2006 San Diego Music Awards Winners

The winners of the San Diego Music Awards were announced last night. Here are some of the winners (full list available here.)

Best Cover, Tribute or Bar Band:
Lady Dottie &the Diamonds

Best Acoustic:
Gregory Page

Best Blues:
Candye Kane

Best World Music:
B-Side Players

Best Americana:
The Grams

Best Country:
Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash
Best Pop:
Get Back Loretta

Best Alternative:
Goodbye Blue Monday

Best Punk:
The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower

Best Rock:
Reeve Oliver

Best Hard Rock:
Cattle Decapitation

Best Electronic:
The Album Leaf

Best New Artist:
Kite Flying Society

Artist of the Year:
Switchfoot

And these are the awards that were voted on by the academy. More prestigious? Eh.

Best Pop Album:
AJ Croce – Cantos

Best Rock Album:
The Bloody Hollies – If Footmen Tire You

Best Alternative Album:
Transfer – Faded Signal

Best Punk Album
Fifty On Their Heels – self-titled

Best Jazz Album:
Gilbert Castellanos – Underground

Best Americana or Country Album:
Berkley Hart – Pocket Change

Best Local Recording:
The Jade Shader – Curse of the Tuatara

Album of the Year:
Angels & Airwaves – We Don’t Need To Whisper

Song of the Year:
Angels & Airwaves – The Adventure

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