best promoter/ music booker
Sera Sexton
your voting system needs drastic improvement. — blackflip430
Best place to buy functional art
Trax Ceramics Gallery
— Nate Saunders
Music Store / Music School
Acme House of Music(on MacArthur Blvd in Oakland)
A great place to buy instruments & other things musical (new or used), or take lessons, or just to hang out & talk music. Whether you’re a novice or a pro, the atmosphere is relaxed & welcoming. Plus the owners really give back to the community. — Vance Benguiat
Best Venue
oakland metro
Maybe I missed best venue category, but this venue has brought in bigger and better events every month, have made great improvements inside, added more bars, and has a great staff — Sam Kandaghabadi
Best Pet Artist
Amy Jo Evje
— Amy Jo Evje
Best indie porn!
TROUBLEfilms, Courtney Trouble
The ringleader of the queer porn mafia, TROUBLEfilms operations, as well as a ton of the indie porn in the bay, is being made in in oakland these days! — Nick Yapor-Cox
Most Oaklandish
Oaklandish
— bhiggins
Best Movie Theater
The New Parkway
— Patrick Krall
Best Local Villain
Lew Wolff
No one has shown more disrespect to Oakland and the East Bay than Oakland A’s owner Lew Wolff, who continues to attempt to move the team out of Oakland. Just give up already! Keep the A’s in Oakland! — jzh
best shock artist
The Displayed labors sideshow
These cat’s are effing mind blowing!!!! — Kitty Baker