The 2013 Lone Star Music Award Nominees Have Been Announced

The 5th Annual Lone Star Music Awards will be held on Sunday, April 28th 2013, at the Texas Music Theater in San Marcos. Voting begins on Friday (March 1st). Ticket information and line up will be coming soon. Here’s your nominees.

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
Dirty River Boys
The Departed
Robert Earl Keen
Turnpike Troubadours
Uncle Lucius

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