The nominees for the 2013 Lone Star Music Awards are.....
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Departed - Adventus
Jason Eady - AM Country Heaven
John Fullbright - From The Ground Up
Ray Wylie Hubbard - The Grifter's Hymnal
Rob Baird - I Swear It's The Truth
Turnpike Troubadours - Goodbye Normal Street
Uncle Lucius - And You Are Me
ALBUM OF THE YEAR - COUNTRY
Aaron Watson - Real Good Time
Corb Lund - Cabin Fever
Eleven Hundred Springs - Midway
Jason Eady - AM Country Heaven
Josh Abbott Band - Small Town Family Dream
Roger Creager - Surrender
Wade Bowen - The Given
ALBUM OF THE YEAR - AMERICANA/ROOTS
American Aquarium - Burn. Flicker. Die.
The Departed - Adventus
Dirty River Boys - Science Of Flight
Lincoln Durham - The Shovel Vs. The Howling Bones
Shovels & Rope - O' Be Joyful
Turnpike Troubadours - Goodbye Normal Street
Uncle Lucius - And You Are Me
ALBUM OF THE YEAR - SINGER-SONGWRITER/FOLK
Chris Knight - Little Victories
John Fullbright - From The Ground Up
Ray Wylie Hubbard - The Grifter's Hymnal
Sean McConnell - Midland
The Trishas - High, Wide & Handsome
Todd Snider - Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables
Walt Wilkins - Plenty
SONG OF THE YEAR
The Departed - "Prayer For The Lonely"
Jason Eady - "AM Country Heaven"
John Fullbright - "Gawd Above"
Lincoln Durham - "Clementine"
Ray Wylie Hubbard - "Mother Blues"
Rob Baird - "Dreams & Gasoline"
Turnpike Troubadours - "Good Lord Lorrie"
LIVE ACT OF THE YEAR
Cody Johnson Band
The Damn Quails
The Departed
Dirty River Boys
Robert Earl Keen
Turnpike Troubadours
Uncle Lucius
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE - MALE
Evan Felker - Goodbye Normal Street
Jason Eady - AM Country Heaven
Kevin Galloway - And You Are Me
Rob Baird - I Swear It's The Truth
Sean McConnell - Midland
Seth James - Adventus
Wade Bowen - The Given
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE - FEMALE
Audra Mae - Audra Mae & The Almighty Sound
Cary Ann Hearst - O' Be Joyful
Dana Falconberry - Leelanau
Elizabeth Cook - Gospel Plow
Ruthie Foster - Let It Burn
Shellee Coley - Where It Began
The Trishas - High, Wide & Handsome
EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
John Fullbright
Jordan Minor
K. Phillips
Rob Baird
Six Market Blvd.
The Trishas
Tyler & The Tribe
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Evan Felker
John Fullbright
Kevin Galloway
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Sean McConnell
Todd Snider
Walt Wilkins
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Cody Canada - The Departed
Corby Schaub
Gary Clark Jr.
John Fullbright
Jon Grossman - Uncle Lucius
Ryan Engleman - Turnpike Troubadours
Seth James - The Departed
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Adam Odor - Adventus
Jason Isbell - Burn. Flicker. Die
Justin Pollard - Dandelion, Songs We Wish We'd Written II
Kevin Welch - What The Hell Is Going On?
Lloyd Maines - Surrender, Art Of Removing Wallpaper 2012
Ray Wylie Hubbard & George Reiff - Grifter's Hymnal, The Shovel Vs. The Howling Bones
Wes Sharon - From The Ground Up, Goodbye Normal Street
ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR
American Aquarium - Burn. Flicker. Die.
The Departed - Adventus
The Flatlanders - Odessa Tapes
John Fullbright - From The Ground Up
Lincoln Durham - The Shovel Vs. The Howling Bones
Paul Thorn - What The Hell Is Going On?
Todd Snider - Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables
FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
Big Fest - San Marcos, TX
Greenfest - New Braunfels, TX
KNBT Americana Jam - New Braunfels, TX
Larry Joe Taylor Fest - Stephenville, TX
Lone Star Jam - Austin, TX
MusicFest - Steamboat Springs, CO
Old Settler's -Driftwood, TX
MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR
Billy's Ice - New Braunfels, TX
Cain's Ballroom - Tulsa, OK
Cheatham Street Warehouse - San Marcos, TX
John T. Floore's Country Store - Helotes, TX
Gruene Hall - New Braunfels, TX
Luckenbach Dancehall - Luckenbach, TX
Texas Music Theater - San Marcos, TX
courtesy LoneStarMusic.com
