Bluesmen Ben Hernandez and Nathan James won a San Diego Music Award on Wednesday night for Blues Album for Hollerin!.  We had Nathan and Ben on These Days last year and they killed it on the jug!  Watch the video of their performance - it's really great. 

Apparently a good time was had by all Wednesday night at Viejas Concerts in the Park, where As I Lay Dying, Louis XIV, and Steve Poltz performed for the soldout crowd.  All proceeds from the San Diego Music Awards are used to purchase Taylor Guitars for San Diego County schools - which is totally cool.  A total of $41,327 was raised this year from ticket sales, sponsorships and donations!  A list of the other winners after the jump:

Album of the Year Slightly Stoopid - Cronchitis
Artist of the Year- As I Lay Dying
Best Acoustic - Veronica May
Best Alternative - Scarlet Symphony
Best Alternative Album - Grand Ole Party ˆ Humanimals
Best Americana or Country - Eve Selis
Best Americana or Country Album - Billy Midnight - Don't Get Your Hopes Up
Best Blues - Lady Dottie & the Diamonds
Best Blues Album - Nathan James & Ben Hernandez - Hollerin'!
Best Club DJ - Shark Attack
Best Cover or Tribute Band - Cash'd Out
Best Electronic - The Album Leaf
Best Hard Rock - Thieves & Liars
Best Hard Rock Album - Sirhan Sirhan - Blood
Best Hip Hop - MC Flow
Best Hip Hop Album - MC Flow - Incredible
Best Jazz - Holly Hofmann
Best Jazz Album - Karl Denson Trio - Lunar Orbit
Best Local Recording - Sayvinyl - God Forbid
Best New Artist - The Silent Comedy
Best Pop - Get Back Loretta
Best Pop Album - The Modlins - With Friends Like These
Best Rock - Dirty Sweet
Best Rock Album  The Night Marchers - See You In Magic
Best World - Tribal Seeds
Song of the Year - Slightly Stoopid - 2am
Lifetime Achievement Award - Mundell Lowe