Jeremy Sailing
The fabulous Shane O'Neill.
The freewheelin' Shane O'Neill, of Screamin' Cyn Cyn & the Pons and Shane Shane, was pretty enough to grab the new title of "Madison's Favorite Performer." The top theater production of the past year was home-grown, a zany audience-participation Steampunk mystery that sprouted from the 24-hour Blitz playwriting challenge put on annually by the Mercury Players. Runner-up production Queer Shorts is another annual festival of local one-act plays. Sorry, Les Mis: This was a year for hearing the people sing.
Favorite Theater Production
1. You've Ruined a Perfectly Good Mystery, at Mercury Players Theatre
2. Queer Shorts, at StageQ
3. In the Next Room, at Forward Theater Co.
Favorite Performer
1. Shane O'Neill
2. Art Paul Schlosser
3. Josh Harty
Favorite Rock Band
1. Lucas Cates Band
2. Screamin' Cyn Cyn & the Pons and The Gomers (tie)
3. VO5
Favorite Jazz Band
1. Tony Castañeda Latin Jazz
2. Harmonious Wail
3. Alison Margaret Quartet
Favorite Blues Band
1. The Blue Olives
2. Cash Box Kings
3. Aaron Williams & the Hoodoo
Favorite Hip-Hop Band
1. dumate
2. Star Persons
3. Rob Dz
Favorite Latin/Salsa Band
1. Tony Castañeda
2. Madisalsa
3. Grupo Candela
Favorite Folk/Bluegrass Band
1. Cork 'n Bottle String Band
2. Little Red Wolf
3. SweetGrass
Favorite Country Band
1. Madison County
2. Earl Foss & the Brown Derby
3. Whitney Mann
Favorite Experimental Band
1. El Valiente
2. Peaking Lights
3. Venice Gas House Trolley
