2010 Sammie Winners + Recap

Goodness Gracious Me start off the night.

The 19th Annual Sammies were held over the weekend and I was able to catch some of the action.

It was quite the block party over at the R Street Corridor. They had a beer garden, courtesy of Coors Light, a huge stage set up between 14th and 15th Street, and even early on the place was packed!

In between performances by local favorites Goodness Gracious Me, The Nickel Slots, Storytellers, and The New Humans, awards were announced.

The Audio Man, Ira Skinner,
announces of the night's
winners!

(*Just A Few*) 2010 Sammies Winners

Outstanding Experimental
Tera Melos

Outstanding Emcee
Random Abiladeze

Outstanding Indie
Sister Crayon

Outstanding Indie/Electro/Progressive
The New Humans (Their THIRD Sammie in a ROW!)

Outstanding Teen Band
Dog Party

>>Check out the rest of the winners at this week's Sac News & Review's "SOUND ADVICE" <<

Some of the businesses along the R Street Corridor offered specials for the block party goers. Muse Hair Boutique raffled off gift cards. Top This! Yogurt sold fro-yo for only $1! And Space 07 Salon gave haircuts with a nice view of the Sammies stage.


There were some awesome and not-so-awesome things about the awards show Saturday night. To start with a positive, I thought the hosts had a ton of energy (one being Adam Saake - organizer of the Sac Electronica Fest). And I loved the carnivalesque theme of the whole affair - the hosts dressed as ring leaders, the Sizzling Sirens Burlesque Experience had their sirens help present the awards, and there were a couple of stilt walkers milling about the crowd.

What was disappointing was the fact that many of the presenters did not know the nominees of their category forcing them to either look them up in a copy of SN&R or to skip listing the nominees (who I think at least deserved to be mentioned) all together.

Then, when winners were announced, because all the nominees weren't congregated in one location, their names were repeated multiple times and many didn't even go up to accept their award.

So aside from the obvious disorganization of the awards process, I thought the performances were excellent, and that getting local businesses involved was a great idea. And, I'm really interested to see what the organizers will do for the 20th Anniversary of the Sammies next year.

Wanna see more photos? Take a look at our 2010 Sammies Album.

YLOS: Saturday Night's ALL Right

You LOVE our scene! And here's why...

There are so many good shows/events happening this weekend - I don't know what to do with myself. This post proves there is a strong music scene in Sacramento.

This Saturday alone I am torn between three different shows of mixed genres and venue. So if you're at all like me, and you can't seem to decide where to catch a great show, let me give you a hand. 


And away we go!




Saturday - October 9th

Sammies Block Party: Located at the R Street Corridor (between 14th and 15th), Sacramento News and Review is throwing a good old fashioned block party to announce the winners of the 2010 Sammies. Located conveniently next to some yummy restaurants (like Magpie, Cafe Bernado, and Burgers & Brew), there will also be a beer garden, and live music. Plus, the event is FREE (well except for the beer and food, of course).

Click the "Sammies Block Party" link above to check out the full schedule and line up of performances. I'm personally looking forward to the Joints & Jams Showcase featuring Mike Colossal, DJ Rated R, Random Abiladeze, and Tribe of Levi.


One of the things I LOVE about Sacramento's music scene our variety of venues. Take the Sacramento Bike Kitchen for example: normally a non-profit, volunteer-run bike shop offering tools and expertise to those seeking bicycle repair, this organization has become a quirky local hot-spot to drink a few beers along the train tracks and catch a show.

For this month's Second Saturday, the Bike Kitchen is presenting The Blue Diamonds with Travis Colorado's Midnight Moonshiners. It'll be a FREE night of music along with beer & Two Rivers Cider, snacks and as the flyer advertises . . . good times.

This is another great option for anyone in a rut looking for someplace new and unexpected to check out local music.




If there is one thing I've learned in the brief amount of time TERROREYES.TV has been up and running is that they have great taste in new music.

Having no clue who any of the bands listed to the left were, I quickly did some research and found all three of them were amazing! Craft Spells is a super New Wave inspired pop band from Stockton [Party Talk 7" from Captured Tracks on iTunes | Amazon | Insound]; Backwords a psychedelic folk rock outfit from Brooklyn, and Woman Year (a.k.a. Michael RJ Saalman, who has worked with Pregnant).

Diverse, experimental music - another great show at The Hub. AND only FIVE BUCKS!

So there you have it, Padutans: my weekend show conundrum. 

Are you going to any of these shows? Have any advice for me?

Leave a comment - I'll go to whichever show 

gets the most votes from you!