(C) = Critics' Choice Finalists / (R) Readers' Choice Finalists
The Big Stuff
Band/Musician of the Year
The Wyatts (R), 41.4 percent
Runners up:
2. Mostly Bears (C), 34.1 percent
3. Golden Boots (C), 24.5 percent
Up-and-Coming Artist(s) of the Year
The Dusty Buskers (R), 36.2 percent
Runners up:
2. American Android (R), 26.5 percent
3. Digital Leather (C), 18.9 percent
4. The Hounds (R), 18.3 percent
Best New Release (Since May 2007)
Mostly Bears, The Ed Mitchell Clinic (C), 26.7 percent
Runners up:
2. Greyhound Soul, Tonight and Every Night (C), 21.2 percent
3. Golden Boots, Burning Brain (C), 19.5 percent
4. American Android, Silent Partner (R), 17.3 percent
5. The Hounds, Bonafied (R), 15.3 percent
Performance Awards
Blues
Tom Walbank (C, R), 42.1 percent
Runners up:
2. Bad News Blues Band (R), 29.9 percent
3. Michael P. Nordberg (C), 15.2 percent
4. Jack of Roses (C), 12.8 percent
Bluegrass
The Dusty Buskers (C, R), 46.5 percent
Runners up:
2. TIE
Crystal Ridge Bluegrass Band (C, R), 18.6 percent
Titan Valley Warheads (R), 18.6 percent
4. String Figures (R), 16.4 percent
Country/Western
The Wyatts (R), 32.2 percent
Runners up:
2. Al Perry (R), 27.4 percent
3. Loveland (C), 17.4 percent
4. Kevin Pakulis (C), 12.8 percent
5. Conner Cecil (C), 10.2 percent
Cover Band
The Jons (C), 29.1 percent
Runners up:
2. Whole Lotta Zep (R), 24.4 percent
3. 80's and Gentlemen (formerly the Mockingbirds) (C), 21.1 percent
4. Mid Life Crisis (R), 15.4 percent
5. Shell Shock (R), 10 percent
DJ
Matt McCoy (C), 54.1 percent
Runners up:
2. Chucky Chingon (R), 24.4 percent
3. Carl Hanni (C), 21.5 percent
Electronic
...music video? (C, R), 27.4 percent
Runners up:
2. Feel Good Revolution (R), 25.6 percent
3. Bark Bark Bark (C), 24.3 percent
4. Digital Leather (C), 22.8 percent
Folk
Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl (R), 27.3 percent
Runners up:
2. Leila Lopez (C), 25.9 percent
3. The Dusty Buskers (C, R), 21.6 percent
4. Namoli Brennet (C), 14.4 percent
5. The Determined Luddites (R), 10.8 percent
Funk/Soul
Cosmic Slop (C, R), 39.6 percent
Runners up:
2. 8 Minutes to Burn (C, R), 32.1 percent
3. Michael P. Nordberg (C, R), 28.3 percent
Hip-Hop
Isaiah (T.T.T.) (C), 34 percent
Runners up:
2. Mike Superhero (R), 32.3 percent
3. Magnum Opus (C), 17.1 percent
4. Jivin Scientists (C), 16.6 percent
Jazz
Misbehavin' (R), 22.7 percent
Matt Mitchell (C), 13.9 percent (solo) and 13.7 percent (with Marianne Dissard)
Runners up:
3. Ed DeLucia (R), 18.1 percent
4. Rosano Bros. Virtual Quartet (C), 16.2 percent
5. Matt Mitchell and Marianne Dissard (C), 13.7 percent
6. Amor/Grubic Duo (C), 10.7 percent
7. John Einweck Trio (R), 4.7 percent
Editor's Note: While Misbehavin' (22.7 percent) got the most votes in the final, seven-way voting, we can't ignore the fact that nobody received more total votes than Matt Mitchell, who was listed as both a solo performer (13.9 percent) and as part of a duo with Marianne Dissard (13.7 percent), based on the results of the Critics' Choice voting in the first round. Therefore, we have decided to award both Misbehavin' and Matt Mitchell in this category.
Latin Jazz/Salsa
Latino Solido (C, R), 31 percent
Runners up:
2. Descarga (R), 27.6 percent
3. Bossa Rhythm Project (C), 24.5 percent
4. Combo Westside (C), 16.9 percent
Mariachi
Mariachi Luz de Luna (C, R) 44.9 percent
Runners up:
2. Mariachi Aztlán (R), 28.8 percent
3. Los Quatro Vientos (C), 26.3 percent
Metal
Great American Tragedy (R), 26.7 percent
Runners up:
2. TIE
Metalhead (R), 19.4 percent
Blues (C), 19.4 percent
4. Ph8 (R), 17.9 percent
5. Brohammer (C), 16.6 percent
Punk
Last Call Brawlers (R), 40.7 percent
Runners up:
2. Shark Pants (C), 26.9 percent
3. The Distortionists (R), 19.8 percent
4. F.A.N.S.S. (C), 12.5 percent
Reggae/Ska
Neon Prophet (R), 39.1 percent
Runners up:
2. Skitn (C, R), 24.7 percent
3. Kool Shades (C), 18.9 percent
4. Planet Jam (C, R), 17.3 percent
Rock
Mostly Bears (C), 29.1 percent
Runners up:
2. Golden Boots (C), 22.1 percent
3. TIE
American Android (R), 19 percent
Sunday Afternoon (R), 19 percent
5. The Swim (C), 10.9 percent
Roots Rock/Rockabilly
Al Foul (C, R), 36.6 percent
Runners up:
2. The Wyatts (R), 36.2 percent
3. Last Call Brawlers (C, R), 27.2 percent
World
Molehill Orkestrah (C), 41.2 percent
Runners up:
2. Jose "Pepo" Saavedra (C), 31.2 percent
3. Round the House (R), 27.6 percent
Musicians Awards
Female Vocalist
Leila Lopez (C), 27.3 percent
Runners up:
2. Marianne Dissard (C), 17.4 percent
3. Namoli Brennet (R), 16.5 percent
4. Cathy Rivers (Little Black Cloud) (C), 12.9 percent
5. Julie McCrea (Misbehavin') (R), 11.2 percent
6. Claire Zucker (Round the House) (R), 8 percent
7. Laura Kepner-Adney/Silver Thread Trio (C), 6.7 percent
Male Vocalist
Salvador Duran (C), 28.1 percent
Runners up:
2. Roscoe Wyatt (The Wyatts) (R), 27.5 percent
3. Brian Lopez (Mostly Bears) (C), 23.7 percent
4. Joe Pena (Greyhound Soul) (C), 20.7 percent
Songwriter
Joey Burns (Calexico) (C), 33.3 percent
Runners up:
2. TIE
Namoli Brennet (C, R), 18.9 percent
Roscoe Wyatt (The Wyatts) (R), 18.9 percent
4. Carlos Arzate (American Android) (R), 15.7 percent
5. Andrew Collberg (C), 13.2 percent
Guitarist
Matt Mitchell (C), 41.5 percent
Runners up:
2. Naim Amor (C), 29.4 percent
3. Tom Carpenter (Crystal Ridge Bluegrass Band) (R), 29.1 percent
Bassist
Geoffrey Hidalgo (Mostly Bears) (C), 27.3 percent
Runners up:
2. Michael P. Nordberg (various bands) (C), 26.8 percent
3. Blue (The Hounds) (R), 17.3 percent
4. Nick Augustine (various bands) (C), 16.1 percent
5. Steve Grams (Grams and Krieger) (C), 12.5 percent
Drummer
Jimbo Wyatt (The Wyatts) (R), 25.7 percent
Runners up:
2. Michael Hummer (Ph8, Jose "Pepo" Saavedra) (C), 20.7 percent
3. Winston Watson (various bands) (C), 17 percent
4. Dick Solomon (Shark Pants, Ultramaroon) (C), 13.1 percent
5. Jake Bergeron (The Deludes) (C), 12 percent
6. Kini Wade (Planet Jam) (R), 11.5 percent
Keyboardist
Sergio Mendoza (The Jons, Seven to Blue) (C), 36.8 percent
Runners up:
2. Arthur Migliazza (C, R), 36.6 percent
3. Dan Naiman (Solace Bros.) (C), 13.7 percent
4. Steve Abramson (Planet Jam) (R), 12.9 percent
Horn Player
Jacob Valenzuela (Calexico) (C), 31.8 percent
Runners up:
2. Jon Villa (The Jons) (C, R), 20.3 percent
3. "Hurricane" Carla Brownlee (R), 18.2 percent
4. Marco Rosano/Rosano Bros. Virtual Quartet (C), 16.5 percent
5. Alex Flores (Bad News Blues Band) (R), 13.2 percent
String Player
Vicki Brown (various bands) (C), 34.4 percent
Runners up:
2. Mona Chambers (Molehill Orkestrah) (C), 26.4 percent
3. Sharon Goldwasser (Round the House) (R), 21.8 percent
4. Gary Kuitert (Titan Valley Warheads) (C), 17.4 percent
Multi-Instrumentalist
Nick Luca (Luca) (C), 41.8 percent
Runners up:
2. Michael P. Nordberg (various bands) (C), 25.9 percent
3. TIE
Mark Robertson-Tessi (Round the House, String Figures) (R), 16.1 percent
Kevin Schramm (Last Call Girls) (R), 16.1 percent
