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Thank thank THANK you to all of our fans, friends, families and the great city of Austin for sending us home with glowing hearts and a mantle-full of awards from the Austin Chronicle's 29th Annual Austin Music Awards last Saturday! What an amazing way to end an unforgettable SXSW! Read the full Music Awards review here.

We were fortunate to leave with the following awards:

Band of the Year
Album of the Year
Song of the Year - "Detroit"
Best Bass Guitar - Jack O'Brien
Best Keyboards - A.J. Vincent
Best Record Producer - Danny Reisch, "The Bright Light Social Hour"

And we were named runners-up in the following:

#2 Best Electric Guitar - Curtis Roush
#2 Best Drums/Percussion - Jo Mirasole
#2 Best Rock Band
#3 Best Songwriter
#3 Best Indie Band
#4 Best Male Vocals - Curtis Roush
#6 Musician of the Year - Jack O'Brien

It was also an incredible honor to perform a short set at the Austin Music Hall and share the stage with Austin legends old and new, including Roky Erickson, The Meat Puppets, Billy Gibbons, Bubbly Puppy, Eric Johnson, The Wagoneers, Sahara Smith, Mother Falcon, Speak and many others. Congratulations to all! 

Enjoy a few photos from the event, taken by Jana Birchum and Santiago Calderon:

Forever grateful,
The Bright Light Social Hour

Just got word "The Bright Light Social Hour" was named #2 album of the year by the Austin Music Pundits awards! For the full list and a killer review of the album by Patrick Caldwell, click here.

We're also honored to take the #1 slot on Margaret Moser of The Austin Chronicle's top Texas albums of 2010 list (read her review of the album here)!

Please enjoy this new video ad for our New Year's Vinyl Release Party!