NIMA had its eighth-annual awards ceremony on August 24th at The Listening Room Cafe. Wings of Apollo took home an award not only for "Best Rock Band," but also "Best Live Rock Performers." We wrote about the epic scope of their EP "By Force" earlier this summer, and we’re thrilled that the trio has received some of the recognition they deserve, though we understand that WOA recieved this award only because there was no "RAWK" category. Wings of Apollo understand that making it as a band is a many-fronted campaign, involving not only patience and persistence, but also many, many more backflips than one would ever anticipate. Catch them in all their headdressed, moustached and shirtless glory at The Rutledge on Friday, September 12th. -Terra James-Jura