Austin Music Awards reveals 2019 winners

Photo Courtesy of Alison Narro

In front of a tightly packed house, a spectacle of talent graced the stage last night at the Austin Music Awards, all coming to a head with Austin legend Alejandro Escovedo's duel performance with Jakob Dylan and a heartwarming tribute to MC Overlord.

Hosts Laurie Gallardo and Rick McNulty announced the winners of the highly contested local music poll. This year, the competition was stiff, but unlike previous years, the roundup of winners seemed more deserving than in the times past. 

2019 AUSTIN MUSIC AWARD WINNERS BY CATEGORY:
BEST MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR -- Shakey Graves
BEST AUSTIN BAND -- Shinyribs
BEST NEW AUSTIN BAND -- Black Pumas
BEST SONG OF THE YEAR -- Black Pumas, “Black Moon Rising”
BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR -- Bob Schneider, Blood and Bones (Shockorama)
BEST NONE-OF-THE-ABOVE -- Bob Schneider & The Moonlight Orchestra
BEST ROCK -- Bob Schneider
BEST MALE VOCALIST -- Bob Schneider
BEST SONGWRITER -- Bob Schneider
BEST AVANT GARDE/EXPERIMENTAL -- The Octopus Project
BEST BLUES/SOUL/FUNK -- Guy Forsyth
BEST MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENT -- Guy Forsyth (Harmonica)
BEST COUNTRY -- Willie Nelson
BEST ELECTRONIC -- Ghostland Observatory
BEST FOLK/BLUEGRASS -- Wood & Wire
BEST HIP-HOP/RAP -- Magna Carda  
BEST JAZZ -- White Ghost Shivers
BEST LATIN -- Gina Chavez
BEST FEMALE VOCALIST -- Gina Chavez
BEST METAL -- Black Heart Saints
BEST PUNK -- Sailor Poon
BEST WORLD MUSIC -- Grupo Massa
BEST BASS -- Roscoe Beck
BEST DRUMS/PERCUSSION -- Brannen Temple  
BEST GUITAR -- Jackie Venson
BEST HORNS -- Grupo Horns  
BEST KEYBOARDS -- Emily Gimble
BEST STRINGS -- Carrie Rodriguez
BEST RADIO STATION -- KUTX
AUSTIN MUSIC HALL OF FAME -- Ruthie Foster
TOWNES VAN ZANDT SONGWRITING AWARD -- Alejandro Escovedo  
MARGARET MOSER WOMEN IN MUSIC AWARD -- Dianne Scott