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2014-2015Best Performing Bands

Avant-Garde/Experimental
A Is Red

photo by John Anderson

Dead Love Club
Mother Falcon
Octopus Project
Violinda
Roger Sellers
Scorpio Rising
Sorne
Holiday Mountain
Bipolar Gentlemen

Blues/Soul/Funk
Ulrich Ellison and Tribe

photo by John Anderson

The Nightowls
Peterson Brothers
Roxy Roca
Brownout
Gary Clark Jr.
Eric Tessmer Band
Tameca Jones
Soul Track Mind
Sam Pace & the Gilded Grit

Country/Bluegrass
Fingerpistol

photo by Sandy Carson

Whiskey Shivers
Dale Watson & His Lonestars
Moonlight Social
Them Duqaines
Kendall Beard & Whiskey Rebellion
Wood & Wire
Milkdrive
The Derailers
Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis

Cover Band
More Cowbell

photo by Sandy Carson

The Eggmen
Brown Sabbath
Encore
Magnifico
Skyrocket
The Sideways Grimace
Think Lizzy
The Pictures
Hear

EDM/Dance
GOBI

photo by Sandy Carson

Scorpio Rising
Texas Microphone Massacre
Holiday Mountain
Roger Sellers
Dead Love Club
Toddy B
Rize
Beatchaser
Corduroi

Folk
Eliza Gilkyson

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

Dawn & Hawkes
Madisons
Shakey Graves
Wild Child
Sons of Santos
Grace Park & the Deer
Water & Rust
East Cameron Folkcore
Ruby Jane

Hip-Hop/Rap
Riders Against the Storm

photo by John Anderson

Magna Carda
Super Smash Bros.
Ray Sr
MC Overlord
The Track Athletes
Jon the Revalaytor
Tee Double
Zeale
Phranchyze

Jazz
Church on Monday

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

White Ghost Shivers
Jitterbug Vipers
Ephraim Owens
The Vintage 15
Jeff Lofton
Black Red Black
Hot Texas Swing Band
Thrift Set Orchestra
Brannen Temple

Latin
Gina Chavez

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

Son de Rey
Brownout
Vallejo
Jonas Alvarez
Grupo Fantasma
Conjunto Los Pinkys
Latin at Heart
Del Castillo
Morena Soul

Metal
Dead Earth Politics

photo by John Anderson

Eagle Claw
The Sword
Brown Sabbath
Broken Teeth
Nekrist
Snake Skin Prison
Fear Control
The Well
Immortal Guardian

None of the Above
White Ghost Shivers

photo by Shelley Hiam

Calliope Musicals
Golden Dawn Arkestra
Seu Jacinto
Yuma
Steady Legend
Transcontinental Trip
A Is Red
The Sideways Grimace
Boss Street Brass Band

Punk
Lower Class Brats

photo by John Anderson

Residual Kid
The Bulemics
Dead Strangers
Blxpltn
Rebel Flesh
Beat Dolls
A Giant Dog
Riverboat Gamblers
The Hickoids

Rock
Quiet Company

photo by John Anderson

Spoon
Bubble Puppy
The Bluebonnets
Residual Kid
Amplified Heat
Ian McLagan & the Bump Band
Migrants Kids
Ulrich Ellison and Tribe
Vallejo

U18
Residual Kid

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

Tiarra Girls
Annie & Kate
Peterson Brothers
24-7
Painted Redstarts
Room 24
Charlie Belle
Skyline
Anthropos Arts

World Music
Hard Proof Afrobeat

photo by John Anderson

Atash
Naga Valli
Son de Rey
Morena Soul
Rattletree Marimba
Gina Chavez
Paula Maya
Austin Samba School
Golden Dawn Arkestra

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