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Music & Nightlife - Reader' Picks

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Published: July 18, 2012

1ST Solillaquists of Sound, solilla.com
2ND MC Wreckshin, mcwreckshin.com
3rd Mad Sexual Genius, madsexualgenius.com

Best Indie Act

1ST Random Encounter, randomencounterband.com
2ND Snafu, facebook.com/SNAFUtheBand
3rd (tie) Andy Matchett & The Minks, facebook.com/andymatchettandtheminks
3rd (tie) The Pauses, thepauses.com

Best Jazz Act

1ST Absinthe Jazz Trio
2ND The Cook Trio, thecooktrio.com
3rd Shaun Rounds Blues Band, facebook.com/pages/Shaun-Rounds-Blues-Band/163840504448

Best Karaoke

1ST Big Daddy's Roadhouse, 3001 Corrine Drive, 407-644-2844, facebook.com/BigDaddysOrlando
2ND Korndogg's Rock Band Karaoke,multiple locations, rockbandkaraoke.com
3rd Rising Star at Universal Orlando's City Walk, Universal CityWalk,
6000 Universal Blvd., 407-363-8000, universalorlando.com

Best Latin Act

1ST Rico Monaco Band, ricomonaco.com
2ND Abdias Ernesto Garcia, abdiasernestogarcia.com
3rd no winner

Best Live Music Club

1ST The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave., 407-246-1419, thesocial.org
2ND The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave, 407-228-1220, plazaliveorlando.com
3rd Will's Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., 407-898-5070, willspub.org

Best Local Music Festival

1ST Nerdapalooza, nerdapalooza.org
2ND Orange You Glad, orangeyougladfest.com
3rd Florida Music Festival, floridamusicfestival.com

Best Mainstream Rock Act

1ST Thomas Wynn & the Believers, facebook.com/thomaswynnandthebelievers
2ND Rug, rugtheband.com
3rd Andy Matchett & the Minks, facebook.com/andymatchettandtheminks

Best Metal Act

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