BEST COUNTRY BAND

Brushville

Readers were slightly confused since the winning band changed names from Brushfire to Brushville (there was already a Brushfire out there) just this past August, but the votes for -fire and -ville combined edged out the reigning champs, Still Kick’n, who actually just disbanded in August. Brushville members Brett Gillan, Kirk Ellis, Dustin Reynolds, Marc Broomby and Darin Holthaus are a busy group and just wrapped up a successful and ambitious $25,000 Kickstarter project, recorded a new single “Bar Star” (now available on iTunes), play regularly all over the Midwest and soon begin recording a full-length album with a Nashville producer. We could say the “best” is yet to come for this up-and-coming, outgoing, forward-moving band. Third place was a neck and neck with our other popular local country groups New City Road, The Stone and Biscuit Band, Leaving Ashland, Next of Kin and Tennessee Borderline. Runner-up: Still Kick’n