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The 14th annual Westword Music Showcase Awards ceremony is now in the books. Holy crap! What a party! We haven’t seen that many inebriated folks in one place since…well, probably since the last party we threw. In his Fluid review, Michael Roberts joked that “if terrorists wanted to rob Denver of its most devoted music lovers in one fell swoop, they should have targeted the Bluebird.” That sentiment was even more valid last night — only add the Mile High City’s best musicians, several prominent radio personalities, numerous bar owners and a slew of its biggest boosters to that equation. Click here for slide show or see a complete list of the winners after the jump. — Dave Herrera
DJ Non-Traditional – DJ Soup
DJ Hip-Hop – DJ Low Key
DJ Dance – Ivy
World – the Indulgers
Ambient/Electro – the Chain Gang of 1974
Jam/Improv – Kinetix
Roots/Americana – Paper Bird
Country/Alt-Country – the Hollyfelds
Ska – P-Nuckle
Funk – Funkiphino
Blues – the Informants
Jazz – 9th & Lincoln Orchestra
Hip-Hop MC – Ichiban
Hip-Hop Group – the Pirate Signal
Hardcore – Eyes Fall Open
Death Metal/Thrash/Grind – Nicaraguan Death Squad
Doom Metal – Black Lamb
Metal/Hard Rock – No Fair Fights
Punk – Lyin’ Bitch and the Restraining Orders
Folk/Acoustic – Gregory Alan Isakov
Singer-Songwriter – Rob Drabkin
Indie Pop – Hot IQs
Indie Rock – Born in the Flood
Avant Pop – Ian Cooke
Pop – Something Underground
Modern Rock – Vonnegut
Progessive/Art Rock – the Skivies
Rock – the Swayback
