Eight non-nominated Utah bands that received the most write-in votes for the 2012 City Weekly Music Awards:
8. Meat Drapes (Ogden; metal)
7. The Gnu & The Caribou (SLC; indie-rock)
6. WWVC: Wiggas With Vital Concerns (West Valley City; hip-hop)
5. Bear Claws (SLC; indie-rock)
4. Chutney Houston (Moab; jam)
3. Deerbutt (SLC; indie-rock)
2. Pukulele (Orem; experimental noise-folk)
1. One of those 12 bands with the same five or six guys who always play at the Urban Lounge (SLC; indie-rock)