2015 Sammies winners in the house!
The top musical moments—and all the voters’ choice picks—from SN&R’s 23rd annual Sacramento Area Music Awards
More than a dozen performers and 30 awards later, the 23rd annual Sammies concluded out in the streets with the 13-piece Element Brass Band—a fitting end to a marathon show.
Organized and hosted by local music promoter Jerry Perry, the event showcased a huge variety of Sacramento talent to a packed Ace of Spades.
The big winner of the night was Joseph in the Well, taking home Artist of the Year as well as outstanding New Artist. Anyone in the audience who hadn't heard of Joe Kye before will certainly remember him now: his solo set's lush violin loops left everyone in awe.
We also saw fantastic performances from Lite Brite and Kyle Rowland Band, whose old-school sound got the crowd seriously grooving. And we loved seeing so many collaborations onstage: Kye and Soosh*E performing with James Cavern, then Cavern performing with Century Got Bars, then DJ Epik with Century, and later, DLRN with Stevie Nader. But Cavern said it best when he accepted his R&B/Soul award for the second year in a row.
“Sacramento is on the upswing,” he said. “Make sure you're riding that wave because this town is going to be the shit.”
Without further ado, we present your 2015 Sammies winners.
Hall of Fame 2015Mercy Me!
www.mercymeband.com
Musical Charis
www.musicalcharis.com
Walking Spanish
www.walkingspanish.com
Joe Kye
www.joekye.com
The Nickel Slots
www.thenickelslotsmusic.com
Dippin' Sauce
www.dippinsaucemusic.com
Apple Z
http://applezband.com
DJ Zephyr
www.facebook.com/zephyreos
Color the Sound
www.colorthesound.com
Brutha Smith
www.bruthasmith.com
Salt Wizard
www.saltwizardmusic.com
Big Sticky Mess
http://bigstickymess.com
Some Fear None
www.somefearnone.com
White Minorities
www.facebook.com/whiteminoritiesband
Iconoclast Robot
http://iconoclastrobot.com
Life in 24 Frames
www.lifein24frames.com
Element Brass Band
www.facebook.com/elementbrassband
The Nickel Slots
www.thenickelslotsmusic.com
Zeroclient
www.zeroclientmusic.com
Joseph in the Well
www.joekye.com
Humble Wolf
www.humblewolf.com
Dog Party
www.facebook.com/dogpartylive
Ira Skinner
www.facebook.com/AlleyAvenue
James Cavern
www.jamescavern.com
Element of Soul
www.elementofsoul.com
Stevie Nader and Boywolf: Grit
www.facebook.com/stevienader
The Three Way
http://thethreewaymusic.com
The Infamous Swanks
www.facebook.com/theinfamousswanks
Stevie Nader
www.facebook.com/stevienader
Dog Party
www.facebook.com/dogpartylive
Steelin' Dan
www.steelindan.com
Bomba Fried Rice
http://bombafriedrice.org