Sammies turn 20: 2011 Sammies nominees

Nearly 1,000 local musicians, some 250 groups or bands, 38 different categories—the 20th anniversary Sammies nominees prove that, despite grumbling otherwise, the local music scene isn’t as moribund as the national economy, and by a long shot. Think about it: Even if you go see one new artist or band or musician a week for a year, it would take more than four years to get out and see every nominee in this 2011 Sacramento Area Music Awards class.

Anyway, this year SN&R celebrates two decades of recognizing the region’s most talented artists, from Placerville to P Street, Miners Foundry in Nevada City to The Hub in Midtown (R.I.P.). Those who’ll be inducted into the 2011 Hall of Fame class for their awesome contributions to the local music scene include: Anton Barbeau, who resides in England now but still reps Sacto hard; Hoods, whose frontman Mikey has operated local all-ages venues and toured the world; Instagon, who’s invited hundreds of musicians under his moniker’s umbrella over the years; and deejays CrookOne and Larry Rodriguez, who do so much more for Sacto music than simply throw down sweet tunes at dope parties.

The 2011 Sammies nominees were selected by SN&R’s readers, some 6,000 unique voters who visited www.sammies.com and picked their favorite musicians during July and August.

Voting for the final winners begins today, August 25, and ends on September 21 at www.sammies.com. Twentieth anniversary Sacramento Area Music Award winners will be announced at SN&R’s annual Sammies Block Party and Music Awards festival on Saturday, October 1, from 5 to 10 p.m. on 20th Street in front of the MARRS building in Midtown. The party is free. More details on that next week. In the meantime, don’t forget to vote!

Hall of Fame
Anton Barbeau
Hoods
Instagon
DJ Larry Rodriguez
DJ CrookOne

Americana/Alt-Country
The Alkali Flats, www.thealkaliflats.com
Dry County Drinkers, www.facebook.com/DryCountyDrinkers
Forever Goldrush, www.forevergoldrush.com
The Hot Tar Roofers, www.hottarroofers.com
The Nickel Slots, www.thenickelslotsmusic.com
Whiskey Dawn, www.whiskeydawn.com

Artist of the Year, Reader’s Choice
A Lot Like Birds, www.alotlikebirds.bandcamp.com
Autumn Sky, www.facebook.com/autumnskymusic
C-Plus, www.thirdletta.com
Dog Party, dogparty.bandcamp.com
DJ Whores, twitter.com/DJWhores
Kill The Precedent, www.facebook.com/killtheprecedent
The Nibblers, www.thenibblersband.com
Random Abiladeze, www.randomab.com
Sea of Bees, seaofbees.com
Sister Crayon, www.sistercrayon.com

Country/Blues
Aaron King, www.myspace.com/aaronkingtheimperials
Attwater, attwatermusic.com
Dave Croall adn the Soothers, www.soothersblues.com
Rick Estrin & the Nightcats, www.rickestrin.com
The Golden Cadillacs, www.thegoldencadillacs.com
GunDown, http://reverbnation.com/gundownhq
The Kyle Rowland Band, www.kylerockinrowland.com
Tess and Hip Trash, www.tessandhiptrash.com
Two-Tone Steiny and the Cadillacs, www.twotonesteiny.com

Cover Band
The Best Summer Ever Band
Departure: Tribute to Journey, www.reverbnation.com/departuretributetojourney
Houses of the Holy (Led Zeppelin tribute)
In The Garage (Weezer tribute)
Metal Health, www.facebook.com/metalhealthrocks
Renegade: A Tribute to Styx, www.renegadetributetostyx.com
Revolver (Rage Against the Machine tribute), www.facebook.com/Revolver916
Riff/Raff: A High Voltage Tribute to AC/DC, www.facebook.com/riffraffrocks
Steelin’ Dan: A Tribute to Steely Dan, www.steelindan.com
Stout Rebellion, www.stoutrebellion.com

Dance Night
Grimey at TownHouse Lounge with DJ Whores, Crescendo, Jay Two, Skurge, Bru Lei and others, www.facebook.com/djwh0res
Play at The Park Ultra Lounge with Peeti-V, www.facebook.com/thedjpeetiv
Risqué at Club 21 with Mike Diamond and My Cousin Vinny; www.risquenites.com

Deejay
DJ Billy Lane, www.facebook.com/djbillylanespage
DJ Elements, www.djelements.com
DJ Hail Bop
DJ Kool Kuts, twitter.com/djkoolkuts
DJ Mike C
DJ Oasis, www.facebook.com/DjOasis916
DJ Rated R
DJ Rock Bottom, www.twitter.com/djrockbottom
DJ Roger Carpio, www.facebook.com/recordclubsacto
DJ Peeti-V, www.facebook.com/thedjpeetivpage
DJ Whores, twitter.com/DJWhores

Electronic Artist
D.A.M.B., www.facebook.com/dambtracks
Dibiase, www.twitter.com/darealdibiase
Pregnant, danielispregnant.com
Raleigh Moncrieff, raleighmoncrief.net
Tha Fruitbat, soundcloud.com/tha-fruitbat

Emcee
Blee, www.twitter.com/bleezell
C-Plus, www.thirdletta.com
Chuuwee, http://thechuuweechannel.tumblr.com
Mahtie Bush, www.thisizbush.com
MC Ride, www.thirdworlds.net
Mean Doe Green, www.twitter.com/mean_doe_green
Mr. P Chill, www.mrpchillmusic.com
Nome Nomadd, www.facebook.com/nome.nomadd
Self, www.thelivemanikins.com
Task 1ne, http://task1ne.bandcamp.com
Random Abiladeze, www.randomab.com

Experimental
Alak, www.alakshrine.com
Buk Buk Bigups, http://thebukbukbigups.bandcamp.com
Drifting Shapes, www.facebook.com/driftingshapes
Tera Melos, www.teramelosmusic.com
Who Cares, www.whocaresmusic.org

Folk
Ellie Fortune, www.elliefortune.com
Dead Western, deadwestern.bandcamp.com
Kate Gaffney, www.kategaffney.com
Lasher Keen, www.lasherkeen.net
New Heirlooms, www.newheirloomsband.com

Funk
Dane Drewis Band, www.danedrewis.com
Isaac Bear, www.facebook.com/IsaacBearMusic
The Nibblers, www.thenibblersband.com
Set Theory, www.facebook.com/settheorymusic

Hardcore
And Came Back Brutal, www.facebook.com/andcamebackbrutal
Boundaries, boundaries.bandcamp.com
City of Vain, cityofvain.com
Havenside, www.facebook.com/HavensideCA
White Minorities, www.facebook.com/whiteminorities

Hard Rock
A Single Second, www.facebook.com/asinglesecondsacca
EightfourSeven, www.eightfourseven.com
F1rst Class Citizen, www.f1rstclasscitizen.com
In The Silence, www.facebook.com/inthesilence
Misamore, www.misamore.com
Overwatch, www.facebook.com/overwatchtheband

Hip-hop/Rap
Aquifer, aquifer.bandcamp.com
Tribe of Levi, www.tribeoflevi916.com
Live Manikins, www.thelivemanikins.com
Mad Flows, www.facebook.com/madflows
Sleeprockers, www.sleeprockers.com

Hip-hop producer
Chase Moore, twitter.com/chasePAYMEmoore
Goldfingaz, www.facebook.com/fireworks.goldfingaz
Hippie Sabotage, www.hippiesabotage.com
Lee Bannon, twitter.com/bannon916
Styles 1001, styles1001.com

Indie
Appetite, www.appetitemuch.com
Exquisite Corps, twitter.com/exquisite_corps
Favors, favors.bandcamp.com
Ganglians, www.facebook.com/ganglians
Musical Charis, www.musicalcharis.com
Sea of Bees, seaofbees.com
Sister Crayon, www.sistercrayon.com

Industrial/prog
Death Valley High, deathvalleyhigh.com
Green Audio, www.downloadgreenaudio.com
Kill The Precedent, www.facebook.com/killtheprecedent
Savi0r, www.savi0r.net
This Luxury, www.thislux.com

Jazz
The Afterlife
Alex Jenkins Sound Immersion, www.alexdrums.net
Chikading!, chikading.wordpress.com
E2, www.lenbrownsociety.com
Element Brass Band
Garage Jazz Architects, garagejazzarchitects.bandcamp.com
Harley White Jr. Orchestra, www.harleywhitejr.com
Mat Marucci, www.matmarucci.com

Latin
Los Blazing Hangovers
Luvtaxi, www.luvtaxi.biz
Ritmoz Latinoz, www.ritmozlatinoz.biz
Sol Peligro

Melodic-hardcore/screamo
A Lot Like Birds, www.alotlikebirds.bandcamp.com
Carcerys Vale, carcerysvale.blogspot.com
Defend The Outlaw, www.facebook.com/defendtheoutlaw
Paint over Pictures, www.facebook.com/paintoverpictures
Ten After Two, www.facebook.com/TenAfterTwo

Metal
DropSeven, www.facebook.com/dropseven
FallRise, www.fallriserock.com
Jack Ketch, www.facebook.com/jackketchkills
Journal, www.facebook.com/journalofficial
Memento Mori, www.facebook.com/mementomorimusic
Prylosis, www.prylosis.com
RepresA, www.represaband.com

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, cinemacaldera.com
Erick Lee, vimeo.com/bossemedia
Flatlander, thirdworlds.net
Jae Synth, www.youtube.com/user/jaesynth
Sean Stout, terroreyes.tv

New Artist
The Bank, www.thebankbook.net
Black Holes, What?
Nacho Business, www.facebook.com/nachobusinessband
Roman Funerals, www.romanfunerals.com
World Hood, worldhoodmusic.bandcamp.com

Pop/Rock
Color the Sound, www.colorthesound.com
Early States, www.earlystates.com
Fate Under Fire, www.facebook.com/fateunderfire
Method Echo, www.facebook.com/MethodEcho
Not Your Style, www.notyourstyle.com
The Reel, www.wearethereel.com
Witzend, www.facebook.com/witzendrock

Post-punk
Charles Albright, www.facebook.com/talkaboutcharles
Der Spazm, derspazm.tumblr.com
The Four Eyes, www.thefoureyes.com
G. Green, www.facebook.com/ggreenband
Pets, www.facebook.com/Petstheband

Punk
Another Damn Disappointment, www.myspace.com/anotherdamndisappointment
Bastards of Young, bastardsofyoung.bandcamp.com
Boats!, boats-punk.blogspot.com
Final Summation, www.facebook.com/finalsummationband
Get Shot!, www.facebook.com/getshotrocknroll
Rat Damage, www.myspace.com/ratdamagesacto
The Walking Dead, thewalkingdead.bandcamp.com
Whiskey and Stitches, twitter.com/whiskeystitches

R&B/Soul
Darryl Moore, www.myspace.com/darrylmooremusic1
Midnight Players, www.midnightplayers.com
Tessa Evans, www.tessaevans.com
Tone Malone, www.myspace.com/brothamalone
Jacosa Lave & The Band, jacosalave.com/theband/

Rap-rock
Beyond the Grove, www.facebook.com/beyondthegrove
Nam Classic, www.namclassic.com
The Shades of Gray, www.theshadesofgrayband.com

Recording Studio
J Street Recorders, www.myspace.com/jstreetrecorders
Omina Labs, facebook.com/ominalabs
Fat Cat Studios, fatcatrecording.com
The Formulation Room, www.theformulationroom.com
The Hangar, www.thehangarstudios.net
Paradise Studios, www.paradisestudios.net
Pus Cavern, puscavern.com
Rock Inc., www.rockincmusic.com
The Track Shack Studios, www.thetrackshack.com

Reggae/Roots
Arden Park Roots, www.aproots.com
J-Ras, www.facebook.com/souliftedmusic
Official Response, www.facebook.com/officialresponse
Simple Creation, www.simplecreationband.com
ZuhG, www.facebook.com/zuhglife

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, twitter.com/JetBlackPopes
The Kelps, thekelps.tumblr.com/
Lite Brite, www.litebriteband.com
Prieta, www.facebook.com/prietaslays
Walking Spanish, www.walkingspanish.com

Singer-songwriter
Adrian Bourgeois, www.adrianbourgeois.com
Autumn Sky, www.facebook.com/autumnskymusic
Be Brave Bold Robot, www.bebraveboldrobot.com
Ricky Berger, www.facebook.com/rickybergermusic
Justin Farren, www.justinfarren.com
Kepi Ghoulie, kepighoulie.com
Reggie Ginn, www.reggieginn.com

Teen Band
The Carbonites, www.myspace.com/carbonites
Eazy Dub, www.facebook.com/EazyDubBand
Dog Party, dogparty.bandcamp.com
Grant High School Drumline, grantdrumlinetap.com
The Hungry, www.facebook.com/thehungrylive
Simpl3Jack, www.simpl3jack.com
Thea Skotia, www.facebook.com/theaskotia
Those Meddling Kids, meddlingkids.bandzoogle.com

Turntablist
DJ Mike Colossal, mikecolossal.bandcamp.com
DJ Nocturnal, www.facebook.com/DjNocturnal916
DJ Rated R, www.thelivemanikins.com
DJ Wanted
Kodac Visualz, kodacvisualz.com
Kwes the Bess, www.ministerofloops.com
Mr. Vibe, www.djmrvibe.com