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May 2, 2012
Best rock singer/ group in Austin
WINNER: Ghostland Observatory 46.15%
Bob Schneider 33.33%
Alejandro Escovedo 7.69%
Literature 1.28%
A Giant Dog 3.85%
The Golden Boys 2.56%
Spray Paint 2.56%
Cruddy 1.28%
White Denim 1.28%
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Best rapper in town
WINNER: Tee Double 97.36%
Riders Against the Storm (RAS) 0.45%
Zeale 0.45%
Phranchyze 0.38%
Crew 0.38%
League of Extraordinary Gz 0.30%
KJ Hines 0.30%
Da’Shade Moonbeam 0.23%
Mirage 0.08%
Kydd 0.08%
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April 5, 2012
Best DJ in Austin
WINNER:DJ 2DQ 66.30%
DJ Hella Yella 26.07%
DJ Kurupt 3.58%
DJ Mel 1.86%
DJ Manny 0.62%
DJ Chorizo Funk 0.62%
Mike Swing 0.48%
DJ Digg 0.41%
DJ Orion 0.07%
Hobo D 0.00%
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February 1, 2012
Best Latin singer/group in Austin
Best Latin singer/group in Austin.
WINNER: Grupo Fantasma 46.88%
Alejandro Escovedo 28.12%
Del Castillo 9.38%
David Garza 9.38%
Patricia Vonne 6.25%
The Brew 0.00%
Frenetica 0.00%
Brownout 0.00%
Maneja Beto 0.00%
Los Bad Apples 0.00%
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January 4, 2012
Best music festival in Austin
Best music festival in Austin.
Winner: Austin City Limits 46.32%
SXSW 29.47%
Fun Fun Fun Fest 11.58%
Old Settler’s Music Fest 3.16%
Pachanga 3.16%
Austin Wine and Music Fest 3.16
Heart of Texas Rockfest 1.05%
Urban Music Fest 1.05%
Reggae Fest 1.05%
Ditch the Fest Fest 0.00%
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August 31, 2011
Best country singer/group
Best country singer/ group.
WINNER: Asleep at the Wheel 23.71%
Dale Watson 21.65%
Kelly Willis 15.46%
Kevin Fowler 13.40%
Mother Truckers 7.22%
Bruce Robison 6.19%
Derailers 3.09%
Jesse Dayton 3.09%
Sunny Sweeney 3.09%
Sarah Jarosz 3.09%
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July 6, 2011
Area's best club DJ
Area’s best club DJ
WINNER: DJ Mike Swing 80.33%
DJ Chicken George 6.56%
Hella Yella 4.92%
DJ Kurupt 3.28%
Toddy 1.64%
DJ Manny 1.64%
Peligrosa DJs 1.64%
DJ Mel 0.00%
Soul Happening DJs 0.00%
Chorizo Funk 0.00%
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June 29, 2011
Best song by local artist/group from the past year
Best song from a local artist/group from the past year?.
WINNER: Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears ‘Livin’ in the Jungle’ 33.33%
Bright Light Social Hour ‘Back and Forth’ 25.00%
Bob Schneider ‘Let the Light In’ 25.00%
Grupo Fantasma ‘El Consejo’ 8.33%
Iron and Wine ‘Kiss each other clean’ 8.33%
Sahara Smith ‘Tin Man’ 0.00%
Hayes Carll ‘KMAG YOYO’ 0.00%
Ocote Soul ‘Primavera’ 0.00%
Okkervil ‘We Need a Myth’ 0.00%
Sarah Jarosz ‘Gypsy’ 0.00%
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June 15, 2011
Best pop singer/group in Austin.
Best pop singer/group in Austin.
WINNER: Bob Schneider 25.81%
Bright Light Social Hour 19.35%
Okkervil River 19.35%
Dan Dyer 12.90%
Nelo 9.68%
Alpha Rev 6.45%
Black & White Years 3.23%
Mother Falcon 3.23%
The Boxing Lesson 0.00%
Shearwater 0.00%
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May 25, 2011
Best rapper in Austin
Who is the best rapper in Austin?
WINNER: Ratarue 79.03%
Zeale 8.06%
Bavu Blakes 4.84%
Dirty Wormz 4.84%
MC Overlord 1.61%
KJ Hines 0.81%
Young Nick 0.81%
SparkDawg 0.00%
Terp 2 It 0.00%
Dred Skott 0.00%
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May 18, 2011
Best local album from the past year
Who has the best local album from the past year?
Winner: “Myth of the Heart” by Sahara Smith (Playing In Traffic) 35.71%
“Street Songs of Love” by Alejandro Escovedo 28.57%
“Bright Light Social Hour” by Bright Light Social Hour 14.29%
“Warp Riders” by the Sword 7.14%
“Phosphene Dream” by Black Angels (Blue Horizon Ventures) 7.14%
“True Love Cast Out All Evil” by Roky Erickson with Okkervil River (ANTI-) 7.14%
“Bad Lady Goes to Jail” by John Wesley Coleman 0.00%
“The Golden Archipelago” by Shearwater 0.00%
“Casual Victim Pile” by various artists (Matador) 0.00%
“Let the Light In” by Amy Cook 0.00%
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May 11, 2011
Best dance/ electronica group or artist
Who is the best dance/ electronica group or artist in Austin?
Winner: Ghostland Observatory 71.43%
Learning Secrets 5.71%
J.A.M.O.N. 5.71%
LAX 5.71%
Govinda 2.86%
D:Fuse 2.86%
Trey Lopez 2.86%
DJ Manny George 2.86%
Charanga Cakewalk 0.00%
Ohn 0.00%
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May 4, 2011
Best punk group
Who is the best punk group in Austin?
WINNER Riverboat Gamblers 36.00%
Flametrick Subs 28.00%
Krum Bums 8.00%
Spin Alley 8.00%
Manikin 8.00%
Hex Dispensers 8.00%
Midgetmen 4.00%
World Burns to Death 0.00%
Sex Advice 0.00%
Camp X-Ray 0.0%
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April 20, 2011
Best rock singer or group
Who is the best rock singer or group in Austin?
Winner: Bob Schneider 38.46% Ghostland Observatory 15.38%
Alejandro Escovedo 15.38%
Vallejo 12.82%
Black Angels 10.26%
What Made Milwaukee Famous 2.56%
Broken Teeth 2.56%
Okkervil River 2.56%
The Boxing Lesson 0.00%
White Denim 0.00%
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April 13, 2011
Best recording studio
Which is the best recording studio?
Winner: Pedernales 41.30%
Public Hi-Fi 19.57%
Yellow Dog 8.70%
Sweat Box 19.57%
Ohm 6.52%
Wire 4.35%
Bismeaux 0.00%
Cacaphony Recorders 0.00%
Bubble 0.00%
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April 6, 2011
Best DJ
Who is the best DJ in town?
Winner: DJ Hella Yella 25.27%
DJ Mel 17.58%
DJ Manny 13.19%
Mike Swing 12.09%
DJ Digg 8.79%
DJ Chorizo Funk 8.79%
DJ Kurupt 5.49%
DJ 2DQ 4.40%
Hobo D 3.30%
DJ Orion 1.10%
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April 5, 2011
Best dance floor
Which place has the best dance floor?
Winner: Gruene Hall 42.47%
Rain 17.81%
Barcelona 9.59%
Kiss & Fly 8.22%
Copa 6.85%
Red Fez 6.85%
Oilcan Harry’s 4.11%
The Phoenix 2.74%
Graham Central Station 1.37%
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Best place to hear local bands
Where is the best place to see local bands?
Winner: Continental Club 35.65%
Mohawk 21.74%
The Parish 11.30%
Saxon Pub 11.30%
Antone’s 8.70%
Emo’s 3.48%
-Ghost Room 2.61%
- Momo’s 1.74%
-Elephant Room 1.74%
- Hole in the Wall 1.74%
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March 16, 2011
Best latin singer/group
Winner: Alejandro Escovedo 17.83%
Grupo Fantasma 17.27%
Del Castillo 13.93%
David Garza 10.58%
The Brew 9.47%
Frenetica 9.47%
Brownout 8.08%
Maneja Beto 5.57%
Los Bad Apples 4.74%
Patricia Vonne 3.06%
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February 2, 2011
Best jukebox
Which place has the best jukebox?
Winner: Deep Eddy Cabaret, 37.50%
Casino El Camino, 17.19%
Lala’s, 9.38%
Horseshoe Lounge, 9.38%
Longbranch Inn, 7.81%
The Brixton, 7.81%
G&S Lounge, 3.12%
Red Shed Tavern, 3.12%
The Side Bar, 3.12%
Shangri-La, 1.56%
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Best new addition to the local music scene
Which local band is the best new addition to the local music scene?
Winner: The Trishas, 90.91%
Riders Against The Storm, 9.09%
Frontier Brothers, 0.00%
Mother Falcon, 0.00%
TV Torso, 0.00%
Gentlemen Rogues, 0.00%
Cowboy and Indian, 0.00%
White Dress, 0.00%
Carper Family, 0.00%
Woven Bones, 0.00%
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January 26, 2011
Best radio-sponsored event
What is the best radio-sponsored event in the area?
Winner: KGSR’s Blues on the Green, 42%
KGSR’s Unplugged at Shady Grove, 20%
KVET’s concerts series at Hill’s, 15%
101X Homegrown Live 101X-Mas Party, 7%
BOB-FM’s Bobaritaville, 6%
Mix 94.7’s Pink Slip Party, 2%
Bobby Bones Show Anniversary Bash, 2%
Bobby Bones Show Second-Chance Prom, 2%
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January 10, 2011
Best local hard rock/metal group
Which is the best hard rock/metal group based in town?
Winner: The Sword, 44.05%
Whore of Babylon, 9.52%
Broken Teeth, 8.33%
New Disaster, 7.14%
Super Heavy Goat Ass, 7.14%
Amplified Heat, 5.95%
Devil’s Right Hand, 5.95%
At All Costs, 4.76%
Supercrash, 4.76%
Tia Carrera, 2.38%
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December 16, 2010
Best place to see live music on a weekday
Where is the best place to see live music on a weekday?
Winner: Saxon Pub, 30.43%
Antone’s, 28.26%
Momo’s, 13.04%
Cedar Street, 10.87%
Emo’s, 8.70%
The Mohawk, 4.35%
Ruta Maya, 2.17%
Ego’s, 2.17%
Beerland, 0.00%
Flamingo Cantina, 0.00%
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December 8, 2010
Best music festival
Which music festival is the area’s best?
Winner: Kerrville Folk Festival, 40.50%
Austin City Limits Festival, 30.58%
Old Settler’s Festival, 11.57%
South by Southwest, 9.92%
Heart of Texas Rock Festival, 2.48%
Reggae Fest, 1.65%
Urban Music Fest, 1.65%
Fun Fun Fun Fest, 0.83%
Chaos in Texas, 0.83%
Extreme Texas Metal Fest, 0.00%
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November 24, 2010
Best radio station
Which area radio station is the best?
Winner: KUT, 90.5 FM, 21.98%
KVET, 98.1 FM, 17.36%
KGSR, 93.3 FM, 15.16%
KLBJ, 93.7 FM, 13.19%
101X, 101.5 FM, 10.99%
Newsradio 590 AM, 7.69%
BOB-FM, 103.5, 5.05%
KASE 101, 100.7 FM, 3.30%
KISS-FM 96.7 FM, 2.64%
Mix 94.7 FM, 2.64%
Note: A previous version of this post was sorted incorrectly and misidentified the winner.
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October 20, 2010
Best place to karaoke
Where is the best place to go for karaoke?
Winner: Highball, 29.03%
Austin Karaoke, 22.58%
Baby A’s, 16.13%
Ego’s, 9.68%
Karaoke Apocalypse gigs, 9.68%
DK Sushi, 6.45%
New Seoul Karaoke Studio, 3.23%
La Palapa, 3.23%
Indieroke, 0.00%
Beerland, 0.00%
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October 14, 2010
Best record label
Which record label is the area’s best?
Winner: Xylo, 33.33%
Deep Eddy, 25.40%
Sweatbox, 7.94%
Chicken Ranch, 6.35%
New West, 6.35%
Peek-a-boo, 6.35%
Texas Music Group/Antone’s, 4.76%
I Eat Records, 4.76%
Dead Oceans, 3.17%
Arc Light, 1.59%
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October 6, 2010
Best live music venue
Which live music venue is the area’s best?
Winner: Saxon Pub, 59.79%
Stubb’s, 16.49%
Antone’s, 6.19%
Paramount Theatre, 4.12%
Elephant Room, 3.09%
Emo’s, 2.58%
La Zona Rosa, 2.58%
Parish, 2.06%
Momo’s, 2.06%
One World Theatre, 1.03%
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September 22, 2010
Best singer/songwriter
Which singer/songwriter is the area’s best?
Winner: Bob Schneider, 34.90%
Ricky Trevino, 17.45%
Patty Griffin, 14.09%
Iron and Wine, 13.42%
Bruce Robison, 6.71%
Matt the Electrician, 6.04%
James McMurtry, 4.70%
Eliza Gilkyson, 1.34%
Sahara Smith, 0.67%
Sarah Jarosz, 0.67%
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September 15, 2010
Best morning radio show
Which is the area’s best radio morning show?
Winner: ‘Dudley and Bob Morning Show,’ KLBJ, 85.52%
‘Family Friendly Mornings,’ 105.9 the River, 4.57%
‘Bobby Bones Show,’ 96.7 KISS-FM, 3.11%
‘The Morning X,’ 101X, 2.04%
‘J.B. and Sandy Morning Show,’ Mix 94.7, 1.55%
‘KGSR in the Morning,’ KGSR, 0.87%
‘The Talk of Austin,’ KVET, 0.68%
‘KASE Morning Crew,’ KASE, 0.63%
‘Majic Morning Show,’ Majic 95.5, 0.53%
‘The Wake-Up Call,’ KVET, 0.49%
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September 1, 2010
Best country singer/group
Which country singer/group is the area’s best?
Winner: Mother Truckers 43.17%
Asleep at the Wheel 17.46%
Dale Watson 12.06%
Kevin Fowler 11.43%
Kelly Willis 4.13%
Derailers 3.17%
Roger Wallace 3.17%
Jesse Dayton 2.86%
Sunny Sweeney 1.59%
Jon Emery 0.95%
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August 18, 2010
Best band with 6 or more members
Which band with 6 or more members is the area’s best?
Winner: Black Joe Lewis, 30.00%
Grupo Fantasma, 21.11%
Asleep at the Wheel, 14.44%
Del Castillo, 14.44%
White Ghost Shivers, 8.89%
Scabs, 7.78%
Tiny Tin Hearts, 2.22%
Larry Lange and His Lonely Knights, 1.11%
The Brew, 0.00%
Monster Big Band, 0.00%
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August 4, 2010
Best place to buy used records
Where’s the area’s best place to buy used records?
Winner: End of an Ear, 37.70%
Backspin, 27.16%
Waterloo, 12.14%
Half Price Books, 6.07%
Antone’s, 5.43%
Cheapo, 5.11%
Austin Record Convention, 2.56%
Sound on Sound, 1.92% (closed)
Friends of Sound, 1.28%
DJ Dojo, 0.64%
Write-in: Breakaway Records
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July 7, 2010
Best club DJ
Which club DJ is the area’s best?
Winner: DJ Mike Swing, 90.32%
DJ Chicken George, 2.51%
DJ Kurupt, 1.79%
Toddy B, 1.79%
DJ Manny, 1.43%
Seth Cooper, 1.08%
DJ Mel, 0.72%
DJ Dallas, 0.36%
Soul Happening DJs, 0.00%
Rapid Ric, 0.00%
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June 30, 2010
Best song from the past year
Which song from a local artist/group is the best of the past year?
Winner: ‘Forever,’ Roky Erickson with Okkervil River, 24.39%
‘Who Built the Moon,’ Shinyribs, 19.51%
‘Keep It Simple,’ Mother Truckers, 19.51%
‘The Coast,’ Court Yard Hounds, 14.63%
‘Anchor,’ Alejandro Escovedo, 14.63%
‘Slow Down,’ Terri Hendrix, 7.32%
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June 16, 2010
Best pop singer/group
Which pop singer/group is the area’s best?
Winner: Bob Schneider, 49.64%
Alpha Rev, 11.68%
Dan Dyer, 8.76%
Black & White Years, 8.03%
Okkervil River, 5.11%
Nelo, 4.38%
Noah Kelly, 4.38%
Moonlight Towers, 2.92%
Shearwater, 2.92%
Kacy Crowley, 2.19%
