SAMMIES 2018 NOMINEE LIST
Artist of the Year
CHRCH
Cities You Wish You Were From
Exiled From Grace
House of Mary
Island of Black and White
Jessica Malone
So Much Light
SpaceWalker
The Philharmonik
Release of the Year
A Lot Like Birds—DIVISI
Arts & Leisure—Rescued Objects
Blue Oaks—To Be Kind is Sin
Christopher Fairman—#OAKLAND
Cities You Wish You Were From—CYWYWF
Death Party At The Beach—Absence
House of Mary—Clout
Jessica Malone—Miles Left to Walk
Leigh Vaughnn—Birthright
Nancy Northrup—Higher Mountain
Peter Petty and His Terpsichoreans—Ready, Petty, Go!
So Much Light—Oh, Yuck
SpaceWalker—Folktronica: Divinity & Beyond!
The Christian DeWild Band—Little Devil
Mr. Hooper—Auto Reverse
Blues
Dana Moret & Mr. December
Kyle Rowland Blues Band
Matt Rainey and the Dippin’ Sauce
Michael Ray
Midtown Creepers
Ranell Carpenter Band
The Christian DeWild Band
The Jeff Watson Band
The Zach Waters Band
Working Man Blues Band
Country/Americana/Alt-Country
Amanda Gray
Ariel Jean Band
Bonanza King Band
JonEmery
Me & You
Sactown Playboys
The Cripple Creek Band
The Golden Cadillacs
The Nickel Slots
Cover Band/Tribute Band
Apple Z
Cover Me Badd
Heartless
Just Like Heaven
REMIX
Sheastie Boys
Steelin’ Dan
The Lucky Seven
Thunder Cover
Total Recall
Whoville
Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene
Danielle Vincent (First Fest/ Show Up Sac)
Fame By The Flame (Noelle Blanco)
Girls Rock Sacramento
High House
Sol Collective
The Colonial Complex
The Red Museum
Deejay
DJ Billy Lane
DJ Eddie Z
DJ Epik
DJ Essence
DJ Hektor S
DJ Nocturnal
DJ Rated R
DJ Zephyr
Electronica/Experimental
Doombird
Gentleman Surfer
Instagon
Petaluma
Pregnant
So Much Light
SpaceWalker
Tel Cairo
Trophii
Write Or Die
Emcee
Alex Salveson
Aye Tee
Bru Lei
Charlie Muscle
Mozzy
Optimiztiq
Soosh*e!
Tavis
Folk/Bluegrass
According to Bazooka
Inland
Manzanita
Marty Cohen & the Sidekicks
Pine Street Ramblers
Red Dirt Ruckus
Funk
Big Sticky Mess
George Napp
Ideateam
Joy and Madness
The Nibblers
Hard Rock
Among the First
California Riot Act
Control
Korean Fire Drill
Shotgun Sawyer
Some Fear None
Trikome
Hardcore/Industrial/Post-Hardcore
Cross Class
Enso Anima
HOODS
Horseneck
Kill The Precedent
Killer Couture
Something Heartfelt
Subtlety
XTOM HANX
Hip-Hop/Rap
DLRN
eRRth
ill Imperial
Lil Darrion
POOR Majesty
The MyNorities
Indie
Flight Mongoose
House of Mary
Juliet Company
Life in 24 Frames
Pierce and The Gals
The Polyorchids
Vasas
Jazz
Element Brass Band
Hot City
Jacam Manricks
Peter Petty
Shawn Thwaites Rebel Quartet
Switchblade Trio
The Alex Jenkins Trio
Live Performer
Drug Apts.
Jesus & the Dinosaurs
Leigh Vaughnn
Life in 24 Frames
Peter Petty
Screature
SpaceWalker
The Philharmonik
Metal
CHRCH
Chrome Ghost
Exiled From Grace
Graveshadow
Heat Of Damage
Nova Sutro
Restrayned
Wastewalker
With Wolves
Zeroclient
Music Video
Burning Landscapes—"She Was My Vessel”
Exiled From Grace—"Saint”
Hi, Mom!—"Leave The Light On”
Leigh Vaughnn—"Cupcake”
Mahtie Bush—"Return Of The…”
The Philharmonik—"Mama’s House”
The Polyorchids—"Popgun”
Zeroclient—"Parasite”
New Artist
Alex Salveson
Among the First
Cities You Wish You Were From
Leigh Vaughnn
Me & You
The Gold Souls
Producer of the Year
Chris Woodhouse
Ira Skinner
Joe Johnston
Matt Thomas
Patrick Hills
Sean Stack
The Philharmonik
Punk/Post-punk
¡Las Pulgas!
At Both Ends
Captain Cutiepie
Destroy Boys
Drug Apts.
HotBods
Pets
Screature
So Stressed
The MOANS
The O’Mulligans
R&B/Soul
Brandy Robinson
Carla Fleming
Cash Campain
J. Black
Leigh Vaughnn
Levi Moses
The Gold Souls
The Philharmonik
Reggae/Jam
Arden Park Roots
Drunken Kung Fu
Element Of Soul
Island of Black and White
MIND X
Riotmaker
Sacto Storytellers
The Mindful
The Scratch Outs
Two Peace
Rock
Blue Oaks
Burning Landscapes
Cities You Wish You Were From
Drop Dead Red
Humble Wolf
Surviving the Era
The Ghost Town Rebellion
Rockabilly
Frankie And The Defenders
The Cantaliers
The Infamous Swanks
The Twilight Drifters
Singer-Songwriter
Andrew Castro
Christopher Fairman
Hannah Jane Kile
Jayson Angove
Jessica Malone
Kevin Seconds
Nancy Northrup
Sandra Dolores Swanfeldt
William Mylar
Xochitl
Teen
Destroy Boys
Exiled From Grace
Free Candy
Knockout
Lucky/You
URD-OM
World Music
Dinorah and Crosswinds
DonGato Latin Band
La Noche Oskura
Nagual
Swimming in Bengal
World Hood
Yolo Mambo Band