The Big Stuff
Band/Musician of the Year
Ryanhood (R), 39.3 percent
Runners up:
2. Golden Boots (C), 25.4 percent
3. Cosmic Slop (R), 21.6 percent
4. Fourkiller Flats (C), 13.6 percent
Up-and-Coming Artist(s) of the Year
Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta (C), 33.1 percent
Runners up:
2. Race You There (R), 24.9 percent
3. Triple Double Band (R), 24.1 percent
4. The Fell City Shouts (C), 11.4 percent
5. Lenguas Largas (C), 6.4 percent
Best New Release (Since May 2008)
Calexico, Carried to Dust (C), 32.9 percent
Runners up:
2. Ryanhood, The World Awaits (C, R), 28.1 percent
3. Golden Boots, The Winter of Our Discotheque (C), 13.1 percent
4. Crossing Sarnoff, Lessons From the Soul (R), 11 percent
5. Tracy Shedd, Cigarettes and Smoke Machines (C), 7.9 percent
6. Rusted Satellites, Beyond Dead Skies
(R), 7.1 percent
Performance Awards
Blues
Tom Walbank (C, R), 36.3 percent
Runners up:
2. Bad News Blues Band (R), 26.8 percent
3. 17th Street Band (C), 24.9 percent
4. Arthur Migliazza (R), 12 percent
Bluegrass
The Dusty Buskers (C, R), 42.2 percent
Runners up:
2. Cadillac Mountain (C, R), 21.7 percent
3. The String Figures (R), 13.5 percent
4. Titan Valley Warheads (R), 12.6 percent
5. Crystal Ridge (C), 9.9 percent
Country/Western
Loveland (C, R), 29.9 percent
Runners up:
2. Al Perry (C), 29 percent
3. The Wyatts (R), 24.9 percent
4. Conner Cecil (C), 8.3 percent
5. Gary Bonnett Band (R), 7.9 percent
Cover Band
Whole Lotta Zep (C, R), 46.2 percent
Runners up:
2. Top Dead Center (R), 20.3 percent
3. Undercover (R), 19.8 percent
4. Shell Shock (R), 13.7 percent
DJ
Matt McCoy (C, R), 51 percent
Runners up:
2. T Limon (R), 18 percent
3. Corbin Dooley (C), 16.4 percent
4. Carl Hanni (C), 14.6 percent
Electronic
... music video? (C, R) 45.9 percent
Runners up:
2. 21 Pump Street (C), 32.9 percent
3. Digital Leather (C), 21.2 percent
Folk
Leila Lopez (C, R), 33.8 percent
Runners up:
2. Silver Thread Trio (C, R), 23.1 percent
3. Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl (R), 21.9 percent
4. Courtney Robbins (R), 13.3 percent
5. Namoli Brennet (C), 8 percent
Funk/Soul
Michael P. Big Band (C, R), 32.9 percent
Runners up:
2. Cosmic Slop (R), 32.3 percent
3. 8 Minutes to Burn (R), 22.8 percent
4. Blackwood and Co. (C), 12 percent
Hip-Hop
Shaun Harris (C), 71.8 percent
Runners up:
2. Big Meridox (C), 28.2 percent
3. Mike Superhero (R), disqualified
Jazz
The Tryst (R), 22.1 percent
Runners up:
2. Misbehavin' (R), 18.5 percent
3. Matt Mitchell (C, R), 17.9 percent
4. Rosano Bros. Virtual Quartet (C), 15.6 percent
5. The Jazzholes (C), 13 percent
6. Kate Becker Project (C), 12.9 percent
Latin Jazz/Salsa
Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta (C, R), 41.2 percent
Runners up:
2. (TIE) Combo Westside (C), 18 percent
2. (TIE) Salvador Duran (R), 18 percent
4. Descarga (R), 12.2 percent
5. Bossa Rhythm Project (C), 10.6 percent
Mariachi
Mariachi Luz de Luna (C, R), 44.7 percent
Runners up:
2. Los Cuatro Vientos (C, R), 18.4 percent
3. Sol Azteca (C), 17.5 percent
4. Cielo de Mexico (C), 11.4 percent
5. Alma Tucsonense (C), 8 percent
Metal
Ph8 (R), 24.2 percent
Runners up:
2. The Endless Endeavor (R), 20.6 percent
3. Juarez (C), 19.3 percent
4. Blues (C), 18.4 percent
5. Rusted Satellites (R), 17.6 percent
Punk
Monster Pussy (C), 32.1 percent
Runners up:
2. The Distortionists (R), 25.4 percent
3. Shark Pants (C), 16.4 percent
4. Lenguas Largas (C), 14.4 percent
5. The Besmirchers (R), 11.6 percent
Reggae/Ska
Neon Prophet (R), 36.6 percent
Runners up:
2. Skitn (C, R), 26.6 percent
3. The Hounds (C, R), 19.7 percent
4. Planet Jam (R), 17 percent
Rock
Ryanhood (R), 24.3 percent
Runners up:
2. Mostly Bears (C), 22 percent
3. Race You There (R), 17 percent
4. (TIE) Golden Boots (C), 10.6 percent
4. (TIE) Greyhound Soul (C), 10.6 percent
6. Lemon Drop Gang (C), 8.4 percent
7. Gaza Strip (R), 7.1 percent
Roots Rock/Rockabilly
Last Call Brawlers (C, R), 31.9 percent
Runners up:
2. The El Camino Royales (C, R), 28.4 percent
3. Al Foul (C, R), 28.3 percent
4. Gabriel Sullivan (C), 11.4 percent
World
Batucaxé (C, R), 43.2 percent
Runners up:
2. Molehill Orkestrah (C), 28.5 percent
3. Round the House (R), 18.5 percent
4. Carlos Solorzano (R), 9.8 percent
Musicians' Awards
Female Vocalist
Leila Lopez (C, R), 41.3 percent
Runners up:
2. Keli Carpenter, The Tryst (C, R), 28.3 percent
3. Laura Kepner-Adney/Silver Thread Trio (C), 17.8 percent
4. Emilie Marchand (C), 12.5 percent
Male Vocalist
Cameron Hood, Ryanhood (R), 26 percent
Runners up:
2. Jacob Acosta, Race You There (R), 17.7 percent
3. Brian Lopez, Mostly Bears (C), 16.7 percent
4. Salvador Duran (C), 15.5 percent
5. Joe Peña, Greyhound Soul (C), 9.7 percent
6. Jim Cox, Fourkiller Flats (C), 8.3 percent
7. Isaac Reyes, Lenguas Largas/Shark Pants (C), 6.1 percent
Songwriter
Cameron Hood, Ryanhood (R), 33.7 percent
Runners up:
2. Joey Burns, Calexico (C), 29.5 percent
3. Ryen Eggleston and Dimitri Manos, Golden Boots (C), 13.5 percent
4. Zach Toporek, Young Mothers (C), 11.9 percent
5. Jim Cox, Fourkiller Flats (C), 11.3 percent
Guitarist
Ryan Green, Ryanhood (R), 39.2 percent
Runners up:
2. Matt Mitchell (C), 20.8 percent
3. Naim Amor (C), 15.9 percent
4. David Rodgers, Rusted Satellites (R), 12.5 percent
5. Jeremy Michael Cashman (C), 11.6 percent
Bassist
Harvey Brooks, 17th Street Band (C), 25 percent
Runners up:
2. Mark Pierce, Al Foul and the Shakes/Naim Amor (C), 24.6 percent
3. Tom Privett, Undercover (R), 18.3 percent
4. Steve Grams (C), 16.3 percent
5. Ryan Williamson, Rusted Satellites (R), 15.8 percent
Drummer
John Convertino, Calexico (C), 30.8 percent
Runners up:
2. Ed Garcia, Cosmic Slop (R), 21 percent
3. Josh Skibar, The Bled/Garboski (C), 14.2 percent
4. Ryan Clark, Rusted Satellites (R), 11.7 percent
5. Fen Ikner (C), 11.2 percent
6. Winston Watson (C), 11 percent
Keyboardist
Sergio Mendoza (C), 27.8 percent
Runners up:
2. Amy Ross, Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl (R), 22 percent
3. Arthur Migliazza (C, R), 21.4 percent
4. Paul Jenkins, ... music video? (R), 16.5 percent
5. Jimmy Carr (C), 12.3 percent
Horn Player
Jon Villa, The Jons/Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta (C), 30.5 percent
Runners up:
2. Tony and Marco Rosano (C, R), 23 percent
3. Alex Flores, Bad News Blues Band (R), 19.4 percent
4. Aldy Montufar, The Tryst (R), 17.4 percent
5. Jeff Grubic/Mr. Tidypaws (C), 9.7 percent
String Player
Mona Chambers, Molehill Orkestrah (C), 36.5 percent
Runners up:
2. Heather Hardy (R), 32 percent
3. Vicki Brown (C, R), 31.5 percent
Multi-Instrumentalist
Ryan Green, Ryanhood (R), 38.1 percent
Runners up:
2. Michael P. Nordberg (C, R), 21.4 percent
3. Nick Luca (C), 20.1 percent
4. Chris Black (C), 10.6 percent
5. AmoChip Dabney (R), 9.7 percent
