For more information on each of the winners, visit the Tucson Musician's Register at http://www.tammies.com/register/.

Tucson Band of the Year: Crawdaddy-O

Runners Up:

• Leanne Savage and Shockadelica
• Bad News Blues Band
• Kings of Pleasure
• Hipster Daddy-O and the Handgrenades
• Time Pilots

Tucson Musician of the Year: Leanne Savage

Runners Up:

• Mike Blommer
• Mike Hebert
• Lisa Otey
• Jason DeCourse

Best New Tucson Band: Simplistics

Runners Up:

• J. Walker Band
• Hipster Daddy-O and the Handgrenades
• Creosote
• Undermine

Best Release: "Pleasure Chest," The Kings of Pleasure

Runners Up:

• "Crawdaddy-O," Crawdaddy-O
• "Neptune Amore," Leanne Savage and Shockadelica
• Hipster Daddy-O and the Handgrenades
• "Bad News Indeed," The Bad Newz Blues Band

Alternative Rock: Shoebomb

Runners Up:

• Sand Rubies
• White Chrome Splendor
• Simplistics
• Creosote

Rock and Roll: Greyhound Soul

Runners Up:

• Time Pilots
• Sand Rubies
• Whatever
• J. Walker Band

Hard Rock/Metal/Industrial: GatRot

Runners Up:

• Obsidian
• Nightfall Avenue
• Habits of Intensity
• Excalibur

Punk: Weird Lovemakers

Runners Up:

• Helldriver
• James Dead
• Los Federales
• Disowned

Pop: Annie Hawkins Band

Runners Up:

• Leanne Savage and Shockadelica
• Nine Days Wonder
• Phantom Limbs
• Simplistics

Roots Rock/Rockabilly: Al Foul & The Shakes

Runners Up:

• Creosote
• James Dead
• Greyhound Soul
• Trailer Park Mark

Cover: Leanne Savage and Shockadelica

Runners Up:

• Time Pilots
• Binge
• Rowdies
• Thunder Alley

Ska: Dave's Big Deluxe

Runners Up:

• Warsaw
• Hipster Daddy-O
• Bass Culture
• Kongo Shock

Reggae: Neon Prophet

Runners Up:

• One Blood
• Bass Culture

Jazz: Contemporary: Oslo B. with The Grooves

Runners Up:

• Kate Scott and Tony Heath Quintet
• Crawdaddy-O
• Equinox
• JJ JAzz

Jazz: Latino/Salsa: Ache Pa Ti

Runners Up:

• Tucson Latin Jazz Orchestra
• Manteca
• Ismael Barajas

Jazz: Traditional: Blue Monks

Runners Up:

• Paul Elia
• Jim Dixon
• 'Round Midnight
• Jeff Haskell Quartet

Blues: Bad Newz Blues Band

Runners Up:

• Sam Taylor
• Tony and the Torpedoes
• Lisa Otey
• Statesboro Blues Band

Swing: Hipster Daddy-O and the Handgrenades

Runners Up:

• Kings of Pleasure
• Paul Elia and Third of Five
• Cobras
• Lisa Otey

Soul/Funk/Hip-hop: Funky Bonz

Runners Up:

• Crawdaddy-O
• Funkyard Gang
• Shaft
• Goodfoot

Lounge: Kings of Pleasure

Runners Up:

• Paul Elia and Third of Five
• Oslo B. with the Grooves
• Carlos Laurent
• Combo Cameleon

Country/Western: Al Perry

Runners Up:

• Saddle City Band
• Troy Olsen Band
• Rancho Deluxe
• Trick Rider

Traditional/Ethnic: The Mollys

Runners Up:

• Bwiya Toli
• Hot Desert Love Toads
• Fine Stream Gamelan
• Morrighan

Acoustic/Folk: Solo: Sapphire Kieft

Runners Up:

• Sal Valdivia
• Jamie Anderson
• Annie Hawkins
• Scott Huckabay

Acoustic/Folk: Ensemble: Arm and Hammer

Runners Up:

• Blue Prarie Dogs
• The Mollys
• Arnold/Klingenfus Ensemble
• Stefan George and Songtower

Tejano: Latino Solido

Runners Up:

• Crayola Band
• Chubasco

Mariachi: Mariachi Luz de Luna

Runners Up:

• Mariachi Saldivar
• Los Dablitos

Female Vocalist: Anna Warr

Runners Up:

• Leanne Savage
• Carla Brownlee
• Sapphire Kieft
• Lisa Otey

Male Vocalist: Joe Peña

Runners Up:

• Brett Beuckman
• Chris O'Gorman
• Oslo B.
• Paul Elia

Electric Guitar: Jason DeCourse

Runners Up:

• Mike Hebert
• Mike Miller
• Karl Walden
• Brett Beuckman

Acoustic Guitar: Annie Hawkins

Runners Up:

• Joe Peņa
• Scott Huckabay
• Earl Edmonson
• Sapphire Kieft

Bass: Steve Grams

Runners Up:

• Mark Bruglar
• Marc Hensel
• Bryan Fellars
• Rick Pegram

Drums: James Couzens

Runners Up:

• Scott Puckett
• Justin Donaldson
• Brad Brewer
• Marx Loeb

Keyboards: Brendan Kearney

Runners Up:

• Kim Ryan
• Richard Gomez
• Duane McDade
• Mick Eckroth

Horns: Rosano Triplets

Runners Up:

• Carla Brownlee
• Oslo B.
• Hipster Daddy-O Horns
• Crawdaddy-O

Strings: Heather Hardy

Runners Up:

• Sapphire Kieft
• Steven Granham
• Sandy Um
• Jim Hewitt

Songwriter: John Coinman

Runners Up:

• Stefan George
• Joe Peņa
• Jamie Anderson
• Vicki Tama

Band Whose Combined Members Have Been in the Most Tucson Bands: Sand Rubies

Best Performance: Hipster Daddy-O, Rialto Theatre, February 7, 1998

Band With the Most Abundant or Unusual Tattoos: Helldriver

Band Most Likely to Sell Out on MTV: Shoebomb

Band Most Likely to Be Big in Japan: White Chrome Splendor

Best Dressed Band: Hipster Daddy-O

Best Date Band: Kings of Pleasure

New Club: Double Zero

Live Music Venue: Club Congress

Record Store: Zia Record Exchange

Musical Equipment Store: Rainbow Guitars

Radio Station: 92.1 KFMA

Radio Program: Rock Roots with Kidd Squidd, 91.3 FM KXCI

Radio DJ: Chuck Roast, 92.1 FM KFMA

Club DJ: Spyder Rhodes

Best Recording Studio: Jim Brady

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