Music News: 2012 OC Music Awards winners

It was an evening of fun and friendly competition at the 2012 OC Music Awards at City National Grove of Anaheim on Saturday night (get a full recap of the evening on the Orange County Register’s Soundcheck Blog here). Dozens of local bands competed in the various categories, made simple acceptance speeches, cheered on their friends and partied it up at the venue following the ceremony.

And the 2012 OC Music Award winners are:

Best album: “Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes,” Social Distortion

Best song: “Cough Syrup,” Young the Giant

Best new artist: Jeramiah Red

Best pop: the Aquabats

Best rock: Thrice

Best alternative: Young the Giant

Best indie: Kiev

Best blues: Jeramiah Red

Best country/Americana: Nicole Vaughn

Best folk: Micah Brown

Best club DJ: DJ Thrifty Lips

Best electronic: Free the Robots

Best hip-hop: Blok

Best jazz: Nancy Sanchez

Best Latin: Boogaloo Assassins

Best metal: Railroad to Alaska

Best punk: the Adolescents

Best surf: the Growlers

Best world: the Dirty Heads

Best live acoustic: Allensworth

Best live band: Railroad to Alaska

Best music video: “Cough Syrup,” Young the Giant

Best youth: Ugly Paint

People’s choice: Fusion Beat

OC Impact Award: Thrice

Lifetime Achievement Award: Rodney Bingenheimer, aka Rodney on the ROQ

Red carpet and after party photos by Jenavieve Belair, for OrangeCounty.com. Performance photos by Armando Brown, for the Orange County Register.

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Posted in: Local Music • OC Music Awards • City National Grove of Anaheim • Jeramiah Red • OC Music Awards • Railroad to Alaska • Social Distortion • Young the Giant

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