We don't really believe in the whole "award" bullshit, it seems it's usually a politically motivated ass-kiss fest, yet this year's nominees include a few artists that are truly worthy of the accolades and didn't really smootch any glutes...
The award ceremony is at The Park @Viejas Outlet Center on Wednesday, September 17th-7PM with performances by As I Lay Dying, Louis XIV, Jayo Felony, Steve Poltz & The Cynics, Joel Rafael and Anya Marina. A special performance by Lifetime Award Winner Mundell Lowe will also be on the playbill.
Vote for your favourites HERE.
[The voting option isn't up on their webste yet but should be available in a few days. Unfortunately there are several categories that are only voted for by some mysterious SDMA "committee," hence the above reference to ass kissing.]
Links provided to artists of interest...
-2008 SDMA NOMINEES-
The Night Marchers
SONG OF THE YEAR :
Grand Ole Party - Look, Young, Son
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
P.O.D.- Addicted
Slightly Stoopid - 2am
Switchfoot - This is Home
The Muslims - Extinction
The Night Marchers - Who's Lady R U
Tristan Prettyman - Hello
B-Side Players
ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Angels & Airwaves
As I Lay Dying
B-Side Players
Grand Ole Party
Greg Laswell
Peter Sprague
Switchfoot
Tristan Prettyman
Calico Horse
Wild Weekend
BEST NEW ARTIST:
Calico Horse
Fing
Hotel St. George
Revolution 89
Smart Brothers
The Silent Comedy
Wild Weekend
Writer
Cash'd Out
BEST COVER OR TRIBUTE BAND:
40 Ounces to Freedom
Cash'd Out
The Corvelles
Electric Waste Band
Midnight Ramblers
Rockola
Stepping Feet
The Baja Bugs
BEST ACOUSTIC:
Alex Woodard
Astra Kelly
Barbara Nesbitt
Cathrine Beeks Ordeal
John Miller
Michael Tiernan
Nena Anderson
Veronica May
BEST ALTERNATIVE:
Alfred Howard & the K23 Orchestra
Buddy Akai
Mr. Tube & the Flying Objects
Republic of Letters
Scarlet Symphony
Spell Toronto
Swim Party
The Drowning Men
BEST AMERICANA OR COUNTRY:
Billy Midnight
Citizen Band
Coyote Problem
Eve Selis
Joel Rafael
Old Man Hands
Smart Brothers
The Grams
Lady Dottie & The Diamonds
BEST BLUES:
Chet Cannon & The Committee
The Fremonts
Johnny Vernazza Band
Lady Dottie and The Diamonds
Michelle Lundeen
Robin Henkel
Taryn Donath
West of Memphis
BEST JAZZ:
Chris Klich Jazz Quintet
Dave Scott
Gilbert Castellanos
Holly Hoffman
Jamie Valle
Mattson Two
Orquesta Primo
Addiquit
Miki Vale
M.C. Flow
The Breax
BEST HIP-HOP:
Addiquit
Deep Rooted
Miki Vale
M-Double-A-L
MC Flow
South Psycho Side
The Knee Highs
The Upstarts
BEST POP:
Anna Troy
Anya Marina
Christopher Dale
Get Back Loretta
Gregory Page
Ryan Ferguson
This Holiday Life
Wendy Darling
Dirty Sweet
BEST ROCK:
Deadline Friday
Dirty Sweet
Reeve Oliver
Roses on Her Grave
The Creepy Creeps
The Muslims
Transfer
Truckee Brothers
BEST HARD ROCK:
Arm The Angels
Earthless
Get Your Death On!
Hostile Combover
Long And Short Of It
Mower
Sirhan Sirhan
Thieves & Liars
BEST CLUB DJ:
DJ Artistic
DJ Edgartronic
Gabe Vega
Ikah Love
Junior
Mario Orduno
Rashi
Shark Attack
BEST ELECTRONIC :
Drew Andrews
Fantastic Magic
Gamma Gamma
Lights On
Manuok
Qu 'est-ce Que C'est
Starcrossed
The Album Leaf
BEST WORLD MUSIC:
Elijah Emanuel
Skelpin
Society
Split Finger
Stranger
The Devastators
Tribal Seeds
Vegitation
BEST POP ALBUM:
Bill-End of the Hits
Dave Humphries-And So it Goes...
Dynamite Walls-The Blinding Lights Above
Emery Byrd-Mrs. Young Versus the Modern Ones
Joanie Mendenhall-On A String
Matt Curreri & ExFriends-Joy of Life
The Fascination-Self Titled
The Modlins-With Friends Like These
BEST ROCK ALBUM:
Arm The Angels-Haunt This Town
Circa Now-100 Watts
My American Heart - Hiding Inside the Horrible Weather
Sleeping People-Growing
The Muslims - Extinction
The Night Marchers - See You In Magic
The Sess - Agendum
Transfer - Sunken Eyes
Delta Spirit
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM :
Apes of Wrath - Plastic Fake and Frozen
Delta Spirit - Ode to Sunshine
Grand Ole Party - Humanimals
Hotel St. George - Yippee!
Scribe Amidst the Lions - Sunken Cities
Swim Party - Pixie Dust on the Blood Range
The Burning of Rome - Death Pop
Vision of a Dying World - Skelephone Call from the Eastern Side
BEST HARD ROCK ALBUM:
Benedictum - Seasons of Tragedy
Canobliss-Liberation of Dissonance
Hostile Combover- Escalpe from Wount Island
Invictus - Here's to Curiosity
Magnoliablack - In Falling Matter
Oaks - Bravo!
Sirhan Sirhan - Blood
Underminded - Eleven Eleven
BEST HIP-HOP ALBUM:
Mannyfesto-Furtehr Educkation
Matty Hemmz-The Reckoning
M-Double A-L - Table Manners
MC Flow - Incredible
Pac 10-Franchise Players
Randam Luck-Conspiracy of Silence
The Breax - When the Breax Sold Out
Young Mass - S/T
BEST BLUES ALBUM:
DA & the Hitmen - Lucky Dog
Earl Thomas - Soulshine
Hugh Gaskins and the G String Daddies - Big Legged Woman
Nathan James & Ben Hernandez - Hollerin'!
Steve White - After the Holidays
Tomcat Courtney - Downsville Blues
Billy Watson - Blowin' Crow
Karl Denson Trio
BEST JAZZ ALBUM:
Barbara Jamerson - I Wish You Love
Bill Shreeve - Feel This
Bob Bartosik-Double Triple
Karl Denson Trio - Lunar Orbit
Leonard Patton-Love, Life, and Song
On the One - Love Addiction
Patrick Yandall - Laws of Gravity
Peter Sprague - Plays Solo
Podunk Nowhere
BEST AMERICANA OR COUNTRY ALBUM:
Bartenders Bible-Rimrock Recording Sessions
Billy Midnight - Don't Set Your Hopes Up
Christopher Kearney - Just a Step Away
Joel Rafael - Thirteen Stories High
Podunk Nowhere-Based on a True Story
Sara Petite - Lead the Parade
The Grams - Love Factory
The Wrong Trousers - One & Counting
BEST LOCAL RECORDING:
Bedford Grove - Welcome To Our Side of Town
Cindy Lee Berryhill - Beloved Stranger
Jane Lui - Barkentine
Leyva-Singled Out
One Drop - Mission Blvd.
Sayvinyl-God Forbid
Sweet Tooth - S/T
Tom Griesgraber-Sketchbook
ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
As I Lay Dying - An Ocean Between Us
Augustana - Can't Love Can't Hurt
Louis XIV - Slick Dogs & Ponies
Pinback - Autumn of the Seraphs
Slightly Stoopid - Cronchitis
Steve Poltz - Traveling
The Night Marchers - See You In Magic
Tristan Prettyman - Hello...X
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