Boston Music Awards 1996
Date: October 22, 1996
Venue: Wang Center, Boston
“There have been a lot of nasty rumors out there, but I want to take this moment to be honest with everybody. I want to say that I’m really strung out on Morphine . . . but I like their first album better than their second.” — Steven Tyler
BMA:TV
Morphine
(Act of The Year)
WINNERS
Act of the decade
Aerosmith
Act of the year
Morphine
Rising star
Ellis Paul
Outstanding rock band
Morphine
Album of the year
"Wholesale Meats and Fish" Letters to Cleo
Debut album of the year
"The Burdens of Being Upright" Tracy Bonham
Single of the year
"Mother Mother" Tracy Bonham
Female vocalist
Tracy Bonham
Male vocalist
Dicky Barrett (Mighty Mighty Bosstones)
Song/songwriter
"Natural One" by Lou Barlow, John Davis & Wally Gagel
Local rock band
Groovasaurus
New local rock band
Gravel Pit
Hardcore band
Tree
Rock album (indie label)
"The Gravel Pit Manifesto" the Gravel Pit
Debut rock album (indie label)
"Meet Me at the Fair" the Push Stars
Rock single (indie label)
"Kick the Can" Poundcake
Local female vocalist
(tie) Laurie Sargent, Jules Verdone
Local male vocalist
Martin Sexton
Song/songwriter (indie label)
"Black Sheep" Martin Sexton
Club Band: Guster Video
"Mother Mother" Tracy Bonham
Local R&B act
Eye 2 Eye
Local rap/hip-hop act
Fat Bag
Funk Band
Rippopotamus
Reggae Band
Mighty Charge
Ska Band
The Allstonians
World music act
Mendes Brothers
Jazz act
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Jazz album
"Panamonk" Danilo Perez
Local jazz act
Either/Orchestra
Jazz album (indie label)
"Dart Night" Charlie Kohlhase Quintet
Jazz vocalist
Dominique Eade
Contemporary folk act
Ellis Paul
New contemporary folk act
Deb Pasternak
Contemporary folk album
"Plumb" Jonatha Brooke & the Story
Debut contemporary folk album
"Living with Ghosts" Patty Griffin
Blues act
Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters
Country act
Jo Dee Messina
Producer
Mike Denneen
Instrumentalist