37th Annual Austin Music Awards

SECTIONS SEARCH

ADVERTISE SEARCH

News Food Music Screens Arts Queer Events Classifieds Support Us

Austin Music Awards

The Austin Chronicle Music Poll launches November 15 - come back and vote for your favorites!

2008-2009 › Best Performing Bands

SHOW RUNNERS-UP HIDE RUNNERS-UP

Best Bluegrass
Bob Schneider's Texas Bluegrass Massacre

photo by Sandy Carson

2. The Lost Pines
3. The Fireants
4. Sarah Jarosz
5. Warren Hood & the Hoodlums
6. South Austin Jug Band
7. Flatcar Rattlers
8. The Belleville Outfit
9. Ruby Jane
10. Green Mountain Grass

view this award on its own page ›

Best Blues
Carolyn Wonderland

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

2. Blues Mafia
3. Porterdavis
4. Gary Clark Jr.
5. Guy Forsyth
6. Van Wilks
7. Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
8. W.C. Clark
9. Pinetop Perkins
10. Eric Tessmer Band

view this award on its own page ›

Best Country
Reckless Kelly

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

2. Dale Watson & His Lone Stars
3. Kevin Fowler
4. Asleep at the Wheel
5. The Band of Heathens
6. Chaparral
7. Hayes Carll
8. The Derailers
9. Alvin Crow
10. Heybale!

view this award on its own page ›

Best Cover Band
The Eggmen

photo by Sandy Carson

2. Mysterious Ways
3. Skyrocket!
4. Radiostar
5. Lost in Austin
6. StABBA
7. Big Balls
8. Mystic Knights of the Sea
9. The Frank Gomez Band
10. The Spazmatics

view this award on its own page ›

Best DJ
Toddy B

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

2. DJ Mel
3. Jesse Brede
4. DJ Tako
5. DJ Manny
6. DJ Veg
7. DJ Bigface
8. DJ Chicken George
9. Heart & Soul Soundsystem
10. Rapid Ric

view this award on its own page ›

Best Experimental
Death Is Not a Joyride

photo by Aubrey Edwards

2. More Cowbell
3. The Octopus Project
4. John Pointer
5. Ghostland Observatory
6. BoomboxATX
7. Baron Grod
8. Chant
9. Opposite Day
10. Shuttle Debris

view this award on its own page ›

Best Folk
The Hudsons

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

2. Sarah Jarosz
3. Betty Soo
4. The Lost Pines
5. Hayes Carll
6. The Tea Merchants
7. Eliza Gilkyson
8. The Lovely Sparrows
9. The Belleville Outfit
10. Ed Miller

view this award on its own page ›

Best Hip Hop
Overlord

photo by Sandy Carson

2. Kevin Jack
3. Captain Caucasian
4. Los Bad Apples
5. BoomboxATX
6. Bavu Blakes
7. Tee Double
8. Afrofreque
9. Zeale 32 & Phranchyze
10. Dirty Wormz

view this award on its own page ›

Best Indie
Suzanna Choffel

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

2. The Black & White Years
3. White Denim
4. Okkervil River
5. The Black Angels
6. John Pointer
7. The Octopus Project
8. Brothers and Sisters
9. Dan Dyer
10. The Steps

view this award on its own page ›

Best Industrial/Goth
SubNatural

photo by Sandy Carson

2. Death Is Not a Joyride.
3. Tungsten Coil
4. One-Eyed Doll
5. Lucid Dementia
6. Exit
7. Scorpio Rising
8. Chant
9. Cry Blood Apache
10. Chant

view this award on its own page ›

Best Instrumental
3 Balls of Fire

2. The Octopus Project
3. Explosions in the Sky
4. The Tea Merchants
5. The Golden Arm Trio
6. Balmorhea
7. Brownout
8. The Calm Blue Sea
9. The Monster Big Band
10. Baron Grod

view this award on its own page ›

2. Ephraim Owens
3. Blaze
4. The Monster Big Band
5. White Ghost Shivers
6. The Belleville Outfit
7. Jason McKenzie
8. Duane Carter Band
9. Brandon A. Brown & the Floating Opera Orchestra
10. Marshall Ford Swing Band

view this award on its own page ›

Best Latin Contemporary
Grupo Fantasma

photo by Sandy Carson

2. Sarah Fox & Joel Guzman
3. Mary Welch y los Curanderos
4. Del Castillo
5. Vallejo
6. Brownout
7. Los Bad Apples
8. Charanga Cakewalk
9. Maneja Beto
10. Boca Abajo

view this award on its own page ›

Best Latin Traditional
Los Texas Wranglers

photo by Sandy Carson

2. Jonas Alvarez
3. Del Castillo
4. Grupo Fantasma
5. El Tule
6. Boca Abajo
7. Cienfuegos
8. Trio los Vigilantes
9. Ruben Ramos & the Mexican Revolution
10. Cerronato

view this award on its own page ›

Best Metal
The Sword

photo by Sandy Carson

2. One-Eyed Doll
3. Powderburn
4. Broken Teeth
5. Baron Grod
6. Meyvn
7. Butcherwhite
8. Blackholicus
9. By Any Means Necessary
10. Pack of Wolves

view this award on its own page ›

Best None of the Above
More Cowbell

photo by Sandy Carson

2. White Ghost Shivers
3. Girl Guitar
4. Death Is Not a Joyride.
5. 25 Smokin' Figurados
6. Mingo Fishtrap
7. The Jolly Garogers
8. John Pointer
9. Grimy Styles
10. The Octopus Project

view this award on its own page ›

Best Punk
One-Eyed Doll

photo by Sandy Carson

2. Lower Class Brats
3. Krum Bums
4. The Dicks
5. Opposite Day
6. Riverboat Gamblers
7. Adrian & the Sickness
8. Cruiserweight
9. The Midgetmen
10. Mocktigers

view this award on its own page ›

Best Rock
The Black & White Years

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

2. Bob Schneider
3. Alejandro Escovedo
4. Alpha Rev
5. Mothers Anthem
6. Vallejo
7. Monte Montgomery
8. Patrice Pike
9. The Octopus Project
10. Spoon

view this award on its own page ›

Best Roots Rock
Porterdavis

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

2. Reckless Kelly
3. The Gourds
4. The Band of Heathens
5. The Mother Truckers
6. James McMurtry
7. Two Hoots & a Holler
8. The Fireants
9. Topaz & Mudphonic
10. Guy Forsyth

view this award on its own page ›

Best Teen Band
The Fireants

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

2. Sarah Jarosz
3. Jenny Wolfe
4. High on Hot Dogs
5. Avenging Poor Yorick
6. Carson Brock Group
7. Cheap Fire
8. Joker
9. Khabele Jazz Band
10. Silver Thistle Austin Youth Pipes & Drums

view this award on its own page ›

Best World Music
Atash

photo by Sandy Carson

2. Rattletree Marimba
3. The Tea Merchants
4. Gypzee Heart
5. Ghandaia
6. Oliver Rajamani
7. Lannaya West African Drum & Dance Ensemble
8. Silver Thistle Pipes & Drums
9. The Austin Klezmorim
10. Govinda