Sun, November 13, 2011 7:00 PM (Doors open at: 6:00 PM)

B.B. King

Community Center Theater

1301 L St, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916.808-5181)

All Ages. Ticket prices range from $42.00, $52.00, $62.00, $102.00 in advance, All seats $3.00 higher day of show! Tickets available from Tickets.com

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Fri, September 30th, 2011 7:30 PM (Doors open at: 6:30 PM)

Paula Poundstone

Crest Theater

1013 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916-44-CREST)

All Ages. Tickets Range from $27.00, $35.00, $42.00 in advance, all seats increase $3.50 Day of show!

Tickets available from Tickets.com

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Thu, Oct 6th, & Fri, October 7, 2011 8:00 PM

(Doors open at: 7:00 PM)

CAKE

Freeborn Hall

University of California,

Davis 104 Freeborn Hall,

One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616 (530.752.1910)

All Ages. $32.00 Advance. $37.00 Day Of Show. (Per Show)

Tickets available from Tickets.com

NEW DATE! TICKETS WILL BE HONORED FROM PREVIOUS SHOW!!

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Mon, Oct 17th, 2011 7:30 PM (Doors open at: 6:30 PM)

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience

Crest Theater

1013 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916-44-CREST)

All Ages. Tickets Range From: $29.00, $35.00, $45.00, And VIP Meet and Greet $125.00 in advance, all seats increase $5.00 Day of Show.

Tickets available from Tickets.com

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Tue, October 18, 2011 8:00 PM (Doors open at: 7:00 PM)

Ryan Adams

Crest Theater 1013 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916-44-CREST)

All Ages. $35.00 Advance. $38.00 Day Of Show. Tickets available from Tickets.com

TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY OCTOBER 10th, 10AM!

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Sat, January 21, 2012 8:00 PM (Doors open at: 7:00 PM)

David Garrett

Crest Theater

1013 K Street,

Sacramento, CA 95814 (916-44-CREST)

All Ages. Ticket prices range from $29.50, $39.50, $49.50 in advance, All seats $2.50 higher day of show! Tickets available from Tickets.com

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Sun, February 12, 2012 7:30 PM (Doors open at: 6:30 PM)

Tommy Emmanuel

Crest Theater

1013 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916-44-CREST)

All Ages. Ticket prices range from $35.00-$39.50 Tickets available from Tickets.com

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2/4 – David Garrett

2/19 – Tommy Emmanuel

3/12 – Pink Floyd Extravaganza with House of Floyd

4/14 – Interpol

If you go to any of these, let us know how the show was!

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The event will take place on Friday, August 22, 2008 at the classic Crest Theater. Musical guests include Maria Muldaur & The Free Radicals with special guests: Tracy Nelson, Holly Near, and Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir. Yes We Can: Songs of Peace and Change is an all-star night of some of America’s greatest women vocalists singing songs by America’s best songwriters. Funky and uplifting, this annual fundraiser for Francis House will rock the house.

Since 1970, Francis House has been the Sacramento-based resource center for thousands who are suffering from poverty in body, mind and spirit.

Songs from YES WE CAN, Ms. Muldaur’s new album–Bob Dylan (‘License to Kill,’), Marvin Gaye (‘Inner City Blues’), Allen Toussaint (‘Yes, We Can’) , Earl King (‘Make a Better World’), Garth Brooks (‘We Shall Be Free’), Barrett Strong (‘War-What Is It Good For?’), Timmy Thomas(‘Why Can’t We Live Together?’) and Thomas Dorsey (‘Down By the Riverside -Ain’t Gonna Study War No More’)—are featured.

Says Muldaur, ‘As Pete Seeger says, ‘If you love your country you’ll find ways to speak up for what is right. Singing the right songs is the way to start.’

A night that will change lives.

Tickets are $100 VIP floor/center, $75 left and right sides/floor Rows AA-FF $75, GG-PP $50, QQ-TT $40. Doors at 7pm for 8pm show. This is a reserved seating show.

Tickets are on sale now.

The Sammies were different this year.  A different MC.  There were only about 6 or 7 groups that played.  But each group played about 5 songs.  I would rather have seen more groups playing 2 or three songs.  My favorite was Butterscotch, fronted by a black chick who did a bunch of base noises and brass noises just with her mouth, while playing another instrument and singing.  She could do the whole thing without any help, but on several of her songs she had a couple others filling in the cracks.  She did different things, some jazzy, some hip hoppity. 

Also saw The Losin’ Streaks (metal – a couple big guitars), The Evening Episode, An Angle (basic rock and roll – I liked them), Live Mannikins (four hip hop dudes – they were also good), Ricky Berger (kind of cute, softer, talented, somewhat quirky), The New Humans (I don’t remember much about them).  Some very attractive women called the Body something or other giving out the awards.

So did you go? And if so what did you think?

The 2008 Sammies will take place on Thursday, July 17, 2008 at the Crest Theater. Doors open at 7:00 for 8:00 show, according to the Crest calendar. Lots of local talent will perform and you can cheer for the winners. See you there. Now go vote for your favorites! NOTE: I wasn’t able to view the ballot page with IE6. Try Firefox.

Also, check out the Sammies Artist Showcase shows.

There is SO much musical talent in this town. The awards show will be held on Thursday, July 17, at the Crest Theatre. See you there.

The best music played that night (according to me anyway) was by: Agent Ribbons, who turned in a quirky, infectuous pop performance with only one guitar and drums. No, nothing like the White Stripes; Urbanfire, a tight and talented reggae act; The Evening Episode, who were not scheduled to play but did anyway. Now more intense than before with the recent member changes but still very interesting; and a host of others. Mad props to Chelsea Wolfe, The Bennys, Alkali Flats, Cuesta Drive, and Absent Me for their engaging sets.

If there is one band that I will want to see more of, it had to be Agent Ribbons. They were stunningly catchy and absolutely memorable. There was also a nice brief tribute to Erik Kleven, local music man who died shortly after last year’s ceremony. Sadly, it was at the end of the show, and the crowd had really thinned out. I don’t really understand why people don’t want to watch the whole show but what do I know? Most of the crowd seemed to come and go from the lobby (the bar?) to the show and back. Maybe people only like to see their faves but I enjoyed it all. Rock on Sacramento!!

You can find more about the 2007 Sammies in the News And Review here. And as always, feel free to post a comment at the bottom of this blog.

Readers’ Choice Winners:

Rock – Two Sheds
Pop – Didley Squat
World/Latin/Reggae – Urbanfire
Country/Bluegrass – Bottom Dwellers
Jazz – Vivian Lee
Rap/Hip-Hop – Crazy Ballhead
Blues – Kentucky Slim
R&B/Funk – The Bennys
Electronica – Chemical Angel
Folk/Acoustic – Be Brave Bold Robot
Punk – The Secretions
Hard Rock/Metal – Giant Squid

Critics’ Choice Awards:

Outstanding Guitarist – Steve Randall
Outstanding Bassist – Gabe Nelson
Outstanding Keyboardist – Stuart Nishiyama
Outstanding Drummer – Matt K. Shrugg
Outstanding Male Vocalist – Richard March
Outstanding Female Vocalist – Chelsea Wolfe
Outstanding DJ/Turntablist – Roger Carpio
Outstanding Reed/Brass/Woodwind Player – Steve Lishman
Outstanding Songwriter – Adrian Bourgeois
Special Recognition – Ross Hammond
Outstanding Local Act – Agent Ribbons
Outstanding Local CD – Deluxe

2007 Hall of Fame Inductees:
Shaun Slaughter
Four Guys From Reno
Erik Kleven