San Diego Music Awards 2013

Hundreds of music fans and performers turned out Wednesday night for the San Diego Music Awards at Humphreys By the Bay.

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Sara Petite and her band got the evening started.
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Gilbert Castellanos was the big winner of the night, with three awards, including the prestigious Artist of the Year award.
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Sara Watkins' performance was a crowd favorite.
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Local jazz great Daniel Jackson was presented with a Lifetime Achievement award.
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Daniel Jackson performing
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The Silent Comedy won two awards, for Best Pop -- a category they're not sure they belong in -- and Best Music Video, for "God Neon."
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San Diego Music Foundation president Kevin Hellman (center) with J. Otis Williams and John Phillips
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Dustin Lothspeich of Old Tiger may have got off the best line of the night when he, accepting an award for Best Pop Album, told the crowd, "First off, we'd like to thank the Heavy Guilt for canceling so we could play."
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2013 San Diego Music Award Lifetime Achievement Award winner Daniel Jackson (right) gave a moving speech and later performed.
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Tristan Prettyman also performed.
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AJ from Tribal Theory accepting an award for Best World Music Album for "Hell of a Night."
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The Palace Ballroom also performed.
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Johnny and Heather Marie Janiga with SoundDiego photographer John Hancock
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Blackout Party's Jesse Bowen
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Presenters Natasha Stenbock and Angelique Lizarde
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Sara Petite performing with her band -- she later walked off with the Best American award.
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The awards show volunteer staff did an unbelievable job
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Leo (left) and Dallas from Okapi Sun
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Local singer/songwriter Sweet Joyce Ann taking a close look at the issue of City Beat that accompanied the music awards.
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Another shot of Sara Petite
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Presenters Kristine Le (left) and Bridget Naso
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J. Otis Williams (left) and John Phillips with a friend
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Johnny and Heather Marie Janiga of the Black Sands.
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The Bayou Brothers took home the statuette for Best Blues -- even though they are a zydeco band.
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