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2022 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)