Greatest Alt-Folks/Alt-Nation Band or Performer
Buffalo Rose
buffalorosemusic.com
2nd: Rocket Loves Blue
rocketlovesblues.com
third: The Shiners
shinersrock.com
Greatest Writer
Damon Younger
damonjyoung.com
2nd: Brian Butko
brianbutko.com
third: Brian Broome
brianbroome.com
Greatest Bar
(DOWNTOWN + STRIP DISTRICT)
Coop de Ville
2305 Smallman St., Strip District
coopdevillepgh.com
2nd: The Warren Bar & Burrow
thewarrenpgh.com
third: Maggie’s Farm Rum Distillery
maggiesfarmrum.com
Greatest Bar (EAST)
Spirit
242 51st St., Lawrenceville
spiritpgh.com
2nd: D’s Six Pax & Dogz
ds6pax.com
third: Hidden Harbor
hiddenharborpgh.com
Greatest Bar (NORTH)
Federal Galley
200 Youngsters’s Manner, North Aspect
federalgalley.org
2nd: Max’s Allegheny Tavern
maxsalleghenytavern.com
third: North Park Lounge
northparklounge.com
Greatest Bar (SOUTH)
Fats Head’s Saloon
1805 E. Carson St., South Aspect
fatheads.com
2nd: Conscious Brewing Firm
mindfulbrewing.com
third: The Smiling Moose
smiling-moose.com
Greatest Bar (WEST)
Riley’s Pour Home
215 E. Essential St., Carnegie
rileyspourhouse.com
2nd: Business Public Home West
industrypgh.com
third: Helicon Brewing
heliconbrewing.com
Greatest Bar to Day Drink
Grist Home Craft Brewery
10 E. Sherman St., Millvale
gristhouse.com
2nd: Arsenal Cider Home
arsenalciderhouse.com
third: Over the Bar Bicycle Cafe
otbbicyclecafe.com
Greatest Bar to Play Video games
Coop de Ville
2305 Smallman St., Strip District
coopdevillepgh.com
2nd: Dee’s Cafe
third: Spirit
spiritpgh.com
Greatest Bar to Pregame
Southern Tier Brewery Pittsburgh
316 N. Shore Drive, North Aspect
facebook.com/stbcbeerpgh
2nd: Mike’s Beer Bar
mikesbeerbar.com
third: Redbeard’s Bar and Grill
redbeardspgh.com
Greatest Bartender
Brian Maxwell at Hidden Harbor
1708 Shady Ave., Squirrel Hill
hiddenharborpgh.com
2nd: Andrew Henderson at Blue Moon
bluemoononbutler.com
third: Michael Mayberry at P City Bar
facebook.com/ptownbar
Greatest Blues Band or Performer
Billy Worth
billyprice.com
2nd: Norman Nardini
normannardini.com
third: Miss Freddye
missfreddye.com
Greatest Cartoonist
Rob Rogers
robrogers.com
2nd: Marcel Lamont Walker
marcelwalker.com
third: Emily McGaughey
shopemilym.com
Greatest Membership
Spirit
242 51st St., Lawrenceville
spiritpgh.com
2nd: Belvedere’s Extremely-Dive
belvederesultradive.com
third: Con Alma
conalmapgh.com
Greatest Membership DJ
DJ Selecta
selecta720.com
2nd: DJ Nugget
djnugget.com
third: HUNY
soundcloud.com/hunyrocks
Greatest Comic
Invoice Crawford
twitter.com/dveBillCrawford
2nd: Missy Moreno
missymoreno.com
third: Jim Krenn
jimkrenn.com
Greatest Comedy Troupe
Knights of the Arcade
943 Liberty Ave., Downtown
arcadecomedytheater.com/knights
2nd: The Latchkey Youngsters
arcadecomedytheater.com
third: The Broad Squad
Greatest Nation Band or Performer
Gabby Barrett
gabbybarrett.com
2nd: Molly Alphabet
mollyalphabet.com
third: Slim Forsythe
facebook.com/slim.forsythe
Greatest Cowl Band or Performer
Dancing Queen
dancingqueen911.com
2nd: Completely 80s
totes80s.com
third: Bon Journey
bonjourney.com
Greatest Dance Firm
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
2900 Liberty Ave., Strip District
pbt.org
2nd: The Tamburitzans
thetamburitzans.org
third: Assault Theatre
attacktheatre.com
Greatest Dance Studio
Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s Alloy Studios
5530 Penn Ave., Friendship
kelly-strayhorn.org
2nd: Stage Up Studios
leveluppgh.com
third: Texture Ballet Faculty
textureballet.org
Greatest Digital Band or Performer
BusCrates
instagram.com/buscrates
2nd: Ky Vöss
kyvoss.com
third: Metacara
metacara.com
Greatest Escape Room
Escape Room Pittsburgh
569 Greenfield Ave., Greenfield and 145 E. Eighth Ave., Homestead
escaperoompgh.com
2nd: Enter the Imaginarium
entertheimaginariumpgh.com
third: Zone 28
zone28.com
Greatest Gallery for Native Artists
Mattress Manufacturing unit
500 Sampsonia Manner, North Aspect
mattress.org
2nd: BOOM Ideas
boomuniverse.co
third: Redfishbowl
redfishbowl.com
Greatest Impartial Film Theater
Row Home Cinema
4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
rowhousecinema.com
2nd: The Manor Theatre
manorpgh.com
third: Hollywood Theater
hollywoodtheaterpgh.org
Greatest Jazz Band or Performer
Phat Man Dee
phatmandeemusic.com
2nd: Kenny Blake
facebook.com/kenny.blake.37
third: Boilermaker Jazz Band
boilermakerjazzband.com
Greatest Legacy Band or Performer
Donnie Iris
donnieiris.com
2nd: Anti-Flag
anti-flag.com
third: Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers
joegrushecky.com
Greatest LGBTQ Bar
Blue Moon
5115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
bluemoononbutler.com
2nd: 5801 Video Lounge & Cafe
5801videolounge.com
third: P City Bar
facebook.com/ptownbar
Greatest Metallic Band or Performer
Everybody Hates Every part
facebook.com/everyonehateseverything
2nd: Greywalker
greywalker.net
third: Arcane Haven
arcanehaven.bigcartel.com
Greatest Music Collaboration
fuck yeah, dinosaurs! feat: Feralcat “Jiggly Jello”
tinyurl.com/CPJigglyJello
2nd: Social Justice Disco with Liz Berlin & Phat Man Dee
socialjusticedisco.com
third: Buffalo Rose & INEZ: “I Can See Clearly Now”
tinyurl.com/CPICanSee
Greatest Music Venue
Mr. Smalls Theatre
400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale
mrsmalls.com
2nd: Stage AE
stageae.com
third: The Rex Theater
(completely closed September 2020)
Greatest New Bar
Coop de Ville
2305 Smallman St., Strip District
coopdevillepgh.com
2nd: Hint Brewing
tracebloomfield.com
third: Whisper Nest
whispernestpgh.com
Greatest Photographer
Dave DiCello
120 Fifth Ave., Downtown
davedicello.com
2nd: Mara Rago
mararago.com
third: Mariah Treiber
mariahtreiberphotography.com
Greatest Choose-up Bar
Belvedere’s Extremely-Dive
4016 Butler St., Lawrenceville
belvederesultradive.com
2nd: Hemingway’s Cafe
hemingwayspgh.com
third: 5801 Video Lounge & Cafe
5801videolounge.com
Greatest Place for a Date Night time
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
One Schenley Drive, Oakland
phipps.conservatory.org
2nd: Pittsburgh Penguins Sport
nhl.com/penguins
third: Con Alma
conalmapgh.com
Greatest Place for a Enjoyable Night time Out
Mr. Smalls Theatre
400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale
mrsmalls.com
2nd: Spirit
spiritpgh.com
third: Carnegie Science Heart
carnegiesciencecenter.org
Greatest Place to Have a good time Your Birthday
DiAnoia’s Eatery
2549 Penn Ave., Strip District
dianoiaseatery.com
2nd: Spirit
spiritpgh.com
third: Altius
altiuspgh.com
Greatest Place to Have a good time Your Divorce
Lumberjaxes Axe Throwing Pittsburgh
A number of Places
axethrowingpgh.com
2nd: Cheerleaders Gents’s Membership
cheerleaderspittsburgh.com
third: Blue Moon
bluemoononbutler.com
Greatest Place to Dance
Belvedere’s Extremely-Dive
4016 Butler St., Lawrenceville
belvederesultradive.com
2nd: Spirit
spiritpgh.com
third: Jergel’s Rhythm Grille
jergels.com
Greatest Place to Karaoke
Nico’s Restoration Room
178 Pearl St., Bloomfield
nicosbloomfield.com
2nd: Bob’s Storage
instagram.com/pghbobsgarage
third: P City Bar
facebook.com/ptownbar
Greatest Place to See a Native Band
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale
thefunhouseatmrsmalls.com
2nd: Jergel’s Rhythm Grille
jergels.com
third: Spirit
spiritpgh.com
Greatest Place to Take a First Date
Mount Washington
mwcdc.org
2nd: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
phipps.conservatory.org
third: Arsenal Bowl
arsenalbowl.com
Greatest Place to Take Out-of-Towners
Strip District
stripdistrictneighbors.org
2nd: Grandview Overlook
mwcdc.org
third: Duquesne Incline
duquesneincline.org
Greatest Poet
Rachel Ann Bovier
facebook.com/Rachel.Ann.Bovier
2nd: vanessa german
instagram.com/vanessalgerman
third: The Soiled Poet
tinyurl.com/DirtyPoet
Greatest Pop Band or Performer
Bizarre Paul Petroskey
weirdpaul.com
2nd: Brittney Chantele
facebook.com/brittneychantele
third: Nick Barilla
facebook.com/NickBarillaLive
Greatest Punk Band or Performer
Anti-Flag
anti-flag.com
2nd: fuck yeah, dinosaurs!
dinopunks.com
third: Bastard Bearded Irishmen
bastardbeardedirishmen.com
Greatest R&B Band or Performer
Invoice Henry Band
billhenryband.com
2nd: Chantal Joseph
chantaljmusic.com
third: The Nied’s Resort Band
niedshotelband.com
Greatest Radio DJ
Mikey & Massive Bob on 96.1 KISS
facebook.com/mikeybigbob
2nd: Kelly on 100.7 STAR
facebook.com/kelonair
third: Joey Spehar on 91.3FM WYEP
twitter.com/morningjoey
Greatest Radio Present
The Morning Freak Present on 96.1 KISS
facebook.com/mikeybigbob
2nd: Randy Baumann & the DVE Morning Present on 102.5 WDVE
twitter.com/DVERandy
third: The Bubba Present Star on 100.7 Star
facebook.com/BubbaShow1007
Greatest Radio Station
91.3FM WYEP
wyep.org
2nd: 102.5 WDVE
dve.iheart.com
third: 90.5 WESA
wesa.fm
Greatest Rap/Hip-Hop Band or Performer
Brittney Chantele
facebook.com/brittneychantele
2nd: Lexa Terrestrial
lexaterrestrial.com
third: Benji.
smileyourealive.com
Greatest Rock Band or Performer
The Clarks
clarksonline.com
2nd: Bizarre Paul Rock Band
weirdpaul.com
third: Gene The Werewolf
genethewerewolf.com
Greatest Sports activities Bar
North Park Lounge
A number of Places
northparklounge.com
2nd: Redbeard’s
redbeardspgh.com
third: Ruggers Pub
ruggerspub.com
Greatest Avenue Artist
Baron Batch
baronbatch.com
2nd: Jeremy Raymer
jmraymer.com
third: Danny Devine (1982-2021)
instagram.com/dannyinzer
Greatest Avenue Pageant
Greenback Financial institution Three Rivers Arts Pageant
Level State Park and Cultural District, Downtown
traf.trustarts.org
2nd: Pittsburgh Pleasure Month occasions
third: Millvale Days
facebook.com/MillvaleDays
Greatest Strip Membership
Cheerleaders Gents’s Membership
3100 Liberty Ave., Strip District
cheerleaderspittsburgh.com
2nd: Membership Erotica
cluberoticapittsburgh.com
third: Tennyson Lodge
facebook.com/TheTennysonLodge
Greatest Stripper
Gia Fagnelli
giafagnelli.com
2nd: Layla Paige – Rick’s Cabaret
facebook.com/layla666paige
third: Ginger – Membership Erotica
cluberoticapittsburgh.com
Greatest Theater Firm
Pittsburgh CLO
pittsburghclo.org
2nd: Pittsburgh Public Theater
ppt.org
third: Metropolis Theatre Firm
citytheatrecompany.org
Greatest Trivia Night time
Bigham Tavern
321 Bigham St., Mount Washington
bighamtavern.com
2nd: Radical Trivia
third: 5801 Video Lounge and Cafe
5801videolounge.com
Greatest Unsigned Music Artist
Brittney Chantele
facebook.com/brittneychantele
2nd: God Hates Unicorns
godhatesunicorns.com
third: Katie Simone
instagram.com/thekatiesimone
Greatest Venue for Various Musical Acts
Mr. Smalls Theatre
400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale
mrsmalls.com
2nd: Membership Cafe
clubcafelive.com
third: Spirit
spiritpgh.com
Greatest Venue with the Greatest Drinks
Hidden Harbor
1708 Shady Ave., Squirrel Hill
hiddenharborpgh.com
2nd: Spirit
spiritpgh.com
third: Con Alma
conalmapgh.com
Greatest Digital Fundraiser
Animal Buddies’ Black Tie & Tails
thinkingoutsidethecage.org
2nd: Humane Animal Rescue’s A Very Burgh Paws Celebration Gala
humaneanimalrescue.org
third: Ladies’s Heart & Shelter of Better Pittsburgh’s Celebrating Survivors
wcspittsburgh.org
Greatest Digital Gallery
Artwork All Night time
artallnight.org
2nd: Handmade Arcade Digital Market
handmadearcade.org
third: Sanctuary Pittsburgh
sanctuarypittsburgh.com
Greatest Digital Literary Collection
White Whale Bookstore
4754 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield
whitewhalebookstore.com
2nd: Metropolis of Asylum
cityofasylum.org
third: Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures
pittsburghlectures.org
Greatest Digital Music Occasion
Pittsburgh Worldwide Jazz Pageant
pittsburghjazzfest.org
2nd: Save Moondogs Digital Profit Live performance
facebook.com/SaveMoondogs
third: Con Alma Livestream
conalmapgh.com/live-stream
Greatest Digital Stage Manufacturing
Kaylin Horgan’s CSA Milton at New Hazlett Theater
6 Allegheny Sq. East, North Aspect
newhazletttheater.org
2nd: PICT Basic Theatre’s A Christmas Carol
picttheatre.org
third: Pittsburgh Opera’s Semele
pittsburghopera.org
Greatest Visible Artist
B. Freyer Artwork
bfreyerart.com
2nd: Zachary Rutter
zacharyrutterart.com
third: vanessa german
instagram.com/vanessalgerman
Greatest World Music Band or Performer
Rusted Root
rustedroot.com
2nd: The Tamburitzans
thetamburitzans.org
third: Phat Man Dee
phatmandeemusic.com
Greatest Author
Damon Younger
damonjyoung.com
2nd: Gene Collier
genecollier.com
third: Tony Norman
twitter.com/tonynormanpg
