SN&R’s 2019 SAMMIES nominees

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