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RUNNERS-UP: Liberty Lunch survived, City powers acknowledged importance of music, South Bank Bistro, Black Cat Lounge, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Nothing, Antone’s 10th Anniversary, Michael Corcoran, Austin Chronicle, Back Room was expanded, Charlie Sexton, Woodshock, Big Guitars Grammy nomination, Texas Music Commission
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