BEST OF 2007 at the Sports Center

Dan Craig, booking agent for the Sports Center, has posted a bulletin asking for your votes for the BEST OF 2007 at the Sports Center.

Here are my picks:

Best Band World /Jam — Baby Gramps (He may not quite fall into this category, but really, what category does he fall into?)

Best Band (Hard Rock/Metal) — The Ruby Doe

Best Band (Roots/Americana) — The Tripwires

Best Band (Indie) — The Blakes

Best New Artist — Star Anna

Best Local Artist/Band — With A Bullet

Best Female Vocals — Star Anna

Best Male Vocals — John Roderick from The Long Winters

Best Overall Musician — Head Like A Kite’s Dave Einmo for his funky fusion of indie-pop soundscapes and super-8 film

Best Album— “Putting the Days to Bed,” The Long Winters. (OK, it came out in 2006, but they played here this year, hence the nomination below.)

Best Show — Tie between The Long Winters (4/27) and the With A Bullet/Ruby Doe (7/20) show

Best Colin Spring show — The Guilty Pleasures party, of course.

Best Colin Spring Impersonator — Guilty Pleasures

— Kim Nowacki