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The 27th annual Houston Press Music Awards is once again celebrating the city's local thriving music scene. Over 100 bands have been nominated to receive a Houston Press Music Award, representing the various different genres and talent our city has to offer. Voting is currently taking place until August 12th. The winners of the showcase will be announced at the 2015 Music Awards Ceremony at Warehouse Live on Thursday, August 20th. Thank you for your participation and may the best bands win!

RULES: Select one band per category. Only one ballot per voter. All voting ends on August 12th at 11:59pm.

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YOUR READERS' POLL

Houston Press Music Awards Ballot 2015

00. Would you like to receive more information and discount offers from Black Horse Limo? #
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01. Best Local Recording #
Pick an option:
- B L A C K I E, Imagine Yourself In a Free and Natural World
- Jewel Brown & Bloodest Saxophone, Roller Coaster Boogie
- Buxton, Half a Native
- Folk Family Revival, Water Walker
- Hearts of Animals, Another Mutation
- Say Girl Say, Say Girl Say
- The Suffers, Make Some Room
- Two Star Symphony, Seven Deadly Sins
- Venomous Maximus, Firewalker
- The Wheel Workers, Citizens
02. Best Local Song #
Pick an option:
- Buxton, “Miss Catalina 1992”
- Kristal Cherelle, “Only Love”
- Children of Pop, “Jealous Lover”
- Days N Daze, “Self Destructive Anthem”
- Folk Family Revival, “If It Don’t Kill You”
- Hearts of Animals, “Jesus Drug”
- Say Girl Say, “What’s that Sound?”
- Some Nerve, “Texas Massacre”
- The Suffers, “Gwan”
- The Wheel Workers, “Citizens Incorporated”
03. Best Local Music Video #
Pick an option:
- Kristal Cherelle, “Only Love”
- Fat Tony, “H-Town to L.A.”
- Knights of the Fire Kingdom, “Church of the Retarded”
- Hearts of Animals, “Sea Babies”
- Oceans of Slumber, “Solitude (Candlemass)”
- Runaway Sun, “Bad Bad Man”
- The Suffers, “Make Some Room”
- The Tontons, “Pony”
- The Wheel Workers, “Yodel”
04. Local Musician of the Year #
Pick an option:
- Dobber Beverley (Oceans of Slumber)
- B L A C K I E
- Gio Chamba
- Kam Franklin (The Suffers)
- Steven Higginbotham (The Wheel Workers)
- Love Dominique
- Mlee Marie Mains (Hearts of Animals)
- Vik Montemayor (George West)
- Alisha Pattillo
- Roosh Williams
- The Sauce Twinz
05. Best New Act #
Pick an option:
- Black Kite
- Camera Cult
- Guilla
- Fiddle Witch and the Demons of Doom
- Kult Disney
- Moji
- Outside at Night
- Rusted Avenue
- The Sauce Twinz
- Telephantom
06. Best Live Act #
Pick an option:
- B L A C K I E
- BLSHS
- Gio Chamba
- Electric Attitude
- Los Skarnales
- New York City Queens
- Oceans of Slumber
- The Suffers
- thelastplaceyoulook
- The Wheel Workers
07. Best Songwriter #
Pick an option:
- B L A C K I E
- Keeton Coffman
- Shellee Coley
- Nick Greer
- Steven Higginbotham (Wheel Workers)
- Mlee Marie Mains (Hearts of Animals)
- Mike Stinson
- Sergio Trevino (Buxton)
- The Suffers
08. Best Producer #
Pick an option:
- BeatKing
- Josiah Gabriel
- Wolf Michels
- Chris Rockaway
- Dan Workman
09. Best Male Vocals #
Pick an option:
- Gabe Cavazos (American Fangs)
- Chad Grizzly (The Grizzly Band)
- Henry Darragh
- Ricky Dee (Ganesha)
- Chase Hamblin
- Gregg Higgins (Venomous Maximus)
- Lee-Lonn
- Omar Lopez (Lost Element)
- Nava (thelastplaceyoulook)
- Sergio Trevino (Buxton)
10. Best Female Vocals #
Pick an option:
- Jewel Brown
- Doomstress Alexis (Project Armageddon)
- Kam Franklin (The Suffers)
- Cammie Gilbert (Oceans of Slumber)
- Love Dominique
- Michelle Miers (BLSHS)
- Moji Abiola (Moji)
- Asli Omar (The Tontons)
- Tessa Kole (PuraPharm)
- Danielle Renee (Only Beast)
- Mary Sarah
11. Best Guitarist #
Pick an option:
- Ricky Dee (Ganesha)
- Anton de Guzman (Devil Killing Moth)
- Jonn DelToro Richardson
- Kelly Doyle
- John Egan
- Andrew Lee (Tontons/Wild Moccasins)
- Marzi Montazeri
- Tyler Saucier (Sunrise and Ammunition)
- Mike Wheeler
12. Best Bassist #
Pick an option:
- Rolando Fontalvo (Disfrutalo)
- Nick Gaitan (The Umbrella Man)
- Bob Lane (Another Run)
- Melissa Lonchambon Ryan (Omotai)
- Geoffrey Muller (various)
- Chris Wise (Buxton)
13. Best Drummer #
Pick an option:
- Dobber Beverly (Oceans of Slumber)
- Zach Elizondo (We Were Wolves)
- Mikey Garcia (thelastplaceyoulook)
- Will Kennedy (Yellowjackets)
- John Salinas (Only Beast)
- Nick Zamora (The Suffers)
- Sebastian Whittaker
14. Best Keyboards #
Pick an option:
- Beau Beasley (Oceans of Slumber)
- Henry Darragh
- Nick Greer
- Patrick Kelly (The Suffers)
- Richard Molina (Fuska)
- Craig Wilkins (The Wheel Workers)
15. Best Horns #
Pick an option:
- Alisha Pattillo (Alisha’s Quartet)
- Free Radicals (section)
- Grady Gaines (saxophone)
- James Murphy (Electric Attitude)
- The Suffers (section)
- The Suspects (section)
- Woody Witt (saxophone)
- Jordan "Chili Sauce" Donald (saxophone)
16. Best Other Instrument #
Pick an option:
- Rick Carruth (beats)
- Rich DelGrosso (mandolin)
- Brittany Johnson (fiddle)
- Allison W. MacPhail (theremin)
- Ruben Moreno (accordion)
- Josh Raught (mandolin)
- Micah Raught (banjo)
- Roberto Rodriguez (accordion)
- Two Star Symphony (strings)
17. Best Rap Act #
Pick an option:
- BeatKing
- Biz Vicious
- Chedda da Connect
- Def Perception
- Delorean
- Le$
- OneHunnidt
- Sauce Twinz
- T.H.E.M.
- Roosh Williams
18. Best Rap Album/Mixtape #
Pick an option:
- BeatKing & Gangsta Boo, Underground Cassette Tape
- Doeman, Stereotypes
- Guilla, Rap, Trap and Drums
- Dante Higgins, Good Forever
- Delorean, Look Alive
- Le$, Steak X Shrimp Vol. 1
- OneHunnidt, Field Sobriety
- Sauce Twinz, In Sauce We Trust
- T.H.E.M., Nonpareil
- George Young, Ventage
19. Best Rap Song #
Pick an option:
- BeatKing feat. DJ Chose, “Stand Behind Her”
- BeatKing & Gangsta Boo feat. Lil’ Flip, “Like a Pimp 2015”
- Chedda da Connect, “Flicka Da Wrist”
- D-Boss feat. Slim Thug, J-Dawg, Paul Wall & M.U.G., “Big Ballin’ 2K14”
- DJ Chose feat. MC Beezy, “Everywhere I Go”
- Maxo Kream feat. Father, “Cell Boomin’”
- OneHunnidt feat. E.S.G. & Bee Honey, “Screw Culture”
- Sauce Walka feat. Flame, “2 Legited”
- T-Wayne, “Nasty Freestyle”
- George Young, “Phat Beach”
20. Best Rap Video #
Pick an option:
- BeatKing, “Stopped”
- Chedda da Connect, “Flicka da Wrist”
- D-Boss feat. Slim Thug, Paul Wall & M.U.G., “Big Ballin 2K14”
- DJ Chose fest. MC Beezy, “Everywhere I Go”
- Doughbeezy, “I’m From Texas”
- Sauce Walka, “No Features”
- T.H.E.M., “Shaolin Blow”
21. Best Dance Music Act #
Pick an option:
- Gracie Chavez
- DJ Sun
- George West
- Josh Dupont
- Gio Chamba
- Goombotic
- Hiram
- Surain
- -Us.
- Wrestlers
22. Best DJ Night #
Pick an option:
- A Fistful of Soul
- Gritsy
- MFAH Mixed Media
- Kinda Super Disco
- A Really Kool Party
- Reverberations
- Underworld
23. Best Pop Act #
Pick an option:
- BLSHS
- Camera Cult
- Chase Hamblin & the Roustabouts
- Children of Pop
- Deep Cvts
- Glass the Sky
- New York City Queens
- Wild Moccasins
24. Best Jazz Act #
Pick an option:
- Alisha’s Quartet
- Henry Darragh Sextet
- Kelly Doyle Trio
- Free Radicals
- Tianna Hall & the Houston Jazz Band
- Rads Krusaders 2.0
- Woody Witt/Mike Wheeler Quartet
25. Best Blues Act #
Pick an option:
- Annika Chambers
- John Egan
- Diunna Greenleaf
- Rich DelGrosso & Jonn Del Toro Richardson
- Luther & the Healers
- The Mighty Orq
- Runaway Sun
- Rusted Avenue
26. Best Soul/Funk/R&B Act #
Pick an option:
- Brad Absher & Swamp Royale
- Electric Attitude
- Nick Greer & the G’s
- The H.U.E
- Love Dominique
- Moji
- No Refund Band
- The Suffers
- Lee-Lonn
27. Best Reggae/SKA Act #
Pick an option:
- Cassette Tape
- Fuska
- Idiginis
- The Suspects
- Tydingz
- The Skatastrophics
28. Best Latin Act #
Pick an option:
- Bombon
- Gio Chamba
- Elyze
- Espantapajaros
- La Orquesta Salmerum
- La Sien
- Los Skarnales
- Zenteno Spirit
29. Best Roots Act #
Pick an option:
- Buxton
- Cavern Hymnal
- Folk Family Revival
- Nick Gaitan & the Umbrella Man
- Matt Harlan
- Libby Koch
- Grand Old Grizzly
- Quiet Morning & the Calamity
- Second Lovers
30. Best Zydeco Act #
Pick an option:
- Jerome Batiste & the Zydeco Players
- C.J. Chenier
- Brian Jack & the Zydeco Gamblers
- Keyun & the Zydeco Masters
- Ruben Moreno & the Zydeco Revolution
- J. Paul Jr. & the Zydeco Nu-Breeds
- Step Rideau & the Zydeco Outlaws
- Fred Rusk & the Zydeco Hi-Steppers
- Zydeco Dots
31. Best Country Act #
Pick an option:
- Bri Bagwell
- Junior Gordon Band
- Davin James
- Arabella Jones
- Mark Jones & Twenty Paces
- Mary Sarah
- Mike Stinson
- Justin Van Sant
32. Best Rock Act #
Pick an option:
- American Fangs
- Another Run
- Fox & Cats
- Ganesha
- Mikey & the Drags
- Pulse Rate Zero
- Rome Hero Foxes
- Sunrise and Ammunition
- We Were Wolves
- Young Mammals
33. Best Alternative Act #
Pick an option:
- A Sundae Drive
- Black Kite
- Catch Fever
- Devil Killing Moth
- football, etc.
- Hearts of Animals
- Only Beast
- PuraPharm
- Say Girl Say
- Vanilla Sugar
34. Best Punk Act #
Pick an option:
- Back to Back
- Days N Daze
- Dead Rabbits
- Die Young (TX)
- Dress Code
- Giant Kitty
- Some Nerve
- Talk Sick Brats
- United Races
- The Velostacks
35. Best Metal Act #
Pick an option:
- Deadhorse
- Desecrate the Faith
- Funeral Horse
- Linus Pauling Quartet
- Nine Minutes
- Oceans of Slumber
- Omotai
- Project Armageddon
- Venomous Maximus
- Versa Nova
36. Best Experimental/Noise Act #
Pick an option:
- B L A C K I E
- Cop Warmth
- D.D.A.
- FLCON FCKER
- Future Blondes
- George West
- P.L.X.T.X.
- Two Star Symphony
- Pleasure 2
37. Best Cover/Tribute Act #
Pick an option:
- Beetle
- Disco Expressions
- Evil Empire
- The Fab 5
- The Nirvana Experience
- Picture Book
- Thrill
- Tooloji
- Weezhur
38. Reader's Choice #
Pick an option:
- Dead to the World
- DJ Mik One
- Steve Krase Band
- Paper Sparrow
- Pigs on the Wall
- Vanilla Whale

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