Best New Wave/Punk
RUNNERS-UP: Big Boys, The Jitters, D-Day, X-Spand-X, The Skunks, The Explosives, Joe “King” Carrasco y los Crowns, Jerryskids, Rank & File, The Dark, The Uranium Savages, The Judys, Brave Combo, The Dicks, Radio Planets, Butthole Surfers
Best Show by a Local Artist
RUNNERS-UP: The Judys’ Pajama Party, Raul’s; Raul’s Last Night, Raul’s, April 1; Joe Ely opening for Chuck Berry; Joe Ely, Gruene Hall; Woodshock ’81, Waterloo Park; Big Boys, Texas Union, Sept. 20; No Nukes Benefit with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Joe “King” Carrasco, and Marcia Ball, Fiesta Gardens, Oct. 4; The Fabulous Thunderbirds opening forthe Rolling…
Best None of the Above
RUNNERS-UP: The Pool, Brave Combo, Octave Doctors, Dan Del Santo & His Professors of Pleasure, Rank & File, Lotions, The LeRoi Brothers, The Lift, Uranium Savages, Delta, Pressure, Jerryskids, The Jitters, The Supernatural Family Band, Radio Free Europe, The Judys, UHF
Best Soft Rock/Easy Listening
RUNNERS-UP: Shake Russell & Dana Cooper, Uncle Walt’s Band, The Pool, Backbone, The Stains, Judy Price Band, Blue Mist, Passenger
Best Bass Guitar
RUNNERS-UP: Bruce Henderson (the Standing Waves); Jesse Sublett (the Skunks); Vince Bryant (Extreme Heat); Chris Gates (Big Boys); Steve Zirkel (Beto y los Fairlanes); Roscoe Beck (Passenger); Keith Ferguson (the Fabulous Thunderbirds); Spencer Starnes (Dan Del Santo & His Professors of Pleasure); Lee Shupp (the Droogs); Rob Hammond (Nasty Habits); Cola Rodriguez (Austin Jazz All-Stars);…
Best Drums/Percussion
RUNNERS-UP: Eddie Cantu (Extreme Heat), Billy Mansell (the Lift), David Dage (the Standing Waves), Mambo John Treanor (Beto y los Fairlanes), Kevin Tubbs, Rey Washam (Jerryskids), Greg Murray (the Skunks), Patrick Keel (the Pool), Rock Savage (Dan Del Santo & His Professors of Pleasure), David Fore (D-Day), Mike Buck (the LeRoi Brothers), Phil Higgs, O.T.…
Band of the Year
RUNNERS-UP: Joe Ely Band, Extreme Heat, The Standing Waves, The Jitters, Rank & File, X-Spand-X, Jerryskids, The Skunks, Nasty Habits, Big Boys, The Lift, Joe “King” Carrasco, The Pool, Passenger, Beto y los Fairlanes, The Judys, Octave Doctors, Eaglebone Whistle, Brave Combo, The Cobras
Best Electric Guitar
RUNNERS-UP: Eric Johnson, Stevie Ray Vaughan (Double Trouble), Mike Barnes, Jimmie Vaughan (the Fabulous Thunderbirds), Tom McMahon (X-Spand-X), John Reed (Octave Doctors), Jack Pittato (Nasty Habits), Tim Kerr (Big Boys), Steve Sonleitner (Jerryskids), Mitch Watkins (Passenger), Doug Murray (the Skunks), Jesse Taylor (Joe Ely Band), Chip Kinman (Rank & File), Larry Seaman (the Standing Waves),…
Best New Band
RUNNERS-UP: X-Spand-X, The Jitters, Rank & File, Octave Doctors, Pressure, Max & the Makeups, Jerryskids, Nasty Habits, The Pool, Macumba Love, Minor Miracle, Dana Cantu & the Southside Band, The Kingpins, Agent I, The LeRoi Brothers, The Bats
Best Female Vocals
RUNNERS-UP: Janice Hargis (X-Spand-X), De Lewellen (D-Day), Miss Lou Ann Barton, Lucinda, Julie Christensen, Paula Helene (Octave Doctors), Lisa Gamache (Max & the Makeups), Marcia Ball, Carla Epler (Toxic Shock), Carmen Bradford (Minor Miracle), Lisa Gilkyson, Cevin Cathell (Radio Planets), Tina Marsh, Diana Cantu, Nanci Griffith, Melissa Cobb (Stick Figures), Chris O’Connell, Lorenda Ash (F-Systems),…
Album of the Year
RUNNERS-UP: The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Butt Rockin’; Big Boys, Industry Standard; Joe Ely, Live Shots; Jerryskids, What Can You Say? How Will They Take It?; Christopher Cross; The Pool, Pool 2; Joe “King” Carrasco & the Crowns; Delbert McClinton, Plain’ From the heart; Eaglebone Whistle; Uranium Savages, Radio Active; Secret Science, Pound Out; The Judys, Washarama;…
Best Horns
RUNNERS-UP: Joe Sublett (the Cobras); John Mills (Beto y los Fairlanes); Paul Ostermayer (Passenger); Nathan Gates (Big Boys); Smokey Joe Miller (Joe Ely Band); Janice Hargis (X-Spand-X); Mike Francis; Jeff Barnes (Jazz-Me Blues, Tex Thomas); Tony Rico (W.C. Clark); Tim Walsh (Brave Combo); Bill Flahey (Papa Moon); Mike Mordecai (Beto y los Fairlanes, Dan Del…
Best EP
RUNNERS-UP: The Cobras, Caught Live; Joe “King” Carrasco & the Crowns, Party Safari; The Dicks, Dicks Hate Police; The Lotions; The LeRoi Brothers, Moon Twist; The Inserts, Doctors’ Wives; Joe Ely, Live Shots Bonus EP; The Shades, Ward and June Never Understood; The Foams, Paint Me; Aviation; The Next, Women Should Be Wilder; Wommack Brothers,…
Best Keyboards
RUNNERS-UP: Neil Pederson (Extreme Heat); Michael Ramos (the Lift); Kris Cummings (Joe “King” Carrasco & the Crowns); Patrick Keel (the Pool); Janice Hagis (X-Spand-X); Robert “Beto” Skiles (Beto y los Fairlanes); Reese Wynans (Delbert McClinton); Glover Gill (D-Day); Robert Shaw; Mike Kindred (Joe Ely Band, Macumba Love); Rich Harney; David Roach (Lotions); Marcia Ball; Riley…
Song of the Year
RUNNERS-UP: D-Day, Right to Know; The Skunks, What Do You Want; The Offenders, Rockin’ the Town; Delbert McClinton, Givin’ It Up; John Reed, The Dillo Shall Rise Again; The Explosives, Headhunter; The Stains, John Wayne Was a Nazi; Mike Runnels, Channel 19; D-Day, Too Young to Date; Rotunda, Colonel Sanders Thighs; Delta, Diagrams of Women;…
Best Male Vocals
RUNNERS-UP: Ty Gavin (the Next), Joe Ely, Bruce Spelman (Extreme Heat), Kim Wilson (the Fabulous Thunderbirds), Randy “Biscuit” Turner (Big Boys), Phil Ritcherson (Extreme Heat), Chris Wing (Jerryskids), David Cardwell (the Lift), Joe “King” Carrasco, Larry Seaman (the Standing Waves), Jesse Sublett (the Skunks), Tony Kinman (Rank & File), Christopher Cross, Bevis Griffin (the Bats),…
Best Blues
RUNNERS-UP: Extreme Heat, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Cobras, W.C. Clark Blues Revue, The LeRoi Brothers, Angela Strehli Band, Kingpins, Diana Cantu & the Southside Band, Big Boys, Delbert McClinton, The Mighty Souls, Omar & the Howlers, George Underwood & Blues Groove, The Night Cats
Best Miscellaneous Instrument
RUNNERS-UP: Patrick Keel, everything (the Pool); Dane Cessac, pots and pans (the Judys); Ponty Bone, accordion (Joe Ely Band); Gibby, toilet paper roll (Butthole Surfers); Derek O’Brien (Angela Strehli Band); Austin Burnette, congas (the Remnants); Connie Hancock, steel guitar (Supernatural Family Band); Michael McGeary, jawbone (Lotions); Paul Orta, harp (Kingpins); Michael Jackson, mandolin (Your Move);…
Best Chicano
RUNNERS-UP: Little Joe, Johnny y la Familia; Ruben Ramos & the Mexican Revolution; Frank “Jalepeno” Rodarte & the Del-Kings; Joe “King” Carrasco & the Crowns; Flaco Jimenez; Salaman; Big Carlos & the Minority Machine; Los No. 2 Dinners; Esteban Jordan; Johnny Degollado; Street People; Latin Image; Joe Bravo; Bert Rivera
Best Songwriter
RUNNERS-UP: Larry Seaman/Bruce Henderson (the Standing Waves), Janice Hargis/Tom McMahon (X-Spand-X), Chris Wing (Jerryskids), Jill Fuller, Neil Pederson (Extreme Heat), Jesse Sublett (the Skunks), Patrick Keel (the Pool), Christopher Cross, David Bean (the Judys), Pringle/McGlothlin/Reames (The Jitters), David Cardwell (The Lift), Chip & Tony Kinman (Rank & File), John Reed (Octave Doctors), Delbert McClinton, Bobby…
Best Country
RUNNERS-UP: Joe Ely Band, Asleep at the Wheel, Alvin Crow & the Pleasant Valley Boys, Willie Nelson, Kenneth Threadgill & Bill Neely, Jess DeMaine, Tex Thomas & His Danglin’ Wranglers, Supernatural Family Band, Gary P. Nunn & Sons of the Bunkhouse, Bert Rivera & the Nightriders, Jerry Jeff Walker, Doug Sahm, Steven Fromholz
Best Concert By a Touring Artist
RUNNERS-UP: Black Flag, Raul’s; Bruce Springsten, Frank Erwin Center; Devo, Coliseum; Earth, Wind & Fire, Frank Erwin Center; Elvis Costello, Austin Opry House; King Crimson, Austin Opry House; Psychedelic Furs, Club Foot; Spyro Gyra, Paramount Theatre; Squeeze, Austin Opry House; Tom Petty, Frank Erwin Center
Best Folk
RUNNERS-UP: Uncle Walt’s Band, Rank & File, Grimalkin, Shake Russell & Dana Cooper, Eric Johnson, Eaglebone Whistle, Lucinda, Caravan, Kenneth Threadgill & Bill Neely, Jerry & Nancy Stevens, CPR, Bobby Bridger, Don Sanders, Nanci Griffith, Vince Bell, Cheezmo Schmaltz
Best DJ
RUNNERS-UP: Oz (KLBJ-FM), Ted Jackson (KUT-FM), Dave Jarrott (K-98), Larry Monroe, Sky, Jerry Dean, John Aielli, Bob Cole, John Logan, Dusty, Tom Quarles, Jody Denberg, Penny Reeves, Jack Kanter, Kirby McDaniel, Hal Lane, Brad First, Kerry Dawson, John E. Dee
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
RUNNERS-UP: The Skunks, Nasty Habits, Rockin’ Devils, Heyoka, Eric Johnson, Jet, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Roky Erickson, Stephen Doster & Scissors, Rabbit, The Explosives, Agent I, 14K
Best Live Music Venue
RUNNERS-UP: Steamboat 1874, Studio 29, Continental Club, Emmajoe’s, Paramount Theatre
Best Jazz
RUNNERS-UP: Extreme Heat, Beto y los Fairlanes, Dan Del Santo & His Professors of Pleasure, Christy Palumbo & Jazz-Me Blues, Tomas Ramirez, Asleep at the Wheel, New Visions Ensemble, Eloise Burrell, Suzie Stern & the Austin Jazz All-Stars, The Rich Harney Trio, The Creative Opportunity Orchestra, Minor Miracle
Best Radio Station
RUNNERS-UP: KLBJ-FM, KHFI-FM (K-98), KMFA-FM, KNOW, KELG, KVET, KMXX, KOKE/KOKE-FM, KCSW-FM
