SN&R’s 2019 SAMMIES nominees
Come listen to great local music. Then cast your vote.
SN&R’s Sacramento Area Music Awards are back this year with more than 250 artists across 29 categories on the ballot. That’s a lot of music, and it’s testament to the artistic renaissance going on in this region.
In 2019, we’re including audio as part of the online voting, so you’ll be able to discover what Sacramento really sounds like.
Nominees were selected through a combination of recommendations by promoters, venue owners and experts in the music community; popular vote among readers; and from our editorial staff. Some artists released new music, others performed regularly, and others are longtime favorites. Next week, we’ll announce inductees into the SAMMIES Hall of Fame, for artists who have won three or more times over the years.
On January 10, voting for the SAMMIES will begin, continuing until March 12. You can vote at sammies.com. The awards will culminate in our Music issue, publishing March 28, when we’ll announce the winners, but also bring attention to the people who make up the music scene.
The SAMMIES are in their 27th year, and the SN&R is proud to spotlight Sacramento music. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to email mozesz@newsreview.com or rachell@newsreview.com.
Thanks for reading. Have fun listening to all the artists. And start voting.
Artist of the Year
Katie Knipp
Chuuwee
Dance Gavin Dance
Honyock
Hobo Johnson & the LoveMakers
Ideateam
Mino Yanci
Rick Estrin & the Nightcats
The Philharmonik
Release of the Year
Articifical Selection by Dance Gavin Dance
Caught it from the Rye by Tre Burt
CYWYWF by Cities You Wish You Were From
El Castillo by Honyock
:HUBRIS by Chuuwee
Kinetic by Ideateam
Light Will Consume Us All by CHRCH
Make Room by Destroy Boys
Old Hand New Wave by Screature
Privacy by Madi Sipes & The Painted Blue
The Philharmonik by The Philharmonik
the water, the stars by Sun Valley Gun Club
This Band Will Self-Destruct in T-Minus by Th’ Losin Streaks
Music Video
“American River”—Destroy Boys
“Black Galaga”—Chuuwee
“Broadway”—POOR Majesty feat. Sene
“Cold Shoulder”—Nate Curry
“Diverging”—Soft Science
“Father”—Hobo Johnson
“Florin Road”—The Gatlin
“Freedom”—Consci8us
“G-Mama’s Interlude”—Saevon
“Inspire the Liars”—Dance Gavin Dance
“Knife and Agenda”—Cities You Wish You Were From
“La La Love”—Fate Under Fire
“Neon Lights”—The Philharmonik
“Portals”—Creux Lies
“Star King”—Boy Romeo
“Too Late”—Th’ Losin Streaks
“Up In The Air”—Animals in the Attic
“You’re a Freak”—The Croissants
Live performer
Bap Notes
Drug Apts
Flight Mongoose
Hobo Johnson & The LoveMakers
Jessica Malone
Peter Petty (and his Titans of Terpsichore!)
Shane Q
Sunmonks
The Zach Waters Band
New Artist
Band of Coyotes
Cloud Hats
Life of the Afterparty
Lillian Frances
Sad Girlz Club
Topograf
Tropicali Flames
Two on Tuesday
Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene
Cactus Pete and his 78 RPM Record Roundup
Cafe Colonial/The Colony
Creation District Records
Daydream Festival 2018
DJ Larry Rodriguez’ “Church”
First Festival 2018
Girls Rock Sacramento
Gold Lion Arts
Mylar’s Hippie Hour
Red Ex Vol. 2
Sacramento Songwriter Circle
Stone Vintage Music Boutique
Producer of the Year
Chris Woodhouse
Joe Johston
John Morris
Kassette
Patrick Hills
Sean Stack
Blues
Andy Santana & The West Coast Playboys
Drop Dead Red
Katie Knipp
Kyle Rowland Blues Band
Michael Ray
Red’s Blues
Rick Estrin & the Nightcats
The Ray “Catfish” Copeland Band
The Zach Waters Band
Turnbuckle Blues Review
Two Tone Steiny & The Cadillacs
Country/Americana/Alt-Country
50-Watt Heavy
Amanda Gray
Banjo Bones
Gillian Underwood
JonEmery & The Unconventionals
Loose Engines
MerryGold
The Ariel Jean Band
The Cripple Creek Band
The Golden Cadillacs
The Nickel Slots
Cover Band/Tribute Band
Apple Z
Blackout Betty
Cold Shot
Cover Me Badd
Just Like Heaven
MoonShine Crazy
REMIX
Shane Q
Thunder Cover
Total Recall
Whoville
Deejay
Czechmate
DJ Eddie Z
DJ Elements
DJ Epik
DJ Essence
DJ Lady Char
DJ Lady Grey
DJ Larry Rodriguez
DJ Nocturnal
DJ Oasis
DJ Zay
Zephyr
Electronica/Experimental
Billy Lane
Doombird
Faye Safiro
Instagon
Lillian Frances
Makebelief
My Cousin Vinny
Petaluma
Pregnant
So Much Light
SpaceWalker
Topograf
Venetian Veil
Yayah
Emcee
Alex Salveson
Charlie Muscle
Chuuwee
Consci8us
Dre-T
Lil Marvaless
Mi$tuh G
Mission
Nate Curry
POOR Majesty
Rudy Kalma
Sparks Across Darkness
T.I.P. Vicious
Folk/Bluegrass
According to Bazooka
Cloud Hats
Inland
Jessica Malone
Manzanita
Marty Cohen and The Sidekicks
me&you
Pine Street Ramblers
Poor Man’s Whiskey
Red Dirt Ruckus
Sea of Bees
The Herald
Tre Burt
Two on Tuesday
Funk
Big Sticky Mess
George Napp
Ideateam
Joy and Madness
The Gold Souls
Hard Rock
Among The First
California Riot Act
Failure by Proxy
Pecker
Some Fear None
Progressive Rock/Post-hardcore
Dance Gavin Dance
Enso Anima
Plots
Roman Pilot
Royal Coda
Subtlety
Wolf & Bear
Zeroclient
Hip-Hop/Rap
Aye Tee
Aziz Williams Jr.
BoNey-JaY
BrvndonP
Bueno
Chuuwee
Consci8us
DLRN
Dre-T
Hobo Johnson & The LoveMakers
KARE Collective
Kassette
Kennedy Wrose
Lil Darrion
Lil Marvaless
Lusaid
Mi$tuh G
Mission
Mr. Hooper
Nate Curry
Poor Majesty
Rudy Kalma
Saevon
That Kid Raja
The Gatlin
The Philharmonik
Indie
Animals in the Attic
Boy Romeo
Eugene Ugly
Evil Seagull
Fate Under Fire
Flight Mongoose
Flourish
House of Mary
Life in 24 Frames
Madi Sipes and the Painted Blue
Melissa Schiller & the Baker Miller Pinks
Soft Science
Sun Valley Gun Club
Sunmonks
The Fontaine Classic
The Plastic Shoelaces
Todd Morgan
Trophii
Vasas
Vinnie Guidera & The Dead Birds
Jazz
Alex Jenkins (Alex Jenkins Quartet)
Bap Notes
City of Trees Brass Band
Earles of Newtown
Element Brass Band
Jacam Manricks
Jack Chandler’s Ice Age Jazztet
Mino Yanci
Peter Petty (And His Titans of Terpsichore!)
Shawn Thwaites Rebel Quartet
Metal
A Waking Memory
Battle Hag
CHRCH
Chrome Ghost
Crimson Eye
Endless Yawn
Exiled from Grace
Graveshadow
Horseneck
Jack Ketch
Kill The Precedent
Lunar
Modern Man
Peace Killers
Solanum
The Odious Construct
Tyrannocannon
Wastewalker
With Wolves
(waning)
Punk/Post-punk
Bastards of Young
Captain Cutiepie
Charles Albright
Clevers
Creux Lies
Destroy Boys
Dog Party
Free Candy!
HOODS
Knockout
¡Las Pulgas!
Life of the Afterparty
MASTOIDS.
Paper Airplanes
Sad Girlz Club
Screature
Sick Burn
Th’Losin Streaks
The Croissants
The MOANS
The O’Mulligans
R&B/Soul
Basi Vibe
Jmsey
La Tour
Leigh Vaughnn
Marcel Smith
Ode to Saturday
The Band Hayez
Tropicali Flames
Reggae/Jam
Arden Park Roots
Eazy Dub
Empress Niko & The Lion’s Paw
Rock
Band of Coyotes
Burning Landscapes
Cemetery Sun
Cities You Wish You Were From
Drug Apts
Fallout Kings
Honyock
Humble Wolf
Island of Black and White
Mondo Deco
Shotgun Sawyer
Something Heartfelt
The Decibels
The Ghost Town Rebellion
The Mindful
The Roa Brothers Band
Trinidad Silva
Rockabilly
Dyana and the Cherry Kings
Frankie and the Defenders
Hypnotic IV
The Infamous Swanks
Twilight Drifters
Singer-songwriter
Alex Walker
Amber DeLaRosa
Brandy Robinson
Chelsea Hughes
Chris Washington
Christopher Fairman
Erica Ambrin
Frank Joseph G.
Heather Evans
Jenn Rogar
Jessica Malone
Proxy Moon
Richard Urbino
Teen
Free Candy!
Paper Airplanes
The Zach Waters Band
World Music
Achilles Wheel
Casey Lipka
Dinorah & Crosswinds
DonGato Latin Band
La Noche Oskura
One Eyed Reilly
Piper’s Folly
Yolo Mambo