And the LAWMA Goes to . . .
THE WINNERS OF THE 1999 L.A. WEEKLY MUSIC AWARDS WERE announced at the Palace on Tuesday night. The Weekly's panel of critics was faced with the formidable task of choosing the best L.A.-based musicians among a truly sensational group of nominees. The panel consisted of Skylaire Alfvegren, Jay Babcock, Adam Bregman, Greg Burk, Kateri Butler, Tom Cheyney, Dan Epstein, Falling James, Ernest Hardy, Glen Hirshberg, Miriam Jacobson, Bill Kohlhaase, Lina Lecaro, Ernesto Lechner, Libby Molyneaux, Brendan Mullen, Carlos Niño, John Payne, Alan Rich, CC Smith, Don Waller and Jonny Whiteside.
There are no losers in the Weekly music awards -- in deciding which artists would be nominated, we had to simply leave out numerous bands and musicians that have more than proved worthy of our praise. Needless to say, they'll no doubt be chosen for honors at next year's awards program. --John Payne
BEST NEW ARTIST: Black Eyed Peas
BEST ROCK BAND: The BellRays
BEST HARD ROCK/METAL BAND: Backbiter
BEST POP/ROCK BAND: Possum Dixon
BEST PUNK/HARDCORE BAND: Leaving Trains
BEST RAP/HIP-HOP ARTIST: Black Eyed Peas
BEST JAZZ ARTIST: Vinny Golia
BEST COUNTRY ARTIST: Rosie Flores
BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES/R&B ARTIST: Etta James
BEST SALSA/LATIN ARTIST: Bobby Matos Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble
BEST INSTRUMENTAL BAND: Davie Allan & the Arrows
BEST NEW GENRE/UNCATEGORIZABLE ARTIST: Nels Cline
JAZZ EMINENCE AWARD: Buddy Collette
ROCK/POP LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: The Cramps
BEST WORLD MUSIC/RECOMBINANT ARTIST: Ozomatli
BEST DJ (Mixmeister): Cut Chemist
BEST DJ (Selector): Rodney Bingenheimer
BEST RADIO SHOW: Blues Hotel (KXLU)
BEST ROCK/POP SONGWRITER/COMPOSER: Beck
BEST DANCE ARTIST: Hepcat
OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE/ARTIST: California E.A.R. Unit
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