Re-election Day
The Austin Music Poll is a post-holiday tradition that carries the added bonus of having absolutely nothing to do with either red or blue states. The ballot is here. “TCB” humbly offers the following recommendations:
BAND OF THE YEAR: Tia Carrera
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR:
Shane Bartell
SONG OF THE YEAR:
This Microwave World, “December Was a Sham”
ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
What Made Milwaukee Famous, Trying to Never Catch Up
NEW AUSTIN BAND:
The Arm
ROCK:
Zykos
PUNK:
The Applicators
METAL:
Ignitor
INDUSTRIAL/GOTH:
Chant
DJ:
DJ Mel
POP:
Sound Team
JAZZ:
Paris ’49
BLUES:
Grady
HIP-HOP:
Tee Double
JAM:
Pong
EXPERIMENTAL:
Attack Formation
COUNTRY:
Kevin Fowler
BLUEGRASS:
Grassy Knoll Boys
ROOTS ROCK:
Jon Dee Graham
FOLK:
White Ghost Shivers
LATIN TRADITIONAL:
Del Castillo
LATIN CONTEMPORARY:
Patricia Vonne
WORLD:
Tucker Livingston
COVER BAND:
Pudge Zeppelin
KID BAND:
Misspent Youth
NOVELTY:
Jolly Garogers
NONE OF THE ABOVE:
Gorch Fock
FEMALE VOCALS:
Carolyn Wonderland
MALE VOCALS:
Ben Hotchkiss, the Real Heroes
ELECTRIC GUITAR:
Redd Volkaert
ACOUSTIC GUITAR:
Scott H. Biram
BASS:
Billy Dee
DRUMS:
Erik Conn, Tia Carrera
KEYBOARDS:
Graham Reynolds, Golden Arm Trio
HORNS:
Joey Ficklin, Gorch Fock (trombone)
STRINGS: Rob Bernard, Damnations (banjo)
MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENT: John Pointer, Beatbox (mouth)
SONGWRITER: Jesse Dayton
RECORD PRODUCER:
Young Heart Attack, Mouthful of Love
NEW CLUB: Redrum
LIVE MUSIC VENUE: The Parish
ACOUSTIC VENUE: Flipnotics
ALL-AGES VENUE: Stubb’s
RECORD STORE: Sound on Sound
INSTRUMENT/
EQUIPMENT STORE: Rock n Roll Rentals
RADIO STATION: KVET-FM
RADIO PROGRAM:
The Afternoon Show, KVET-AM
RADIO MUSIC PROGRAM: Next Big Thing, 101X
RADIO PERSONALITY: Paul Ray, KUT
BAND WEB SITE: MySpace.com
LOCAL MUSIC TV SERIES: Local Live, KVR-9
MUSIC VIDEO/DVD: Robert Earl Keen, Live From Austin, TX (New West)
CONCERT POSTER: Attack Formation, the Sword, Whiskey Bar, Sept. 9
JOURNALIST/CRITIC/WRITER: Chad Holt, Rank and Revue
COVER ART:
The Stepbrothers, Baby It’s Over
ROADSHOW:
Wilco, ACL Fest
HALL OF FAME: “Blues Boy“ Hubbard, Chris Gates, Cornell Hurd, Dale Watson, Freddy Krc, Jeff Pinkus, Larry Seaman, Rick Broussard
This article appears in 2004.