The following are the winners from the 12th annual
San Diego Music Awards, held on October 15, 2002
at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay:
Best Bar Band - Liquid Blue
Best Traditional Jazz - Gilbert Castellanos Hammond B-3 Quartet
Best Pop or Groove Jazz - Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
Best Latin - Jaime Valle & Equinox
Best World - Pepper
Best Acoustic - Jason Mraz
Best Blues - Candye Kane
Best Americana - Hot Rod Lincoln
Best Rap, Hip-Hop or R & B - Kastlevania
Best Country - Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash
Best Adult Alternative - Switchfoot
Best Rock - Rochelle, Rochelle
Best Hard Rock - Life Hates Me
Best Alternative - Rocket From The Crypt
Best Punk - Agent 51
Best Electronic - DJ Greyboy
Best New Artist - Congress of the Cow
Best Adult Alternative Album - Berkley Hart-Something to Fall Back On
Best R & B, Hip Hop or Rap Album - Roundtable MCs-Table Manners
Best Alternative Album - Unwritten Law-Elva
Best Rock Album - The Dragons-Rock & Roll Kamikaze
Best Punk Album - Dogwood - Matt Aragon
Best Jazz Album - Robert Walter-There Goes the Neighborhood
Best Blues Album - Earl Thomas-The Elector Sessions
Best Local Recording - Noise Ratchet-Until We Have Faces
Group of the Year - Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
Song of the Year - P.O.D. -B oom
Album of the Year - Pinback-Blue Screen Life