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The 14th Annual Austin Music Awards

Introduction

In 1996, The Austin Chronicle's music poll drew a record number of ballot entries -- due in no small part to the Chronicle's website. Voting was up about 20% while stuffing was proportionately down, possibly because Retarted Elf broke up, suggests the ornery Poll Answer Lady.

But if anything can be surmised from the winners of this year's Austin Music Awards, it's that while change is good and will always come, tradition and quality are very much on the minds of the readers. As the poll winners of recent years have been younger and younger, it is interesting to see the strong return of Joe Ely, an artist who dominated the poll for years, as well as the almost unshakeable hold Toni Price has on her category. (Acoustic guitar was another unexpectedly hot category, as a result of Price's popularity.)

As the poll expands to reflect the changing face of local music, it is also interesting to "track" voting trends. The sheer number of votes Ian Moore received for "Band of the Year," "Musician of the Year," "Best Electric Guitar," and "Best Rock Band" also swung categories for "Best Poster" and the tie for "Best Video." The increase in awareness of local video more than doubled from last year, and it's easy to link that to the emergence of the Austin Music Network. Regional acts also got more votes than ever, with Dash Rip Rock, the Toadies, and Deep Blue Something garnering enough attention to warrant consideration of a "Best Regional Band" slot next year.

Upsets abounded. The tie between KLBJ-FM and 107.1 KGSR in "Best Radio Station" reflects the expanded votership, too, as KLBJ has played Ian Moore heavily while he was just added to KGSR's playlist. The "Critic" category, traditionally a poorly voted slot, had higher numbers this year but you have to look at all the names to see what happened: the hold Don McLeese had on it was diminished by the appearance of Michael Corcoran back on the scene, and the votes were split. Winner Andy Langer, though, positioned himself over the last year in almost every medium, and established a high profile that paid off in votes.

It's good to take the poll with a little grain of salt, too. 50 categories can daunt even the critics but leave it to the readers to deal with it: Under "Best Roadshow," one wit nominated the "Zilker Park Christmas Lights." On another ballot, the "Horns" category got a vote for the Longhorn Marching Band.

In the end, though, it's list after list of names. Yes, those first-place winners are impressive but it's only in the context of the accompanying names that you get a real sense of the breadth and depth of the musicianship in this town. Check the "Band of the Year" category; where else but Austin would the lush electro-pop of Sixteen Deluxe wedge itself between the hardscrabble rootsiness of Joe Ely and the sublime honky-tonk blues of Toni Price? Where else but Austin does the smoky lounge-jazz of 8 1/2 Souvenirs squeeze between Monte Warden's heartbreak country and Little Sister's funky rock? Where else indeed. -- Margaret Moser

The Winners

(in the order presented in the print edition of the Chronicle)
Blues
1. Toni Price
2. W.C. Clark; 3. Guy Forsyth; 4. Sue Foley ; 5. Ian Moore; 6. Jimmie Vaughan; 7. The Antones; 8. Chris Duarte; 9. Lou Ann Barton; 10. Miss Lavelle White

Female Vocals
1. Toni Price
2. Patrice Pike ; 3. Christina Marrs ; 4. Kelly Willis; 5. Kris McKay; 6. Sue Foley; 7. Rebecca Cannon; 8. Abra Moore; 9. Marti Brom; 10. Carrie Clark; 11. Julianna Sheffield; 12. Sara Hickman; 13. Marcia Ball; 14. Lou Ann Barton; 15. Lisa Tingle


Song of the Year
1. "Tumbleweed," Toni Price
2. "Hey," Toni Price; 3. "Idea," Sixteen Deluxe; 4. "Muddy Jesus," Ian Moore; 5. "Too Much Coffee," Toni Price; 6. "Wall Around Your Heart," Monte Warden; 7. "Dismember," Spoon; 8. "Thunderstorms & Neon Signs," Wayne Hancock; 9. "My Wife Thinks You're Dead," Junior Brown; 10. "Happy Feet," 81/2 Souvenirs; 11. "Everyone Must Crawl," Charlie Sexton Sextet; 12. "Levelland," James McMurtry; 13. "Town South of Round Rock," Dale Watson; 14. "All Just To Get To You," Joe Ely & Will Sexton; 15. "Bar Line 99," Ian Moore

Alternative
1. Sixteen Deluxe
2. Magneto U.S.A./Fastball; 3. Spoon; 4. Sincola; 5. Fuckemo's; 6. Seed / 7. Gals Panic; 8. El Flaco; 9. Stretford; 10. Starfish; 11. Ed Hall; 12. Pocket FishRMen; 13. Hormones; 14. Miss Universe; 15. Pork


Album of the Year
1. Toni Price, Hey (dos/Antone's)
2. Joe Ely, Letter to Laredo (MCA) ; 3. Ian Moore, Modern Day Folklore (Capricorn); 4. Wayne Hancock, Thunderstorms & Neon Signs (DejaDisc); 5. Monte Warden, Here I Am (Watermelon); 6. Sixteen Deluxe, Backfeedmagnetbabe (Trance) ; 7. Tie: Charlie Sexton Sextet, Under the Wishing Tree (MCA)/ 81/2 Souvenirs, Happy Feet (Continental); 9. Wannabes, Popsucker (DejaDisc); 10. Little Sister, Little Sister (Rhythmic); 11. Dudley & Bob, Public Enema #1; 12. Austin Lounge Lizards, Small Minds (Watermelon); 13. Don Walser & the Pure Texas Band, Archive Series, Vol 1 & 2 (Watermelon); 14. Dangerous Toys, The Artists Formerly Known As Dangerous Toys (DMZ); 15. Gals Panic, I Think We Need Helicopters (Goopy Pyramid)


Musician of the Year
1. Ian Moore
2. Toni Price ; 3. Junior Brown; 4. Don Walser; 5. Charlie Sexton; 6. Joe Ely; 7. Guy Forsyth; 8. Billy White; 9. Monte Warden; 10. Jimmie Vaughan

Rock
1. Ian Moore Band
2. Storyville; 3. Joe Ely Band; 4. Little Sister; 5. Wannabes; 6. Ugly Americans; 7. Sunflower; 8. Sixteen Deluxe; 9. Charlie Sexton Sextet ; 10. Seed


Band of the Year
1. Ian Moore Band
2. Storyville ; 3. Asylum Street Spankers; 4. Joe Ely; 5. Toni Price; 6. Sixteen Deluxe; 7. Don Walser; 8. Sincola ; 9. Monte Warden; 10. 81/2 Souvenirs

Electric Guitar
1. Ian Moore
2. David Grissom; 3. Eric Johnson; 4. Chris Duarte; 5. Junior Brown; 6. Jesse Taylor; 7. Jimmie Vaughan; 8. Billy White; 9. Mitch Watkins; 10. Rich Brotherton; 11. Sue Foley; 12. Derek O'Brien; 13. Charlie Sexton; 14. Slim Richey; 15. Evan Johns


Country
1. Don Walser
2. Junior Brown; 3. Derailers; 4. Wayne Hancock; 5. Dale Watson; 6. Christine Albert ; 7. Asleep At The Wheel; 8. Toni Price; 9. Joe Ely; 10. Kelly Willis

Cover Band
1. Tie: Mystic Knights of the Sea / Diamond Smugglers
3. Naughty Ones; 4. SSIK; 5. Derailers; 6. Flounders
without Eyes; 7. The Antones; 8. Booze Weasels; 9. Brew; 10. Tie: Jazz Pharaohs/
Memphis Train

Live Music Venue
1. Continental Club
2. Austin Music Hall; 3. Backyard; 4. Steamboat; 5. Liberty Lunch; 6. Electric Lounge; 7. Emo's; 8. Antone's; 9. La Zona Rosa; 10. Cactus Cafe; 11. Hole in the Wall; 12. Black Cat; 13. Top of the Marc; 14. White Rabbit; 15. Blue Flamingo

New Club
1. Hang 'em High
2. Cedar Street; 3. Voodoo Lounge; 4. White Rabbit; 5. ICON; 6. Roxy; 7. Casino el Camino; 8. Area 52; 9. Quack's Up; 10. Hank's Roadhouse

Dance Club
1. Ohms
2. Club Chi-Wa-Wa ; 3. Paradox; 4. Proteus; 5. Area 52; 6. Continental / 7. Oilcan Harry's; 8. Broken Spoke; 9. Icon; 10. Roxy

Critic
1. Andy Langer
2. Tie: Don McLeese/; Ken Lieck; 4. Margaret Moser; 5. Michael Corcoran / 6. Chris Gray ; 7. John T. Davis; 8. Raoul Hernandez; 9. John Conquest; 10. Mindy LaBernz; 11. Greg Beets; 12. Michael Point; 13. Tim Stegall; 14. Jason Cohen; 15. Rob Patterson

Radio DJ
1. Johnny Walker (KLBJ)

2. Jody Denberg (KGSR); 3. Dale Dudley (KLBJ); 4. Paul Ray (KUT); 5. Brian Beck (KGSR); 6. John Aielli (KUT); 7. Rachel (101X); 8. Larry Monroe (KUT); 9. Rolee Rios (KGSR); 10. Bob Fonseca (KLBJ); 11. Gibby Haynes (101X); 12. Melody Lee (KNNC); 13. Gary Dickerson (KVRX); 14. Loris Lowe (KLBJ); 15. Rod Moag/KOOP; 16. Eric LeIkem (KLBJ); 17. Debra Cole (KLBJ); 18. Ray Dog (101X); 19. Andy Langer (KUT/101X); 20. Paul Odenkirk (KOOP)

Drums
1. Chris Layton
2. Frosty ; 3. Lisa Pankratz; 4. Davis McLarty; 5. Chris Searles; 6. Paul Pearcy; 7. George Rains; 8. Michael Villegas; 9. Brannen Temple; 10. Mas Palermo; 11. Rafael Gayol; 12. Mike Buck; 13. Terri Lord; 14. Rey Washam; 15. Lyman Hardy

Acoustic Guitar
1. Scrappy Jud Newcomb
2. Rich Brotherton; 3. Olivier Giraud; 4. Tie: Britt Daniel/Guy Forsyth; 6. David Garza; 7. Ed Hamell; 8. Marvin Dykus; 9. Michael Landschoot; 10. Eric Johnson; 11. Monte Montgomery; 12. Earthpig; 13. Amberjack Rice; 14. Steve James; 15. Tanya Rae

Horns
1. Tony Campise
2. Tomas Ramirez; 3. Stan Smith; 4. Michael Sweetman; 5. Kyle Turner; 6. Jon Blondell; 7. Joe Presti; 8. Elias Haslanger; 9. Kaz Kazanoff; 10. Martin Banks

Songwriter
1. Joe Ely & Will Sexton
3. Monte Warden; 4. Ian Moore; 5. Wayne Hancock; 6. Charlie Sexton; 7. Jimmy LaFave; 8. Alejandro Escovedo; 9. Emily Kaitz; 10. Gwil Owen; 11. Butch Hancock; 12. Dale Watson; 13. Rick Broussard; 14. Jo Carol Pierce; 15. Bill Carter; 16. Robert Earl Keen

Keyboards
1. Marcia Ball
2. Glover Gill ; 3. Bukka Allen; 4. Floyd Domino; 5. Pete Gordon; 6. James Polk; 7. Riley Osbourn; 8. Dave Boyle; 9. Ginger Doss; 10. John Ratliff17. Sara Hickman; 18. Junior Brown; 19. David Garza; 20. Willie Nelson

Single of the Year

1. "All Just To Get To You," Joe Ely
2. "Hey," Toni Price; 3. "Dismembered," Spoon; 4. "Don't Stop," Marti Brom; 5. "My Wife Thinks You're Dead," Junior Brown; 6. "Idea," Sixteen Deluxe; 7. "Cheatin' Heart Attack," Dale Watson; 8. "Cartographer of Love," Hormones; 9. "Runaround," Starfish; 10. Tie: "Muddy Jesus," Ian Moore/"Too Much Coffee," Toni Price

Instrument/Equipment Store
1. Strait
2. Heart of Texas; 3. South Austin Music; 4. Tommy's Drum Shop; 5. Music Makers; 6. Guitar Resurrection; 7. Music Exchange; 8. One World; 9. Tie: Workhorse/Rock & Roll Rentals

Strings
1. Champ Hood, Mandolin, Fiddle
2. Eric Hokkanen, Fiddle; 3. Danny Levin, Mandolin; 4. Danny Barnes, Banjo; 5. Amy Tiven, Fiddle; 6. Richard Bowden, Steel; 7. Alvin Crow, Fiddle / 8. Susan Voelz, Violin; 9. Howard Kalish, Fiddle; 10. Will Taylor, Violin

Miscellaneous Instrumentalist
1. Junior Brown (Guitsteel)
2. Champ Hood (Fiddle); 3. Paul Glasse (Mandolin); 4. Danny Barnes (Banjo); 5. Wammo (Washboard); 6. Guy Forsyth (Harmonica); 7. Ponty Bone (Accordion); 8. Lynda Millard (Flute); 9. Gary Primich (Harmonica); 10. Mark Rubin (Tuba)

Roots Rock
1. Leroi Bros.
2. Monte Warden; 3. Rick Broussard & Shadowmen; 4. Marti Brom; 5. Joe Ely; 6. Tie: Gourds/; Asylum Street Spankers; 8. Derailers; 9. Tie: Ted Roddy/Bill Carter & the Blame

Bass
1.Speedy Sparks
2. Tommy Shannon; 3. Kevin Smith ; 4. Mark Rubin; 5. Chris White ; 6. Glenn Fukunaga; 7. Sarah Brown; 8. Hunter Darby; 9. Chris Lowe; 10. Chris Marsh; 11. Brad Fordham; 12. George Reiff; 13. Andy Maguire; 14. Jon Blondell; 15. Boo Resnick

Singer-Songwriter
1. Jimmy LaFave
2. Joe Ely; 3. Ian Moore; 4. Tie: Charlie Sexton/Will Sexton; 6. Monte Warden; 7. Robert Earl Keen; 8. Alejandro Escovedo; 9. Michael Fracasso; 10. Tish Hinojosa; 11. Wayne Hancock; 12. Bruce Robison; 13. Tie: Sara Hickman/Amberjack Rice; 15. Abra Moore; 16. Butch Hancock; 17. David Garza; 18. James McMurtry; 19. Earthpig; 20. Christine Albert

Folk
1. Caryl P. Weiss
2. Toni Price; 3. Asylum Street Spankers; 4. Bad Livers; 5. Tish Hinojosa; 6. Nanci Griffith; 7. Butch Hancock; 8. Austin Lounge Lizards; 9. Michael Fracasso; 10. Sara Hickman

Funk
1. Ugly Americans
2. Gingbreadmen; 3. Little Sister; 4. Tie: Retarted Elf/Vallejo; 6. Rhythm Child; 7. Extreme Heat; 8. Tie: Cactus Smack
Conspiracy/Lee Persons; 10. Killer Bees

Hip-Hop
1. MC Overlord
2. MC Truth; 3. Ross Hogg; 4. Retarted Elf; 5. Brothers Cup; 6. CBS; 7. Tie: D'Zyna; Gingbreadmen; Little Sister; 10. Tie: Strat2G
Short Fuse & Brother K; Spinner T

Jazz
1. 81/2 Souvenirs
2. Kyle Turner; 3. Jazz Pharaohs; 4. Lucky Strikes; 5. Tony Campise; 6. Naughty Ones; 7. Elias Haslanger; 8. Euripides Pants; 9. Jazz Vatos; 10. The Brew

Hard Rock
1. Billy White
2. Pushmonkey; 3. Sunflower; 4. Dangerous Toys; 5. Black Pearl; 6. Ian Moore; 7. Little Sister; 8. Seed; 9. Tie: Buick MacKane/Ed Hall

Pop
1. Tie: Fastball (Magneto U.S.A.)/Wannabes
2. Wannabes; 3. Johnny Goudie; 4. Cotton Mather; 5. Fabu; 6. 81/2 Souvenirs; 7. Dah-Veed Garza; 8. Javelin Boot; 9. Spoon; 10. Banana Blender Surprise

Male Vocals
1. Malford Milligan
2. Ian Moore ; 3. Don Walser; 4. Joe Ely; 5. Guy Forsyth; 6. Wayne Hancock; 7. Monte Warden; 8. Ted Roddy; 9. Charlie Sexton; 10. Dale Watson; 11. Steve Doerr; 12. Jimmy LaFave; 13. Bob Schneider; 14. Olivier Giraud; 15. Kim Wilson

New Band
1. Breedlove
2. 81/2 Souvenirs; 3. Gourds; 4. Asylum Street Spankers; 5. Derailers; 6. Rick Broussard & Shadowmen; 7. Dale Watson; 8. Memphis Train ; 9. George DeVore; 10. Twigs

Mexican Folk/Traditional
1. Tish Hinojosa
2. Correo Aereo; 3. Flaco Jimenez; 4. Santiago Jimenez; 5. Los Pinkys; 6. Texana Dames; 7. Texas Tornados; 8. Lourdes Perez; 9. Mariachi Estrella; 10. Valerio Longoria

Tape
1. Asylum Street Spankers,
2. Happy Valley, Oxygen Garden; 3. Amberjack Rice, Doug; 4. Fat Daddy & the Bel-Airs,
Five Bucks; 5. Generation Xmas

None of the Above
1. Asylum Street Spankers
2. Austin Lounge Lizards; 3. Beached Buoys; 4. Happy Valley; 5. Naughty Ones; 6. Bad Livers; 7. Rhythm Rats; 8. 8 1/2 Souvenirs; 9. Earthpig & Fire; 10. Herman the German

Radio Station
1. KGSR (107.1 FM)
2. KLBJ (93.7FM); 3. KUT (90.5 FM); 4. 101X (101.5 FM); 5. KVRX (91.7 FM) / 6. KOOP (91.7 FM); 7. KNNC (107.7 FM); 8. ZROCK (98.9 FM); 9. KAJZ (93.3 FM); 10. KAZI (88.7)

Radio Program
1. KLBJ Dudley & Bob with Debra,
2. Twine Time, KUT/Paul Ray; 3. Folkways, KUT; 4. Eklektikos, KUT/John Aeilli; 5. House of Phat Beats, KVRX; 6. Sammy & Bob, KVET; 7. Gibby, 101X; 8. Morning X, 101X; 9. 5:01 Blues, KGSR/ Jody Denberg; 10. Blue Monday, KUT/ Larry Monroe

Record Store
1. Waterloo
2. Tower; 3. Sound Exchange; 4. Antone's; 5. MusicMania; 6. Technophilia; 7. ABCDs; 8. 33 Degrees; 9. Alien Records; 10. Duval Discs

Tejano/Conjunto
1. Tie: Flaco Jimenez; Los Pinkys
3. Ruben Ramos; 4. Santiago Jimenez; 5. Tish Hinojosa; 6. Selena; 7. Texana Dames; 8. Emilio; 9. Rick Trevino; 10. Little Joe y La Familia

Soul
1. Storyville
2. W.C. Clark; 3. Memphis Train; 4. Miss Lavelle White; 5. Toby Anderson / 6. Tie: Little Sister/E.R. Shorts/The Brew; 9. Tie: Ugly Americans/Lee Person

World Music
1. Killer Bees
2. Susanna Sharpe & Samba Police; 3. Horsies; 4. Espiritu; 5. Brave Combo; 6. Correo Aereo; 7. Cula du Cafe; 8. Tribal Nation; 9. Root 1 / 10. East Babylon Symphony

TV Show
1. Austin City Limits, PBS
2. Check This Action, AMN; 3. CapZeyeZ, ACTV; 4. Any show on the Austin Music Network; 5. Virtual Noise, ACTV; 6. Segway City, ACTV, AMN; 7. Raw Time, ACTV; 8. Remote Generation, ACTV; 9. New Vids, AMN; 10. TexMix, AMN

Video
1. Tie: Ian Moore
D: Tara Veneruso

Junior Brown
D: Roger Pistole
3. "Happy Feet," 81/2 Souvenirs (D: Jack Hazzard); 4. "Everyone Will Crawl," Charlie Sexton (D: Morgan Lawley); 5. "Lay Down Sally," Asleep At the Wheel
(D: Mark Shuman); 6. "Idea,"
Sixteen Deluxe (D: Wally Rowell); 7. "Levelland," James McMurtry (D: uncredited); 8. "Bitch," Sincola (D: Hyde Fontenot); 9. "Blame," Prescott Curlywolf (D: Mark Shuman) / 10. Tie: "South of Round Rock,"
Dale Watson (D: Brent Carpenter); "Chlamydia Is Not A Flower," Crust (D: Nick Smith)

Roadshow
1. Bob Dylan/ Ian Moore, Austin Music Hall
2. Jimmie Vaughan/Eric Clapton, Austin Music Hall; 3. Meters/John Hiatt, Liberty Lunch; 4. Chris Isaak, Austin Music Hall; 5. KGSR Anniversary Party, KLRU Studios; 6. Joan Osborne, Continental; 7. Tie: The Cramps, Liberty Lunch; Van Halen, Southpark Meadows; Alanis Morissette, Liberty Lunch; L7, Emo's; Pearl Jam/Ramones, Southpark Meadows; REM, Southpark Meadows; Bjork, Liberty Lunch

Poster
1. Ian Moore, New Year's Eve
2. 101Xmas Bash; 3. KGSR anniversary; 4. Any Emo's; 5. Austin Acoustic Music Festival; 6. Club Chi-Wa-Wa Halloween; 7. Diamond Smugglers Xmas Show; 8. Uranium Savages Anniversary; 9. Jimmie Vaughan, New Year's Eve ; 10. Antone's 20th Anniversary

Producer
1.John Croslin,Wannabes
2. Bob Fonseca & Dale Dudley, Public Enema #1; 3. Lloyd Maines, Letter to Laredo (Joe Ely) 4. Steve Wertheimer; 5. Stephen Bruton
Big City Blues (Sue Foley); 6. Jody Denberg, KGSR Broadcasts; 7. Dave McNair; 8. Mas Palermo
Here I Am (Monte Warden); 9. Brian Beattie, What the Nothinghead Said (Sincola); 10. Bob Mould, Stellar Sonic (Starfish)

Sleeve Art
1. Dudley & Bob
2. 101Xmas; 3. Stevie Ray Vaughan Greatest Hits (Epic); 4. Ian Moore, Modern Day Folklore (Capricorn); 5. Guy Forsyth, Needlegun (Antone's); 6. Wayne Hancock, Thunderstorms & Neon Signs (DejaDisc); 7. Joe Ely, Letter to Laredo (MCA); 8. Austin Lounge Lizards, Small Minds (Watermelon); 9. Wannabes, Popsucker (DejaDisc); 10. Tie: Sixteen Deluxe, Backfeedmagnetbabe (Trance); Sue Foley, Big City Blues (Antone's); Dangerous Toys, The Artists Formerly Known as Dangerous Toys (DMZ)

EP
1. Billy White, Sister Shooting Star (DMZ)
2. Junior Brown, Junior High (Curb); 3. Ian Moore, Live (Capricorn); 4. Flying Saucers (Propeller); 5. Auschwitz 46

Texas Music Hall of Fame
Champ Hood; Ruben Ramos; Tommy Shannon; Don Walser; Lavelle White

Worst Thing to Happen in '95
1. Clubs closing: Chicago House, Outhouse
2. City regulations: sound, parking; 3. Deaths of local musicians: Sims Ellison, Erbie Bowser, Ural DeWitty, Briz, Dr. Hepcat; 4. Changing club scene; 5. 101X; 6. Not enough early/NS shows; 7. Michael Corcoran returned; 8. Sixth Street; 9. Poster police; 10. Low pay for bands

Best Thing to Happen in '95
1. 101X
2. Better music, bands, roadshows; 3. KOOP/KVRX; 4. National recognition like Flaco's Grammy ; 5. Austin Music Network; 6. South by Southwest; 7. Earlier and non-smoking shows; 7. New venues like La Zona Rosa and Austin Music Hall ; 8. Corky lives in Dallas/Don McLeese retired [Ed. Note: We know this isn't true, but that's what they said]; 9. New country bands like Dale, Derailers, Wayne; 10. City getting better about restrictions

Best Thing to Happen for '96
1. More non-smoking/earlier shows
2. More music; 3. Cheaper shows/ticket prices; 4. Better pay for bands / 5. More roadshows; 6. More clubs; 7. SXSW brings
in more local acts / 8. Austin Music Network 24 hours; 9. More local labels ; 10. Tie: Ban/dump/run Corky
out of town; Enforcement of scalping laws


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