2004 Awards & Ratings

The Winners List - Quick Jump Best Club To See A Live Band At Best Club To Play Live At Best Club For Open Mic Highest Paying Club To Play At Best Hosts For Open Mic Favorite Local Radio Station Favorite Local Live Band Favorite On Air Personality Favorite Style of Music Best Local Music Store Best Club For Original Bands How Far You Would Travel To See A Band Local Music Scene Ratings

Average Age of Survey Takers = 32

Best Club To See A Live Band At:
NorVa Theatre - 317 Monticello Ave., Norfolk - 757-622-9877

Honorable Mention -
Gil's Bar & Grill - 3208 Holland Rd., Virginia Beach - 757-468-9196
Hoss's Deli - 806 Old Oyster Point Rd - 757-596-9104

Best Club To Play Live At:
NorVa Theatre - 317 Monticello Ave., Norfolk - 757-622-9877

Honorable Mention -
Gil's Bar & Grill - 3208 Holland Rd., Virginia Beach - 757-468-9196
Goodfellas Restaurant - 13 E. Queens Way, Hampton - 757-723-4979
Hoss's Deli - 806 Old Oyster Point Rd - 757-596-9104

Best Club For Open Mic:
Goodfellas Restaurant - 13 E. Queens Way, Hampton - 757-723-4979

Honorable Mention -
Backstage Café - 320 Granby St., Norfolk - 757-622-5915
Chick's Beach Café - 4600 Lookout Road - 757-460-2580

Highest Paying Club To Play At:
Gil's Bar & Grill - 3208 Holland Rd., Virginia Beach - 757-468-9196

Honorable Mention -
Mitty's Night Club - 1000 Omni Way, Omni Complex - 757-873-6664
Jewish Mother - 3108 Pacific Ave., Virginia Beach - 757-422-5430
A. J. Gator's - 4300 Portsmouth Blvd., Chesapeake - 757-405-3996

Best Hosts For Open Mic:
Almost Famous Band (a very wide variety)

Honorable Mention -
Dave Waltrip
Don Butcher

Favorite Local Radio Station:
WNOR   - 98.7 - FM99

Honorable Mention -
96X
WKOC-93.7-The Coast
WCFS Streaming Radio
WAFX    - 106.9 - The Fox

Favorite Local Live Band:
Past Out! (Punk Rock)

Honorable Mention -
*Concrete Sky* (classic/hard original rock)
Shadow Puppets (modern and classic rock)
Download (Hardcore)
TFBUNDY (alternative/Metal)

Favorite On Air Personality:
Shelley - FM 99 WNOR

Honorable Mention -
Sonja

Favorite Style of Music:
Punk

Honorable Mention -
Rock/Hard Rock
Rock
Modern Rock
Hard Rock
Hard Rock/Metal
Metal

Best Local Music Store:
Alpha Music - 3234 Virginia Beach Boulevard - 757-486-2001

Honorable Mention -
Skinnies
Pro Sound
AL&M

Best Club For Original Bands:
Gil's Bar & Grill - 3208 Holland Rd., Virginia Beach - 757-468-9196

Honorable Mention -
NorVa Theatre - 317 Monticello Ave., Norfolk - 757-622-9877
Half Shell - 2917 Shore Dr - 757-481-3642
Michael Bob's - 1525 Johnstons Rd - 757-853-5341

How Far You Would Travel To See A Band-
Average distance willing to travel to see live music:
181.2 miles

Local Music Scene Ratings: (on a scale of 1-5 / 1=poor 5=great)
		WINNER:		Score
		Wash DC Area		4.11
		Virginia Beach		3.90
		Norfolk		3.60
		Richmond Area		2.89
		OBX and NC		2.67
		Hampton		2.44
		Newport News		2.33
		Williamsburg		2.13
		Chesapeake		2.11
		Portsmouth		1.78
		Onancock-Eastern Shore		1.75
		Yorktown		1.67
		Gloucester		1.56
		Suffolk		1.33
		Hampton Roads (& beyond) Average Score:		2.45

Most Unusually Gig Stories: = 3

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