August 21st – Kai Kln and Prieta
August 28th – Method Echo, Shannon Curtis, and Bobby Zoppi
September 4th – Secretions and Th’ Losin Streaks
September 11th – The Nickel Slots, The Golden Cadillacs, and Mae McCoy & The Neon Stars
September 18th – Jackpot, Agent Ribbons, and Mike Farrell

Information here and here. Shows run from about 5:00 to 9:00 PM. And btw, the last of the current shows this Friday features Sol Peligro, Retrograde Revolution, and La Noche Oskura.

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Here’s the lineup for this year:

May 1 – Sol Peligro, Retrograde Revolution, La Noche Oskura
May 8 – Rick Estrin and The Nightcats, The Fortunate Few
May 15 – Warp 11, The Kimberly Trip, I Scream on Sundae
May 22 – Two Sheds, Agent Ribbons, Silver Darling, Buildings Breeding

May 29 – Pets, New Humans, Dusty Brown
June 5 – Bucho, Righteous Movement, Happy Mayfield
June 12 – Shakedown, The Kinetics, Sincro
June 19 – Middle Class Rut, Lite Brite, Consider The Thief
June 26 – Mumbo Gumbo, TBD
July 3 – TBD, Radio Orangevale, Trainwreck Revival
July 10 – Kate Gaffney, Boulevard Park, West of Next, Christopher Fairman & The Stilts
July 17 – The Snobs, The No Goodniks, Phantom Jets, The Cockfight Kings
July 24 – Baby Grand, Ricky Berger, Pop Lollys, Dog Party
July 31 – Brodys, Goodness Gracious, The Broken Poet
August 7 – Rowdy Kate, Hellbound Glory, Flounder

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