One of the highlights of South by Southwest is the annual Austin Music Awards. This year (the 29th by the way - that's a lot!) the big winner was our faves the Bright Light Social Hour, who hit the trifecta. The quartet took home the big award for Band of the Year, plus Album (self-titled) and Song (the retro-rock tempo-shifting "Detroit" -- check out our SotY playlist below). Bassist/singer Jack O'Brien also took 6th place in the Musician of the Year category, won by psychedelic rock lord Roky Erickson. If only there was a Mustache of the Year award, Jack would win without question.
Other winners: Sahara Smith (female vocalist, songwriter and folk); Freshmillions (best new band); Los Lonely Boys (best rock band); Jeff Lofton (best jazz band); and Mother Falcon (best none of the above). Inducted into the hall of fame: Bubble Puppy, ... And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Tortilla Factory, the Wagoneers, Okkervil River and MC Overlord.
Here's the aforementioned 2011 Austin Music Awards Song of the Year playlist widget. Not quite every song from the top 20, but most. Have a favorite? An opinion on who will be the next band to break out, Mother Falcon or Quiet Company? Leave a comment.
2011 Song of the Year
1. "Detroit," by the Bright Light Social Hour
2. "How Do You Do It" by Taylor Muse for Quiet Company
3. "The Real Thing," by Sahara Smith
4. "Carrie," by Speak
5. "Who's to Blame, Senorita?" by Shawn Sahm/Doug Sahm for Texas Tornados
6. "Could've Been a Country Star," by Julian Fernandez for Los Texas Wranglers
7. "Back and Forth," by the Bright Light Social Hour
8. "Austin," by Eric Johnson
9. "Telephone," by the Black Angels
10. "Beautiful Freak," by Kimberly Freeman for One-Eyed Doll
11. "Anchor," by Alejandro Escovedo/Chuck Prophet for Alejandro Escovedo
12. "Providence," by Saints of Valory
13. "Green Diamond," by Eric Tessmer
14. "Faint Green Light," by Mother Falcon
15. "Lucky," by Kat Edmondson
16. "New Morning," by Alpha Rev
17. "If I Had My Way," traditional, arranged by Patty Griffin
18. "We Pourin' Up," by Lady & the Amp
19. "Summer of Love," by Josh Zee/Teal Collins for the Mother Truckers
20. "You're To Blame," by Elizabeth McQueen
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