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House Concert Venues

House Venue: Hawks Nest

Hawk’s Nest is a house concert venue located in north central Florida at the home of Robert and Marlo Dubé, just a few miles off the I-75 corridor in Ocala, known as the “Horse Capital of the World.”  Having grown in up south Florida and a Parrot Head before the term was coined, Robert fell…

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Buddy’s Backyard House Concerts

https://www.facebook.com/groups/623097798402005 If you are a fan of Jimmy Buffett and Key West, you’ve heard of Louie’s Backyard, this is our take on that concept. Enjoy live music in a friendly, laid back, relaxed outdoor venue on the beautiful Amite River Road in Baton Rouge.   There is room for more than 100 people on a 3000…

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Little Key West

“Little Key West is a Key West inspired themed property built and designed for live music, parties and special events. My vision was not to duplicate Key West but to give you the vibe of Key West by noting popular landmarks and bars, places we all know and love when we visit Key West and…

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House Venue: Diablo Creek

Find out more at http://www.facebook.com/diablocreek Pablo and Diana Christ have been hosting house concerts since 2012 at The Sandbox on Anna Maria Island.  In 2013, The Sandbox was voted top house concert venue by the listeners of Beachfront Radio.  Three years in a row, they were nominated for top House Concert Venue for the TRMA…

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House Venue: Casa Tortooga

https://www.facebook.com/CasaTortooga Casa Tortooga is a private home in Bonita, Calif. Our emphasis is on Trop Rock, Blues, Country/Americana and Folk.

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House Venue: Casa Brown

We host live music mostly through Tropical Rock and Parrothead networks! Check our Parrot Heads of New Mexico page for events. Musicians hosted and played here include: Bob Karwin, Whale Shark – Eric Pietsch, Scott Kirby, Jerry Gontang, Thom Sheppard, Southern Drawl Band, Melanie Howe with Southern Drawl, Sunny Jim, Jim Morris, Donny Brewer, Mark…

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House Venue: Isla Bella

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House Venue: Lakeside Lanai

Lakeside Lanai is a Trop Rock House Concert Venue at the private home of Connie Turner just outside New Braunfels, Texas, overlooking the Guadalupe River. Connie has been a Parrothead and follower of Trop Rock Music for a number of years. She and her partner, Scott Meeks, have decided to share the music and musicians…

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House Venue: Shake ‘n’ Bake

https://www.facebook.com/mangrovemandy/ We are a small house concert venue in Central Arkansas. It is our mission to provide an island style vibe and great time for traveling independent singer-songwriters sharing their stories and music as they journey across our great land. While we are not rich or fancy, we make up for it with great Southern…

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House Venue: Ray's Happy Island

https://www.facebook.com/Rays-Happy-Island-241793466292595/

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House Venue: Cheryl & Norm's Laughing Parrot Oasis

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House Venue: Pirates Cove Music

Our backyard has been the hangout for local pirates & privateers for many years. In 2012 we discovered TropRock music and have been hosting house (yard) concerts ever since. We both retired in 2017 so we decided to get into hosting with a passion. Knowing many Trop Rockers (& Rockettes) we built a stage and…

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House Venue: The Habitat

The Habitat is the private home of Ken and Heather Settlemyer who are passionate about the importance of nurturing both local plant and animal wildlife and independent musicians. The concept of the House Concert is to provide a venue where musicians can come to be heard by those whose primary intention is to listen rather…

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TRMA Trop Rock Music Awards

Coley backstage

Why the awards are important...

The Annual TRMA Trop Rock Awards provide an opportunity for our Association and it's members to recognize the outstanding artists, songwriters, fans, radio stations, venues and others who make this genre so great.

2023 Award Details

The 16th Annual TRMA Trop Rock Music Awards will be held in Gulf Shores, Alabama at the Hangout - October 25th - 29th, 2023.

The TRMA Awards and Meeting of the Minds will be moving from Key West to Gulf Shores Alabama in 2023. It makes perfect sense. Let me explain: Jimmy Buffett spent his formative years in Mobile Alabama. His childhood experiences on the sugar white beaches of Gulf Shores shaped his world view view and persistent artistic output. You could say Gulf Shores is responsible for Jimmy's love for the beach decades before Jerry Jeff Walker took Jimmy to Key West.
Key West is great in many ways, but if you like beaches, you'll LOVE Gulf Shores!

If you are not a current member of the Trop Rock Music Association, you can join and vote in the 2023 awards! https://troprock.org/get-involved/#generalmembership.

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2022 TRMA Awards

Thank you for being a member of the TRMA and casting your vote for the 2022 Trop Rock Music Awards.

If you are not a current member of the Trop Rock Music Association, you can join and vote in the 2023 awards! https://troprock.org/get-involved/#generalmembership.

Winners were announced at the awards show in Key West on November 5th.

Definition of Trop Rock Music: Tropical Rock (or Trop Rock) is a genre of popular music that incorporates elements of Rock and Roll, Country, Caribbean, Reggae or other musical genres to create a laid-back or “escapist” state of mind. Trop Rock may create its tropical or “island vibe” either with tropical or island-like instrumentation and production, or with beach, tropical or escapist lyrical themes, or both.

 

1. Male Vocalist

Awarded to the top vote getter for excellence in performing and recording by a trop rock male vocalist, including a male vocalist performing in a duo, trio or band, during the eligibility year.

  • Mike Nash

2. Female Vocalist

Awarded to the top vote getter for excellence in performing and recording by a trop rock female vocalist, including a female vocalist performing in a duo, trio or band, during the eligibility year.

  • Erica Sunshine Lee

3. Duo/Trio

Awarded to the top vote getter for excellence in performing or recording as a trop rock duo or trio during the eligibility year.

  • Thom & Coley

4. Band
Awarded to the top vote getter for excellence in performing or recording as a trop rock band of four or more members during the eligibility year.

  • The Boat Drunks

5. Entertainer of the Year
Awarded to the top vote getting Trop Rock solo, duo, trio or band, for excellence in all aspects of entertaining, including live performance, recording, song writing, video and broadcast, during the eligibility year.

  • James White

6. Album
Awarded to the top vote getting qualifying trop rock album, defined as an independent release of eight or more songs or 30 minutes of playing time, released during the eligible year, or in the 12 months preceding the eligibility year if the album was not on the final ballot in the preceding awards period. Awarded to Artist and Producer(s) (if the producer(s) is/are
other than artist).

  • The Life - Mike Nash

7a. Song

Awarded to the Songwriter (listed in parenthesis). Given to the top vote getting qualifying trop rock song released during the eligible year, or in the 12 months preceding the eligibility year if the song was not on the final ballot in the preceding awards period. The song need not be part of a
qualifying album. This category is open to all artists, not only TRMA Academy members like other categories.

  • "Songs for a Sunset" - Aaron Scherz

7b. Single
Awarded to artist and producer (listed in parenthesis), if other than the artist. Given to top vote getting qualifying trop rock recording released during the eligible year, or in the 12 months preceding the eligibility year if the recording was not on the final ballot in the preceding awards period. The
recording need not be part of a qualifying album. This category is open to all artists, not only TRMA Academy members like other categories.

  • "Islandology" - John McDonald

8. Music Video of the Year
Awarded to the top vote getting official artist-sanctioned music video for a qualifying trop rock song, which video was released during the eligible year, or in the 12 months preceding the eligibility year if the video was not on the
final ballot in the preceding awards period. The song need not have been released in the eligibility year. Awarded to Artist(s) and Video producer/director (in parenthesis).

  • "Same Ship Different Day" - Erica Sunshine Lee

9. Best Album Art/Packaging
Awarded to the top vote getting trop rock album or EP cover art/design and packaging for an album or EP released during the eligibility year, or in the 12 months preceding the eligibility year for an album was not on the final ballot in the preceding awards year for Album of the Year or Best Art/Packaging. Awarded to artist and designer/artist (in parenthesis).

  • The Life - Mike Nash

10. Horizon Award
Awarded to the top vote-getting Trop Rock solo, duo, trio, or band who shows the most promise for contributing to the Trop Rock genre through performance, songwriting and recording. Previous winners are not eligible.

  • Bryton Stoll

11. Musician
Awarded to the top vote getting trop rock musicians for outstanding musicianship, intended to recognize band members, or musicians for excellence in performing and/or recording in support of trop rock artists during the eligibility year.

  • John Patti

12. Songwriter
Awarded to the top vote getter for excellence in trop rock songwriting.

  • Eric Erdman

13. Radio Station
Awarded to a radio station for excellence in trop rock radio broadcasting during the eligibility year.

  • Radio Trop Rock

14. Radio Program
There are two Radio Program categories on the ballot - "live" and "recorded". Please vote for one show in each category.

Radio Program - Live

  • "Trop Rockin' The USA" - Eric & Gina Babin

Radio Program - Recorded

  • "Happy Hour 2.0" Greg Dumas, Presented by Buddy's Backyard

15. Live Music Venue
Awarded to the top vote getting venue for outstanding presentation of live trop rock music during the eligibility year.

  • Smokin' Tuna Saloon - Key West, FL

16. House Concert Venue
Small & Large Awarded to the top vote getter for outstanding house concert venue - small and large, based on annual attendance with the threshold to be determined annually at the discretion of the Awards committee. Awarded to the host/hostesses of non-profit concert-style home-based venues featuring Trop Rock artists.

House Concert - SMALL:

  • The Hangout - Colleen & Mark Fuchs

House Concert - LARGE:

  • Buddy's Backyard - Buddy & Karen Roussel

17. Event of the Year
Small & Large Awarded to the top vote getters for outstanding events, small and large, featuring multiple trop rock artists. Meeting of the Minds is excluded from this category because it is a National Convention. Small and
large categories based on total registration, with the threshold to be determined annually at the discretion of the awards committee.

Event - SMALL:

  • A1A Beach Bash - St. Augustine Beach, FL

Event - LARGE:

  • Music on the Bay - Tampa Bay, FL

Event - DESTINATION:

  • South of the Border Fest (SOB) - Puerto Penasco, MX

18. Fan of the Year
This award recognizes a Trop Rock "fan" for their support and promotion of Trop Rock music. It is meant for an individual/couple and not a group. Previous winners are NOT eligible.

  • Sheila Jorgensen

 

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All Paths Lead to Trop Rock!

Check Out These Opportunities to Listen to Trop Rock

Radio Stations

The best place to hear a variety of Trop Rock music is to check out many of the wonderful radio stations that play the music and support our genre's artists. Click here to check them out!

 

Music Venues

There are many live music venues across the US that support live Trop Rock music. From house concert venues to bars and restaurants, check out our list of venues that support our artists by clicking here!

Annual Festivals Events

Want to check out many Trop Rock artists in one location? We have you covered. Throughout the year there are numerous Trop Rock music festivals at fabulous locations across the country and abroad. Click here to check some of them out. Don't wait long, they sell out fast!

Corporate Sponsors

The TRMA could not provide the support to the Trop Rock genre without the financial assistance from our membership and sponsors. We have a variety of sponsorship opportunities available. If you have a unique sponsorship need please reach out and discuss what we can do to help you tap into the Trop Rock lifestyle. Click here to learn more.