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Album of the Year

RUNNERS-UP: True Love Cast Out All Evil (Anti-), Roky Erickson with Okkervil River; Myth of the Heart (Playing in Traffic), Sahara Smith; Songs for Staying In, Quiet Company; El Existential (Nat Geo Music), Grupo Fantasma; Texas Treasures (Deep South), Los Texas Wranglers; Break, One-Eyed Doll; Hexadecagon (Peek-A-Boo), the Octopus Project; Up Close (EMI/Vortexan), Eric Johnson;…

by Chronicle Staff

Best Punk

RUNNERS-UP: Squint, The Midgetmen, Krum Bums, Adrian & the Sickness, Riverboat Gamblers, Opposite Day, Neon Cobra, The Stampede, Critical Assembly

by Chronicle Staff

Best Live Music Venue

RUNNERS-UP: Antone’s, Saxon Pub, Stubb’s, Ray Benson’s Roadhouse, The Continental Club, The Parish, Emo’s, Momo’s, Broken Spoke

by Chronicle Staff

Jane Eyre

The foggy moors are palpable, the passions less so, but this new adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s oft-told story is a handsome addition to the canon.

by Marjorie Baumgarten

Song of the Year

RUNNERS-UP: “How Do You Do It” by Taylor Muse for Quiet Company; “The Real Thing,” by Sahara Smith; “Carrie,” by Speak; “Who’s to Blame, Senorita?” by Shawn Sahm/Doug Sahm for Texas Tornados; “Could’ve Been a Country Star,” by Julian Fernandez for Los Texas Wranglers; “Back and Forth,” by the Bright Light Social Hour; “Austin,” by…

by Chronicle Staff

Best Rock

RUNNERS-UP: The Bright Light Social Hour, Quiet Company, Okkervil River, One-Eyed Doll, Spoon, Saints of Valory, Vitera, The Mother Truckers, The Black Angels

by Chronicle Staff

Best Local Label

RUNNERS-UP: Deep South Productions, Steady Boy Records, Bismeaux Records, Beats Broke, Chicken Ranch Records, Vallejo Music Group, Dialtone Records, Western Vinyl, Trampia

by Chronicle Staff

I Saw the Devil

A serial killer meets his match – and then some – in this nasty revenge drama from South Korea that’s nevertheless executed with superlative style and wit.

by Marjorie Baumgarten

Best Blues/Soul/Funk

RUNNERS-UP: Carolyn Wonderland, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Soul Track Mind, Eric Tessmer, Pinetop Perkins, The Scabs, Jimmie Vaughan, T Bird & the Breaks, Peterson Brothers Band

by Chronicle Staff

Best Roots Rock

RUNNERS-UP: Reckless Kelly, 7 Walkers, Deadman, Carolyn Wonderland, Sahara Smith, Band of Heathens, The Mother Truckers, The Gourds, Stonehoney

by Chronicle Staff

Best New Club

RUNNERS-UP: Texas Mist, Barbarella, East Side Drive-In, Swan Dive, The HighBall, ND at 501 Studios, Cheer Up Charlie’s, Lipstick24, Hangar Lounge

by Chronicle Staff

Elektra Luxx

Carla Gugino heads up this daffy film as the eponymous porn star, now retired, pregnant, and prone to self-reflection and the occasional moment of doubt.

by Marc Savlov

Best Country/Bluegrass

RUNNERS-UP: Sahara Smith, Heybale!, Asleep at the Wheel, Texas Bluegrass Massacre, Reckless Kelly, Dale Watson, Willie Nelson, Ruby Jane, Tony Harrison & Hot Texas

by Chronicle Staff

Best U-18

RUNNERS-UP: South of Center, Rockstella, Residual Kid, AfterMath, Hell’s Black Intelligencer, 24-7, Carson Brock Band, Peterson Brothers Band, Electric Society

by Chronicle Staff

Best Radio Music Program

RUNNERS-UP: The Dudley & Bob Morning Show, Dale Dudley & Bob Fonseca, KLBJ 93.7FM; Eklektikos, John Aeilli, KUT 90.5FM; The Morning X, Jason Alvarez & Deb O’Keefe, KROX 101.5FM (101X); The Halftime Show, Charlie Hodge, KLBJ 93.7FM; Folkways, Kevin Connor, KUT 90.5FM; Lone Star State of Mind, Roger Allen, KGSR 93.3FM; Local Licks, Loris Lowe,…

by Chronicle Staff

Off the Record

Chaos and creation at South by Southwest and the Monday realization that blues landmark Pinetop Perkin is gone

by Austin Powell

Mooz-lum

A young Muslim college student experiences prejudice and renounces his faith, which causes his family to renounce him.

by Marjorie Baumgarten

Best Cover Band

RUNNERS-UP: Cover Girl, Mysterious Ways, The Frank Gomez Band, Skyrocket, Guilty Pleasures, Magnifico, Think Lizzy, Hell’s Belles, Paradise Titty

by Chronicle Staff

Best World Music

RUNNERS-UP: The Nash Hernandez Orchestra, Austin Piazzolla Quintet, El Tule, Rattletree Marimba, The Tea Merchants, Charles Thibodeaux & the Austin Cajun Aces, Sangreet Millennium Ensemble, Hard Proof, Ustad Ghulam Farid Nizami

by Chronicle Staff

Best Radio Personality

RUNNERS-UP: Paul Ray, KUT 90.5FM; John Aielli, KUT 90.5FM; Jason Dick, KROX 101.5FM (101X); Loris Lowe, KLBJ 93.7FM; Kevin Connor, KUT 90.5FM; Charlie Hodge, KLBJ 93.7FM; Bryan Beck, KGSR 93.3FM; Andy Langer, KGSR 93.3FM; Roger Allen, KGSR 93.3FM

by Chronicle Staff

Best Experimental

RUNNERS-UP: Ghostland Observatory, One-Eyed Doll, More Cowbell, John Pointer, Opposite Day, The Weird Weeds, Sheer Khan & the Space Case, Zorch, The Floating Opera Orchestra

by Chronicle Staff

Best Acoustic Guitar

RUNNERS-UP: Monte Montgomery, Kimberly Freeman (One-Eyed Doll), Junior Sandoval (Los Texas Wranglers), Matt the Electrician, Slim Richey (the Jitterbug Vipers), John Pointer, Van Wilks, Elizabeth McQueen, Scrappy Jud Newcomb

by Chronicle Staff

Best Radio Station

RUNNERS-UP: KLBJ 93.7FM, KGSR 93.3FM, KTXZ 95.1FM, KROX 101.5FM (101X), KOOP 91.7FM, KVRX 91.7FM, KMFA 89.5FM, KAMX 94.7FM (MIX), KAZI 88.7FM

by Chronicle Staff

Best Folk

RUNNERS-UP: Matt the Electrician, BettySoo, Cowboy & Indian, Marmalakes, Jennifer Ellen Cook, James McMurtry, Sarah Jarosz, Bob Livingston, John Dunn

by Chronicle Staff

Best Bass Guitar

RUNNERS-UP: Jojo Garza (Los Lonely Boys), Harmoni Kelley (Lonelyland), Chris Maresh (Eric Johnson), Matt Parmenter (Quiet Company), Danny Gomez (the Frank Gomez Band), Gavin Jasper (Saints of Valory), Francie Meaux Jeaux (the Jitterbug Vipers), Aaron Davis (Vitera), Ronn Roberts (the Eggmen)

by Chronicle Staff

Best Record Producer

RUNNERS-UP: Emile Kelman for Myth of the Heart, Sahara Smith; Will Sheff for True Love Cast Out All Evil, Roky Erickson with Okkervil River; Matt Parmenter for Songs for Staying In, Quiet Company; Ryan Radar for Texas Treasures, Los Texas Wranglers; Dwight Baker for The Bright Lights, Saints of Valory; Jason Rufuss Sewell for Break,…

by Chronicle Staff

Gay Place: South by So Gay 2

Agent Ribbons dreamify the Ghost Room (SXSW, Friday) Carrie Brownstein’s new gig, capital-Fuck yeah! feminist supergroup Wild Flag at the Parish (SXSW, Friday) Malaysia’s Ze! is SO GLAM (SXSW, Saturday, Kiss & Fly) ZE! brings it stateside in a glitter haze (SXSW, Saturday, Kiss & Fly) God-Des & She spit their dichotomous rap and soul…

by Chronicle Staff

Best Hip-Hop/DJ

RUNNERS-UP: Trampia, MC Overlord, Zeale, Lady & the Amp, Andrew Parsons, Texas Battle League, Scorpio Rising, DJ Chicken George, Drastik

by Chronicle Staff

Best Drums/Percussion

RUNNERS-UP: Jo Mirasole (the Bright Light Social Hour), Jason Rufuss Sewell (One-Eyed Doll), Ringo Garza (Los Lonely Boys), Gerard Bouvier (Saints of Valory), Conrad Choucroun (Lonelyland), Don Harvey (A Is Red), Jay Nazz (Reckless Kelly), Jeff Weathers (Quiet Company), Brannen Temple

by Chronicle Staff

Best Record Store

RUNNERS-UP: Turntable Records, End of an Ear, Antone’s Record Shop, Cheapo Discs, Encore, Music Mania, Breakaway Records, Trailer Space Records, Backspin Records

by Chronicle Staff

Gay Place: Gay Bi Gay Gay Day

GayBiGayGay hosted more than 1,000 happy homos and able allies at the new Springdale location (Sunday) GayBiGayGay feeds the throng (Sunday) Ms. Rebecca Havemeyer hosts GayBiGayGay (Sunday) Internet maven Heather Gold and local hero Patrice Pike GayBiGayGay it up (Sunday) CampCamp founder Ray Matthews sells wares at GayBiGayGay (Sunday) Friends reunite at GBGG, including Kim…

by Chronicle Staff

Naked City

Healthier school lunches, a long-term recycling contract, Edwards Aquifer legislation, and more

by Wells Dunbar

Best Indie

RUNNERS-UP: Okkervil River, The Bright Light Social Hour, Quiet Company, Mother Falcon, One-Eyed Doll, Los A-T Boyz, Saints of Valory, The Shears, Marmalakes

by Chronicle Staff

Best Electric Guitar

RUNNERS-UP: Curtis Roush (the Bright Light Social Hour), Billy Cassis (Lonelyland), Henry Garza (Los Lonely Boys), Eric Tessmer, Jimmie Vaughan, Carolyn Wonderland, Godfrey Thomson (Saints of Valory), Redd Volkaert, Kimberly Freeman (One-Eyed Doll)

by Chronicle Staff

Best Female Vocals

RUNNERS-UP: Carolyn Wonderland, Kat Edmonson, Amy Cook, Suzanna Choffel, Elizabeth McQueen, Sarah Sharp (the Jitterbug Vipers), Patty Griffin, Ruby Jane, Teal Collins (the Mother Truckers)

by Chronicle Staff

Quote of the Week

“Clearly they’re all voting straight-ticket Republican if the results of the last election are to be believed.” – Rep. Rafael Anchía, D-Dallas, regarding allegations of undocumented immigrants illegally voting in Texas elections

by Chronicle Staff

Best Instrumental

RUNNERS-UP: Balmorhea, Ugly Elephant, Los Texas Wranglers, 16 Strings, Descendants of Erdrick, A Is Red, 3 Balls of Fire, McLemore Avenue, Explosions in the Sky

by Chronicle Staff

Best Keyboards

RUNNERS-UP: Oliver Steck (Lonelyland), Matt Hubbard, Floyd Domino, Stephen Buckle (Saints of Valory), Ian McLagan, Thomas Turner (Ghostland Observatory), Earl Poole Ball, Pinetop Perkins, Taylor Muse (Quiet Company)

by Chronicle Staff

New in Print

From the title – a challenge, a threat, or merely an observation – this novel is about search for self

by Monica Riese

Best Jazz

RUNNERS-UP: The Jitterbug Vipers, Elias Haslanger, Kat Edmonson, Elizabeth McQueen, White Ghost Shivers, Ephraim Owens, David Box Quartet, A Is Red, Tony Harrison & Hot Texas

by Chronicle Staff

Best Male Vocals

RUNNERS-UP: Malford Milligan, Raul Malo, Curtis Roush (the Bright Light Social Hour), Troupe Gammage (Speak), Amador Salazar (Los Texas Wranglers), Black Joe Lewis, Dale Watson, Aaron Behrens (Ghostland Observatory), Donovan Keith (Soul Track Mind)

by Chronicle Staff

Best Latin Rock

RUNNERS-UP: Vitera, Grupo Fantasma, Vallejo, Texas Tornados, Patricia Vonne, La Guerrilla, Maneja Beto, Boca Abajo, Hector Ward & the Big Time

by Chronicle Staff

Best Miscellaneous Instrument

RUNNERS-UP: Elias Haslanger, saxophone; Oliver Steck, accordion (Lonelyland); John Pointer, boombox; Jeff Lofton, trumpet; Haydn Vitera, violin (Vitera); Ruby Jane, fiddle; Charles Thibodeaux, accordion; Tamir Kalifa, accordion (Mother Falcon); Warren Hood, violin

by Chronicle Staff

Event Menu

Spring brings farm activities for the whole family, or you could run a 10K or enjoy a Chef Showdown

by Virginia B. Wood

Headlines

� City Council meets this week, with the continued sniffery surrounding the search for and release of members’ e-mails and messages overshadowing anything of substance on the dais. See “City Hall Hustle,” and “Council’s To-Do List.” � Austin is deep in South by Southwest recovery mode after an estimated 200,000 people attended official and unofficial…

by Chronicle Staff

Band of the Year

RUNNERS-UP: Roky Erickson with Okkervil River, Quiet Company, Bob Schneider & Lonelyland, Los Texas Wranglers, Speak, Los Lonely Boys, One-Eyed Doll, Grupo Fantasma, Reckless Kelly

by Chronicle Staff

Best Latin Traditional

RUNNERS-UP: Los Texas Wranglers, El Tule, Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, Del Castillo, Austin Samba School, Cienfuegos, Joel Guzman & Sarah Fox, Trio Los Vigilantes

by Chronicle Staff

Best Songwriter

RUNNERS-UP: Bob Schneider, The Bright Light Social Hour, Quiet Company, Julian Fernandez (Los Texas Wranglers), Eric Johnson, Roky Erickson, Kimberly Freeman (One-Eyed Doll), Matt the Electrician, Alejandro Escovedo

by Chronicle Staff

Best New Band

RUNNERS-UP: Little Lo, The Long Tangles, 7 Walkers, Saints of Valory, Soul Track Mind, Candi & the Strangers, Lady & the Amp, Suite 709, Cari Hutson & Good Company

by Chronicle Staff

Best Metal

RUNNERS-UP: One-Eyed Doll, Powderburn, Dead Earth Politics, Hell’s Black Intelligencer, Snake Skin Prison, Critical Assembly, Broken Teeth, Baron Grod, Lucid Dementia

by Chronicle Staff

Best Acoustic Venue

RUNNERS-UP: Saxon Pub, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Flipnotics, Momo’s, Threadgill’s, Jax Neighborhood Cafe, Zach Theatre, Stubb’s, Ruta Maya

by Chronicle Staff

Arts Review

Different Stages can’t surmount the deeply flawed nature of Tennessee Williams’ play

by Barry Pineo

Paul

Two comic-book geeks (played by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) encounter an alien (voiced by Seth Rogen) in Area 51.

by Kimberley Jones

Musician of the Year

RUNNERS-UP: Bob Schneider, Julian Fernandez (Los Texas Wranglers), Sahara Smith, Will Sheff (Okkervil River), Jack O’Brien (the Bright Light Social Hour), Taylor Muse (Quiet Company), Carolyn Wonderland, Kimberly Freeman (One-Eyed Doll), Alejandro Escovedo

by Chronicle Staff

Best None of the Above

RUNNERS-UP: Conjunto Los T-Birds, Girl Guitar, White Ghost Shivers, Charles Thibodeaux & the Austin Cajun Aces, John Pointer, Trio Del Rio, The Tiny Tin Hearts, Mistress Stephanie & Her Melodic Cat, More Cowbell

by Chronicle Staff

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If you’re over the age of 30, you’re probably still bitching about all the people, noise, and congestion of South by Southwest. If you’re under 30, you’re probably still telling your friends, “Dude, that was fucking awesome!” Like anything else in life, SXSW is mainly about what you bring to the party. You can dive…

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