Meet the 2018 Nominees

More than 200 bands and/or solo artists were nominated by SN&R readers for SAMMIES 2018. A dozen or so visited our offices for a photo shoot, and a bunch filled out a Q&A—that's what you see below. 

Each link will take you to a page where you can learn about these local artists and hear their music.

We'll be updating this page frequently—pretty soon all of the nominees will be listed here. So come back and visit again!

SAMMIES 2018 Nominee

According to Bazooka

  • Folk/Bluegrass
SAMMIES 2018 Nominee

The Ariel Jean Band

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country
SAMMIES 2018 Nominee

Burning Landscapes

  • Music Video
  • Rock
SAMMIES 2018 Nominee

Cities You Wish You Were From

  • Artist of the Year
  • New Artist
  • Release of the Year
  • Rock
SAMMIES 2018 Nominee

Element Brass Band

  • Jazz
SAMMIES 2018 Nominee

Enso Anima

  • Hardcore/Industrial/Post-Hardcore
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Exiled from Grace

  • Artist of the Year
  • Metal
  • Teen
SAMMIES 2018 Nominee

Free Candy!

  • Teen
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ill Imperial

  • Hip-Hop/Rap
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Instagon

  • Electronica/Experimental
SAMMIES 2018 Nominee

Island of Black and White

  • Artist of the Year
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J. Black

  • R&B/Soul
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Jacam Manricks

  • Jazz
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Just Like Heaven

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band
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Korean Fire Drill

  • Hard Rock
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La Noche Oskura

  • World Music
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Manzanita

  • Folk/Bluegrass
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Nancy Northrup

  • Release of the Year
  • Singer/Songwriter
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Fame by the Flame

  • Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene
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Peter Petty (and his Titans of Terpsichore!)

  • Jazz
  • Release of the Year
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Red Dirt Ruckus

  • Folk/Bluegrass
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The Mindful

  • Reggae/Jam
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William Mylar

  • Singer/Songwriter
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The O'Mulligans

  • Punk/Post-punk
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Total Recall

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band
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DJ Hektor S

  • Deejay
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Alex Jenkins (Alex Jenkins Quartet)

  • Jazz
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Leigh Vaughnn

  • Live Performer
  • Music Video
  • R&B/Soul
  • Release of the Year
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Zeroclient

  • Metal
  • Music Video
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Shawn Thwaites Rebel Quartet

  • Jazz
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Captain Cutiepie

  • Punk/Post-punk
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Charlie Muscle

  • Emcee
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Billy Lane

  • Deejay
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DonGato Latin Band

  • World Music
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Horseneck

  • Hardcore/Industrial/Post-Hardcore
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House of Mary

  • Artist of the Year
  • Indie
  • Release of the Year
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Humble Wolf

  • Rock
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JonEmery & The Unconventionals

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country
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me&you

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country
  • New Artist
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Michael Ray

  • Blues
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Riotmaker

  • Reggae/Jam
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The Gold Souls

  • New Artist
  • R&B/Soul
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The Nickel Slots

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country
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The Twilight Drifters

  • Rockabilly
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¡Las Pulgas!

  • Punk/Post-punk
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Bru Lei

  • Emcee
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Jessica Malone

  • Release of the Year
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Matt Rainey and the Dippin' Sauce

  • Blues
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Pregnant

  • Electronica/Experimental
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REMIX

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band
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The Philharmonik

  • Artist of the Year
  • Live Performer
  • Music Video
  • Producer of the Year
  • R&B/Soul

Among The First

  • Hard Rock
  • New Artist

Arts & Leisure

  • Indie
  • Release of the Year

Christopher Fairman

  • Release of the Year
  • Singer/Songwriter

The Cripple Creek Band

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country

Restrayned

  • Metal

Whoville

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band

Some Fear None

  • Hard Rock

Chrome Ghost

  • Metal

DJ Nocturnal

  • Deejay

Zephyr

  • Deejay

POOR Majesty

  • Hip-Hop/Rap

Wastewalker

  • Metal

At Both Ends

  • Punk/Post-punk

Alex Salveson

  • Emcee
  • New Artist

Andrew Castro

  • Singer-Songwriter

Apple Z

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band

Arden Park Roots

  • Reggae/Jam

Big Sticky Mess

  • Funk

Blue Oaks

  • Release of the Year
  • Rock

Bonanza King Band

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country

Brandy Robinson

  • R&B/Soul

Carla Fleming

  • R&B/Soul

Cash Campain

  • R&B/Soul

CHRCH

  • Artist of the Year

Chris Woodhouse

  • Producer of the Year

Control

  • Hard Rock

Cover Me Badd

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band

Cross Class

  • Hardcore/Industrial/Post-Hardcore

Dana Moret & Mr. December

  • Blues

First Fest/Show Up Sac

  • Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene

Dead Till Monday

  • Hip-Hop/Rap

Death Party At The Beach

  • Indie
  • Release of the Year

Destroy Boys

  • Punk/Post-punk
  • Teen

Dinorah & Crosswinds

  • World Music

DJ Eddie Z

  • Deejay

DJ Epik

  • Deejay

DJ Rated R

  • Deejay

DLRN

  • Hip-Hop/Rap

Doombird

  • Electronica/Experimental

Drop Dead Red

  • Rock

Drug Apts

  • Live Performer
  • Punk/Post-punk

Drunken Kung Fu

  • Reggae/Jam

Element Of Soul

  • Reggae/Jam

eRRth

  • Hip-Hop/Rap

Gentleman Surfer

  • Electronica/Experimental

George Napp

  • Funk

Graveshadow

  • Metal

Hannah Jane Kile

  • Singer-Songwriter

Heartless

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band

Heat Of Damage

  • Metal

Hi, Mom!

  • Music Video

High House

  • Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene

HOODS

  • Hardcore/Industrial/Post-Hardcore

Hot City

  • Jazz

HotBods

  • Punk/Post-punk

Ideateam

  • Funk

Inland

  • Folk/Bluegrass

Ira Skinner

  • Producer of the Year

Jayson Angove

  • Singer-Songwriter

Jesus & the Dinosaurs

  • Live Performer

Joe Johnston

  • Producer of the Year

Juliet Company

  • Indie

Kevin Seconds

  • Singer-Songwriter

Kill The Precedent

  • Hardcore/Industrial/Post-Hardcore

Killer Couture

  • Hardcore/Industrial/Post-Hardcore

Kyle Rowland Blues Band

  • Blues

Life in 24 Frames

  • Indie
  • Live Performer

Lucky/You

  • Teen

Midtown Creepers

  • Blues

MIND X

  • Reggae/Jam

Nagual

  • World Music

Nova Sutro

  • Metal

Optimiztiq

  • Emcee

Patrick Hills

  • Producer of the Year

Petaluma

  • Electronica/Experimental

Pets

  • Punk/Post-punk

Pierce and The Gals

  • Indie

Pine Street Ramblers

  • Folk/Bluegrass

Ranell Carpenter Band

  • Blues

Sacto Storytellers

  • Reggae/Jam

Sactown Playboys

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country

Sandra Dolores Swanfeldt

  • Singer-Songwriter

Screature

  • Live Performer
  • Punk/Post-punk

Sean Stack

  • Producer of the Year

Sheastie Boys

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band

Shotgun Sawyer

  • Hard Rock

So Much Light

  • Artist of the Year
  • Release of the Year

So Stressed

  • Punk/Post-punk

Sol Collective

  • Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene

Soosh*e!

  • Emcee

SpaceWalker

  • Artist of the Year
  • Electronica/Experimental
  • Live Performer
  • Release of the Year

Subtlety

  • Hardcore/Industrial/Post-Hardcore

Surviving the Era

  • Rock

Swimming in Bengal

  • World Music

Switchblade Trio

  • Jazz

Tavis

  • Emcee

The Cantaliers

  • Rockabilly

The Christian DeWild Band

  • Blues
  • Release of the Year

Cafe Colonial/The Colony

  • Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene

The Golden Cadillacs

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country

The Infamous Swanks

  • Rockabilly

The Jeff Watson Band

  • Blues

The Lucky Seven

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band

The MyNorities

  • Hip-Hop/Rap

The Nibblers

  • Funk

The Polyorchids

  • Indie
  • Music Video

The Red Museum

  • Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene

The Scratch Outs

  • Reggae/Jam

Thunder Cover

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band

Trikome

  • Hard Rock

Trophii

  • Electronica/Experimental

Two Peace

  • Reggae/Jam

URD-OM

  • Teen

Vasas

  • Indie

With Wolves

  • Metal

Working Man Blues Band

  • Blues

World Hood

  • World Music

Write Or Die

  • Electronica/Experimental

Xochitl

  • Singer-Songwriter

XTOM HANX

  • Hardcore/Industrial/Post-Hardcore

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