myself”

Kiev- “Loot Recovered”

Thrice- “Promises”

Young the Giant- “Cough Syrup”

Best New Artist

Ethan Hulse

Golden Afternoon

Jeramiah Red

Portrait of a Nightmare

The Ultimate Bearhug

Best Alternative

Ceasefire

Jack’s Mannequin

Railroad to Alaska

Suedehead

Young the Giant

Best Blues

Jameson

Jeramiah Red

Parker Macy Blues

Robert Jon and the Wreck

Roman Alexander and the Robbery

Best Club DJ

DJ Bobby Soul

DJ Oldboy

DJ Tempo

DJ Thrifty Lips

Kedd Cook

Best Country/Americana

Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys

Billy Kernkamp

The Fallen Stars

Jeramiah Red

Nicole Vaughn

Best Electronic

BLOK

Electric Valentine

Free the Robots

Mphase

Speaker Junkies

Best Folk

Ethan Hulse

The Field Trip

I Hate You Just Kidding

Micah Brown

The Ultimate Bearhug

Best Hip Hop

BLOK

Cirious and Deelux

I&I

PWEST

Speach Impediments

Best Indie

Kiev

The Devious Means

The Gromble

The Steelwells

Young the Giant

Best Jazz

Chris Williams

Evan Stone

Nancy Sanchez

Ron Kobayashi

Tony Guerrero

Best Latin

¡Aparato!

Boogaloo Assassins

Nancy Sanchez

Signa

The Latin Jazz Syndicate

Best Metal

Anna Vexa

Avenged Sevenfold

Bleeding Through

Death by Stereo

Railroad to Alaska

Best Pop

Amanda Lamb (click for interview)

The Aquabats

Ethan Hulse

Stacy Clark (click for interview)

Suedehead

Best Punk

The Audacity

Chaser

Death Hymn Number 9

The Adolescents

The Gospels

Best Rock

Echo Echo

Jeramiah Red

Red9

Thrice

Young the Giant

Best Surf

Alejandro’s Awesome Surf Band

Death Hymn Number 9

Headshine

Hindu Pirates

The Growlers

Best World

80 Proof

Craic Haus

Dirty Heads

Reel Big Fish

Seedless

Best Music Video

BLOK- Jungle Dog Fang Hell

Red9- Fanatico

Red Devil Squadron- Bobcat Wrangler

Semi Sweet- Chemicals Corrected

Young the Giant- Cough Syrup

Best Youth

CHIXX RULE

McKenzie Brandon

Ugly Paint

Un D Vided

Whiplash

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