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Note: this article has been amended to include the Best Drummer winner. Our apologies to Nick and the Suffers for the omission.
We know it's early/late -- as a matter of fact, brand-new HPMA winners the Tontons are rocking out at Warehouse Live at this very moment, but we just couldn't wait another minute to share the results of this year's Houston Press Music Awards with you. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees, and check back in a few yours for a full recap of Thursday's festivities.
BEST LOCAL RECORDING
The Tontons, Make-Out King & Other Stories of Love
BEST LOCAL SONG
"I'm From Texas," Doughbeezy
BEST LOCAL MUSIC VIDEO
"I'm Alive," Z-Ro
LOCAL MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Kam Franklin, the Suffers
BEST NEW ACT
BLSHS
READER'S CHOICE AWARD
New York City Queens
BEST SONGWRITER
Nick & Alex Zamora, the Suffers
BEST PRODUCER
Trakksounds
More winners on the next page.
BEST MALE VOCALS
Sergio Trevino, Buxton
BEST FEMALE VOCALS
Kam Franklin, the Suffers
BEST GUITARIST
Adam Martinez, the Tontons
BEST BASSIST
Nick Gaitan, the Umbrella Man
BEST DRUMMER
Nick Zamora, the Suffers
BEST KEYBOARDIST
Nick Greer, Nick Greer & the G's
BEST MISC./OTHER INSTRUMENT
Two Star Symphony (strings)
BEST SOLO RAPPER
Devin the Dude
BEST RAP GROUP
The Outfit, TX
BEST RAP DJ
DJ Mr. Rogers
BEST CLUB DJ/DJ NIGHT
A Fistful of Soul
BEST POP
The Tontons
BEST LATIN
Los Skarnales
BEST JAZZ
Free Radicals
BEST BLUES
Little Joe Washington
More winners on the next page.
BEST SOUL/FUNK/R&B
The Suffers
BEST REGGAE/SKA/DUB
Cassette Tape
BEST ZYDECO
Zydeco Dots
BEST COUNTRY
Mike Stinson
BEST FOLK/AMERICANA
Buxton
BEST TRADITIONAL ROCK
Young Mammals
BEST MODERN/ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Another Run
BEST GARAGE/PUNK/HARDCORE
Mikey & the Drags
BEST METAL
Venomous Maximus
BEST EXPERIMENTAL/NOISE
B L A C K I E
BEST ELECTRONIC ACT
BLSHS
BEST COVER/TRIBUTE ACT
The Fab 5
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