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NOMINATED BANDS

Below are the bands nominated in the 2007 Best Music Poll

 
'Mericans

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
7L & Esoteric

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Aberdeen City

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Ad Frank

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
AFI

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Al Basile

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Alec Redfearn & the Eyesores

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Ali Farka Touré

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
All That Remains

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Aloud

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Anberlin

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Antje Duvekot

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Arcade Fire

Nominations: 2 in NATIONAL
Arcadia Landing

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Are You A Fox?

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Area C

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Awesome

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Bad Plus

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Badman

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Baltimoroder

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Band of Horses

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Bang Camaro

Nominations: 4 in BOSTON
Barn Burning

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Bayside

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Beaux de l'Air

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Beck

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Becky Chace

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Ben Pilgrim

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Beyoncé

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Big World

Nominations: 2 in PROVIDENCE
Bill Frisell

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Black Keys

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Body

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Bon Savants

Nominations: 3 in BOSTON
Boondocks

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Boreal Tordu

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Boston Afrobeat Society

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Boys Like Girls

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Brand New

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Brandon Flowers

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Brunt of It

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Brzowski

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Butcherings

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
By Blood Alone

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Cadence Green

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Cambiata

Nominations: 2 in PORTLAND
Campaign for Real Time

Nominations: 2 in BOSTON
Campaign for Real-Time

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Can't Face the Falling

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Cee-Lo

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Chan Marshall

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Charlie Hunter Trio

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Chris Rosenquest

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Christians and Lions

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Citadel

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Clipse

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Club d’Elf

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Cold War Kids

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Colin Meloy

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Coming Grass

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Confusatron

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Conifer

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Converge

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Covered in Bees

Nominations: 2 in PORTLAND
Crank Sturgeon

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Cult Maze

Nominations: 2 in PORTLAND
Dan Lilley & Lovetrain

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Dan Moretti

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Darkbuster

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Daughters

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Dead End Armory

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Dead Season

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Dear Leader

Nominations: 2 in BOSTON
Deftones

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Dennis Brennan

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Dereloid

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
DFA/LCD Soundsystem

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Diamond Sharp

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Diana Blue

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Diane Blue & the Stellar Dwellers

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Dilly Dilly

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Dino Club

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
DJ E-Marce

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
DJ-C

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Dominic & the Lucid

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Dominic and the Lucid

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Dominique Eade

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Douce

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Dre Robinson

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Dresden Dolls

Nominations: 4 in BOSTON
Dropkick Murphys

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Ed McGuirl

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Edith Jones Project

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Eli “Paperboy” Reed

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Emilia Dahlin

Nominations: 2 in PORTLAND
Emily Grogan

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
End of Everything

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Eric Fontana

Nominations: 2 in PROVIDENCE
Esperanza Spalding

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Fall Out Boy

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Fourhorse

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Frank Smith

Nominations: 2 in BOSTON
Gavin Castleton

Nominations: 2 in PROVIDENCE
Get Him Eat Him

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Ghostface Killah

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Gilberto Gil

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Girl Talk

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Girls Guns and Glory

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Gnarls Barkley

Nominations: 4 in NATIONAL
Graham Isaacson

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Graymatter

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Groovefire

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Grupo Esperanza

Nominations: 2 in PORTLAND
Guster

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Hallelujah the Hills

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Hawkins Rise

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Heather Rose & The Drama

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Hi-Fivin' White Guys

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Hi-Tides

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
High Rollers

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Hiss & Chambers

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Ho-Ag

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Hold Steady

Nominations: 2 in NATIONAL
Hooray for Earth

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Horror

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Hot Chip

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Hot Club of Portland

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Hot Tarts

Nominations: 2 in PORTLAND
Hour Past

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Humanwine

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
j.hjort

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Jabe

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Jack White

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
James Hunter

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Jason Keith

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Jason Spooner

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Jaye Drew

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Jerks of Grass

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Joanna Newsom

Nominations: 2 in NATIONAL
Joe Parillo

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Joey Beats

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Joey Herbz

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
John Allmark & the East Side Horns

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
John Fuzek

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
John Mac

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Johnny Carlevale

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Jordan Benissan

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Josie Crosby

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Justin Timberlake

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Justin Timberlake w/ TI

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Karen O

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Katrina Abramo

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Keith White

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Kenmor

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Killdevils

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Killers

Nominations: 2 in NATIONAL
Killswitch Engage

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Kim Trusty

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
King Memphis

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Kingpin Wrecking Crew

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Kino Proby

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Kristi Martel

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
KT Tunstall

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Labseven

Nominations: 2 in PORTLAND
Lady Sovereign

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Leftovers

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Lenny and the Piss Poor Boys

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Letia Larok

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Lightning Bolt

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Lily Allen

Nominations: 2 in NATIONAL
Lloyd Thayer

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Lorna Doom

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Los Wonder Twins del Rap

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Lost Cause Desperados

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Lost on Liftoff

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Loverless

Nominations: 3 in PORTLAND
Lucinda Williams

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Lupe Fiasco

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Luxury

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Lyle Divinsky

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
M. Ward

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Mac Odom

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Made in Mexico

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Mango Blue

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Marc Chillemi & the SoPo Trio

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Marcus Monteiro Quartet

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Maria Ventura

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Mark Cutler

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Mars Volta

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Mary J. Blige

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Mastodon

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Matt Hartke

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Meantone

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Megan Jo Wilson

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Meghan Yates

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Micah Blue Smaldone

Nominations: 2 in PORTLAND
Midnight Creeps

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Midnight Renewal

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Mili Bermejo

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Mind of Ein

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Minister of Reference

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Minky Starshine & the New Cardinals

Nominations: 2 in PROVIDENCE
Miss Fairchild

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Mission of Burma

Nominations: 2 in BOSTON
Modern Syndrome

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Monique Ortiz

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Monty Are I

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Moses Atwood

Nominations: 3 in PORTLAND
Moshe

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Moss Mountain Project

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
MSTRKRFT

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Mudboy

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Muddy Marsh Ramblers

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Mustache Ride

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
My Chemical Romance

Nominations: 3 in NATIONAL
My Morning Jacket

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Mystic Out-Bop Review

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Nas

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Neko Case

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Nelly Furtado

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Neo Nouveau

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Newpoli

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Nicotine

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Nigel Hall

Nominations: 2 in PORTLAND
Obbini Tumbao

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Ocean

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Ogre

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Okbari

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Ornette Coleman

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Panic! At the Disco

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Patrons

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Pete Kilpatrick

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Peter Parcek

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Phantom Buffalo

Nominations: 3 in PORTLAND
Piebald

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Pigboat

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
PJ Gray

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Poor Valley Salvation Society

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Popgirl 23

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Porsches on the Autobahn

Nominations: 2 in BOSTON
Prince

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Protokoll

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Pubcrawlers

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
RACONTEURS

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Ran Blake

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Ray LaMontagne

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Receiving End of Sirens

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Red Foxxworth

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Regina Spektor

Nominations: 3 in NATIONAL
Rod Strong

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Rodrigo y Gabriela

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Roy Davis

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Rudds

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Ruler of the Raging Main

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Ryan Adams

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Ryan Fitzsimmons

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Ryan Lee Crosby

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Sage Francis

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Samba Lolo

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Samuel James

Nominations: 3 in PORTLAND
Santa Mamba

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Sarah Borges

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Sasquatch & the Sick-a-Billys

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Satellite Lot

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Say Anything

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Saylove

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Scissor Sisters

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Sean Mencher

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Seekonk

Nominations: 2 in PORTLAND
Senior Discount

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Session Americana

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Shade

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Shadows Fall

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Sharks Come Cruisin'

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Shawn Greenlee/Pleasurehorse

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Shins

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Sidecar Radio

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Sierra Leone All-Stars

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Silver Lining

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Silversun Pickups

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Since the Flood

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Six Star General

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Slaine

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Snow Patrol

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
SnowLeopards

Nominations: 3 in BOSTON
Solomon Burke

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Soma City

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Someday Providence

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Sontiago & Moshe

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Soul Band

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Spank Rock

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Sparks the Rescue

Nominations: 2 in PORTLAND
Spitzz

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Steve Grover

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Storm Davis

Nominations: 2 in PROVIDENCE
Street Dogs

Nominations: 2 in BOSTON
Subject Bias

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Sufjan Stevens

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
SymmeTry

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Syn the Shaman

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
System of a Down

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Taking Back Sunday

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Termanology

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
The 'Mericans

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
the Channels

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
The Knife

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
The Low Anthem

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
The Masons

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
The Propellers

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
the Slip

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
The Unseen

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Thermals

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Thom Enright

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Thom Yorke

Nominations: 2 in NATIONAL
Tim O'Keefe/Cozy Music

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Tim Taylor Blues Band

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Tiny Hawks

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Tokyo Tramps

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Tom Waits

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Tom Zé

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
ToneKings

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Tool

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Toumani Diabeté

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Train of Thought

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Tree By Leaf

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
TV on the Radio

Nominations: 2 in NATIONAL
UM

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Unearth

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
UV Protection

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Van Voorst Trio

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Verbana Darvell

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Verbatum

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Vik 44

Nominations: 1 in PORTLAND
Walter Beasley

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
What Cheer? Brigade

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Whitey

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
World’s Greatest Sinners

Nominations: 2 in BOSTON
Wynton Marsalis

Nominations: 1 in NATIONAL
Xerxes

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
yavinfive

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
Zawadi

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE
ZilZALA

Nominations: 1 in BOSTON
Zox

Nominations: 1 in PROVIDENCE

 
 





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