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 Des
cendents

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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