Critics Poll
The 'Chronicle's music staff rates the best local and roadshows, new acts, and more
Fri., Jan. 7, 2005
Best Local Show
Beets: Ugly Beats, Transgressors, Carousel Lounge
Caligiuri: Alejandro Escovedo, Jon Dee Graham, Texas Union Theatre
Dentler: Alejandro Escovedo, Texas Union Theatre
Gabriel: Brownout!, B-Boy City 11, Emos
Gray: Gorch Fock, Emos
Haupt: Zykos CD Release, Emos
Hernandez: Alejandro Escovedo, Texas Union Theatre
Langer: Young Heart Attack, Austin Music Festivals Spotlight Series, Stubbs
Lynch: Pong, the Parish
Moser: Hardcore Country Tuesdays, Broken Spoke
Stevens: ... Trail of Dead, Big Orange
Trachtenberg: Alejandro Escovedo, Texas Union Theatre
Best Roadshow
Beets: Solomon Burke, ACL Music Fest
Caligiuri: Solomon Burke, ACL Music Fest
Dentler: Pixies, ACL Music Fest
Gabriel: Primus, Austin Music Hall
Gray: TV on the Radio, Emos
Haupt: The Shins, Stubbs
Hernandez: Ornette Coleman, Bass Concert Hall
Langer: Sam Roberts, La Zona Rosa
Lynch: The Neville Brothers, ACL Music Fest
Moser: Brian Wilson, the Backyard
Stevens: Pixies, Stubbs
Trachtenberg: Beres Hammond, Marcia Griffiths, La Zona Rosa
Local Venue You Visited the Most
Beets: Room 710
Caligiuri: Continental Club
Dentler: Emos
Gabriel: The Parish
Gray: Emos
Haupt: Emos
Hernandez: Stubb's
Langer: Stubbs
Lynch: The Parish/One World Theatre
Moser: Broken Spoke
Stevens: Emos
Trachtenberg: La Zona Rosa
Local Act You Saw the Most
Beets: Pong
Caligiuri: Lil Capn Travis
Dentler: Patty Griffin
Gabriel: D-Madness
Gray: This Microwave World
Haupt: Zykos
Hernandez: Grand Champeen
Langer: Bob Schneider
Lynch: Atash
Moser: Alvin Crow
Stevens: Sound Team
Trachtenberg: Grupo Fantasma
Best New Local Act
Beets: Cat Scientist
Caligiuri: The Hummingbirds
Dentler: Dynah
Gabriel: KaiZen
Gray: The Arm
Haupt: What Made Milwaukee Famous
Hernandez: The Sword
Langer: Amazing Letdowns
Lynch: The Platforms
Moser: The Flames
Stevens: The Vain
Trachtenberg: The Platforms
Best Reissue/Box Set
Beets: The Clash, London Calling: 25th Anniversary Edition (Epic)
Caligiuri: Faces, Five Guys Walk Into a Bar (Rhino)
Dentler: Faces, Five Guys Walk Into a Bar (Rhino)
Gabriel: Roy Ayers, Virgin Ubiquity (BBE)
Gray: Left of the Dial: Dispatches From the 80s Underground (Rhino)
Haupt: Jeff Buckley, Grace: Legacy Edition (Sony)
Hernandez: Albert Ayler, Holy Ghost (Revenant)
Langer: Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans (Sony)
Lynch: Ethiopiques Vols. 1-18 (Buda Musique)
Moser: Faces, Five Guys Walk Into a Bar (Rhino)
Stevens: The Clash, London Calling: 25th Anniversary Edition (Epic)
Trachtenberg: Bob Dylan, The Bootleg Series Volume 6: Live 1964 Concert at Philharmonic Hall (Sony)
Best Compilation/Soundtrack
Beets: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Caligiuri: Fahrenheit 9/11
Dentler: Future Soundtrack for America
Gabriel: Lif Up Yuh Leg an Trample
Gray: Napoleon Dynamite
Haupt: Garden State
Hernandez: Friday Night Lights
Langer: Wicker Park
Lynch: Eleni Karaindrou, Trilogy 1: The Weeping Meadow
Moser: AMN 2004 Austin Area High School Battle of the Bands
Stevens: Garden State
Trachtenberg: The Cooler
Best DVD
Beets: Wattstax: 30th Anniversary Special Edition
Caligiuri: Steve Earle, Live From Austin TX
Dentler: Jamie Cullum, Live at Blenheim Palace
Gabriel: DJ Shadow, In Tune and On Time: Live!
Gray: Hank Williams, American Masters: Honky Tonk Blues
Haupt: Los Lonely Boys, Texican Style
Hernandez: Iron Maiden, The History of Iron Maiden Part 1: The Early Days
Langer: Bill Hicks, Live: Satirist, Social Critic, Stand-up Comedian
Lynch: Ray Charles, ô-Genio: Live in Brazil 1963
Moser: Plaster Caster (Xenon)
Stevens: Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Trachtenberg: Tom Dowd & the Language of Music
R.I.P.
Beets: Wade Longenberger, Johnny Ramone
Caligiuri: Ray Charles, Rick James, Bob Murphy, Rodney Dangerfield
Dentler: Ray Charles
Gabriel: Martin Banks, Mac Dre, Ol Dirty Bastard, Rick James, Ray Charles
Gray: Dimebag Darrell, Mike Blake, Rick James
Haupt: Ray Charles, John Peel, Rick James, Jacques Derrida
Hernandez: Laughter, ODB
Langer: My ability to smoke in most nightclubs
Lynch: Ray Charles
Moser: Johnny Ramone
Stevens: Guided by Voices
Trachtenberg: Ray Charles, Clement Dodd, Elvin Jones, Steve Lacy
