The winners of the 2013 Unsigned Only Music Competition were announced today, with a couple of Aussie bands receiving nods from the all-star judging panel.
The US-based comp awards over $50,000 in cash and prizes to acts who aren't signed to major record labels; the judging panel consists of Chrissie Hynde, Iggy Pop, Hunter Hayes, Neon Trees, Cyndi Lauper, Dustin Lynch, Carly Simon, Brandi Carlile, John Oates, 3 Doors Down, Of Monsters And Men, David Crowder, Darryl McDaniels, G Love, Craig Morgan, Jason Gray, Ryan Bingham, Aaron Shust, The Mountain Goats, and music journalists and editors from Rolling Stone, Paste Magazine, The Washington Post, and Spin.
Skipping Girl Vinegar
It's not unusual to see Aussie acts on the Unsigned Only winner's podium; this year, Melbourne's Skipping Girl Vinegar took out Second Place in the Adult Album Alternative category for their Chase The Sun LP, and Sydney's Ginger And The Ghost won the Pop/Top 40 category with Where Wolf. (Kiwis Streets Of Laredo took home First Place in the Adult Album Alternative category. The overall Grand Prize was awarded to Canadian country artist Wes Mack, whose song 'Duet' was an overwhelming favourite with the judges (Mack's also an actor; you might have seen him in Western drama Heartland).
