Working Band
Bad Newz Blues Band
Runners up: The Mollys, Greyhound Soul
Amateur Band
James Dead
Runners up: Catacoustic Groove, Plus
Up And Coming
Pathos
Runners up: Nickle Bag o' Neckbones, Jadi Norris and Overdrive
Best Release
Last Night on Earth, Crawdaddy-o
Runners up: Workin' Man's Saturday Night, Jadi Norris; Beautiful Me, Simplistics
A Capella
Catacoustic Groove
Runners up: Reville Gay Men's Chorus, Tucson Boys Chorus
Alternative
Nevershine
Runners up: Shoembomb, Tongue Dried Sun
Blues
Viki Tama & Bad Newz Blues
Runners up: Lisa Otey, Tony and the Torpedoes
Country
Jadi Norris and Overdrive
Runners up: Saddle City Band, The Blue Prairie Dogs
Cover
LeeAnne Savage
Runners up: Mockingbirds, Time Pilots
Funk
Funky Bonz
Runners up: Nickle Bag o' Neckbones, Whatever
Jazz: Contemporary
Crawdaddy-o
Runners up: The Joe Weinberg Power Trio, Oslo B
Jazz: Latin
Ache Pa Ti
Runners up: Tucson Latin Jazz Orchestra, Descarga
Jazz: Traditional
Susan Artemis and Friends
Runners up: Round Midnight, Crawdaddy-o
Lounge
Paul Elia
Runners up: Kings of Pleasure, Oslo B
Mariachi
Le Luz de Luna
Runners up: Mariachi Solido, Mariachi Saldivar
Norteño
Latino Solido
Runners up: Trio Sherman
Pop
Simplistics
Runners up: LeeAnne Savage, Shoebomb
Punk
James Dead
Runners up: Weird Lovemakers, Elemenopees
Reggae/Ska
Neon Prophet
Runners up: Warsaw, Turban Jones
Rock & Roll
Greyhound Soul
Runners up: Sand Rubies, James Dead
Roots
Al Foul and the Shakes
Runners up: Greyhound Soul, Al Perry
Swing
Kings of Pleasure
Runners up: Crawdaddy-o, Hipster Daddy-o
Soul
Bloolyte
Runners up: Vicki Tama and Bad Newz Blues Band, Nickle Bag o' Neckbones
Tejano
Crayola Band
Runners up: Latino Solido, Xpression
Tradional
The Mollys
Runners up: Morrighan, Sanjaya
Variety
The Ronstadt Cousins
Runners up: Crawdaddy-o, Crayola Band
Female Vocalist
Melissa Manas
Runners up: Vicki Tama, LeeAnne Savage
Male Vocalist
Jadi Norris
Runners up: Joe Peña, David Slutes
Electric Guitar
Mike Bloomer
Runners up: Jason DeCourse, Mike Hebert
Acoustic Guitar
Amber Jade
Runners up: Annie Hawkins, Joe Peña
Bass
Jeff Masterson
Runners up: Rick Pegram, Gordan Lynde
Drums
Tom Larkins
Runners up: Winston Watson, Glen Velardi
Keyboards
Duncan Stitt
Runners up: Lisa Otey, Elena Margaritis
Horn
Mr. Fruitpie and the Rosano Brothers
Runners up: Ruben M. Moreno, Alex Flores
String
Jim Hewitt
Runners up: Mike Hatch, Rosemary Snow
Multi-Instrumentalist
Matt Rendon
Runners up: Amo Chip Dabney, Nick Luca
Songwriter
Howe Gelb
Runners up: Al Perry, Stefan George
Hall of Fame Honoree
Brad Singer