In case you missed it, WAMI (Wisconsin Area Music Industry) held its 2025 awards show Sunday night in West Allis. It’s true! Here’s a list of the 87 (!) winners, featuring everything from the state’s best music club (perennial winner Paulie’s Pub & Eatery in West Allis) to the state’s best artist (a cover band called Boogie And The Yo-Yoz). Never change, WAMI, and congrats, WAMI winners!
Acoustic Bass
Andy Mertens
Acoustic Guitar
Myles Wangerin
Album Artwork
Sun Will Follow by Dave Schoepke
Album Of The Year
Copper Box by Copper Box
Artist Of The Year
Boogie And The Yo-Yoz
Banjo & Ukulele
Jon Peik
Bass Guitar
Matt Hammen
Blues Song
Don’t Tell Me I Can’t by Altered Five Blues Band
Classical, Jazz, New Age Album
Ultraviolet by Natural Satellite
Classical, Jazz, New Age Song
His Arms, Her Heaven by Kathy Mancl
Country Song
That Waylon Sound by Madison County
Country, Blues Album
Three Sheets To the Wind by Madison County
Cover Band/Act
Boogie And The Yo-Yoz
Cover Song
Autumn Leaves by Shari Sarazin Harp & Song
DJ
Kayla Kush
Drum Kit
Eric Johnson
Electric Guitar
Jason Busse
Ensemble Vocals
Wanderlust
Fan
Ed “Fast Eddie” Bailey
Female Vocalist
Carmen Nickerson
Folk Song
Walmart Parking Twilight by Sam Ness
Folk, Singer/Songwriter Album
Copper Box by Copper Box
Free Reed & Wind
Danny Jerabek
Harmonica
Big Al Dorn
Instrument Repair
Jeff Johnston
Instrument Store
Heid Music
Instrumentalist Of The Year
Junior Gamez (Drum Kit)
Latin, World, Unique, Spoken Word Song
The Quiet Quiet by Felsteg
Lighting Engineer
Glenn Ottenbacher
Live Sound Company
Event Production Systems
Live Sound Engineer
Audrey Martinovich
Male Vocalist
Dennis Peters
Mandolin
Bobby Burns
Music Benefactor
The Farley Center
Music Teacher
Dave Schoepke
Music Venue (Club)
Paulie’s Pub & Eatery
Music Venue (Concert Hall)
Gibson Community Music Hall
Music Venue (Festival)
Mile Of Music Festival
New Artist
The Supertramp Tribute Band
On-Air Personality
Rokker
Orchestral Brass
David Jerabek
Orchestral Strings
Thea Vorass
Orchestral Woodwinds
Erin Krebs
Organ
Jimmy Voegeli
Percussion
James “Pie” Cowan
Performer (Blues)
The Jimmys
Performer (Classical, New Age, Spoken Word, Unique)
The Squeezettes
Performer (Country)
Madison County
Performer (Electronic)
Steez
Performer (Faith Based)
His Way
Performer (Folk)
Sam Ness
Performer (Jazz)
Erin Krebs
Performer (Latin & World)
Natty Nation
Performer (Pop)
Kat and the Hurricane
Performer (R&B)
People Brothers Band
Performer (Rap)
K.I.L.O. aka SkitL’z
Performer (Rock)
Dave Steffen Band
Performer (Singer/Songwriter)
Pat McCurdy
Performer Of The Year
The Glam Band
Photographer
Ty Helbach
Piano
Dave Adler
Podcast
Into The Music Podcast
Pop Song
Caffeine & Alcohol by Kat and the Hurricane
Pop, Rap, Electronic, R&B Album
Feel Your Feelings (Complete Version) by 7000apart
Producer
Marc Golde
Radio Station
WMSE 91.7FM
Rap, R & B, Electronic Song
Celebration by Marcus Porter
Record Store
Mad City Music
Recording Studio
Rock Garden Studio
Rising Star
Paige Kleber
Roadie/Tech
Jesse Kohl
Rock Album
Rising Up From A Downward Spiral by Trash Pandas
Rock Song
Red Hot Lover by Kathy Mancl
Saxophone
John Vollmar
Singer/Songwriter Song
Lessons Learned So Hard by Kurt Gunn
Song Of The Year
The Harlot by Abaddon’s End
Specialty Strings
Frank Anderson
Studio Engineer
Jeff Hamilton
Synthesizer
Dave Schepp (Dee Flatt)
Tribute Band/Act
The Glam Band
Trombone
Mike Clobes
Trumpet
Steve Winters
Turntables/Decks
Chris Thomas (“DJ Trans Am”)
Video Of The Year
The Harlot by Abaddon’s End
Violin
Gina Wood
Web Media
WI Party
World, Unique Album
Sun Will Follow by Dave Schoepke