2009 Sammies nominations

This year, thousands of SN&R readers voted online and sent us paper ballots nominating their favorite musicians for the Sacramento Area Music Awards. It made our jobs easy: All we had to do was count.

So without further buildup, SN&R presents the 2009 nominees. Voting begins in May, and winners will be announced on June 27.

2009 Sammies Readers’ Choice nominations:

Outstanding Emcee: ARAB, Blee, Chase Moore, Floe Montana, Illecism, Mahtie Bush, Mic Jordan, Random Abiladeze, TAIS

Outstanding Rock: Diciembre Gris, MC Rut, Tera Melos, Th’ Losin Streaks, the Ancient Sons, the Inversions

Outstanding Punk/Hardcore: Another Damn Disappointment, A Single Second, Boats!, Consider the Thief, Dance Gavin Dance, Final Summation, Hoods, Lost Freedom, Pressure Point

Outstanding Hard Rock/Metal: Ambrosia Caprice, Category 7, Claudia’s Ashes, Drop Seven, Man Automatic, Prieta, Red Wire Army, STD, the Stalking Distance, Times of Desperation

Outstanding Hip-hop/Rap: Aquifer, Cawzlos, C-Dubb, Doey Rock, Flossalini, Izreal & DJ Kool Kutz, Live Manikins, Righteous Movement, the Other Poets

Outstanding Turntablist: DJ Epik, DJ Filth, DJ Kool Kutz, DJ Mad G, DJ Mr. Vibe, DJ Nocturnal, DJ Oasis, DJ Rated R, DJ Rock Bottom, DJ Tofu

Outstanding Jazz/Blues/Latin: Aaron King Quartet, Harley White Jr. Orchestra, One Eyed Rhino, Ross Hammond, Sacramento Blues Review, Sol Peligro

Outstanding Indie: Buildings Breeding, David Houston & the Strings, Linus, Sister Crayon, the English Singles, the New Humans, Two Sheds

Outstanding Country/Americana/Folk: Kate Gaffney, Light Rail, Missouri Mule, Richard March, Rowdy Kate, Silver Darling, the Devil Makes Three, the Tumbleweeds, Trainwreck Revival

Outstanding DJ Dance Night: Bravado (Mix Downtown, Shaun Slaughter), Hump (The Press Club, DJ Whores), Playdate (Badlands, DJ Raquel), Risqué (Club 21, DiamondMonsterrr), Take Flight (The Press Club; Nick Avey, Must. Not. Die.)

Outstanding Experimental: Alak, Dead Western, Ganglians, Mom, Order of the Golden Mirror, Pregnant, Sholi

Outstanding Singer-Songwriter: Aaron Ross, Autumn Sky, Be Brave Bold Robot, Chelsea Wolfe, Christopher Fairman, Justin Farren, Kevin Seconds

Outstanding Teen Band: Dead Scott, Dog Party, Josiah James, Red Wire Army, the Shreds

Outstanding Reggae/Ska/Funk/Jam: 2Me, Abandon Theory, Arden Park Roots, Cuesta Drive, Fair Game, Izabella, Smoke, Zuhg

Outstanding Pop: 20,000, Agent Ribbons, Jeepster, Melee Beats, Ricky Berger, the Generals, the Impotent Ninja

Outstanding Electronica: Citystate, Forms in Flux, Kiro, Resynthesize, Tha Fruitbat, Two Playa Game

Outstanding Hip-hop Producer: Admant, DJ Filth, Goldfingaz, Jae Synth, JustLuv, Lee Bannon, Mahtie Bush, Runt Rock

Outstanding Release/Album: Death Star Album, Dance Gavin Dance; Flossalini Is My Homeboy, Flossalini; MC Rut, MC Rut; Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 U.S. Presidencies, Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer, Jefferson Pitcher; Beans & Rice, Pete B.; Ricky Berger’s First Album, Ricky Berger; Room for Growth, Aquifer; Songs From Spare Rooms, Justin Farren; T.he O.ther P.oets, the Other Poets; Your Ghost Fits My Skin, Silver Darling

Outstanding Sacramento Band: Agent Ribbons, MC Rut, Silver Darling, the Devil Makes Three, Th’ Losin Streaks