The sixth annual the 2009 Michael St. John Lifetime Achievement Award.
A list of the winners announced at the show follows.
Artist of the Year
Lucas Cates Band
Performer of the Year
Blues
Queenie and the Blue Cats
Country/Bluegrass
Kristy Larson
Cover Band
V05
DJ
DJ Fusion
Electronic
Null Device
Folk/Americana
Josh Harty
Jazz
The Blue Olives
Pop
The Lucas Cates Band
Rock
Blueheels
Unique
Subvocal
Urban/R&B
Felicia Alima
World
Natty Nation
New Artist
Gladstone
Youth Ensemble of the Year
Hannah Ripp-Dieter
Youth Vocalist of the Year
Del Preston
Instrumentalist of the Year
Bassist
Lewis DeVille of The deVillebillies
Brass
Kia Karlen of Yid Vicious
Drummer/Percussionist
John Doing of Houses in Motion
Guitarist
Louka Patenaude
Keyboardist
Mike Massey
Specialty Instrument
Mike Adams of the Sharp & Harkins Band on harmonica
Strings
Julia McConahay on violin
Vocalist of the Year
Female
Danielle Brittany
Male
JAH Boogie
Song of the Year
Blues
Fedora -- "Lucy"
Classical
Jeff Larsen -- "Mini Suite for Two Guitars"
Country/Bluegrass (tie)
Rowdy Prairie Dogs -- "That's Why"
The Lucas Cates Band -- "Love Broke Her Heart"
Electronic
Sensuous Enemy -- "Over"
Folk/Americana
The Lucas Cates Band -- "Candlelight"
Jazz
Harmonious Wail -- "I Like to Feel My Bones"
Pop
The Lucas Cates Band -- "All the Pieces"
Rock
The Lucas Cates Band -- "Lives With Demons"
Unique
Art Paul Schlosser -- "Have a Peanut Butter Sandwich"
Urban/R&B
Natty Nation -- "Greed"
World
Natty Nation -- "Reincarnation"
Album of the Year
Blues
Queenie & the Blue Cats -- Another Blue Day
Compilation
Bratfest 2008 Music
Electronic
Sensuous Enemy -- Fragments
Folk/Americana
Josh Harty -- A Long List of Lies
Jazz
Harmonious Wail -- Resist Temptation
Pop
Gladstone -- Paper Sky
Rock
The Kissers -- Live Candy Ratz
Unique
Art Paul Schlosser -- Leftovers
Urban/R&B
Felicia Alima -- Trade
World
Natty Nation -- Reincarnation
Video of the Year
Sunspot -- "Sweet Relief"
People's Choice
Live Music Venue of the Year
High Noon Saloon
Recording Studio of the Year
Paradyme Studios
Live Sound Engineer of the Year
Dustin Boyle
Local Music Record Store of the Year
B-Side
Local Music Radio Station of the Year
WORT 89.9 FM
Local Music Radio Personality of the Year
Rockin' John McDonald
Wish You Were Here Album
Planet of 9 -- Abduction from the World E
Wish You Were Here Song
Alakrity -- "Wait Up
The party continued after the awards show, meanwhile, with seven after-party that ran through Saturday night and on into Mother's Day morning. Whore du Jour and Aniv de la Rev played at the Frequency; Blueheels and Jentri Colello & the Clouds played at Cafe Montmartre; DJ Amos Smith and DJ Mike Carlson performed at the Great Dane Hilldale; glassGhosts and Cemetery Improvement Society performed with more DJs at the Inferno; Know Boundaries, Stink Tank, dumate, and Lucha Libre played at the Majestic; and Baghdad Scuba Review played at Mr. Roberts.
Rich Albertoni and Kristian Knutsen contributed to this report.