Get a Clue: "Bebel Gilberto"
Cover/Tribute Band
Nominees: Allen Oldies Band; Bare Necessity; Black Dog; Beetle; Cold Shot; Picture Book
Notes: Houston loves its cover/tribute bands, and it shows. One of the most-voted genre categories.
Get a Clue: "REO Speed Wagon"
Country
Nominees: Johnny Falstaff; Miss Leslie & Her Juke-Jointers; Mitch Jacobs Band; Sean Reefer & the Resin Valley Boys; Katie Stuckey; Dixie Trahan
Notes: Honky-tonk ain't dead yet, y'all.
Get a Clue: "Dolly Pardon," "more cowbell"
Folk
Nominees: Lee Alexander; Glenna Bell; Come See My Dead Person; Robert Ellis; Flying Fish Sailors
Get a Clue: "That folk dude"
Roots-Rock/Americana
Nominees: Buxton; Hayes Carll; LL Cooper; Sideshow Tramps; Small Sounds; Umbrella Man
Notes: Tooth and nail.
Get a Clue: "Houston Symphony" CHRIS GRAY
Ballot subject to change. Voting for the Houston Press Music Awards begins with our July 2 issue and continues through the Music Awards showcase July 26. Winners will be announced July 30 at Warehouse Live.
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