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Best Acoustic Venue
Cactus Cafe

photo by John Anderson

Flipnotics
Momos
Saxon Pub
Lucky Lounge
Ruta Maya
Love. on the Lawn
St. David’s Episcopal Church
Artz Rib House
Shady Grove

Best All Ages Venue
Emo's CLOSED

photo by John Anderson

Flipnotics
Stubbs
The Back Room
Antone's
Ruta Maya
Broken Spoke
Jovita's
Redrum
The Vibe

Best Concert By a Touring Artist
David Bowie at the Backyard

photo by Gary Miller

Blue October at Stubb's
Wilco, Austin City Limits
Pixies at Stubb's
Brian Wilson at the Backyard
Beastie Boys at the Frank Erwin Center
Velvet Revolver at the Austin Music Hall
Ozomatli at La Zona Rosa
The Darkness at Stubb's
The Hives at La Zona Rosa

Best Concert Poster
Los Lonely Boys at Stubbs by Billy Perkins

Future Ex-Boyfriends at Flamingo Cantina by Craig Bradley
The Midgetmen at Flamingo Cantina by Justin Petro
Blue October at La Zona Rosa by Billy Perkins
The Arcade Fire at Emo's by Rob Jones
Ian McLagan & the Bump Band at Lucky Lounge by Ian McLagan
Uranium Savages at Jovita's by Kerry Awn
Cornell Hurd Band at Jovita's by Guy Juke
Aaron Hamre Band at Headhunters by Upton Ethelbah
Velvet Revolver at Stubb's by Billy Bishop

Best Cover Art
Soul of a Harper, Marc Gunn, Marc Gunn

Nooner, Nooner, Chris Telles
EP2, Mingo Fishtrap, Roger Blevins Jr.
Super Psychotic Queen, Mina Mauldin, Mina Mauldin
Movimiento Popular, Grupo Fantasma, Noel Waggener
Ones & Zeroes, Dynah
Story of a SpaceMonkey, Pail, Rachel Titsworth
Devil Girl, Velvet Brick
Dome, Groovin Ground, Evan Bozarth
The Troy Dillinger Dirty & Hairy Film Festival, Troy Dillinger, Troy Dillinger

Best Instrument/Equipment Store
Guitar Center

photo by John Anderson

South Austin Music
Heart of Texas Music
Musicmakers
Strait Music Co.
Rock & Roll Rentals
Tommy's Drum Shop
Austin Vintage Guitars
Bass Emporium
Guitar Resurrection

Best Live Music Venue
Stubb's

photo by John Anderson

The Continental Club
Momos Club
Emo's
Antone's
Flipnotics
The Parish
The Backyard
Saxon Pub
Lucky Lounge

Best Local Music TV Show
Austin City Limits, KLRU

photo by Scott Newton

Local Live, KVR-TV
AMN Archives, AMN
CapZeyeZ Live!, ACTV Channel 10
All Access Live, KNVA
Prime Time Tejano, AMN
AustiNights, KNVA
Fox News in the Morning, KTBC
Hi-Fi High School, AMN
Hank Sinatra, AMN

Best Music Writer
Christopher Gray

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

Margaret Moser
Andy Langer
Robert Gabriel
Jim Caligiuri
Michael Corcoran
Darcie Stevens
Raoul Hernandez
Greg Beets
David Lynch

Best New Club
RedRum

photo by John Anderson

The Foundation
Alice's Restaurant
Rain
Copa
The Jackalope
Light Bar
The Side Bar
Ringers Sports Lounge
Church of the Friendly Ghost

Best Radio Music Program
Eklektikos with John Aielli, KUT 90.5FM

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

The Next Big Thing, Andy Langer, KROX 101X FM
Local Live, KVRX 91.7FM
Horizontes, Michael Crockett, KUT 90.5FM
Folkways, Larry Monroe, Ed Miller, David Obermann, KUT 90.5FM
Celtic Storm, Donnelle McKaskle, KOOP 91.7FM
Left of the Dial, Jeff McCord, KUT 90.5FM
Blue Monday, Larry Monroe, KUT 90.5FM
Local Licks Live, Loris Lowe, KLBJ 93.7FM
Jamaican Gold, Art Baker, Jim Bradford, KOOP 91.7FM
Lone Star State of Mind, Kevin Connor, KGSR 107.1FM

John Aielli, KUT 90.5FM, 300 W. Dean Keeton, 512/471-1631, kut.org

Best Radio Personality
Bobby Bones, KISS 96.7FM

photo by John Anderson

Jody Denberg, KGSR 107.1FM
John Aielli, KUT 90.5FM
Dale Dudley, KLBJ 93.7FM
Charlie Hodge, KLBJ 93.7FM
Kevin Connor, KGSR 107.1FM
Lunch Box, KISS 96.7FM
Larry Monroe, KUT 90.5FM
Trina, KROX 101X FM
Sammy Allred, KVET 98.1FM

Best Radio Program
Dudley and Bob Show, Dale Dudley, Bob Fonseca, Charlie Hodge, Angela Davis, and Ed Clements, KLBJ 93.7FM

photo by John Anderson

The Bobby Bones Show, KISS 96.7FM
Eklektikos with John Aielli, KUT 90.5FM
JB & Sandy in the Morning. MIX 94.7FM
Sam and Bob in the Morning, KVET 98.1FM
In the Morning With Kevin & Kevin, KGSR 107.1FM
The Morning X, KROX 101X FM
Flashback Lunch. KROX 101X FM
All Things Considered, KUT 90.5FM
Folkways, KUT 90.5FM

Best Radio Station
KGSR 107.1FM

photo by John Anderson

KUT 90.5FM
KLBJ 93.7FM
KISS 96.7FM
KOOP 91.7FM
KROX 101X FM
MIX 94.7FM
KVRX 91.7FM
KVET 98.1FM
BOB 103.5FM

Best Record Producer
Rick del Castillo for Jelly Jar's Preserved

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

Sheldon Reynolds for Lucid Dementia
Billy Harvey for Bob Schneider's I'm Good Now
Charlie Sexton for Jon Dee Graham's The Great Battle
Lonnie Trevino for Mina Mauldin's Superpsychoticqueen
Gurf Morlix
Carl Thiel for Robert Rodriguez' Mexico and Mariachis
Gordie Johnson for Grady's Y.U.So Shady
Craig Ross for Patty Griffin's Impossible Dream
Rich Brotherton for Cluan's The High Road

Best Record Store
Waterloo Records

photo by John Anderson

Cheapo
Sound on Sound
Antone's Records
Encore Music
Alien Records
Best Buy
Musicmania
Thirty Three Degrees
Piranha Records

Best Video
The Troy Dillinger Dirty & Hairy Film Festival DVD

Los Lonely Boys Texican Style: Live From Austin DVD
Del Castillo Live DVD
Dave's Not Here It Walks, It Talks, It Pisses on Yer Carpet DVD
Grupo Fantasma, "Utility Rock" Video
What Made Milwaukee Famous, "Selling Yourself Short" Video
Cruiserweight, "Yellow Lights" Video
The Real Heroes, "Elise, Elise" Video
The Real Heroes, "Elise, Elise" Video
Pong, "The Secret Meat" Video

Best Performing Bands
Best Austin Musicians
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