Best blues band
Tommy Castro Band
Best burlesque show
Hubba Hubba Revue
Best country band
Red Meat
Best cover act or tribute band
AC/DShe
Best dance club
Ashkenaz
Best gallery
Rock Paper Scissors Collective
Best jazz combo
Mo’Fone
Best local album
Death Is This Communion, High on Fire
Best local book
In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
Best local-topic blogger
ABetterOakland.com
Best metal band
High on Fire
Best musician
Matt Pike
Best old-school club DJ
Joe Quixx
Best old-school musical act
Ariel
Best painter
Lark Pien
Best piano player
Rod Dibble at The Alley
Best poet
Julia Vinograd
Best R&B or soul singer
Goapele
Best singer or MC
Bart Davenport
Best string quartet
Kronos Quartet
Best theatrical production
Beowulf, Shotgun Players
Best category we didn’t think of (and winner)
Best Intergenerational Non-Profit: Stagebridge Performing Arts
