TCB
By Christopher Gray, Fri., Jan. 5, 2007
PLAYING FAVORITES
Rounding the corner into its second quarter-century, the Austin Music Poll (p.3) continues to adapt to the times. Although Best Local Ring Tone was voted down, the poll committee added Best Indie Band and Best Local Label to reflect Austin's flourishing DIY environment. In turn, several categories got the axe, among them Music Video/DVD, Concert by a Touring Band, and, tragically, Music Journalist/Critic/Writer. The ones that survived, with TCB's picks:
BAND OF THE YEAR: Black Angels
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR: James Hand
SONG OF THE YEAR: Black Angels, "Black Grease"
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Black Angels, Passover
NEW BAND: Brothers & Sisters
ROCK: Lions
INDIE: Voxtrot
PUNK: Riverboat Gamblers
METAL: Blackholicus
INDUSTRIAL/GOTH: Lucid Dementia
DJ: Car Stereo (Wars)
POP: Carrots
JAZZ: Jazz Pharaohs
BLUES: Chili Cold Blood
HIP-HOP: Basswood Lane
INSTRUMENTAL: Octopus Project
EXPERIMENTAL: Invincible Czars
COUNTRY: Texas Sapphires
BLUEGRASS: Weary Boys
ROOTS-ROCK: Mother Truckers
FOLK: Peter & the Wolf
LATIN TRADITIONAL: Charanga Cakewalk
LATIN CONTEMPORARY: Maneja Beto
WORLD: Atash
COVER BAND: K-Tel Hit Machine
KID BAND: Palm School Choir
NOVELTY: White Ghost Shivers
NONE OF THE ABOVE: Til We're Blue or Destroy
FEMALE VOCALS: Brennen Leigh
MALE VOCALS: James Hand
ELECTRIC GUITAR: Jim Ortiz, Amplified Heat
ACOUSTIC GUITAR: Will Courtney, Brothers & Sisters
BASS: Alex Livingston, Grand Champeen
DRUMS: Richard Galloway, Moonlight Towers
KEYBOARDS: Jeanine Attaway, Ugly Beats
HORNS: Ephraim Owens (trumpet)
STRINGS: Strings Attached
MISC. INSTRUMENT: Yvonne Lambert, Octopus Project (theremin)
SONGWRITER: Ramesh Srivastava, Voxtrot
PRODUCER: Erik Wofford
NEW CLUB: Mohawk
LIVE MUSIC VENUE: Emo's
ACOUSTIC VENUE: Continental Club Gallery
ALL-AGES VENUE: Red 7
RECORD STORE: Snake Eyes Vinyl
LOCAL LABEL: Super Secret
INSTRUMENT/EQUIPMENT STORE: MusicMakers
RADIO STATION: KOOP 91.7FM
RADIO MUSIC PROGRAM: Next Big Thing, 101X
RADIO PERSONALITY: Trina Quinn, 101X
CONCERT POSTER: Billy Bishop, Chumps reunion, Nov. 9, Beerland
