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The period of time covered in voting for the 2009 TAMMIES was May 1, 2008, through April 30, 2009. Here's a look back at some significant events from that time span.

May 2008

The Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association presents the 23rd annual Tucson Folk Festival, featuring more than 100 acts, including a slew of local artists and national headliners Marley's Ghost, Ruthie Foster and Billy Jonas.

Metallica is signed to headline KFMA Day, then drops out when the station announc… Continue

Wonder for a moment what might have happened had Sergio Mendoza's band performed a Steely Dan set last December at The Great Cover-Up. Or Earth, Wind and Fire.

Those were the contenders before the band settled on the King of Mambo, Perez Prado. The rest is racing into history.

The Prado choice le… Continue

Ryan Green and Cameron Hood stop touring just long enough to get honored as the TAMMIES Band of the Year

These days, you're more likely to find Ryan Green and Cameron Hood, aka Ryanhood, performing in music halls, cafés and bars—and even occasionally on a stadium stage with performers like Jay-Z and Kelly Clarkson… Continue

It was about 13 years ago when Joey Burns and John Convertino, then the rhythm section for influential local act Giant Sand, put together a quiet little album of home recordings under the name Spoke. That self-titled album was released by a small German label.

Soon, though, the group changed its name to Calexico—and… Continue

The Big Stuff

Band/Musician of the Year

Ryanhood (R), 39.3 percent

Runners up:


2. Golden Boots (C), 25.4 percent

3. Cosmic Slop (R), 21.6 percent

4. Fourkiller Flats (C), 13.6 percent

Up-and-Coming Artist(s) of the Year


Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta (C), 33.1 percent

Runners up:

2. Race You There (R), 24.9 percent

3. Triple Double Band (R), 24.1 percent

4.… Continue