Critics Poll

Best Roadshow

Beets: Protomartyr, North Door

Caligiuri: Trombone Shorty, Emo's

Curtin: Jayke Orvis & the Broken Band, Holy Mountain

Freeman: Nick Cave, ACL Live at the Moody Theater

Hernandez: Nick Cave, ACL Live

Spearman: Childish Gambino, ACL Live

Stegall: The Gories, Red 7

Toland: Nick Cave, ACL Live

Trachtenberg: Mavericks, ACL Live

Best Local Show

Beets: Mozart Requiem Undead, Golden Hornet Project/Austin Choral Consort, French Legation Museum

Caligiuri: Nancy Fly's Retirement Party, Saxon Pub

Curtin: Christeene, Cheer Up Charlie's

Freeman: Centro-matic Farewell Show, Parish

Hernandez: Alejandro Escovedo's United Sounds of Austin, ACL Live at the Moody Theater

Spearman: Bone, Fur, and Feather, the Belmont

Stegall: Flesh Lights, Liberty

Toland: the Well, Holy Mountain

Trachtenberg: Alejandro Escovedo's United Sounds of Austin, ACL Live at the Moody Theater

Local Act You Saw the Most

Beets: Chablis

Caligiuri: Golden Dawn Arkestra

Curtin: Mrs. Glass

Freeman: Shakey Graves

Hernandez: Alejandro Escovedo

Spearman: League of Extraordinary Gz

Stegall: John Schooley and His One-Man Band

Toland: the Well

Trachtenberg: Denny Freeman

Local Venue You Visited the Most

Beets: Carousel Lounge

Caligiuri: Strange Brew

Curtin: Hotel Vegas

Freeman: ACL Live at the Moody Theater

Hernandez: ACL Live at the Moody

Spearman: ACL Live at the Moody

Stegall: Beerland

Toland: Red 7

Trachtenberg: ACL Live at the Moody

Best Local Residency

Beets: Paul Oscher, Railroad BBQ

Caligiuri: Elias Haslanger & Church on Monday, Continental Club Gallery

Curtin: Little Elmore Reed Blues Band, King Bee Lounge

Freeman: East Cameron Folkcore, Hole in the Wall

Hernandez: Church on Monday, Continental Club Gallery

Spearman: DJ Ulovei, the Eastern

Stegall: Church on Monday, Continental Club Gallery

Toland: Churchwood, Carousel Lounge

Trachtenberg: James McMurtry & Jon Dee Graham, Continental Club

Best New Local Act

Beets: Eat the Taco

Caligiuri: Harvest Thieves

Curtin: Sweet Spirit

Freeman: Curtis McMurtry

Hernandez: Dat Boy Supa

Spearman: Dat Boy Supa

Stegall: Xetas

Toland: HeadShy

Trachtenberg: Sip Sip

RIP

Mike Atta, Scott Asheton, Jonathan Athon, Big Bank Hank, Mark Bell, Allen "Sugar Bear" Black Jr., Jack Bruce, Gary Burger, Joe Cocker, Bob Casale, Paco de Lucía, Thomas Erdelyi, Phil Everly, DJ E-Z Rock, Steven Fromholz, H.R. Giger, Brian Goble, Gerry Goffin, Dave Gregg, Peter Gutteridge, Charlie Haden, Charlie Hatchett, Mabon "Teeny" Hodges, John Holt, Jake Hooker, Will Indian, Rod Kennedy, Bobby Keys, Frankie Knuckles, Cosimo Matassa, Ian McLagan, Corey Mitchell, Larry Monroe, Doc Neeson, Ikey Owens, DJ Rashad, Billy Rath, Paul Revere, Sunny Boy Roy, Jimmy Ruffin, Joe Sample, Lincoln "Style" Scott, Jimmy Scott, Pete Seeger, Horace Silver, John Spinks, Dick Wagner, Little Joe Washington, Burton Wilson, Jesse Winchester, Johnny Winter, Bobby Womack