{"id":19796,"date":"2017-10-15T22:38:34","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T04:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lastbestnews.com\/site\/?p=19796"},"modified":"2018-01-09T11:12:37","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T18:12:37","slug":"surprise-guests-a-big-hit-at-magic-city-music-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/2017\/10\/surprise-guests-a-big-hit-at-magic-city-music-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise guests a big hit at Magic City Music Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t<div id=\"slides-19796\" class=\"navis-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"slide-nav\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"prev\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"next\"><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slides_container\"><div id=\"19796-slide1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCMA-Barbershop-1-of-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCMA-Barbershop-1-of-1-771x514.jpg\" \/><\/a><h6>Ed Kemmick\/Last Best News <a href=\"#\" class=\"slide-permalink\">permalink<\/a><\/h6><p>Checkpointe, a barbershop quartet that made a surprise cameo at the 2017 Magic City Music Awards on Sunday, got a raucous reception. Click the arrow at top right for more photos.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"19796-slide2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCMA-Boyfriend-1-of-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCMA-Boyfriend-1-of-1-771x514.jpg\" \/><\/a><h6>Ed Kemmick\/Last Best News <a href=\"#\" class=\"slide-permalink\">permalink<\/a><\/h6><p>Not Your Boyfriend's Band put in an intense, high-energy appearance.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"19796-slide3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCMA-Troy-Owens-1-of-1-771x521.jpg*771*521\" data-href=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCMA-Troy-Owens-1-of-1.jpg\" \/><h6>Ed Kemmick\/Last Best News <a href=\"#\" class=\"slide-permalink\">permalink<\/a><\/h6><p>Troy Owens ripped it up on guitar in a solo performance.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"19796-slide4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCMA-Outlaw-Queen-1-of-1-771x514.jpg*771*514\" data-href=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCMA-Outlaw-Queen-1-of-1.jpg\" \/><h6>Ed Kemmick\/Last Best News <a href=\"#\" class=\"slide-permalink\">permalink<\/a><\/h6><p>Norrine \"the Outlaw Queen\" Linderman brought the house down with her amazing yodeling.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"19796-slide5\" data-src=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCMA-Zoller-and-Johnston-1-of-1-771x502.jpg*771*502\" data-href=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCMA-Zoller-and-Johnston-1-of-1.jpg\" \/><h6>Ed Kemmick\/Last Best News <a href=\"#\" class=\"slide-permalink\">permalink<\/a><\/h6><p>Jodie Johnston and Brian Zoller had a big sound for just two people.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"19796-slide6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCMA-Song-Dog-1-of-1-771x514.jpg*771*514\" data-href=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCMA-Song-Dog-1-of-1.jpg\" \/><h6>Ed Kemmick\/Last Best News <a href=\"#\" class=\"slide-permalink\">permalink<\/a><\/h6><p>Bluegrass band Song Dog Serenade opened the show with a mix of standards and original tunes.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"19796-slide7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCMA-In-Rapture-1-of-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCMA-In-Rapture-1-of-1-771x514.jpg\" \/><\/a><h6>Ed Kemmick\/Last Best News <a href=\"#\" class=\"slide-permalink\">permalink<\/a><\/h6><p>In Rapture closed the show with a straight-ahead run of high-speed rock.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><script>jQuery( document ).ready( function() { loadSlideshow( 19796, 'https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/2017\/10\/surprise-guests-a-big-hit-at-magic-city-music-awards\/', 7 ) } );<\/script>\n<p>In an awards show packed with youthful energy and frenetic performances, the hit of the night at the\u00a017th annual Magic City Music Awards on Sunday might have been Norrine \u201cThe Outlaw Queen\u201d Linderman, who&#8217;s been performing in the Billings area since the late 1940s.<\/p>\n<p>Linderman, winner of last year&#8217;s Freeman Lacy Award, created to recognize musicians with a long history of contributing to the Billings music scene, was just well enough to pick up her award last year, but too ill to sing.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>She made up for it this year, taking the stage at the Yellowstone Valley Brewing Co.&#8217;s Garage Pub with a borrowed guitar to belt out four cowboy-swing tunes with a commanding panache. Awards show organizer Scot Ninnemann actually signaled for Linderman to cut off her cameo at three songs, and Linderman acknowledged the signal. After the third song, though, in her irresistible way, she told the audience she just had to do a yodel.<\/p>\n<p>And yodel she did, in a four-part finale to &#8220;I Want to be a Cowboy&#8217;s Sweetheart,&#8221; in which she yodeled each of the four parts in a progressively higher register. Her voice cracked a tiny bit in the last part, but it was a remarkable performance nonetheless. Young rockers who might have been hearing their first yodeler could only shake their heads in awe.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s Freeman Lacy Award winner was Scott Wagers, a tireless fan of live music and a photographer who has taken thousands of photos of bands, solo performers, venues and audiences.<\/p>\n<p>Wagers was out of town Sunday, but Ninnemann, a musician himself, hailed Wagers because &#8220;he not only makes us look amazing, with his photos he makes us feel appreciated.&#8221; He said Wagers was also invited to be on the organizing committee of this year&#8217;s awards, because he is &#8220;such a genuine fan of local music, like nobody else I know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"well\"><div class=\"dfad dfad_pos_1 dfad_first\" id=\"_ad_652\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/mjhWkW\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lastbestnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/201703_capeair_variable.jpg\" alt=\"CapreAir_Variable\" width=\"510\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18069\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>The big winner at the 17th annual awards was the band Alder Lights, which won four first-place awards \u2014 for best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j2mKXmOL210\">video<\/a>, best original song, alternative or indie act of the year and best show of the year. Lead singer Jake Goldberg was also voted male vocalist of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Goldberg said the band has been together for four years, playing their brand of alternative rock whenever they get the chance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We all work full time, so every weekend we drive as far as we can&#8221; to play music, he said. The band, which is working on its second record, has also launched a social media campaign to be the opening act for the Foo Fighters, scheduled to play at the MetraPark arena in December.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the band&#8217;s heartfelt appeal on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AlderLights\/\">Alder Lights Facebook<\/a> page. Goldberg said they have been told that their video made its way to the band, but whether it has been watched or whether they really have a chance to open for Foo Fighters is something he doesn&#8217;t know.<\/p>\n<p>Not that he&#8217;s worrying about it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whether or not we open for them, it&#8217;s going to be a killer show,&#8221; Goldberg said. &#8220;We&#8217;re all going to be there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Aside from all the awards that went to Alder Lights, voting was unusually spread out this year among the many nominated acts. No act won three awards and only two captured a pair of them: Wes Urbaniak was named best sound engineer and best stringed instrument musician, and The High Country String Band got the best new-band award and the award for the best Americana, folk or bluegrass band.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19805\"  class=\"wp-caption module image alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"addboard wp-image-19805 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/lastbestnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCMA-Dead-Presleys-1-of-1-771x502.jpg\" alt=\"Prelseys\" width=\"771\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCMA-Dead-Presleys-1-of-1.jpg 771w, https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCMA-Dead-Presleys-1-of-1-336x219.jpg 336w, https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCMA-Dead-Presleys-1-of-1-768x500.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Ed Kemmick\/Last Best News<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dead Presleys, seen here from the back of the Garage Pub stage, won third place in the album-of-the-year category.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In addition, Yellowstoned was named the best hip hop or rap act, and band member Drew Mullins was voted songwriter of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Ninnemann said more than 2,200 people cast ballots this year, considerably more than the 1,300 votes cast last year, which was then a record in the five years since voting online was introduced.<\/p>\n<p>The emcee for the awards show was Art Hooker, longtime host of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ypradio.org\/programs\/blue-light-boogie#stream\/0\">\u201cBlue Light Boogie\u201d\u00a0<\/a>show on Yellowstone Public Radio and also the emcee for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.magiccityblues.com\/\">Magic City Blues<\/a>. Tyler Cook ran the sound for the awards show and Rocky Mountain College lent the organizers a projector used for a slideshow and video excerpts.<\/p>\n<p>Ninnemann organized the show with George Moncure, owner of the Yellowstone Valley Brewing Co., and David Crisp, formerly the editor and publisher of The Billings Outpost. That newspaper originated and for many years sponsored the music awards, originally known as the Tuneys.<\/p>\n<p>When Crisp folded the Outpost in 2015 and joined Last Best News, this online newspaper took over sponsorship of the awards.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Linderman, there was another cameo appearance Sunday night. After Wagers&#8217; award was announced, Hooker told the crowd there was a special performance on tap. It was Checkpointe, a barbershop quartet that performed on the floor in the back of the garage, then took to the stage for an encore.<\/p>\n<p>The music might have been as alien to some of the young musicians as Linderman&#8217;s yodeling, but Counterpointe was rewarded with raucous cheers and clapping.<\/p>\n<p>Other performers were Song Dog Serenade, Troy Owens, Brian Zoller and Jodie Johnston, Not Your Boyfriend&#8217;s Band, the Dead Presleys and In Rapture.<\/p>\n<p>About 200 people paid the $7 cover Sunday night, with proceeds covering the cost of the awards and providing youth scholarships for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ampcampbillings.com\/blog\/2016\/1\/22\/amp-camp\">Amp Camp<\/a>, a summertime rhythm section workshop organized by several local musicians.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a complete list of 2017 award winners:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music Venue<\/strong>: Third place, The Railyard; second\u00a0place, Yellowstone Valley Brewing \u201cGarage Pub\u201d; Winner, The Pub Station.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Radio DJ<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, Kaitlyn Stryjewski, 97.1 KISS FM; second place,\u00a0McLovin (Justin Hutchinson), Hot 101.9;\u00a0Winner, Big J (Jason Harris), Hot 101.9.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club DJ\/EDM Artist<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, Beautiful Existence (Chris Lutton); second place, Ryan Hayes;\u00a0Winner, DJ Benefit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spoken Word Artist<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, A.J. Williams; second place, Anna Paige;\u00a0Winner, Molly Ouellette.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jazz Act<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, Rimrock Hot Club; second\u00a0place, Magic City Jazz Society;\u00a0Winner, Alex Nauman Organ Trio.<\/p>\n<p><b>Classic Rock Act<\/b>: Third place, The 7th\u00a0Avenue Band; second\u00a0place, Downtime;\u00a0Winner, Midlife Chryslers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Horn Musician<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, Parker Sappington; second\u00a0place, Kevin McBride; Winner, John Roberts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stringed Instrument Musician<\/strong>: Third place: Lindsey Jacobsen; second place,\u00a0 Trevor Krieger; winner,\u00a0Wes Urbaniak.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Video<\/strong>: Third place, Dead Presleys, \u201cSirens\u201d; second place, Stranded By Choice, \u201cThe Voice that Only I Hear\u201d;\u00a0Winner, Alder Lights, \u201cHighwire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>American, Folk or Bluegrass<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place: The Peach Pickers; second\u00a0place, Reid Perry; Winner, The High Country String Band.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Metal Act<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, In Rapture; second\u00a0place, Stranded By Choice;\u00a0Winner, Righteous Vendetta.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bass Musician<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, Riley Haynie; second\u00a0place, Kaleb Barkac; Winner, Parker Brown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keyboard Musician<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, Becky Buck; second\u00a0place, Jake Goldberg;\u00a0Winner, Erik Olson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Songwriter<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, Jake Goldberg; second\u00a0place, Cory Leone Johnson; Winner, Drew Mullins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Freeman Lacey Award<\/strong>: Scott Wagers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sound Engineer<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, Kyle McClain; second\u00a0place, Reid Perry;\u00a0Winner, Wes Urbaniak.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Country Act<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, Exit 53; second\u00a0place, 100 Proof;\u00a0Winner, Bucky Beaver Ground Grippers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blues, Soul, R&amp;B or Funk<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, The Brickhouse Band; second\u00a0place, Funk in the Trunk; Winner, Hubba Hubba.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solo Performer<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, Parker Brown; second place, Jessica Lechner; Winner, Chez.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drums or Percussion Musician<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, Ty Sutton; second place, Bart Barkac;\u00a0Winner, Zack Goggins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guitarist<\/strong>: Tied for second place,\u00a0Justin Olmstead and Dallas Contrarez;\u00a0Winner, Alex Nauman.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Song<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, Denise Sterhan, \u201cHurricane\u201d; second\u00a0place, Stranded By Choice, \u201cThe Voice That Only I Hear\u201d;\u00a0Winner, Alder Lights, \u201cCreatures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alternative or Indie Act<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, Not Your Boyfriend\u2019s Band; second place: Parker Brown and the Bleeding Hearts;\u00a0Winner, Alder Lights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Punk Act<\/strong>: Third place, Snow Bored; second\u00a0place, No Cigar;\u00a0Winner, Silverbow Society.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hip Hop or Rap Act<\/strong>: Third place, Supaman; second place, Chez;\u00a0Winner, Yellowstoned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Female Vocalist<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, Mandie Castro; second\u00a0place, Lyric Horton; Winner, Jessica Lechner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Male Vocalist<\/strong>: Tied for second place: Drew Mullins and Cory Leone Johnson;\u00a0Winner, Jake Goldberg.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Band<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, Tanglewood; second\u00a0place, The Photoshoplifters;\u00a0Winner, The High Country String Band.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Album<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, Dead Presleys, \u201cMuses\u201d; second place, Silverbow Society, \u201cThe Giant Benevolent Lizard\u201d;\u00a0Winner, Righteous Vendetta, \u201cCursed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Show<\/strong>: Third\u00a0place, Yellowstoned, 4-20 at Yellowstone Valley Brewing; second place, The Clintons, Alder Lights and Josephine Sunrise, March 31 at the Pub Station; Winner, Alder Lights, Aug. 18 at the Pub Station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an awards show packed with youthful energy and frenetic performances, the hit of the night at the\u00a017th annual Magic City Music Awards on Sunday might have been Norrine \u201cThe Outlaw Queen\u201d Linderman, who&#8217;s been performing in the Billings area since the late 1940s. 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