To determine the winner of this year’s Readers’ Choice Award in the 2024 New Times Music Awards competition, the New Times Media Group is collecting votes through Monday, Oct. 28. The polls opened on Thursday, Oct. 10.
This year marks the 16th annual New Times Music Awards competition and showcase, which will feature performances from the contest’s finalists. The live concert will be held on Friday, Nov. 22, at SLO Brew Rock, located at 855 Aerovista Lane, San Luis Obispo. Tickets to the showcase are available in advance at my805tix.com.
Participants of the competition must reside primarily in either San Luis Obispo County or northern Santa Barbara County. Entrants are allowed to enter a maximum of 13 songs and one album, and all submissions are scored by a panel of judges.
Sponsors of the annual event include Big Big SLO, Robbo Music, The Krush, Pirate Radio, SLO Brew, 1st Capital Bank, and Ernie Ball Music Man. For more info on the 2024 New Times Music Awards, call (805) 546-8208 or email ntma@newtimesslo.com. To vote, find the NTMA Readers’ Choice page at newtimesslo.com.
This article appears in Oct 10-20, 2024.