RUNNERS-UP: Robert Randolph & the Family Band, ACL Festival, Sept. 20; Hank III, Stubb’s, Jan. 11; Audioslave, Austin Music Hall, March 11; My Morning Jacket, the Parish, Oct. 16 & 17; Widespread Panic, the Backyard, Oct. 3-5; Nickel Creek, Stubb’s, May 20; The Mavericks, La Zona Rosa, Dec. 9; Raul Malo, Continental Club, July 26; R.E.M., ACL Festival, Sept. 21

This article appears in March 19 • 2004.

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