The 2007 San Diego Music Awards were held Monday evening at Viejas Concerts in the Park. A near sell out crowd of almost 1,500 enjoyed performances from Jason Mraz, Buck-O-Nine, Reeve Oliver, Lady Dottie & the Diamonds and more.
All proceeds from the San Diego Music Awards are used to purchase Taylor Guitars for San Diego County Elementary Schools. A total of $43, 271 was raised in 2007, from ticket sales, sponsorships and donations. The San Diego Music Awards in partnership with Taylor Guitars have donated 1271 guitars to 56 elementary schools in San Diego County.
The complete 2007 San Diego Music Awards winners list is below:
Best Blues – Lady Dottie & the Diamonds
Best Jazz Album – On the One Live at the Knotty Pine
Best Cover or Tribute Band – Cash’d Out
Best Local Recording – Gregory Page Knife in My Chest
Best Rock – Dirty Sweet
Best New Artist - Kemistry
Best Americana or Country Album – The Coyote Problem California
Best Americana or Country – The Grams
Best Alternative Album – The Bloody Hollies Who to Trust, Who to Kill,
Who to Love
Best Hard Rock – Cattle Decapitation
Best Hip Hop Album – The Knee Highs Rise & Shine
Best Electronic – The Album Leaf
Best World – B-Side Players
Best Pop Album – Get Back Loretta Over the Wall
Best Acoustic – Molly Jenson
Best Pop – Get Back Loretta
Best Hard Rock Album – Earthless Rhythms From a Cosmic Sky
Best Hip Hop – MC Flow
Best Blues Album – Lady Dottie & the Diamonds Livin’ It Up
Best Jazz – Peter Sprague
Best Rock Album – Dirty Sweet Of Monarchs and Beggers
Best Club DJ – Gabe Vega
Best Alternative – Grand Ole Party
Song of the Year Greg Laswell Sing Teresa Says
Album of the Year Switchfoot Oh! Gravity
Artist of the Year As I Lay Dying