2022 All WNY Award Winners

MUSIC – Best New Band

1. Tsavo Highway
2. Sunday Reign
3. Karma Queen

MUSIC – Best Live Band

1. Uncle Ben’s Remedy
2. Sunday Reign
3. Tokyo Monsters

Music – Best Rock Band

1. Grosh
2. Sunday Reign
3. Karma Queen
4. Tokyo Monsters (Tied for 3rd)

MUSIC – Best Punk/Pop-Punk Band

1. Skyway
2. Amateur Hockey Club
3. Marquee Grand

MUSIC – Best Hardcore/Metal Band

1. Grizzly Run
2. Brookhaven
3. Hell Ever After

MUSIC – Best Americana/Folk Band

1. Uncle Ben’s Remedy
2. PA Line
3. Fuzzy & The Rustbelts

MUSIC – Best Country Artist/Band

1. Fuzzy & the Rustbelts
2. Dark Horse Run Band
3. Tim Britt

MUSIC – Best Hip-Hop/Rap/R&B Artist

1. Jay Fazo
2. Griselda
3. Pr0 Social

MUSIC – Best Acoustic Act / Singer/Songwriter

1. David Brown
2. Sara Elizabeth
3. Tyler Wescott

MUSIC – Best Blues Band / Act

1. Handsome Jack
2. Dave Viterna band
3. Miller and the other sinners

MUSIC – Best DJ/Electronic Band

1. Space Junk
2. Anthony Casuccio
3. Finality Complex

MUSIC – Best Indie/Alternative/Jam Band

1. Karma Queen
2. Tsavo Highway
3. Damone Jackson Outcome

MUSIC – Best Tribute Band

1. Unplugged – A Tribute To The Music Of MTV
2. Queen City (tribute to Queen)
3. Dog Faced Boys
4. The Thurman Brothers (Tied for 3rd)

MUSIC – Best Classic Rock Cover Band

1. Stealin’
2. The Great Bluesky Revival- Allman Brothers Tribute
3. Boomerang

MUSIC – Best 90’s / Modern Cover Band

1. Pocketbook Brando
2. Kurt and the Loaders
3. Runaway Train

MUSIC – Best “Other” Band / Act

1. Damone Jackson Outcome
2. Drednecks
3. Organ Fairchild

MUSIC – Most Original Band/Artist

1. Well Worn Boot
2. Sunday Reign
3. Grosh

MUSIC – Best Local Song

1. “Buffalo Girls” – Tsavo Highway
2. “Peace of Love” – PA Line
3. “One Night Stand-In” – Marquee Grand
4. “Satisfaction” – Karma Queen (Tied for 3rd)

MUSIC – Best Local Release (EP or Album)

1. “Let it Not Be Lost” Uncle Ben’s Remedy
2. “Long Time Coming’ – Tokyo Monsters
3. “Autocrave” – Fernway

MUSIC – Best Vocalist

1. Emily Scripps – Tsavo Highway
2. Kate Clark (Rear View Ramblers, etc)
3. Kaley Lynch – Karma Queen

MUSIC – Best Guitarist

1. Harmony Griffin (Leroy Townes, etc)
2. Michael DeLano (Sunday Reign)
3. Sean McNamara (Ribbit Exhibit)

MUSIC – Best Bassist

1. Mario Nobilio – Murder!/Vertigo Child/At The Helm
2. Matt Mack from Fuzzy and the Rustbelts
3. Zak Beutel (Intrepid Travelers)

MUSIC – Best Drummer

1. Jon Fohl (Intrepid Travelers/Ribbit Exhibit/Jon Fohl Band)
2. Sean Laettner (Sunday Reign)
3. Vince Mayer – Grizzly Run

MUSIC – Best “Other” Instrumentalist

1. Kate Clark (fiddle-The CPX, etc)
2. Griffin Brady- Slyboots Circus, PA Line, Saranaide, Witty Tar Box, Tyler Wescott Band, Space Junk, Critts Juke Joint
3. Alex Cousins

MUSIC – Best Venue

1. Town Ballroom
2. The Sportsmen’s Tavern
3. Buffalo Iron Works

MUSIC – Best Open Mic

1. Rockin’ Buffalo Saloon
2. The Stage
3. Wagon Wheel

MUSIC – Best Sound Person

1. Tony Conigilio (Sportsmen’s Tavern)
2. Dave Guilford – Ripe Audio, Nietzsche’s, etc.
3. Griffin Brady- Ripe Audio, Buffalo Ironworks

MUSIC – Best Concert Photographer

1. Meredith Snow
2. Matt Shotwell
3. Kevin Cannon

MUSIC – Greg Rinker Memorial Service Award

1. Sarah Elizabeth
2. Greg Burt
3. Sara Walter

BUSINESS – Best Arcade

1. Misuta Chow’s
2. Dave and Busters
3. Lasertron

BUSINESS – Best Barber / Hairstylist

1. The Salty Dog
2. Main Barber Shop
3. Carl Militello

BUSINESS – Best BBQ

1. Fat Bob’s
2. Dinosaur BBQ
3. Brickyard (Lewiston)

BUSINESS – Best Beef on Weck

1. Bar Bill
2. Charlie the Butcher
3. Schwabl’s

BUSINESS – Best Bodega

1. Good Guys Deli
2. Niagara Deli and Pizzeria
3. Montes Grocery & Deli

BUSINESS – Best Book Store

1. Talking Leaves … Books (Buffalo)
2. Burning Books (Buffalo)
3. The Book Corner (Niagara Falls)

BUSINESS – Best Bowling Alley

1. Strikers Lanes (West Seneca)
2. Transit Lanes (Williamsville)
3. Rapids Bowling Center (Niagara Falls)

BUSINESS – Best Brewery

1. Big Ditch
2. Resurgence
3. NY Beer Project

BUSINESS – Best Burger

1. Grover’s
2. Rock Burger
3. Mr Sizzle’s

BUSINESS – Best Chicken Finger Sub

1. Jim’s Steak Out
2. Maybacks
3. Brick Oven (Grand Island)

BUSINESS – Best Chicken Wings

1. Bar Bill
2. Duff’s
3. Gabriel’s Gate

BUSINESS – Best Chili

1. Dinosaur BBQ
2. Wendys
3. The Wellington Pub

BUSINESS – Best Coffee Shop

1. Spot Coffee (multiple locations)
2. Orange Cat Coffee Company (Center Street – Lewiston)
3. Bean Bastard

BUSINESS – Best Comic Book Shop 

1. Pulp 716
2. Queen City Bookstore
3. Gutter Pop Comics

BUSINESS – Best Diner

1. Amy’s Place
2. Swan St Diner
3. Tom’s Diner

BUSINESS – Best Dive Bar

1. The Old Pink
2. Mister Goodbar
3. Vinnys

BUSINESS – Best Donuts

1. Paula’s
2. DiCamillo Bakery
3. Frankie’s Donuts

BUSINESS – Best Easter Brunch

1. Ilio DiPaolo’s
2. Salvatore’s Italian Gardens
3. New York Beer Project

BUSINESS – Best Fish Fry

1. Ghada Have It! (Niagara Falls)
2. Wiechec’s Lounge (Buffalo)
3. JP Fitzgerald’s (Hamburg)

BUSINESS – Best Food Truck

1. Lloyds
2. Dirty Bird
3. The Cheesy Chick

BUSINESS – Best French Onion Soup

1. The French Pub (Depew))
2. Gabriel’s Gate (Buffalo)
3. JP Fitzgerald’s (Hamburg)

BUSINESS – Best Greek Restaurant

1. Olympia
2. Alton’s
3. Towne

BUSINESS – Best Ice Cream Shop

1. Lake Effect
2. Nick Charlaps
3. De Dee’s Dairy

BUSINESS – Best Italian Restaurant

1. Chef’s
2. La Bella Sicilia
3. Michael’s (Niagara Falls)

BUSINESS – Best Mexican Restaurant

1. El Canelo
2. Don Tequila
3. Aguacates

BUSINESS – Best Pizza

1. Bocce Club
2. Imperial Pizza
3. La Nova

BUSINESS – Best Polish Restaurant

1. Polish Villa
2. Gadawski’s (Niagara Falls)
3. Bloomfield’s Pub

BUSINESS – Best Record Store

1. Revolver Records (Buffalo)
2. Black Dots (Buffalo)
3. Hi-Fi Hits Records (Williamsville)

BUSINESS – Best Reuben

1. Taylors Tap and Grill (Wheatfield)
2. Gene McCarthy’s
3. Blackthorne Restaurant & Pub

BUSINESS – Best Soup

1. Wegmans
2. Blackthorn Restaurant
3. Joe’s Deli

BUSINESS – Best Sports Bar

1. Mooneys
2. Sidelines Sports Bar and Grill
3. Buffalo Sports Garden

BUSINESS – Best Sub / Sandwich Shop

1. Wegmans
2. DiBella’s
3. Jonny C’s

BUSINESS – Best Tacos

1. Lloyd’s
2. La Davina
3. Colosso Taco

BUSINESS – Best Winery

1. Niagara Landing
2. Vizcarra Vineyards at Becker Farms
3. Pellicano Vineyard Hamburg Winery

COMMUNITY – Best Art Space / Gallery

1. Albright Knox
2. Burchfield Penney
3. Revolution Gallery

COMMUNITY – Best Dyngus Day Event

1. Dyngus Day Parade in Polonia (Buffalo)
2. Central Terminal
3. Broadway Market Dyngus Day Party (Buffalo)

COMMUNITY – Best Kayak Launch

1. Canalside
2. First Ward (Buffalo)
3. Ellicott Creek Park Kayak Launch (Tonawanda)

COMMUNITY – Best LGBTQ+ Space

1. The Underground Bar
2. Pineapple Co.
3. Remedy House

COMMUNITY – Best Local Podcast

1. WNY Brews
2. ThinkSoJoE Show
3. The Buffalo Beat

COMMUNITY – Best Local Theatre

1. Shea’s
2. North Park Theatre
3. Rapids Theatre

COMMUNITY – Best Music Festival

1. Music Is Art
2. Borderland Music Festival
3. Lewiston Jazz Festival

COMMUNITY – Best Parade

1. St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Buffalo)
2. Old First Ward St. Patrick’s Day Parade
3. Buffalo Pride Parade

COMMUNITY – Best Park

1. Delaware Park
2. Reinstein Woods
3. Glen Park (Williamsville)

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