Seattle City Of Music Awards honor Brandi Carlile and others this October

Seattle City Of Music Awards honor Brandi Carlile and others this October

For many people Seattle has long been associated with musical excellence, but the City Of Music program makes this relationship official. Founded in 2008, the Seattle City Of Music initiative has made a 12-year commitment to promote the city’s international leadership in the musical arena, and to develop its musical talent for the future.

This October will see the second annual Seattle City Of Music Awards take place at the Showbox at the Market, as the initiative honors the musicians and the visionaries who have helped to put Seattle on the map. The event starts at 7pm on Wednesday October 6, and tickets are available free of charge from Ticketmaster. In addition to the awards presentation the evening will also include performances by, and inspired by, this year’s honorees.

The 2010 Seattle City Of Music Awards will be presented to the following honorees:

Brandi Carlile. Carlile will receive this year’s Breakthrough Award, for the way in which she has expanded her audience over the past year. She started out playing local Seattle venues before signing to Columbia Records in 2004, and since then she has become a major player on the folk-rock and alt-country scenes. Her third studio album, Give Up The Ghost, was released in 2009. Brandi Carlile will not be able to attend the awards ceremony due to touring commitments, but a pre-recorded live video performance will be played at the event.

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