Winners listed top, second, and third place below:
MUSIC: BANDS & ARTISTS
Band/Artist of the Year:
GERALD MUSIC
Erosion
James Woods
Best New Band/Artist:
THIS LIFE
Hudson River School
Sounds End
Best Rock & Roll:
EROSION
Bohemia
Maladjusted
Best Rock/Hip-Hop:
THE NUMBS
Vell-Kro
Liquid Friction
Best Jazz:
JOHN FLANDERS & DOUBLE HELIX
2 1 Trio
Quadraphonic
Best Blues:
ZACH PARRISH BLUES BAND
Harry Lee & the Back Alley Blues Band
Blues on First
Best R&B/Soul:
ARMED & DANGEROUS
Soul Patrol
Lisa Marie & the Codependents
Best Bluegrass:
HILLBILLY VOODOO
Lo-Fi Breakdown
Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand
Best Country & Western:
TRIGGER LOCKS
True Grit
Lance Perry
Best Folk/Acoustic:
STACEY BOARD
Gigi Love
Debi Graham
Best Hard Rock/Metal:
INEFFECT
Erosion
Cartoon Criminals
Best Punk:
FISTFULL
Thunderfist
Hospital Food
Best Party Band:
DISCO DRIPPERS
Lisa Marie & the Codependents
Royal Bliss
Best Cover Band:
METAL MELTDOWN
Disco Drippers
Lisa Marie & the Codependents
Best Local CD:
EROSION: EROSION
James Woods: Moodswing
Stacey Board: Sketchbook
MUSIC: VOCALISTS & PLAYERS
Best Female Vocalist:
MELISSA WARNER
Stacey Board
Debi Graham
Best Male Vocalist:
JAMES WOODS
Ethan Finley, Orpheus Project
Justin Utley
Best Solo Performer:
DEBI GRAHAM
Leraine Horstmanshoff
Andy Monoco
Best Guitarist:
BRETT SUNDBERG, EROSION
Gentry Densley
Jeff Alleman, Jonni Lightfoot Band
Best Bassist:
JONNI LIGHTFOOT
Brannon Murphy, Vell-Kro
Pete Jensen, Stacey Board Band
Best Drummer/Percussionist:
CJ BURTON, STACEY BOARD AND 2 1 TRIO
Sneeze, The Given
Shane Hansen, Ineffect
Best Keyboardist:
WAYNE CHRISTIANSEN
Toby Wade, Sounds End
Jeff Juip, Gerald Music
Best Horn Player:
JOHN FLANDERS
Dave Chisolm, Quadraphonic
Dale Lee, Nova Paradiso
Best DJ/Turntablist:
JESSE WALKER
Swerve, Liquid Friction
DJ Tuffy
Best Songwriter:
GIGI LOVE
Stacey Board
Justin Utley
Best Club Concert:
THE ROOTS, BRICKS
Pete Yorn, Dead Goat Saloon
Victor Wooten, Zephyr Club
MUSIC: VENUES
Concert of the Year
LOS LOBOS, RED BUTTE GARDEN
Snoop Dogg, Franklin Covey Field
Jurassic 5, U of U
Best Live Music Venue:
DEAD GOAT SALOON
The Zephyr Club
Liquid Joe’s
Best Club For Local Music:
LIQUID JOE’S
The Zephyr Club
Burt’s Tiki Lounge
THEATER
Best Acting Company:
PLAN-B THEATRE COMPANY
Salt Lake Acting Company
The Emily Company
Best Semi-Pro Acting Company:
HALE CENTRE THEATRE, WEST VALLEY CITY
Babcock Theatre, U of U
Desert Star Playhouse
Best Local Production:
THE LARAMIE PROJECT, PLAN-B THEATRE COMPANY
Saturday’s Voyeur, Salt Lake Acting Company
Suburbia, Saint Jayne’s
Best Original Play:
SATURDAY’S VOYEUR, SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY
Inside Out
Hotel Utah, Desert Star Playhouse
Best Actor:
CHARLES LYNN FROST, THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Kirk Bateman, A Perfect Ganesh
Max Robinson
Best Actress:
JOYCE COHEN, MOLLY SWEENEY
Colleen Baum, The Laramie Project
Katharine Clark Reilly
Best Musical:
SATURDAY’S VOYEUR, SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY
Company, The Emily Company
West Side Story, Hale Centre Theatre
Best Director:
JERRY RAPIER, THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Bruce Bredesen, StageRight Theatre Company
Ian Finley, Inside Out
Best Playwright:
MOISES KAUFMAN, THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Charles Morey, Pioneer Theatre Company
Ian Finley, Inside Out
COMEDY
Best Comedy Club:
WISEGUYS
Comedy Circuit
Off Broadway Theater
Best Stand-Up Comic:
DEAN EVANS
Bob Bedore
Joe Beatty
Best Improv Troupe:
QUICK WITS
Laughing Stock
Knock Your Socks Off
DANCE
Best Dance Company:
BALLET WEST
Repertory Dance Theatre
Wasatch Dance Collective
Best Production:
FRANK’S TICKER, STEVEN BROWN COMPANY
Thriller, Odyssey Dance Theater
Waltz of the Dog-Faced Boy, Steven Brown Company
Best Lead Dancer, Male:
STEVEN BROWN
Juan Carlos Claudio
Peter Christie
Best Lead Dancer, Female:
LIBERTY VALENTINE
Rebecca Forde-Keene
Kim Schmidt
POETRY
Best Poetry Slam/Event:
CLOSET POETS
Blue Kats
Cup of Joe
Best Poet:
ADDRIANNA REITENBACH
Chris Freckleton
Sue Ranglak
