—————————————————— The 2015 HPMA Winners | Houston Press

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The 2015 Houston Press Music Award Winners

BEST LOCAL RECORDING: The Suffers, Make Some Room

BEST LOCAL SONG: The Suffers, “Gwan”

BEST LOCAL MUSIC VIDEO: The Suffers, “Make Some Room”

LOCAL MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR: Kam Franklin, The Suffers

READER'S CHOICE AWARD: DJ Mik One

BEST NEW ACT: Fiddle Witch and the Demons of Doom

BEST LIVE ACT: The Suffers

BEST SONGWRITER: The Suffers

BEST PRODUCER: Dan Workman

BEST MALE VOCALS: Ricky Dee, Ganesha

BEST FEMALE VOCALS: Kam Franklin, The Suffers

BEST GUITARIST: Andrew Lee, The Tontons/Wild Moccasins

BEST BASSIST: Nick Gaitan, The Umbrella Man

BEST DRUMMER: Nick Zamora, The Suffers

BEST KEYBOARDS: Patrick Kelly, The Suffers

BEST HORNS: The Suffers

BEST OTHER INSTRUMENT: Two Star Symphony (strings)

BEST RAP ACT: DeLorean

BEST RAP ALBUM/MIXTAPE: BeatKing & Gangsta Boo, Underground Cassette Tape

BEST RAP SONG: D-Boss feat. Slim Thug, J-Dawg, Paul Wall & M.U.G., “Big Ballin' 2K14”

BEST RAP VIDEO: “Doughbeezy,” I'm From Texas”

BEST DANCE MUSIC ACT: GIO Chamba

BEST DJ NIGHT: A Fistful of Soul

BEST POP ACT: Wild Moccasins

BEST JAZZ ACT: Free Radicals

BEST BLUES ACT: The Mighty Orq

BEST SOUL/FUNK/R&B ACT: The Suffers

BEST REGGAE/SKA ACT: The Suspects

BEST LATIN ACT: Los Skarnales

BEST ROOTS ACT: Nick Gaitan & The Umbrella Man

BEST ZYDECO ACT: Zydeco Dots

BEST COUNTRY ACT: Mike Stinson

BEST ROCK ACT: Ganesha

BEST ALTERNATIVE ACT: Say Girl Say

BEST PUNK ACT: Days N Daze

BEST METAL ACT: Oceans of Slumber

BEST EXPERIMENTAL/NOISE ACT: B L A C K I E

BEST COVER/TRIBUTE ACT: The Fab 5

Congratulations to all the winners!

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Chris Gray has been Music Editor for the Houston Press since 2008. He is the proud father of a Beatles-loving toddler named Oliver.
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