We told you about this already, but in case you didn’t get it or didn’t do it… here’s your chance. Here’s all the info stolen right from the Backallie site:
“like” the Backallie FB page,”tag” your favorite band, fan, person, etc and list the category you want them to win.
Nominations will be counted by number of tags and likes.
- Categories -
Best Alternative Rock Band, Best Alt Album, Best Alt Video, Best Metal Band,
Best Metal Album, Best Metal Video, Best Punk Rock Band, Best Punk Rock Album,
Best Punk Rock Video, Best Indie Rock Band, Best Indie Rock Album,
Best Indie Rock Video, Best Hardcore Band, Best Hardcore Album, Best Hardcore Video,
Song of the year, Music video of the year, Best Live performance, Best venue,
Best local promoter, Best beard, Best “Oh, Shit!” moment, Youtube Idol
Please review official rules here.
For questions or comments please email us here.
So go nominate, then come back & vote. You’re on Facebook, right? Of course you are. Go, go now. Why are you still reading this? GO! It would be cool if you nominate us or some of our friends, but most importantly do it to let people know you’re involved & care about your local music scene.
OK, maybe you should read the rules:
- Rules -
1) Dates:
Nominations start Saturday, Nov. 5th at 12:00 AM and end Thursday, Dec. 15th at 12:00 AM. 2nd round of voting begins on Dec. 15th and ends January 1st. 2nd round is only open to judges and nominated bands/people. The actual ceremony is Sunday, January 15th at Club Diesel.2) Who can nominate:
Anyone who has a facebook can nominate whoever they feel deserves to be nominated.3) Who can be nominated:
Any band, musician, fan, venue, or person that fits the criteria to meet the appropriate category that is from Pittsburgh or the greater Pittsburgh area, and currently resides in Pittsburgh. If for some reason a fan or person nominates someone for the incorrect category, the band or person being nominated must make this known to fans and to me, and the nomination will still count towards that particular person or band.4) How to Nominate:
If you are nominating yourself, first “like” the Backallie facebook page, then post on the backallie page, Hi, I am Tim Schlong, and I nominate myself for best beard.” If you are nominating someone else, tag them in the post and post on the backallie page. “I nominate Dikkplow for best hardcore band.” If you are nominating a band or person for multiple categories, they must each be separate posts to count for individual votes. If a band is nominated for multiple categories in one post, it will be removed and discounted. Both “tags” AND “likes” will count as votes, so if you are already tagged, share the status with your fans to get as many “likes” as you can. I am going to attempt to update and retally votes and nominations on the backallie website every week.5) Additional info:
in order to win “song of the year” or “video of the year” your song/video had to be released within the year 2011. “Best beard” sort of a relative category, and person (fan or musician) that is a part of the Pittsburgh rock scene that has a noteworthy beard should be nominated for best beard. if you would like to nominate yourself, upload a video or picture to the backallie music page and get your friends to “like” your post. “Youtube Idol” is a category that was created for people who do their own songs or covers and post them to youtube, particularly for musicans who are looking to showcase their talent to find a band. This doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t be in a band to win this category, but this category is for any INDIVIDUAL, not a full band. “Best ‘Oh Shit!’ moment” is the type of moment in a song or live performance where the whole audience is so excited with anticipation that they all are thinking in their heads… “OH SHIT!!!!” (in a good way) ex: a really awesome breakdown in a catchy song, or a one-line chant that everyone sings along to; something cool that a band member does, etc.Thanks for your time, and get ready to nominate!!!
So, it’s come to our attention that there are going to be some local music awards by local record label Backallie Music. Ernie would like to earn your votes for “Best ‘Oh Shit’ Moment”, and any other category that you’d like. Feel free to jump on this bandwagon, or start your own!
Ernie has had more than a few literal “oh shit” moments, earning punk rock points for multiple shits in the infamous 31st Street Pubbathroom (once without toilet paper), and more recently going to take a shit in the middle of a set at Howler’s.
Listen to Ernie tell the tale of the 31st Street Pub incident in this video:
We’re still waiting on video to surface from the Punk Rock Sock Hop in Pittsburgh where Ernie had to take an emergency poop break. The DJ was recording video, and DVD’s are to be made… but get that stuff on YouTube dude!
The cool part about this awards thing is that it aims to bring together bands from all around the Pittsburgh scene, and maybe just make us a little more aware of each other. We can celebrate each other, and build up the existing friendships & camaraderie while forging new ones.
OFFICIAL RULES/FAQ (also in the “discussions” tab)
Alright everyone, I’m going to try and keep this pretty simple and straightforward. please message me if you have any further questions.
1) Dates: Nominations start Saturday, Nov. 5th at 12:00 AM and end Thursday, Dec. 15th at 12:00 AM. 2nd round of voting begins on Dec. 15th and ends January 1st. 2nd round is only open to judges and nominated bands/people.
The actual ceremony is Sunday, January 15th at Club Diesel.
2) Who can nominate: Anyone who has a facebook can nominate whoever they feel deserves to be nominated.
3) Who can be nominated: Any band, musician, fan, venue, or person that fits the criteria to meet the appropriate category that is from Pittsburgh or the greater Pittsburgh area, and currently resides in Pittsburgh.
If for some reason a fan or person nominates someone for the incorrect category, the band or person being nominated must make this known to fans and to me, and the nomination will still count towards that particular person or band.
4) How to nominate: If you are nominating yourself, first “like” the Backallie facebook page, then post on the backallie page, Hi, I am Tim Schlong, and I nominate myself for best beard.”
If you are nominating someone else, tag them in the post and post on the backallie page. “I nominate Dikkplow for best hardcore band.”
If you are nominating a band or person for multiple categories, they must each be separate posts to count for individual votes. If a band is nominated for multiple categories in one post, it will be removed and discounted.
Both “tags” AND “likes” will count as votes, so if you are already tagged, share the status with your fans to get as many “likes” as you can.
I am going to attempt to update and retally votes and nominations on the backallie website every week.
5) Additional info: In order to win “song of the year” or “video of the year” your song/video had to be released within the year 2011.
“Best beard” sort of a relative category, and person (fan or musician) that is a part of the Pittsburgh rock scene that has a noteworthy beard should be nominated for best beard. if you would like to nominate yourself, upload a video or picture to the backallie music page and get your friends to “like” your post.
“Youtube Idol” is a category that was created for people who do their own songs or covers and post them to youtube, particularly for musicans who are looking to showcase their talent to find a band. This doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t be in a band to win this category, but this category is for any INDIVIDUAL, not a full band.
“Best ‘Oh Shit!’ moment” is the type of moment in a song or live performance where the whole audience is so excited with anticipation that they all are thinking in their heads… “OH SHIT!!!!” (in a good way) ex: a really awesome breakdown in a catchy song, or a one-line chant that everyone sings along to; something cool that a band member does, etc.
Thanks for your time, and get ready to nominate!!!
So, pop on over to the Backallie Music Facebook page now, nominate Ernie, and all of your local favorites for their prospective categories. (Hey, we’ll take Best Punk Rock Band & Best Live Performance if you want us to too!) “Tag” us, “like” people’s tags of us, and tell your friends to do the same!
Share this link with your friends & favorite bands in the music scene!
More importantly, while you’re on their page… check out the other bands that people are nominating too. I bet you’ll find something that you like.
Well, unfortunately Disgust in Disguise had to drop out, so here’s your new lineup along with a sweet new flyer from Sarah who’s organizing the show:
P!$$ ON CANCER - Fri. Nov. 21st, 2011
All the other show details are here:
When your body is your enemy, how would you choose to fight?
Join us as we take a stand against a friend’s cancer.
Help us fight his silent war.
March with us, beside him, as we tell his cancer to F@#! off!
He’s ours. We’re not done with him, yet!
The Bands:
12:00 AM | Voices and Vessels | FB / RN / My_ / @t | (Metal / Post-Hardcore)
Howdy, friends! One week from tonight we’re going to require your attendance at the P!$$ ON CANCER benefit show. It’s not only an ALL AGES show, it’s packed full of bands from a potpourri of musical genres, and your money is going to help pay some medical bills of a currently anonymous benefactor. Obviously we’re all about such things. This is why your attendance is not requested, my friends… it’s required.
We need a name for the fans. The Misfits have Fiends, the Grateful Dead have Dead Heads, what should we call you people? Ernienians? Bertians? Pigeons? Bottle Caps? Rubber Ducks? Duckies? The Unibrows?
All of the coloring contest entries are in, now it’s time to vote for the winner. You, my friends & fans… have the power! Here’s the key below:
OK, all the coloring contest entries are in. See the "Ernie and the Berts Coloring Contest Entries" album for the entries. Vote on your favorite and we'll close the votes & pick a winner some time next Friday Sept. 23rd! Who should win the custom T-shirt & prize pack?
So, are we ugly …or do you just not want the prizes? Well, we know we’re ugly, but we’re also entertaining & still remarkably photogenic. Ernie makes love to a camera like no other. We’ve seen cameras at shows. We’ve seen pictures. We know they exist. The Hang Lows are in. We want in too!
As we all know, Pittsburgh is full of great local music and some awesome venues…but what are your favorites? Send a pic of your favorite to submit@onlyinpgh.com and you’ll be entered into the contest! Winners will be drawn on the Friday before the show, and the first drawing will be on Friday, July 29th @ noon. Some special things to keep in mind for this contest:
You may submit one photo per week, but every submission must be of a different band/show. Each submission will count as entry in the raffle, meaning that the more pics you submit, the more likely it is you’ll win!
All pics must have been taken during 2011 — as cool as it is that you were at Bob Marley’s last show in 1980, pictures of it won’t count for the contest
Positive comments on your pic will be considered additional entries for you in the contest. Negative comments will probably be deleted (let’s be real–there are plenty of outlets for being negative…onlyinpgh strives to be 100% positive
If you don’t win, your entries carry on to the next drawing!
There’s a rumor around that our new shirts are being made soon by Commonwealth Press. Maybe we can convince Ernie to give one to whoever submits a photo of us to this contest. I bet we could convince him quite easily to give you a killer keychain.
Here are the prizes still available…
Friday, August 12th @ Noon: Two tickets to Justin Townes Earle (Show on 8/18)
Friday, August 26th @ Noon: Two tickets to Badfish – A Tribute to Sublime (Show on 8/27)
Don’t make one of the Burts submit our own photo.
At any rate, even if you don’t submit us… submit your favorite local band or venue. Pittsburgh’s got a bunch of musical stuff going on, get the word out! OnlyInPgh is a cool site, we’d like to see more local scene stuff featured there!
So, Ernie and one Bert decided to crash a Houlihan’s open stage last night in Robinson. Apparently it enters us into a contest. We’d like to take the other Bert to round 2, so we’d like you to vote for us.
…sort of. Imagine that you can hear the guitar. People there seemed to be amused at any rate, and no one left. Ernie & ½ the Berts unplugged was interesting to say the least.
Please vote, and have all your friends vote. Tweet them, Facebook them, MySpace them if you still do that… Tumblr or WordPress them, text them, call them, page them.
There were some other musicians there last night that you may want to check out:
Denmon Sides Project- Interestingly, they were at the Thunderbird the night that Ernie and the Berts made our debut!
Thanks in advance for voting, unless you already have voted… then thanks for that too. Tell your friends to vote too! We could win $1000 and some recording time or something, and we need the push to get some new music done. Ha ha.
