RUNNERS-UP: John Croslin, “A Series of Sneaks”, Spoon; “Emits Showers of Sparks”, Sixteen Deluxe; Stephen Bruton, ”
Dog Years”, Storyville; David McNair, “Orleans Parish”, Silver Scooter ; “Los Super Seven”, Los Super Seven; Billy White, “Earthbound”, Ginger Mackenzie; Carl Thiel, “Picture Me This”, Lisa Tingle; George Devore, “George Devore & The Roam”; Bruce Hughes & T-Ray, “Boom Boom Baby”, Ugly Americans; Gurf Morlix, Robert Earl Keen, “Walking Distance”, Robert Earl Keen; Mike Clink, “Pushmonkey”

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