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presents

The
 LA Weekly Music Awards








2000 LA Weekly Music Awards - hosted by Ice-T - took place on June 29, 2000
at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Hollywood.

Click here for the list of winners.

Performers
  • Two legendary performances by
    Dick Dale and Ray Manzarek w/Michael McClure

    also:
  • Buck
  • Betty Blowtorch
  • Streetwalkin' Cheetahs w/ Wayne Kramer of the MC5
  • Styles of Beyond




  • Akashic Ensemble, featuring Nels Cline,
    Alex Cline     and Don Preston
  • Dave Alvin & friends


Presenters
  • Ray Manzarek (The Doors)
  • Poet/playwright Michael McClure
  • Stan Ridgway & Pietra Wexstun
  • Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde)
  • Mike Watt
  • Jason Falkner
  • Kim Shattuck (The Muffs)
  • Abby Travis
  • Andy Prieboy & Rita D'Albert
  • Jason Bentley
  • Greg Burk (LA Weekly)
  • Pauly Shore
  • Coyote Shivers
  • Xander Smith, Jennifer Finch, & Todd Phillips (Other Star People)
  • Rodney Bingenheimer (KROQ FM)
  • Chris Carter (ex-Dramarama & Y-107 FM)
  • Mike Galaxy
  • Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate)
  • Screenwriter/author Jerry Stahl
  • Jules Asner (E! Entertainment Television)
  • Dukey Flyswatter & Gabby Godhead (Haunted Garage)
  • Alexis Arquette & Candy Ass
  • Alex Desert (Hepcat, "Swingers")
  • Medusa
  • Sam Phillips (KLSX 97.1 FM)
  • Majandra Delfino ("Roswell")
  • Molly Sims (MTV's "House of Style")
  • Josh Coxx ("Strong Medicine")


And the nominees are:

BEST NEW ARTIST

Beachwood Sparks
Macy Gray
Mia Doi Todd
Nebula
Styles of Beyond

 

BEST ROCK BAND

The BellRays
Buckcherry
Mother Superior
L7
Bluebird

 

BEST HARD ROCK/METAL BAND

Coal Chamber
Motley Crue
Rage Against the Machine
Rollins Band
System of a Down

 

BEST POP/ROCK BAND

Beachwood Sparks
Buck
Eels
The Negro Problem
Wondermints

 

BEST PUNK/HARDCORE BAND

Betty Blowtorch
Excessories
Streetwalkin' Cheetahs
Texas Terri & the Stiff Ones
The Zeros

 

BEST RAP/HIP-HOP ARTIST

Dr. Dre
Jurassic 5
Kool Keith
Medusa
Ugly Duckling

 

BEST JAZZ ARTIST

James Carney
Alex Cline
Brad Mehldau
Wadada Leo Smith
Dwight Trible

 

BEST COUNTRY ARTIST

Dave Alvin
Chris Gaffney
Brantley Kearns
Kathy Robertson
Rick Shea

 

BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES/R&B ARTIST

Café R&B
Macy Gray
Ben Harper
Etta James
Dewey Terry

 

BEST SALSA/LATIN ARTIST

Caravana Cubana
Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca
Bobby Rodriguez
Poncho Sanchez
Son Mayor

BEST INSTRUMENTAL BAND

Banyan
The Breakestra
Destroy All Nels Cline
Double Naught Spy Car
Michael Whitmore Sometet

 

BEST NEW GENRE/UNCATEGORIZABLE ARTIST

Crib
Kraig Grady
Brad Laner/Electric Company
Solid Eye
Azalia Snail

 

JAZZ EMINENCE AWARD

Bobby Bradford
Charlie Haden
Billy Higgins
Don Preston
Wadada Leo Smith

 

BEST WORLD MUSIC/RECOMBINANT ARTIST

Ricardo Lemvo
Ozomatli
Prince Eyango
Quetzal
Adam Rudolph

 

BEST DJ (Mixmeister)

Babu
Cut Chemist
DJ Jun
Numark
DJ Higher

 

BEST DJ (Selector)

Jason Bentley
Joseph Brooks
DJ Daz
Al Jackson
Mike Messex

 

BEST RADIO SHOW

Alma del Barrio (KXLU)
Garth Trinidad's Chocolate City (KCRW)
Molotov Cocktail Hour (KXLU)
Bill Gardner's Rhapsody in Black (KPFK)
Mark Torres' Travel Tips to Aztlan (KPFK)

 

BEST ROCK/POP SONGWRITER/COMPOSER

Beck
Jon Brion
Eleni Mandell
Aimee Mann
Mike Ness

 

BEST DANCE MUSIC ARTIST

OO Soul
Fishbone
Christopher Lawrence
Doc Martin
George Sarah

 

OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE/ARTIST

Eastside Sinfonietta
Miguel Harth Bedoya
L.A. Chamber Orchestra/Jeffrey Kahane
L.A. Philharmonic New Music Ensemble
Xtet

POP/ROCK LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

will be presented to Hadda Brooks, Dick Dale, Arthur Lee and Big Jay McNeely

Tickets
A limited number of seats will be available to the public at $20.
Tickets will be on sale starting at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 9th at the LA Weekly's main office, 6715 Sunset Blvd. (at Las Palmas) in Hollywood.
Cash or check only. NO CREDIT CARDS accepted!!!

Live Webcast
Webcast

1999 Winners:
 Best Rock Band: The BellRays
Best Hard Rock/Metal Band: Backbiter
Best Rap/Hip Hop Artist: Black Eyed Peas
Best Pop/Rock Band: Possum Dixon
Best Punk/Hardcore Band: The Leaving Trains
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 World Music/Recombinant Artist: Ozomatli
Best Instrumental Band: Davie Allan & The Arrows
Best New Genre/Uncategorizable Artist: Nels Cline
Best DJ (Mixmeister): Cut Chemist
Best DJ (Selector): Rodney Bingenheimer
Best Dance Artist: Hepcat
Outstanding Classical Ensemble/Artist: California E.A.R. Unit
Jazz Eminence Award: Buddy Collette
Rock/Pop Lifetime Achievement Award: The Cramps
Best Rock/Pop Songwriter/Composer: Beck
Best Radio Show: Blues Hotel (KXLU)
Best New Artist: Black Eyed Peas