Best Rock Artist
Chemicals
Web site: myspace.com/thechemicals
Listen to: “More Recorder”
Headlights
Web site: myspace.com/headlights
Listen to: “Cherry Tulips”
JigGsaw
Web site: myspace.com/jiggsaw
Listen to: “Dance For Me”
Shipwreck
(Also an Album of the Year Nominee)
buzz: If you could have any three items to make your summer worthwhile, what would they be and how would you use them?
Shipwreck: A rabbi, a priest and a donkey…bar hopping.
Web site: myspace.com/shipwreck, shipwreckband.com
Listen to: “Devils”
The Living Blue
buzz: What does your band taste like?
The Living Blue: Blood, sweat and tears muthafucka! Sounds tasty,
don’t it?
Web site: myspace.com/thelivingblue
Listen to: “Numb”
Best Folk/Americana Artist
Angie Heaton & The Gentle Tamers
(Also an Album of the Year Nominee)
buzz: What is your musical guilty pleasure?
Angie Heaton: Disco … I love to have dance parties at my house with my cat. We dance to ’70s disco!
Web site: myspace.com/angieheaton
Listen to: “Rollerskate”
Casados
buzz: If you could be any duo (real/fictitious), which would it be?
Casados: We’ll go with Lady and the Tramp.
Web site: myspace.com/casadosmusic
Listen to: “Unraveling”
Corn Desert Ramblers
Web site: myspace.com/corndesertramblers
Listen to: “Roll in my Sweet Baby’s Arms”
Prairie Dogs
buzz: Would you rather be stuck in a Champaign cornfield or on a deserted island?
Prairie Dogs: The former has been nice for 12 years, but the latter is tempting; we might get better gigs!
Web site: prairiedogsmusic.com
Listen to: “Rocky Top”
Tractor Kings
Web site: myspace.com/thetractorkings
Listen to: “Crooked Miles”
Best Heavy/Punk Artist
Alleyway Sex
buzz: What former U.S. president do you think would enjoy your music the most?
Alleyway Sex: To be honest, I think any president or politician could benefit from our lyrics, not to mention our stance on capitalism, racism, sexism, police brutality and a woman’s right to choose. That being said, I’m sure all nine of us would be absolutely horrified and cringe at the thought of any politician actually enjoying our music. We make our music for ourselves and we enjoy the music we make — that’s all that really matters to us.
Web site: myspace.com/alleywaysex
Listen to: “Shit a Brick”
Roberta Sparrow
Web site: myspace.com/robertasparrow
Listen to: “Take My Last Breath”
Scurvine
buzz: Your name resembles a disease that sailors used to get, scurvy. If you could cure one disease with your music, which would it be?
Scurvine: Chlamydia. That scraping metal device they use to test for it … ouch!
Web site: myspace.com/scurvineband
Listen to: “Rodeosmiles”
Terminus Victor
buzz: If you had to choose a favorite species of dinosaur, which would it be?
Terminus Victor: The Rolling Stones
Web site: terminusvictor.com
Listen to: “A Scream in the Park”
XXX Smut
Web site: myspace.com/xxxsmut
Listen to: “No Turning Back”
