[boston music awards] Karmin, Mean Creek, David Wax Museum in the winner's circle at the Liberty Hotel

Published Dec 02 2012, 06:45 PM by Michael Marotta

If there is one theme in this year’s list of Boston Music Awards winners, it’s the heavy slew of repeat offenders. Mean Creek, who won Album/EP of the Year for Hemophiliac, took home the same honor for October’s brilliant Youth Companion LP. The Mexi-cali folk of David Wax Museum took home a second-straight Song of the Year statue, following up last year’s “Born With A Broken Heart” with the ironically named “Harder Before It Gets Easier” (at least the three-year old duo is making it look easy from the start).

Last year’s Artist of the Year and Live Artist of the Year, the venerable Dropkick Murphys, stayed in the winner’s circle as Punk Act of the Year; and Shea Rose, last year’s Urban/R&B/Contemporary Artist of the Year, kept virtually that same title as Pop/R&B Artist of the Year. Christian McNeill, who with Sea Monsters released Everything’s Up For Grabs a few weeks ago, took home a second straight Male Vocalist of the Year, and Allston Pudding, founded by Perry Eaton, won Best Music Blog for the second year in the row.

In awards for first-timers, Berklee-bred Rolling Stone cover stars Karmin were named Artist of the Year, heavy industrial-rock trio RIBS were named Rock Artist of the Year, rapper Cam Meekins was named New Artist of the Year, Sub Pop world music act Debo Band took home Live Artist of the Year, and Lynn’s Caleb Groh was named Folk Artist of the Year.

Q Division’s Ed Valauskas, last year’s Rock Producer of the Year, was named Unsung Hero.

Here’s the full list of winners:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR - KARMIN

ALBUM OF THE YEAR - "YOUTH COMPANION," BY MEAN CREEK

SONG OF THE YEAR - "HARDER BEFORE IT GETS EASIER," BY DAVID WAX MUSEUM

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR - CAM MEEKINS

LIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR - DEBO BAND

ROCK ARTIST OF THE YEAR - RIBS

HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR - MOE POPE & RAIN

POP/R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR - SHEA ROSE

AMERICANA ARTIST OF THE YEAR - KINGSLEY FLOOD

BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR - ERIN HARPE & THE DELTA SWINGERS