LIVE: San Diego Music Awards 2015

The 25th annual San Diego Music Awards brought local industry stars to Humphrey's by the Bay on Oct. 5 for an evening of live music and lively acceptance speeches.

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The 25th annual San Diego Music Awards celebrated notable industry locals at Humphrey's by the Bay on Oct. 5 -- including Wild Wild Wets, who collected the award for Best Alternative Album for their release "14th Floor."
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San Diego sweethearts Louis XIV returned to their hometown to play a set that was cut short due to the awards running long.
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SoundDiego LIVE alumni Prayers won Best Alternative and celebrated by making the night interesting with a lively acceptance speech.
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The Bassics, who are set to play our SoundDiego LIVE party on Oct. 9, won Best New Artist.
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After successfully sipping his drink while running to the stage, vocalist Bryan Barbarin of the Routine accepted the award for Best Rock.
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Radio unites! DJs Halloran of 91x, Chris Cantore of the recently sold KPRi and Woods of FM 94/9 are comfortable behind the mic.
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Best Americana nominees Berkley Hart Selis Twang played a few songs between awards.
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Berkley Hart Selis Twang perform.
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Lady Dottie & the Diamonds picked up the award for Best Cover Band.
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Peter Sprague was this year's Lifetime Achievement Award honoree.
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The young Cody Lovaas was nominated for Best Singer-Songwriter and played a set as well.
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Cody Lovaas performs.
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Rebecca Jade & the Cold Fact took home the award for Best Blues.
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Best Pop Album went to Tolan Shaw for "Chin Up."
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Miles Doughty of Slightly Stoopid accepted the award for Album of the Year for "Meanwhile...Back at the Lab."
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Lifetime Achievement Award-winner Peter Sprague played a set.
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Peter Sprague and Leonard Patton (pictured, left to right) performed a short set.
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Barbarian took the award for Best Rock Album for "Night Blooms."
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Gregory Page, who was nominated for Best Pop Album and Album of the Year, performed at the awards.
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91x Loudspeaker's Tim Pyles and Lou Niles (pictured, left to right) presented at the awards.
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Gayle Skidmore accepted the award for Best Pop.
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Best Local Recording went to G Burns Jug Band for “The Southern Pacifico."
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Big Mountain performed as well.
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The B-Side Players, who opened up the awards with some global music, won the award for Best World Music Album for their effort “Dos Generaciones."
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Vokab Kompany won the award for Best Hip-Hop.
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Vokab Kompany accepted the award for Best Hip-Hop.
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Louis XIV's hit "Finding Out True Love Is Blind" could be heard across San Diego airwaves in the mid-2000s.
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The band has been quiet in recent years -- its last release came out in 2008.
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