OH SNAP: PRESS REVEALS AWARD WINNERS VIA MAGIC OF THE INTERNET!
Woah! Generally, word of mouth is what we have to hang on to to tide us over until the Press announces their winners. BUT NO MORE! Thanks to their generally Houston-less Houstoned Rocks blog, however, we are this year being treated to some instant updates! Including! The Winners! Congrats to the Dimes, who may have won themselves a cover story, were it not for the fact they were to focus of the feature story last week. SBT! SELECTED WINARZ:
Best New Act – The Dimes
Best Metal – Crome 44
Best Punk – Poor Dumb Bastards
Best Indie Rock – The Dimes
Best Alternative Rock – Lonestar Pornstar
Best Hardcore – The JonBenet
Best Traditional Rock – Southern Backtones
Best Experimental/ Avant Garde – Peekaboo Theory
Best National Rap/Hip-Hop– Paul Wall
Best Pop – SkyBlue 72
Best DJ – DJ Red
Best Folk/Acoustic –Katie Stuckey and the Swagger
Best Bassist – Nick Gaitan (Umbrella Man and the Octanes)
Best Drummer – Patrick “Beans” Wheeler (Los Skarnales, Umbrella Man, Ryan Scroggins and the Trenchtown Texans)
Best Concert Venue – Warehouse Live
Best Rock Venue – Warehouse Live
Best CD/Record Store - Soundwaves
Songwriter of the Year – Devin the Dude
Best Female Vocalist– Katie Stuckey
Best Male Vocalist – Tony Vega
Song of the Year – “Delilah,” The Dimes
Album of the Year – Liberation Million Year Dance
Local Musician of the Year – Devin the Dude
sooo, if you go back and look at our initial recommendations, we ended up scoring 2 out of 24 (both for the Dimes). Bookmakers we are not. We're disappointed to see that acts like The Guilloteens, Jana Hunter and Indian Jewelry, all the subject acclaim in national music media, continue to be so overlooked by their hometown audience. Also, that Spain Colored Orange won no awards this year after stomping the box on yr face last year doesn't speak well about the memory of local show-goers (we actually like SCO's new stuff quite a bit - more that before. Then again, 2 for 24 should tell you something).
So the awards have come and gone, and we still haven't gotten our writeup of Sunday done. We wonder, like the awards themselves, is there any point?
Labels: Houston Press Music Awards
3 Comments:
Yeah, it really does suck that bands(jana hunter, Indian Jewerly,SCO,the wiggin,FFG,Rua minx.. a more) from Houston that are REALLY taking risk, putting themselves out there, and getting some real "buzz", get nothing in there hometown... And some of them are leaving us!
Bands seem to get rewarded more these days for being "a poor mans version of________"
I don't want want to hate on the DIMES, I think they are talented as hell, but I think they APE the 2002 "rock is back!!" sound hard.. They remind me a good highschool band. and its too bad they are getting rewarded for this, because now they have no reason to change, or grow into themselves(again I think these kids have the tools to be a REALLY cool band)... Lame.. I'm moving(just kidding)- BOB
PS Million Year Dance REALLY SUX!! they got no hope
I enjoy The Dimes, and immensely so. I see a glimmer in them, and I would hope that, being so recognized this early in their WALK OF ROCK would encourage them to stick to their guns and dig deeper into "who and what they are". That is to say, It would surprise me if they toggle on the cruise control and and don't delve deeper into their abilities and songwriting. I'll even go out on a limb and say that they could be another Groceries/Bring Back the Guns - masters of the indie-pop craft with far more nuanced compositions and performances than their earliest recordings.
Also, please don't move.
I was there last night and was very happy to see a rep from the events sponsor Walmart. He was walking around, handing out employment flyers to the musicians that showed to the invite only event. I kid you not.
PS- It is very obvious who anonymous hangs with. Maybe he should make friends with the Dimes or MYD so he can jock them too!
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home