Band of the Year
The Mollys
Runners up:
Sam Taylor
Greyhound Soul
Blackmoon Graffiti
Greasy Chicken
Musician of the Year
Lisa Otey
Runners up:
Jamie Anderson
Al Perry
Marco Rosano
Stefan George
New Tucson Band
Crawdaddy-O
Runners up:
9 Days Wonder
The Simpletons
Bubba Grubbz
Twinkadectomy
Best Release
"Serve It Up," The Drakes
Runners up:
"Patrick," The Mollys
"Three Hours With Pete," Joe Rush
"Good Time Barbeque," Stefan George
"Kings of Pleasure," Kings of Pleasure
Alternative Rock
Greyhound Soul
Runners up:
The Drakes
35 Summers
9 Days Wonder
Atomic Frog
Hard Rock
Bubba Grubbz
Runners up:
Helldriver
M.A.C.
Twinkadectomy
Liad
Punk
The Weird Lovemakers
Runners up:
Helldriver
F.U.C.T.
Los Federales
Lord Primate
Metal/Industrial
M.A.C. (Madness, Action, Cause)
Runners up:
Stinky Slinky
Front Side Grind
Chaos Lace
Cyclotron
Pop
Shoebomb
Runners up:
The Drakes
9 Days Wonder
White Chrome Splendor
Joe Rush
Jazz: Contemporary
Greasy Chicken
Runners up:
The Blue Monks
R. Carlos Nakai Quartet
Jeff Haskell
Xavier Marquez
Jazz: Latin
Descarga
Runners up:
Ache Pa Ti
Manteca
Ismael Barajas
Tucson Latin Jazz Orchestra
Jazz: Traditional
Round Midnight
Runners up:
Lisa Lemay
Clarinet Marmalade
Jazzberry Jam
Tucson Jazz Orchestra
Blues
Sam Taylor
Runners up:
Bad Newz Blues Band
George Howard and the Roundhouse Hounds
Tony & The Torpedoes
Blues Kats
Soul/Funk/Hip-Hop
Blackmoon Graffiti
Runners up:
Itsy Bitsy Spiders
Fundy Bonz
Bloolyte
Bobby Taylor & The Real Deal
Lounge
Kings of Pleasure
Runners up:
Calexico
Friends of Dean Martinez
Chick Cashman and His Countrypolitans
Bobby Myhre
Country/Western
Al Perry
Runners up:
Dean Armstrong & The Arizona Dancehands
Combo Chameleon
Titan Valley Warheads
Out of the Blue
Acoustic: Solo
Stefan George
Runners up:
Maggie Golston
Jamie Anderson
Alana Swidler
Earl Edmonson
Acoustic: Ensemble
Stefan George & Songtower
Runners up:
Milkseed
The Arnold/Klingenfus Ensemble
Out of the Blue
The Blue Prarie Dogs
Tex-Mex
Latino Sólido
No clear runners up
Mariachi
Luz de Luna
No clear runners up
Grupos/Norteño
No clear winners; insufficient votes
Reggae/Ska/Worldbeat
Neon Prophet
Runners up:
Warsaw
Dave's Big Deluxe
Pulse
One Blood
Cover Band
LeeAnne Savage and Her Dyn-O-Mite Party Band
Runners up:
Tony & The Torpedoes
Tall Paul
The Boogie Knights
Tenth House
Easy Living
Roots/Rockabilly
Al Foul & The Shakes
Runners up:
Honeywagon
Kings of Pleasure
Hipster Daddy-O
Chick Cashman
Traditional/Ethnic
The Mollys
Runners up:
Mary Redhouse Trio
New Potatoes
Bwiya-Toli
Fine Stream Gamelan
Female Vocalist
Anna Warr
Runners up:
LeeAnne Savage
Tammy Allen
Lisa Otey
Alana Brett Swidler
Male Vocalist
Sam Taylor
Runners up:
Tony Uribe
Leon Kittrell
Tom Stauffer
Stefan George
Electric Guitar
Ed DeLucia
Runners up:
Nick Luca
Gene Ruley
Mitzi Colwell
Tommy Walker
Acoustic Guitar
Rainer
Runners up:
Earl Edmonson
Stefan George
Tom Patterson
Jamie Anderson
Bass
Joey Burns
Runners up:
Ron Malleis
Mike Nordberg
Jason Steed
Sabra Faulk
Drums
Will Clipman
Runners up:
Marx Loeb
George Howard
Dave Gold
Chip Ritter
Keyboards
Richard Gomez
Runners up:
Lisa Otey
Bill Peirce
Lisa Lemay
Mike Eckroth
Horns
The Rosano Triplets
Runners up:
Tom Ervin
John Denman
Jed Paradies
Carol Brokschmidt
Strings
Heather Hardy
Runner up:
Bridgette Keating
Songwriter
Stefan George
Runners up:
Jamie Anderson
Kathleen Williamson
Joe Rush
Sam Taylor
New Club
Third Stone
Runners up:
Airport Lounge
The Empire
Rock-It Bar & Grill
Rialto Cabaret
Live Music Venue
Club Congress
Runners up:
Rialto Cabaret
Third Stone
Airport Lounge
Berger Performing Arts Center
Record Store
Zia
Runners up:
Hear's Music
PDQ
Toxic Ranch
Sound Addict
Musical Equipment/Equipment Store
Rainbow Guitars
Runners up:
Chicago Store
Workshop Music
Beaver's Band Box
L.A. Music
Radio Station
KXCI
Runners up:
KFMA
KLPX
KKHG
KUAZ
Radio Program
Kidd Squidd's Rock Roots, KXCI 91.3-FM
Runners up:
Terry O, Nothin' But The Blues, KLPX 96.1-FM
Spyder Rhodes, Eat Your Eighties, KFMA 92.1-FM
Chad Daley, Chad's Pad, KFMA 92.1-FM
Cathy Rivers, KFMA 92.1-FM
Radio DJ
Kidd Squidd, KXCI 91.3-FM
Club DJ/Dance Club
Spyder Rhodes/Club Congress
Runners up:
Tasha Bundy/Club Congress
DJ Cyber/Thye Cage
DJ Blade/The Outback
Club 151
Recording Studios
Wave Lab Studios
Runners up:
Jim Brady
WaterWorks
The Cavern
Roger King
CD/Record Sleeve Art
"El Paso," Rich Hopkins and Luminarios
No clear runners up
Band Whose Combined Members Have Been In The Most Other Tucson Bands
Giant Sand
Best Performance By A Tucson Band
Kings of Pleasure CD Release Party, December 7, 1996, at the Rialto Cabaret
Band With The Most Abundant And/Or Unusual Tattoos And Piercings
Helldriver
Best Opening Band That Never Headlines
9 Days Wonder
Band Most Deserving A Major Label Deal
The Drakes
Band Most Likely To Have A Secret Shrine To KISS In Their Practice Space
Bubba Grubbz
Band Most Likely To See Jesus' Face In A Tortilla
The Porktorta
Best-Dressed Band
The Kings of Pleasure
Best Date Band
Chick Cashman
Best Video
Giant Sand
Best Reunion
Sand Rubies
