The following are the winners from the 14th annual 

San Diego Music Awards, held on September 28, 2004

at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay:

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Best Cover or Tribute Band – Detroit Underground

Best Jazz - Peter  Sprague

Best Acoustic - Tristan Prettyman

Best Blues - Bill Magee Blues Band

Best World Music - B-Side Players

Best Americana - 7th Day Buskers

Best Hip Hop  - Alfred Howard & the K23 Orchestra

Best Country - Coyote Moon 

Best Pop - Rookie Card

Best Alternative - Slightly Stoopid

Best Punk -The Locust

Best Rock - 3against1

Best Electronic - The Album Leaf

Best DJ - Scooter

Best Pop Album:AJ Croce-Adrian James Croce

Best Rock Album: Louis XIV-s/t

Best Hip Hop Album: Los Able Minded Poets - Collectivly Introspective

Best Alternative Album -The Album Leaf-In A Safe Place

Best Punk Album: Blink-182-s/t

Best Hard Rock Album: Cattle Decapitation-Humanure

Best Blues Album - Robin Henkel-Acoustic Blues

Best Jazz Album - Jaime Valle-Vital Signs

Best Americana Album - Berkley Hart-12

Best Local Recording: Greg Laswell-Good Movie

Album of the Year - Louis XIV-s/t

Best New Artist - The After Party

Artist of the Year - Jason Mraz

Song of the Year - Switchfoot-Dare You to Move

 

Lifetime Achievement Award (1) – Charles McPherson

Lifetime Achievement Award (2) – Chris Hillman & the Scottsville SquirrelBarkers