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The New Times Music Awards is always a little bittersweet because I want everyone to win. After all, I\u2019m not a music critic; I\u2019m a music cheerleader, and anyone who makes music is a goddamn American hero in my book. But at the end of the night on Friday, Nov. 21, someone is going to be awarded Best Live Performance. Who will it be?<\/p>\n
If you join me at SLO Brew Rock at Rod & Hammer\u2019s you\u2019ll be treated to performances by some of our best local musicians\u2014Dubwise Collective<\/a>, Gehrig Kniffen<\/a>, Harmony Chabot<\/a>, Hot 45<\/a>, Miss Leo<\/a>, Pete Pidgeon<\/a>, The Flower Machine<\/a><\/strong>, and The Vargo Paradox<\/a><\/strong>. These are the first-place winners in the various genre categories: Rock\/Alternative, Country\/Americana\/Folk, Hip-Hop, R&B\/Blues, Open, and Covers; as well as Youth, Album of the Year, and Best Songwriter<\/p>\n In between their performances, second and third place genre winners will receive their awards. You\u2019ll also find out who this year\u2019s Local Legend Award goes to as well as who you voted for during our annual Readers Poll. As usual, Ernie Ball has generously donated a guitar that we\u2019re raffling off, and you can find raffle tickets online until Nov. 20 at 7 p.m., or at the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n Come celebrate our vibrant local music scene at the New Times Music Awards<\/strong> at SLO Brew Rock at Rod & Hammer\u2019s on Friday, Nov. 21<\/strong> (7 p.m.; all ages; $15 at my805tix.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n Also, this week at SLO Brew, see L\u2019\u00e9clair <\/a><\/strong>on Friday, Nov. 14<\/strong> (doors at 7 p.m.; 18-and-older; $23.88 at ticketweb.com<\/a>). Brothers Stef and Yavor Lilov grew up in Bulgaria in the late 1990s and were influenced by the folk music of the region. They now call Switzerland home, and they\u2019re touring in support of their fourth album, Cloud Drifter<\/em>.<\/p>\n