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.
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cover of the Austin Chronicle, March 24, 2011
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
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2010 AMP Awards 01/06/2011
 
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.
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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)!
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RARE 06/14/2010
 
Thanks Austin for voting us Rare Magazine's Best New Band in the 5th Anniversary Best of Austin issue!!
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Austin Girl Love 04/20/2010
 
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Enormous thanks to the Austin Girl Music Guide for a most-triumphant review of our show Friday at The Parish!! Check it out: 







And thanks to everyone who came out, as well as The Lemurs, The Frontier Brothers and 101X! Definitely a show for Boner Jams oh-10!
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Thanks so much to our friends, fans and The Austin Chronicle for voting The Bright Light Social Hour Austin's Best Indie Band in the 2009-2010 Austin Music Awards!!
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Photo by Sandy Carson for The Austin Chronicle


We didn't end up doing too bad overall!

  • Best Indie Band
  • #2 Best New Band
  • #3 Best Rock Band
  • A.J. Vincent - #4 Best Keyboardist
  • Curtis Roush - #5 Best Electric Guitarist
  • Jack O'Brien - #9 Best Bassist
We may have been a bit underdressed at the awards ceremony at The Austin Music Hall, but Curt gave a great speech, no one tripped and OMG Ray Benson is friggin gigantic in real life!
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Austin Music Awards during SXSW 2010 - Photo by Ron Baker
Thanks so much once again to everyone who made this possible. We are awfully proud and grateful for the chance to represent our beautiful city, one that truly knows its music and has no shortage of remarkable musicians.

Thanks y'all!
The Bright Light Social Hour
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Austin Monthly! 03/07/2010
 
Check us out in the 2010 music issue of Austin Monthly! "Ten Bands to Watch in 2010"
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  • Tuesday 3/9 @ Mohawk
  • Drinks are free and we play at 8pm!
  • $5 recommended donation to benefit the Austin Music Foundation
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