20th annual Sammies nominees!
Winners announced Saturday night at the Block Party
Hall of Fame
Anton Barbeau
Hoods
Instagon
DJ Larry Rodriguez
DJ CrookOne
Americana/Alt-Country
The Alkali Flats
Dry County Drinkers
Forever Goldrush
The Hot Tar Roofers
The Nickel Slots
Whiskey Dawn
Artist of the Year
A Lot Like Birds
Autumn Sky
C-Plus
Dog Party
DJ Whores
Kill the Precedent
The Nibblers
Random Abiladeze
Sea of Bees
Sister Crayon
Country/Blues
Aaron King
Attwater
Dave Croall and the Soothers
Rick Estrin & the Nightcats
The Golden Cadillacs
GunDown
The Kyle Rowland Band
Tess and Hip Trash
Two-Tone Steiny and the Cadillacs
Cover Band
The Best Summer Ever Band
Departure: Tribute to Journey
Houses of the Holy: A Led Zeppelin Tribute
In the Garage: A Weezer Tribute
Metal Health
Renegade: A Tribute to Styx
Revo lver (Rage Against the Machine tribute)
Riff/ Raff: A High Voltage Tribute to AC/DC
Steelin’ Dan: A Tribute to Steely Dan
Stout Rebellion
Dance Night
Grimey at TownHouse Lounge
Play at The Park Ultra Lounge
Risqué at Club 21
Deejay
DJ Billy Lane
DJ Elements
DJ Hail Bop
DJ Kool Kuts
DJ Mike C
DJ Oasis
DJ Rated R
DJ Rock Bottom
DJ Roger Carpio
DJ Peeti-V
DJ Whores
Electronic Artist
D.A.M.B.
Dibiase
Kwes the Bess
Pregnant
Raleigh Moncrieff
Tha Fruitbat
Emcee
Blee
C-Plus
Chuuwee
Mahtie Bush
Mean Doe Green
Mr. P Chill
Nome Nomadd
Ride
Self
Task1ne
Random Abiladeze
Experimental
Alak
Buk Buk Bigups
Drifting Shapes
Tera Melos
Who Cares
Folk
Ellie Fortune
Dead Western
Kate Gaffney
Lasher Keen
New Heirlooms
Funk
Dane Drewis Band
Isaac Bear
The Nibblers
Set Theory
Hardcore
And Came Back Brutal
Boundaries
City of Vain
Havenside
White Minorities
Hard Rock
A Single Second
Eightfourseven
F1rst Class Citizen
In the Silence
Misamore
Overwatch
Hip-hop/Rap
Aquifer
Tribe of Levi
Live Manikins
Mad Flows
Sleeprockers
Hip-hop producer
Chase Moore
Goldfingaz
Hippie Sabotage
Lee Bannon
Styles 1001
Indie
Appetite
Exquisite Corps
Favors
Ganglians
Musical Charis
Sea of Bees
Sister Crayon
Industrial/prog
Death Valley High
Green Audio
Kill the Precedent
Savi0r
This Luxury
Jazz
The Afterlife
Alex Jenkins Sound Immersion
Chikading!
E2
Element Brass Band
Garage Jazz Architects
Har ley White Jr. Orchestra
Mat Marucci
Latin
Los Blazing Hangovers
Luvtaxi
Ritmoz Latinoz
Sol Peligro
Melodic-hardcore/screamo
A Lot Like Birds
Carcerys Vale
Defend the Outlaw
Paint Over Pictures
Ten After Two
Metal
DropSeven
FallRise
Jack Ketch
Journal
Memento Mori
Prylosis
RepresA
Music Video
Appetite, “Tussy”
Ganglians, “Jungle”
C-Plus, “Do What You Want (Gone)”
Death Grips, “Guillotine”
Nome Nomadd, “Vicious”
Pregnant, “Wiff of Father”
Raleigh Moncrieff, “Let’s Take a Walk”
Simpl3Jack, “Lizard Wash”
Sister Crayon, “I’m Still the Same Person”
Zach Hill, “The Sacto Smile”
Music Video Director
Cinema Caldera
Erick Lee
Flatlander
Jae Synth
Sean Stout
New Artist
The Bank
Black Holes, What?
Nacho Business
Roman Funerals
World Hood
Pop/Rock
Color the Sound
Early States
Fate Under Fire
Method Echo
Not Your Style
The Reel
Witzend
Post-punk
Charles Albright
Der Spazm
The Four Eyes
G. Green
Pets
Punk
Another Damn Disappointment
Bastards of Young
Boats!
Final Summation
Get Shot!
Rat Damage
The Walking Dead
Whiskey and Stitches
R&B/Soul
Darryl Moore
Midnight Players
Tessa Evans
Tone Malone
Jacosa Lave & the Band
Rap-rock
Beyond the Grove
Nam Classic
The Shades of Gray
Recording Studio
J Street Recorders
Omina Labs
Fat Cat Studios
The Formulation Room
The Hangar
Paradise Studios
Pus Cavern
Rock Inc.
The Track Shack Studios
Reggae/Roots
Arden Park Roots
J-Ras
Official Response
Simple Creation
ZuhG
Release of the Year
Alak, GRØUPS
Appetite, Scattered Smothered Covered
C-Plus, All C.I.T.Y.
Death Grips, Ex Military
Ganglians, Still Living
Kill the Precedent, Stories of Science and Fantasy
Random Abiladeze, Indubitably!
Sister Crayon, Bellow
Who Cares, Teenage Ego Trip
ZuhG, Free Love
Rock
Jet Black Popes
The Kelps
Lite Brite
Prieta
Walking Spanish
Singer-songwriter
Adrian Bourgeois
Autumn Sky
Be Brave Bold Robot
Ricky Berger
Justin Farren
Kepi Ghoulie
Reggie Ginn
Teen Band
The Carbonites
Eazy Dub
Dog Party
Grant High School Drumline
The Hungry
Simpl3Jack
Thea Skotia
Those Meddling Kids
Turntablist
DJ Mike Colossal
DJ Nocturnal
DJ Rated R
DJ Wanted
Kodac Visualz
Mr. Vibe