See also:
All photos by Mike Brooks
- The winners of the 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards
- More scenes from the awards ceremony
Best Group Act
Jason Janik A.Dd+ and DJ Sober
A.Dd+
Best Song
"Wait For Us," Mind Spiders
Best Solo Act
Sarah Jaffe
Best Album
Sarah Jaffe, The Body Wins
Best New Act
Blackstone Rangers
Best Blues Act
Jason Elmore
Best Country Act
Somebody's Darling
Best Americana/Roots Act
The O's
Best Electronic Act
Cutter
Best Experimental Act
New Fumes
Best Punk Act
Mind Spiders
Best Hardcore Act
Power Trip
After weeks of voting and stump speeches, and a Saturday showcase that left us with hangovers of epic proportions, we're finally here. Cue mood music. 
Mike Brooks The O's at Reno's on Saturday
Tonight we celebrate with emcee Paul Varghese, and sets from the Cannabinoids, the O's, Luna Matto and Memphis punks Lucero. Tickets are still available, so come out and see the North Texas music scene laugh, cry and pass out in a gutter together.
When we see you on the street and think you put some thought into your style, we may take your picture and ask you things.
See also: A group of trendsetters rock their Saturday best at Dada
Name: Lacy Beckman
Age: 23
Occupation: Sales support specialist for Fossil
Style influences: "Look books. My style is modern-thrifty."
Style breakdown: Urban Outfitters top, H&M skirt, shoes from GoJane.com, Goodwill purse, vintage jewelry.
Following the Polawalk in Fort Worth on Saturday, armed with three different analog instant film cameras, I set out to document some of my favorite performances, people and moments of the 2012 Dallas Observer music awards showcase. The shots with an orangey-yellow hue were shot using a Polaroid Spectra SE camera loaded with Polaroid Softtone film that expired in October 2009. 
All photos by Daniel Rodrigue Track Meet in action
More memories:
- 10 awesome photos from the DOMA showcase
- A journey through the DOMA showcase in 12 GIFs
According to The Impossible Project, the film was produced in 2008 during the final production run and refrigerated since the date it rolled off the assembly line, making it the last original Polaroid instant film still available. The shots with the color frames were from a Polaroid SLR 680, loaded with PX 680 Color Shade Color Block Rainbow Pack from The Impossible Project, and the double exposures were with a Polaroid 180 using Fuji 100c film.
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What a night it was. Saturday's music awards showcase on Elm Street left our web editor Nick Rallo voiceless, a man at Reno's toothless, and accounted for some epic hangovers the next day. It was a glorious night filled with memorable sets, and those little moments of bodily chaos, as we all hurried up and down Elm to take in the scenes. Here are a couple of our favorite shots. 
Mike Brooks Real talk with The Atomic Tanlines
See also:
- Your Instagrams from the DOMA showcase
Before Tuesday, which is when we'll be handing out the Observer music awards at House of Blues (with our emcee, comedian Paul Varghese, the Cannabinoids, Lucero and more), we'd like to present some GIFs. They're from photographer Catherine Downes, who was roaming the streets of Deep Ellum and capturing moments from Saturday night.
Again, we'd like to really stress: we had a kick-ass time.
See also:
- Your Instagrams from the Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase
- The Fans of the Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase 2012
So, the Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase is a total voice-stealer. Somewhere between the Atomic Tanlines' primal howl of a show at Reno's and downing an entire box of Triscuits in bed, I lost the ability to speak out loud. My point is, it was a helluva time. It was 60-plus bands packed into Deep Ellum's bars, from Reno's to Prophet Bar, under a windy night sky.
@nikkiv2885 Glow sticks happened at LaGrange
See also:
- The Fans of the Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase 2012 (Part One)
- The Fans of the Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase 2012 (Part Two)
Yesterday we asked you to hash tag #doma2012 whilst Instragramming the DOMA showcase. And so you did: these are our favorite shots from your night out in Deep Ellum. Thanks, everyone. Of course, if you have more shots from the night, hash tag 'em #doma2012 and we'll add to the post.
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It occurred to me recently that, within the DFW music scene, people really love to draw county lines. So what we were trying to illustrate with our 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees is that Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton aren't three separate entities, but rather one big music community that can help nurture and foster an identity we sometimes seem to be lacking. There are some known names in the bunch, sure, but we also wanted to elevate some of the lesser-known bands. That said, we're excited about our group of nominees, and we hope you are too. We'll see you in Deep Ellum this weekend (check out our DOMA Bingo card for added drunken fun) and the ceremony at House of Blues on Tuesday.
Laura Davis
All the details you need for both events await, in the pages that follow and at dallasobservermusicawards.com. Here's your introduction to our showcase stars. -- Audra Schroeder
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Instructions: 
Mike Gorman Click to embiggen
1) Go to our Saturday showcase
2) Get drunk
3) See live music
4) Play this Bingo card
5) Wake up in Reno's bathroom
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