41st Annual Austin Music Awards

Austin Music Awards

2002-2003 › Best Performing Bands

SHOW DESCRIPTION HIDE DESCRIPTION

Best Alternative/Punk
Cruiserweight

photo by John Carrico

Kissinger
Spoon
Damesviolet
Vallejo
Isola
Stealing Silence
Endochine
Truepenny
Lesermor

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Best Blues
W.C. Clark

photo by John Carrico

Alien Love Child
Guy Forsyth
Rob Roy Parnell
Toni Price
Carolyn Wonderland
Los Lonely Boys
Ruthie Foster
Marcia Ball
Chris Duarte

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Best Country
Kevin Fowler Band

photo by John Anderson

Harris & Ryden Band
Dale Watson
Pat Green
Willie Nelson
Kelli Willis
Geezinslaws
The Weary Boys
South Austin Jug Band
Shelley King Band
The Derailers
Kings of the Motel 6
Reckless Kelly
Cornell Hurd Band
Asleep At the Wheel

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Best Cover Band
The Eggmen

Memphis Train Revue
Tabu
The Atlantics
Diamond Smugglers
Big Balls
Bang
The Brew
Dysfunkshun Junction
The Stummies

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Best Electronica/DJ
Matson Belle

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

DJ Organic
That Mysterious Honey
DJ Mel
Trey Lopez
Miles McGriff
DJ Crash
Strüb
DJ Baby G
Buddy System

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Best Folk
Patty Griffin

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

Harris & Ryden
Terri Hendrix
Shelley King Band
Brobdingnagian Bards
South Austin Jug Band
Eliza Gilkyson
Ruthie Foster
The Gourds
Toni Price

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Best Funk
Mingo Fishtrap

photo by John Carrico

The Scabs
Soul Masquerade
Dahebegebees
Memphis Train Revue
The Atlantics
Grupo Fantasma
Jerkuleez
Vallejo
Blue Construction

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Best Hip Hop
MC Overlord

photo by John Anderson

Mingo Fishtrap
Dirty Wormz
Bavu Blakes
Megatron Bombsquad
Liquid Stereo Project
Boneglove
Mirage
Arctectonics
DJ Mel

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Best Jazz
Blaze

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

Jon Barry Project
The Brew
Golden Arm Trio
Odd Man Out
Victrola
Blue Noise Band
Torch
Ephraim Owens
Old Waterloo Jazz Band

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Best Latin Contemporary
Grupo Fantasma

photo by John Anderson

Del Castillo
La Tribu
Cadaques
Cubanobop
Teye and Viva El Flamenco
Sun Vocina
Sambaxé
Sangre del Chango
Dario y su comborican

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Best Latin Traditional
Del Castillo

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

Grupo Fantasma
Cadaques
Los Pinkys
Tish Hinojosa
Ruben Ramos
Flaco Jimenez
Sisters Morales
Sun Vocina
Cerronato

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Best Metal/Industrial
Powderburn

photo by John Carrico

Human
Pushmonkey
Saucer
Sycamore
Gahdzilla Motor Company
Rubberhed
Strüb
StoneKracker
Boneglove

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Best None of the Above
Schrödinger's Cat

photo by John Anderson

Dream Trybe
Shadow Box
Megatron Bombsquad
The Bards
Hot Flash
Shorty Long
South Austin Jug Band
Dahebegebees
Cluan

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Best Pop
Matson Belle

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

Mingo Fishtrap
Cruiserweight
Schröedinger’s Cat
Shadow Box
Damesviolet
Vallejo
Spoon
Kissinger
Dahebegebees

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Best Rock
Vallejo

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

Kissinger
Pushmonkey
Damesviolet
Cruiserweight
Endochine
Powderburn
Wide Awake
Truepenny
Isola
Shadow Box
Echoset
Stealing Silence
Sundowner
Lesermor

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Best Roots Rock
Harris & Ryden

photo by John Carrico

Shelley King Band
Reckless Kelly
The Gourds
Honeybrowne
Jimmy La Fave
The Leroi Bros.
South Austin Jug Band
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Back Porch Mary

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Best Space Rock/Jam/Experimental
Spacetruck

photo by John Carrico

Halley
Larry
Dirty Wormz
e.f.c.a.
Echobase
Groovin’ Ground
Pong
Experimental Aircraft
Explosions in the Sky

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Best World Music
Shadow Box

photo by John Carrico

Grupo Fantasma
Del Castillo
Cadaques
Brobdingnagian Bards
Teye and Viva El Flamenco
La Tribu
Sambaxé
Cluan
Oliver Rajamani
The Stingers
Poor Man's Fortune
Govinda
Papa Mali
Atash