Sarah Music Awards 2011
Presented to you by Hipster Sarah.
Well, it’s that time of year again, my friends! Shows have been gone to, albums have been heard, memorable times have been made, and laughs have been had. All for the sake of MUSIC. Ready for the most biased awards on this side of the Internet? I bring you the Sarah Music Awards 2011…
Band Most Seen In 2011: Tommy and the High Pilots w/ 3
Band I’ve Waited To See For A Lifetime: Tie: Arcade Fire & Death Cab For Cutie
Most Ironic Fist-Pumping Done At A Concert: Ludo @ Bottom Lounge
Best Concert I Didn’t Know I Was Going To Until 10 Min. Before It Started: Helio Sequence @ Lincoln Hall
Best Pre-Concert Shenanigans: Stamps @ Lincoln Hall
Best Post-Concert Shenanigans: Tally Hall @ Lincoln Hall
Concert I Had To Unexpectedly Miss Because College: Decemberists @ Aragon
Band I Didn’t Previously Know, With The Biggest Nerd Fandom That Caused My Jaw To Literally Drop: We Fight Dragons @ Lincoln Hall
Strangest Band Member To Observe At A Concert: Bob Morris of Stamps
Best Concert Even Though We Never Found Our Friend: Decemberists @ Riviera
Coolest Alternative Renditions Of Their Own Songs: Feist @ Riviera
Best Concert Where The Lead Singer’s Arm Muscles Were Just As Big As Their Hits: Airborne Toxic Event @ Metro
Bands With The Best Covers: Jukebox the Ghost & Airborne Toxic Event
Happiest Performance: Gold Motel @ Bottom Lounge
Best Costumes While Performing: Ludo w/ the theme, Space Dracula’s Basketball Expo @ Bottom Lounge
Best Concert Seen While Eating An Alligator: Tommy & the High Pilots @ Sausage Fest
Best Post-Concert Food & Mingling: After Jukebox the Ghost @ Schuba’s via Flattop Grill
Concert Where We Fit 5 People In The Backseat Of A Taxi Afterwards: Tally Hall @ Lincoln Hall
Best Concert Involving A Mini Road Trip: Black Keys/Florence & the Machine in Milwaukee, WI
Most Epic-Sounding Performance: Florence & the Machine
Grossest And Worst Opening Band Where The Lead Singer Dripped His Face Sweat On My Arm: Sparks the Rescue, for Ludo @ Bottom Lounge
Most Obnoxious Band I Saw On Accident: Hellogoodbye @ Bottom Lounge
Most Dance-Inducing Band: Arcade Fire @ UIC Pavillion
Best Openers: The National (for Arcade Fire) and Frightened Rabbit (for DCFC)
Worst Crowd: Feist @ Riviera
Chillest Crowd: Death Cab For Cutie @ UIC Pavillion
Funniest Crowd: Tie: Stamps @ Lincoln Hall, Ludo @ Bottom Lounge
Funniest/Most Ridiculous Overall Concert: Stamps/We Fight Dragons @ Lincoln Hall
Most Impressive Concert: Tie: Feist @ Riviera, Black Keys @ Aragon
Favorite Overall Performance: Death Cab For Cutie @ UIC Pavillion
Top Albums Of 2011 (no order):
Feist-Metals
Tally Hall-Good & Evil
DCFC-Codes & Keys
Adele-21
Bon Iver-Self Titled
Black Keys-El Camino
St. Vincent-Strange Mercy
Florence & the Machine-Ceremonials
Fleet Foxes-Helplessness Blues
Decemberists-The King Is Dead
Lykke Li-Wounded Rhymes
Grouplove-Never Trust A Happy Song
YOU BETTER BRING IT, 2012!!!
(For the Sarah Music Awards 2010, please click here.)
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