RUNNERS-UP: Joe Ely, Letter to Laredo; Ian Moore, Modern Day Folklore; Wayne Hancock, Thunderstorms & Neon Signs; Monte Warden, Here I Am; Sixteen Deluxe, Backfeedmagnetbabe; Charlie Sexton Sextet, Under the Wishing Tree; 81/2 Souvenirs, Happy Feet; Wannabes, Popsucker; Little Sister; Dudley & Bob, Public Enema #1; Austin Lounge Lizards, Small Minds; Don Walser & the Pure Texas Band, Archive Series, Vol. 1 & 2; Dangerous Toys, The Artists Formerly Known As the Dangerous Toys; Gals Panic, I Think We Need Helicopters

This article appears in March 15 • 1996 (Cover).

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