Date Set For Inaugural LoneStarMusic Awards
On March 29, famed venue Gruene Hall will play host to the first ever LoneStarMusic Awards, organized by LoneStarMusic.com and sponsored by Ziegenbock and Radio Free Texas. The ceremony, which will honor the best music of the year from the Texas and Red Dirt scene, will be free and open to the public. Performers are set to include Brandon Jenkins, Randy Rogers & Brady Black, Rodney Parker, The Tejas Brothers and Wade Bowen.
Nominees were selected by a panel of 35 industry professionals, including The 9513’s Brady Vercher. Final results will be based on public voting. For details on how to vote, visit LoneStarMusic’s awards website.
Official Nominees for the First Annual LoneStarMusic Awards:
BEST ALBUM
Band of Heathens – Band of Heathens
Hayes Carll – Trouble In Mind
James McMurtry – Just Us Kids
Randy Rogers Band – Randy Rogers Band
Wade Bowen – If We Ever Make It Home
BEST SONG
Adam Carroll – “Oklahoma Gypsy Shuffler” (Adam Carroll)
Cory Morrow – “He Carries Me” (Cory Morrow, Walt Wilkins, Liz Rose)
Jason Boland – “Comal County Blue” (Jason Boland)
Randy Rogers Band – “In My Arms Instead” (Randy Rogers & Sean McConnell)
Wade Bowen – “You Had Me At My Best” (Wade Bowen & Jedd Hughes)
BEST LIVE ACT
Alejandro Escovedo
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Randy Rogers Band
Reckless Kelly
Ryan Bingham
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE – ALBUM
Band of Heathens – Band of Heathens
Guy Forsyth – Calico Girl
Mike McClure – did7
Randy Rogers Band – Randy Rogers Band
Wade Bowen – If We Ever Make It Home
BEST EMERGING ARTIST
Band of Heathens
Justin Townes Earle
Mando Saenz
Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward
Tejas Brothers
BEST SONGWRITER
Brandon Jenkins
Chris Knight
Hayes Carll
James McMurtry
Randy Rogers
BEST MUSICIAN
Brady Black, fiddle (Randy Rogers Band)
Cody Braun, fiddle, mandolin (Reckless Kelly)
Gary Wooten, guitar (Wade Bowen)
Roger Ray, steel guitar (Jason Boland & the Stragglers)
Travis Linville, guitar (Hayes Carll)
BEST ALBUM ARTWORK
Eleven Hundred Springs – Country Jam (Leslie Smith)
Cory Morrow – Vagrants & Kings (Shauna & Sarah Dodds)
Derailers – Guaranteed to Satisfy (John Powell)
Randy Rogers Band – Randy Rogers Band (Betsy Baird)
Reckless Kelly – Bulletproof (Nate Van Dyke)
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January 29, 2009 at 5:24 pm Permalink
Is it just me or is there an over abundance of music awards this year? I can think of 4 off the top of my head.
January 29, 2009 at 6:28 pm Permalink
Let’s see. Some of my favorite current country artists are based in Texas, like Sunny Sweeney, Amber Digby, Miss Leslie, and Kimberly Murray and none of them made the nominations list. In fact no female artists, not even Miranda Lambert, made the nominations list! Talk about a good ole boys club in the Red Dirt music scene, its a veritable “boys only” institution. Crikey mate…….
January 29, 2009 at 7:48 pm Permalink
Already, the LoneStars are more relevant than the Grammys.
January 30, 2009 at 8:58 am Permalink
Ryan, I’ve noticed a boatload more awards this year (which includes ours).
Rick, there is definitely a lack of women in the Texas/Red Dirt scene. I voted for Amber Digby and Lee Ann Womack myself in the Best Vocal Performance – Album category, but it looks like you need to have an edgy, rock quality to your music to actually get noticed.
January 30, 2009 at 1:43 pm Permalink
And for the record, I voted for Eliza Gilkyson’s Beautiful World for Best Album. I was surprised to see almost no ballots with Lucinda Williams’ new record on them.
January 30, 2009 at 1:45 pm Permalink
I voted for Lucinda! I love that record.
January 30, 2009 at 6:01 pm Permalink
Brady said: “but it looks like you need to have an edgy, rock quality to your music to actually get noticed.”
I couldn’t agree more, and that’s why I completely ignore the Red Dirt music scene and its most popular artists as its the kind of music I have no taste for these days. I do understand why the young-un’s like it though…..
January 31, 2009 at 6:00 am Permalink
How does the Lucinda Williams album fit into Texas Music, or “red dirt” for that matter? I love her and think she’s pure genius, but she has lived in Nashville and LA and other southern outposts since leaving austin in the 80’s (unless she has recently moved back to Austin after many many years). Plus, the album wasnt recorded in Texas, wasnt produced by a Texan (let alone Gurf Morlix).
This is one of the reasons that folks from outside this general “red dirt” region have a hard time accepting and understanding what “red dirt” is allegedly supposed to represent and encompass. Lucinda Williams had some crazy days and spent a few years in Austin, but that was way in the past, yet there are people that consider her “texas” or “red dirt”…Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Holly, Butthole Surfers and Tripping Daisy were all from Texas, so I guess they should be up for some sort of “red dirt lifetime achievement award” soon…
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