Alt-country darlings The Old 97's rolled through the Dallas Observer Music Awards on Tuesday night, as the group took home six honors for its 1999 album, "Fight Songs.

In addition to being named as the city's Best Overall Act, The Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller also won awards for Male Vocalist Of The Year and Local Musician Of The Year, and he shared the Songwriter award with the band's bassist, Murry Hammond.

Murder (Or A Heart Attack)," The Old 97's lost and found feline track from "Fight Songs" (see [article id="1432922"]"Old 97's Get 'Catty' For New Single"[/article]) earned the Single award at the show, which was staged at the Gypsy Tea Room.

In other Old 97's news, frontman Miller is preparing to head out on the road for a solo tour, and the group plans to start work on a new album in the next few months. According to the band's label, Elektra Records, The Old 97's hope to have the new LP out sometime this fall.

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from The Old 97's, the other multiple DMA winners were Chomsky, whose record, "A Few Possible Selections For The Soundtrack of Your Life," was named best Album Release, while the band was tapped as best Rock/Pop Act. Singer-songwriter Meredith Miller also won DMAs in the Female Vocalist and Folk/Acoustic categories.

Other local artists and hometown musicians feted at the 2000 Dallas Music Awards included Erykah Badu, The Reverend Horton Heat, Hellafied Funk Crew, Jump Rope Girls, and The Deathray Davies.

Winners of the 2000 Dallas Observer Music Awards:

• Best Act Overall: The Old 97's
• Album Release (1999): Chomsky

- "A Few Possible Selections For The Soundtrack of Your Life"