We asked our readers to nominate who they thought were the best acts in several categories for 2023. The rules were simple: the artists must either be from West Virginia or living in the state, creating original music and they had to have released new music between December 1, 2002 and November 30, 2023.
We were blown away by the number of responses. Our readers came out in force to nominate their favorite act. We were then responsible for sifting through the hundreds of nominations and making sure they matched the criteria. Several nominations were for cover bands or for artists that haven’t released music, which we removed. We also had to make sure they released original new music in that window. The voting in each category will begin on Monday, December 11, 2023. So without further ado here are The Nominees For Best West Virginia Born & Bred Rock Act For 2023.
1. Austin Glaspell released Yellow Moon on July 14, 2023.
2. Jeff Ellis released Vacancy Hearts on August 4, 2023.
3. Ryan Cain released Lustron on the Moon on April 27, 2023.
4. Dream Trippers released The Sound of Sun on August 4, 2023.
5. The Parachute Brigade released I Don’t Mind on June 23, 2023.
6. Tom Batchelor Band released Toe Truk on December 29, 2022.
7. Rozwell Kid released Grand Canyon on Septmeber 28, 2023.
8. Gyasi released 23 on October 5, 2023.
9. Miirrors released their album Motion and Picture on March 24, 2023.
10. The Moon My Twin released their EP TMMT II on June 23, 2023.
11. Berth released their self titled album Berth on February 20, 2023.
12. Massing released Daisies (But Ska) on April 14, 2023.
13. Tony from Bowling released Wisdom Keeper on February 14, 2023.
14. Never Zero released their self titled EP Never Zero on May 11, 2023.
