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Last year’s winnners

It’s the SN&R Music Fest @ Cesar Chavez Park from 3pm-9pm. This all-ages event will have something for everybody: 14 bands on 2 stages, a beer & wine garden, awesome vendors, a dunk tank and even a petting zoo!

Here are their top 9 reasons to go:

1. It is a FREE event
2. There will be 14 bands on two stages
3. It is all ages
4. There is a beer garden
5. There is a wine garden by Crush 29
6. There is a petting zoo
7. There is a dunk tank benefiting the leukemia society
8. There is a huge inflatable slide
9. There will be art and fashion vendors

(and The Sammies too, of course)

**Saturday, June 27th – SN&R Music Fest – Cesar Chavez Park – 3pm-9pm**

See you there!

Also nominated with his group Righteous Movement for Outstanding Hip-Hop Group, will be performing the exclusive set with special guest drummer, Adam Saake, and fellow Sammie nominee DJ Rockbottom (Outstanding Turntablist) on Sunday, June 7th 2009 at the Press Club in Downtown Sacramento. TAIS says the show will be dedicated to the fans who nominated him as Outstanding Emcee.

“I wanted to give the people that nominated me something new that will show the range as a performer,” TAIS said. “People expect a lot from me, and I want to make sure I’m exceeding those expectations.”

Each year, the Sacramento News & Review (SN&R) hold the Sammies to honor local musicians making significant strides in their genres. Nominees for the award are chosen by residents in Sacramento and its surrounding areas. After the nomination period, the SN&R hosts exclusive showcases for the musicians to display their talent.

More information on the Sacramento Area Music Awards as well as show specifics can be found at:  http://www.sammies.com/ or www.taismusic.com

Click the comment link below and tell us what you think.

The nominees for the 2009 Sammies (Sacramento Music Awards) have been announced. We won’t list them all, you can see the full list here. Voting begins May 14th here, and winners will be announced on June 27.

There’s a wealth of musical talent here in Sactown. Go see some! And don’t forget to vote…

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.