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2002-2003Best Texas Recordings

Album of the Year
TIE: Del Castillo and Kevin Fowler Band

Run, Harris & Ryden Band
Stereo, Vallejo
1000 Kisses, Patty Griffin
Kill the Moonlight, Spoon
Souvenir, Eric Johnson
The Ring, Terri Hendrix
The Highway, Shelley King
Grupo Fantasma, Grupo Fantasma
Fencing Under Fire, Patrice Pike & the Blackbox Rebellion
Bigger, Wideawake
Back Porch Mary, Back Porch Mary
Faithful Heart, Sara Hickman
Freak of Nature, Sycamore

Best Single
"Vida" by Del Castillo

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

“Senorita Mas Fina” by Kevin Fowler
“This Hard Town” by Harris & Ryden
“Take A Ride” by Vallejo
“Get To Go” by Eric Johnson
“Rain” by Patty Griffin
“Sweet Tequila Blues” by Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez
"Laredo" by Grupo Fantasma
"Nation" Powderburn
"Fatal Error" by Matson Belle

MP3 of the Year
"Nation" by Powderburn

photo by John Carrico

“Medic” by Isola
“Bigger Than Ourselves” by WideAwake
“Get To Go” by Eric Johnson
“Daydream” by Pavlov’s Dogs
“Empowered” by Strüb
“Sitting In My Room” by Stealing Silence
"Latin Breeze" by Jon Barry Project
“Days of Grace” by Sundowner
“Lies” by Plow Monday

Song of the Year
"Senorita Mas Fina" by Kevin Fowler for Kevin Fowler Band

photo by John Anderson

"Vida" by Rick del Castillo and Alex Ruiz for Del Castillo
“Hard Town” by Chris Ryden for Harris & Ryden
“Texas Blue Moon” by Shelley King for the Shelley King Band
“Sweet Tequila Blues” by Chip Taylor for Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez
“Long Ride Home” by Patti Griffin for Patty Griffin
“Get To Go” by Eric Johnson for Eric Johnson
“Rain” by Patti Griffin for Patty Griffin
“Take A Ride” by Vallejo for Vallejo
“What I Want” by Beaux Loy & Zak Loy for Dameviolet

Best of the Year
Best Performing Bands
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