Sir Woman (Photo by Jana Birchum)
On Sunday, February 26th, the 40-year tradition of the Austin Music Awards was revived, celebrating the best and brightest local music of the past year.
offer is austin chronicle And sponsored by the likes of Rambler, Dulce Vida Tequila, Hill Country Bock, Cap Metro, Leanderthal Distilling, Sendero Health Plans, Feels So Good, and Red River Cultural District, the first historic show on the Mohawk stage is Funded for essential artists – serving the non-profit SIMS Foundation. Performances by Jackie Benson, Como Russ Movies, Kelly Willis, Brenen Lee, Melissa Carper, Blakkill, Dai Spitz and more kept the volume up between speeches at the awards ceremony. The unrivaled Bridget Her Bandit hosted and announced the artists with the most votes in the Artists, Albums and Instrumentalist categories.
The winners of the 41st Annual Austin Music Awards are:
best of the year
Band of the Year: Sir Woman
Candidates (listed in alphabetical order):
blank picture of hell
Pleasure Venom
spoon
urban heat
Best New Act: Die Spitz
candidate:
caramelo haze
font
fuck money
beauty
Musician of the Year: Adrian Quesada
candidate:
Dizzy Brown
Kelsey Wilson (Sir Woman)
Kiko Villamizar
Lucy Foster
Songwriter of the Year: Ray Wiley Hubbard
candidate:
Bill Callahan
cactus lee
Melissa Carper
Mobley
Album of the Year: Spoon – lucifer on the couch
candidate:
Adrian Quesada jaguar sound
big bill, public freakout compilation
black angels, wilderness of mirrors
blush, property
Dizzy Brown pentagram fairy tale
Fennec, good few days
golden hornet, MXTX: A cross-border exchange
Little Mother texas river song
Woman Sir Woman
urban heat (Photo by Jon Anderson)
Song of the Year: Urban Heat “Have You Ever?”
candidate:
Cal and Electric Joint “Garden of Eden”
Mobley “Theme Song”
Shaky Graves feat. Sierra Ferrell, “Ready or Not”
Why Bonnie, “Galveston”
Music Video of the Year: BLK ODYSSY feat. Benny the Butcher & George Clinton “Benny’s Got a Gun” Directed by Joey Hunt & Juwan Elcock
candidate:
Big Bill “Society Man” (directed by Amber McCall)
Indoor Creatures, “American Dream” (Directed by Vita Ghasemi)
Mobley “stay volk” (directed by Mobley)
We Don’t Ride Llamas, “Blueberry” (directed by Rashad White)
Genre Best
Best Blues: Sue Foley
candidate:
buffalo nichols
churchwood
Paul Val
texas
Charlie Crockett (Photo by Gary Miller)
Best Country: Charlie Crockett
candidate:
brenen lee
Jake Penrod
Melissa Carper
rattlesnake milk
Best DJ: DJ Chorizo Funk
candidate:
DJ Shani
joaquin
Olya
crunchy
Best Electronic Award: Henry Invisible
candidate:
Caleb de Casper
Fennec
Justin Hawkes
Sarya
Best Experimental: Blank Hellscape
candidate:
Bob Hoffner & The Mood Illusion
future museum
more ease
water damage
Best Folk/Bluegrass: The Deer
candidate:
cactus lee
Little Mother
Texas string assembly
Twain
Dizzy Brown (Photo by Jon Anderson)
Best Hip Hop/Rap Award: Dizzy Brown
candidate:
blackkill
chucky brock
kid jones
OTM Slacks
Best Jazz Award: Michael Hale
candidate:
Andre Hayward
Dane Reliford
Margaret Slovakia
Mike Sailors
Best Latin Award: Adrian Quesada
candidate:
Angelica Lahe
caramelo haze
El Combo Oscuro
Kiko Villamizar
Best Metal: Rickshaw Billy’s Burger Patrol
candidate:
bearer
destroyer of light
Glassing
hunter
Flora & Fauna (Photo by Jon Anderson)
Best Pop: Flora & Fauna
candidate:
buffalo hunt
Caddy Lane
alien primo
San Gabriel
Best Punk: Die Spitz
candidate:
big bill
Inconspicuous
Pinky ring
Pleasure Venom
Best Rock: Good Looks
candidate:
A. Sinclair
blush
Gus Baldwin and sketches
witches exist
Best R&B Award: Tomar & The FCs
candidate:
Daniel Fears
Grace Sorensen
Johnny Jukebox
Moody Bank $
Best World: Order of the Golden Dawn Alkestra
candidate:
Attache
Kazayuu
Mazel Tov Cocktail Hour
root weight
best austin musicians
Best Vocalist: Tomar Williams (Tomar & the FCs)
candidate:
Angelica Lahe
Caleb de Casper
Grace Sorensen
Quentin Arizpe (past life)
Best Drummer/Percussionist: Lisa Cameron
candidate:
Alton Jenkins
Amber Baker
Isaias Medellin
John Space
Best Guitarist: Sue Foley
candidate:
Beto Martinez
Jake Ames
Jim Campo
Jonathan Horn
big wise brass band (Photo by Jon Anderson)
Best Horns: Big Wise Brass Band
candidate:
Alison Lipkin
Andre Hayward
groove line horn
Joseph Woolard
Best Pianist/Keyboardist: Stacy Agnew
candidate:
Dan Creamer
Dane Reliford
Henri Herbert
Jaron Marshall
Best Other Instrument: Mike Flanigin, Hammond B3 Organ
candidate:
Carolyn Trowbridge, vibraphone
Nolan Potter, flute
Ibrahim Aminou, Korra
Indrajit Banerjee, sitar
Best Strings/Fiddle: Warren Hood
candidate:
Beth Chrisman
Christabel Lynn
more ease
Noah Jeffries
Best Bassist: Gina Spigarelli
candidate:
Anthony Farrell (bass synth)
Kinseri Variquattro
Marcus Bell
Sam Punky
Austin Music Hall of Fame: Daniel Sahad (Nane) & Warren Hood
end of ear (Photo by Jon Anderson)
music industry awards
Best Record Store: End of an Ear
candidate:
Antone record shop
Big Henry’s Vinyls & Gifts
BLK vinyl
breakaway record
Feels So Good
love wheel record
waterloo records
Best Live Music Venue: Mohawk
candidate:
Heart & Soul of C-Boy
far out lounge
hole in the wall
Wormwood
Best Music Festival: Levitation
candidate:
ACL Festival
Oblivion Access
earthquake dance event
South by Southwest
Best Music Photographer: Samantha Tellez
candidate:
David Brendan Hall
Gary Miller
Jackie Lee Young
Roger Ho
Best Live Music Booker: Trish Connelly (Hotel Vegas, Chess Club)
candidate:
Graham Williams (ReSound Presents)
Howdy Gals
Pedro Moreno (Epistrophy Arts)
Zach Ernst (Antones, Paramount Theatre)
Best New Club: 13th Floor
candidate:
chess club
club eternal
Feels So Good
parish
Best Record Label: Spaceflight Records
candidate:
(iN) sector record
12XU
keel scale
nine mile record
Best Recording Studio: Arlyn Studios
candidate:
Music Business, Performance & Technology at Austin Community College
Electric Deluxe Recorder
Good Danny’s
public hifi
Best Producer: Adrian Quesada
candidate:
Beto Martinez
Christian Herrera (mask)
Gordy Quist
Jim Eno
Best Radio Personality: Laurie Gallardo (KUTX)
candidate:
Kevin Conner (Sun Radio)
Loris Lowe (ACL Radio)
Rick McNulty (KUTX)
Taylor Wallace Riegel (KUTX)
Best Radio Station: KUTX
candidate:
Kazi
Coop
KVRX
sun radio
mike back (Photo by Jon Anderson)
Best Radio Program: Blue Monday with Mike Buck (Sun Radio)
candidate:
Break with Confucius Jones and Aaron “Fresh” Knight (KUTX)
Jamaican Gold with Art Baker (KOOP)
Sound Founder of Andrew Brown (KUTX)
Stronger than Dirt with Scott Gardner (KOOP)
Best Poster Artist: Billy Buck
candidate:
Billy Perkins
cat barrera
grace layer
Ishak Fahim
Best Music Residency: Die Spitz at Hotel Vegas
candidate:
Gary Lindsay & The Pleasure Tide at Lost Well
John Dee Graham of the Continental Club
Michael Hale Trio feat. Mac McIntosh on Halfstep
Flamingo Cantina Pre-Roll
Best Live Sound Engineer: Amanda Justice
candidate:
Chris Peilleur
connor schwanke
Dan Richardson
Winston Barrett
Best Instrument Repair: South Austin Music
candidate:
DB guitar works
Oatley’s Guitar Garage
music of the strait
Switch on
Best Equipment Rentals: Rock and Roll Rentals
candidate:
boss radio music service
nomad sound
soundcheck austin
Best Music Nonprofit: Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM)
candidate:
black frets
Diversity Awareness and Wellness in Action (DAWA)
The Sims Foundation
space flight records
Most Creative Event: HAAM Day
candidate:
Girls Rock Austin’s Festive Fest
I still miss the Liberty Ranch reunion
Mas Music Records & Howdy Gals’ Zodiac Party Series
Wizard Rodeo 2
