DAVENPORT, IOWA (December 18, 2023) — This is exciting as hell for us, gang! We have been asking for all of your input to put together the most comprehensive and inclusive list of deserving artists who released music in anytime in 2023. We listened and we crunched and we added a couple that we really believed in over the course of the last twelve months and we've distilled it all down to the Steele Awards nominees that we're announcing today for all to see!

These are the best of the best, as we see them, today, December 18, as we look back on the last year. They are by no means a definitive best of, but are representative of what we think the ethos of the Raccoon Motel and the culture that all of you bring into our club.

Please take some time before December 31 to listen to this playlist of all the nominees and vote for your favorites.

LISTEN HERE::

Song of the Year

Album of the Year

Raccoon Motel Show of the Year

Best New Artist

2024 Breakout Artist

Indie Album

Indie Song

R&B/Rap/Soul Album

R&B/Rap/Soul Song

Country Album

Country Song

Punk/Hardcore Album

Punk/Hardcore Song

Folk Album 

Folk Song 

Metal Album

Metal Song

We will be hosting our live awards show at the Raccoon Motel Jan. 26th, featuring live performances by some of the winners (most likely -- but we have no idea who's going to win obviously). Tickets for the awards show will be on sale! Limited to only 100! You are NOT going to want to miss this night!

VOTE FOR THE STEELES HERE! (Send this link on to any and all of your friends who would love to chime in!)

ALSO: In case you missed it, we are teaming up with the Capitol Theater and First Fleet to collaborate on a big show March 9th. We are bringing Jenny Lewis and Hayden Pedrigo to Davenport. TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!

UPCOMING SHOWS:

December 20 — Angela Meyer Christmas Show w/JD Aguilera

December 23 — GOTH CHRISTMAS

December 31 — CJ Parker w/The Matt Fuller Band

January 6 — Motley Scrue :: Motley Crue Tribute Band

January 11 — NIGHTFREAK w/Pure Intention, Blaster, and Launchpad McQuack

January 12 — The Last Revel

January 13 — Tyler Richton and the High Bank Boys w/Logan Springer and the Wonderfully Wild

January 16 — King Buffalo w/REZN

January 18 — Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes w/Heligoats

January 20 — Darren Kiely w/Kyndal Inskeep

NEARLY SOLD OUT SHOWS:

January 12 — The Last Revel

January 13 — Tyler Richton and the High Bank Boys w/Logan Springer and the Wonderfully Wild

January 16 — King Buffalo w/REZN

January 20 — Darren Kiely w/Kyndal Inskeep

GRAB ALL YOUR RACCOON TICKETS HERE: raccoonmotel.tixr.com

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