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2010 Houston Press Awards Nominations
by Henry Darragh Published: Jun 14 2010


VOTING HAS CLOSED


Winners:

BEST LP/CD
Devin the Dude, Suite 420

BEST EP/7"
Grandfather Child, "Waiting for You"

BEST SONG
Mike Stinson, "No One to Drink With"

LOCAL MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Nick Gaitan

BEST NEW ACT
Tim Qualls

BEST MALE VOCALS
Lee Alexander

BEST FEMALE VOCALS
Ira Perez

BEST SONGWRITER
Kristine Mills

BEST ROCK
The Lotus Effect

BEST PUNK
Skeleton Dick

BEST INDIE ROCK
Wild Moccasins

BEST PROGRESSIVE ROCK
Tax the Wolf

BEST HARDCORE/NOISE
Adream Asleep

BEST METAL
Pinche Gringos

BEST INSTRUMENTAL/EXPERIMENTAL
Two Star Symphony

BEST LATIN TRADITIONAL
Mango Punch

BEST LATIN CONTEMPORARY
Los Skarnales

BEST LATIN HIP-HOP
Chingo Bling

BEST MAINSTREAM HIP-HOP
Bun B

BEST UNDERGROUND HIP-HOP
Fat Tony

BEST REGGAE/DUB
Potbelly

BEST JAZZ
Free Radicals

BEST R&B/FUNK/SOUL
2 Dollar Sound

BEST BLUES
Little Joe Washington

BEST ZYDECO
Zydeco Dots

BEST COUNTRY
Robert Ellis & The Boys

BEST FOLK
Flying Fish Sailors

BEST ROOTS-ROCK/AMERICANA
Sideshow Tramps

BEST COVER/TRIBUTE BAND
Beetle

BEST GUITARIST
The Mighty Orq

BEST BASSIST
Nick Gaitan, Nick Gaitan & The Umbrella Man

BEST DRUMMER
Ash Hendley, World's Most Dangerous

BEST KEYBOARDS
Jennifer Grassman

BEST MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENT
Geoffrey Muller, Sideshow Tramps (musical saw/banjo)

BEST CLUB DJ
GRRRL Parts

BEST PRODUCER
DJ Red

BEST RADIO PERSONALITY
Rod Ryan (94.5 The Buzz)

BEST RADIO STATION
KPFT (90.1 FM)

BEST RADIO PROGRAM
The Rod Ryan Show (KTBZ)

BEST RECORD STORE
Cactus Music

BEST LOCAL LABEL
Space City Records

BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE
Warehouse Live

BEST INSTRUMENT/EQUIPMENT STORE
Guitar Center

BEST LOCAL TWITTER PERSONALITY (MUSIC)
Slim Thug

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NOMINEES:

BEST LATIN TRADITIONAL
Yelba Norma Zenteno Los Pistoleros de Tejas Mango Punch La Orquesta Salmerum

BEST LATIN CONTEMPORARY Espantapajaros Karina Nistal Band Los Skarnales Chango Man YokoMono

BEST LATIN HIP-HOP Coast Dat Boi T Preemo Chingo Bling Lucky Luciano

BEST MAINSTREAM HIP-HOP Bun B Krunkquistadors Devin the Dude Slim Thug Z-Ro Chamillionaire

BEST UNDERGROUND HIP-HOP Fat Tony B L A C K I E Guerilla Foco Clan Kyle Hubbard Hollywood Floss H.I.S.D.

BEST REGGAE/DUB D.R.U.M. Idiginis Footpie Potbelly Ryan Scroggins & the Trenchtown Texans

BEST JAZZ Kristine Mills Tianna Hall Free Radicals Henry Darragh J. Sylvester Diane Landry

BEST R&B/FUNK/SOUL Ozeal The Journey Agents Plump 2 Dollar Sound Last Soul Descendents

BEST BLUES The Snake Charmers Little Joe Washington Runaway Sun Mark May The Mighty Orq Grandfather Child

BEST COUNTRY Robert Ellis & the Boys Mike Stinson Mitch Jacobs Band Driftwood Trey Clark Band

BEST FOLK Lee Alexander Matt Harlan Flying Fish Sailors Glenna Bell Kennedy Bakery

ROOTS-ROCK/AMERICANA Sideshow Tramps Literary Greats Buxton Small Sounds The Octanes The Umbrella Man

COVER/TRIBUTE BAND Strange Days Beetle Picture Book Spare Parts Fluff the Kat Nightbird

BEST ROCK ROWE Lotus Effect Blaggards Staci's Edge Raging Apathy

BEST PUNK Kemo for Emo Skeleton Dick The American Heist The Failed Attempt Something Fierce

BEST INDIE-ROCK Satin Hooks Deux Frupis Spain Colored Orange Wild Moccasins The Fox Derby

BEST PROGRESSIVE ROCK Scale the Summit Ellypseas The Manichean Tyagaraja Tax the Wolf

BEST HARDCORE/NOISE A Dream Asleep Female Demand Rusted Shut Black Congress Cop Warmth Giant Battle Monster

BEST METAL Downfall 2012 Golden Axe World's Most Dangerous After Time Has Passed Pinche Gringos Cavernous

BEST INSTRUMENTAL/EXPERIMENTAL Two Star Symphony Heidi Massin Disfrutalo Dead P.A. Yppah

BEST LP/CD Mike Stinson, The Jukebox In Your Heart Wild Moccasins, Skin Collision Past Nick Gaitan & the Umbrella Man, Nick Gaitan & the Umbrella Man Balaclavas, Balaclavas Devin the Dude, Suite 420 Tyagaraja, Open Arms

BEST EP/7"
sIngs, Hells Black Congress, "Davidians," The Live Lights, The Live Lights Giant Princess, Mexican Easter Grandfather Child, Grandfather Child

LOCAL MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR Lee Alexander James Caronna Coast Devin the Dude Nick Gaitan Kristine Mills

BEST NEW ACT Deux Frupis Guerilla Foco Clan Tim Qualls The Energy The Manichean Weird Party

BEST MALE VOCALS Lee Alexander James Caronna Trey Clark Chase Hamblin Ozeal Tim Qualls

BEST FEMALE VOCALS
Jennifer Grassman Tianna Hall Robin Kirby Kristine Mills Ira Perez Sara Van Buskirk

BEST SONGWRITER Lee Alexander James Caronna Jennifer Grassman Kristine Mills Tim Qualls Mike Stinson



BEST GUITARIST
Trey Clark Jason Lee Greenberg Jim Henkel (Peter & James/Beetle/El Orbits) Taylor Lee (Literary Greats) Rick Marquez (Lotus Effect) The Mighty Orq

BEST BASSIST Paul Beebe (Beetle) Rob Frias (Ozeal) Nick Gaitan (The Umbrella Man) Darin Lee (Literary Greats) Ronnie Mason (Tim Qualls) Mike Maples (Trey Clark Band)

BEST DRUMMER Richie Caldwell (Tim Qualls) Mike Duncan (Ozeal) Chris Ginsbach (Literary Greats) Ash Hendley (World's Most Dangerous) Tyson Sheth (Row Zero)

BEST KEYBOARDS Kris Becker (Literary Greats) Quincy Cole Jennifer Grassman Brandon Herron (Ozeal) Patrick Morales (Ellypseas) Jeremy Nuncio & Meghan Hendley (Tyagaraja)

BEST MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENT Jason Jackson, saxophone (Plump) Lizzo, flute (Ellypseas) Isaac Munoz, saxophone (Ozeal) Geoffrey Muller, musical saw/banjo (Sideshow Tramps) J. Sylvester, saxophone

BEST CLUB DJ Kyle Berg DJ Tito Josh Dupont Grrrl Parts Brian Stovall TDBZ

BEST PRODUCER Paul Beebe (Leah White & the Magic Mirrors) DJ Red Hollywood Floss Kris Krunk (Krunkquistadors) Nash White (Guerilla Foco Clan)

BEST RADIO PERSONALITY Ayana Mack (Mix 96.5) Roxanne Michelle (KACC) Outlaw Dave (AM 950) Rod Ryan (94.5 The Buzz) Roula & Ryan (104 KRBE) Walton & Johnson (93.7 The Arrow)

BEST RADIO STATION KBXX (97.9 FM) KHJK (103.7 FM) KPFT (90.1 FM) KRBE (104.1 FM) KTBZ (94.5 FM) KTRU (91.7 FM)

BEST RADIO PROGRAM Late Night Fix (KACC) Lost Fidelity (KACC) RadioACTIVE (KPFT) Soular Grooves (KPFT) The Rod Ryan Show (KTBZ)

BEST RECORD STORE Cactus Music Sig's Lagoon Sound Exchange Soundwaves Vinal Edge Records

BEST LOCAL LABEL Cutthroat Records Peace Uv Mine POBAM (Preservation of Black American Music) Rap-A-Lot Records Space City Records

BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE Continental Club House of Blues Fitzgerald's Rudyard's Walter's on Washington Warehouse Live

BEST INSTRUMENT/EQUIPMENT STORE Evans Music City Fuller's Vintage Guitars Guitar Center Rockin' Robin Texas Music Emporium

BEST LOCAL TWITTER PERSONALITY (MUSIC) James Caronna Coast Fat Tony Jennifer Grassman Slim Thug

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