Meet the 2019 Nominees

The SAMMIES recognizes the talented bands, songwriters, emcees, DJs and others in the Sacramento music scene.  All of these nominees are deserving to win a SAMMIES award.  But only one will win in each category.  We'd like to introduce a few of the nominees here.

Are you a 2019 nominee who would like to be profiled?  Want to update your profile?   Please contact us.

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SAMMIES 2019 Nominee

According to Bazooka

  • Folk/Bluegrass
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Amanda Gray

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country
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The Ariel Jean Band

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country
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Aye Tee

  • Hip-Hop/Rap
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Burning Landscapes

  • Rock
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Cities You Wish You Were From

  • Music Video
  • Release of the Year
  • Rock
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Element Brass Band

  • Jazz
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Enso Anima

  • Progressive Rock/Post-Hardcore
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Exiled from Grace

  • Metal
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Flight Mongoose

  • Indie
  • Live Performer
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Free Candy!

  • Punk/Post-punk
  • Teen
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Instagon

  • Electronica/Experimental
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Island of Black and White

  • Rock
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Jacam Manricks

  • Jazz
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Just Like Heaven

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band
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Knockout

  • Punk/Post-punk
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La Noche Oskura

  • World Music
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Manzanita

  • Folk/Bluegrass
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Marty Cohen and The Sidekicks

  • Folk/Bluegrass
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Peter Petty (and his Titans of Terpsichore!)

  • Jazz
  • Live Performer
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Red Dirt Ruckus

  • Folk/Bluegrass
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The Ghost Town Rebellion

  • Rock
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The Mindful

  • Rock
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The Zach Waters Band

  • Blues
  • Live Performer
  • Teen
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The O'Mulligans

  • Punk/Post-punk
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Total Recall

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band
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Alex Jenkins (Alex Jenkins Quartet)

  • Jazz
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Leigh Vaughnn

  • R&B/Soul
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Levi Moses

  • R&B/Soul
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Zeroclient

  • Progressive Rock/Post-Hardcore
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Shawn Thwaites Rebel Quartet

  • Jazz
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California Riot Act

  • Hard Rock
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Captain Cutiepie

  • Punk/Post-punk
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Charlie Muscle

  • Emcee
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Billy Lane

  • Electronica/Experimental
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DJ Essence

  • Deejay
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DonGato Latin Band

  • World Music
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Frankie and the Defenders

  • Rockabilly
  • Rockabilly
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Horseneck

  • Metal
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House of Mary

  • Indie
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Humble Wolf

  • Rock
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JonEmery & The Unconventionals

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country
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me&you

  • Folk/Bluegrass
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Michael Ray

  • Blues
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The Gold Souls

  • Funk
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The Nickel Slots

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country
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The Twilight Drifters

  • Rockabilly
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A Waking Memory

  • Metal
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Amber DeLaRosa

  • Singer-Songwriter
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Band of Coyotes

  • New Artist
  • Rock
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Banjo Bones

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country
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Bap Notes

  • Jazz
  • Live Performer
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Blackout Betty

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band
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BoNeY-JaY

  • Hip-Hop/Rap
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Cactus Pete and his 78 RPM Record Roundup

  • Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene
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Cloud Hats

  • Folk/Bluegrass
  • New Artist
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Cold Shot

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band
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Consci8us

  • Emcee
  • Hip-Hop/Rap
  • Music Video
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Creux Lies

  • Music Video
  • Punk/Post-punk
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Czechmate

  • Deejay
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DJ Elements

  • Deejay
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DJ Lady Char

  • Deejay
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DJ Zay

  • Deejay
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Eazy Dub

  • Reggae/Jam
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Empress Niko & Lion's Paw

  • Reggae/Jam
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Fallout Kings

  • Rock
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Faye Safiro

  • Electronica/Experimental
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Frank Joseph G

  • Singer-Songwriter
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Gillian Underwood and the Lonesome Doves

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country
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Heather Evans

  • Singer-Songwriter
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Jack Chandler's Ice Age Jazztet

  • Jazz
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Jenn Rogar

  • Singer-Songwriter
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Kassette

  • Hip-Hop/Rap
  • Producer/Engineer
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Katie Knipp

  • Artist of the Year
  • Blues
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Kennedy Wrose

  • Hip-Hop/Rap
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Life of the Afterparty

  • New Artist
  • Punk/Post-punk
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Lillian Frances

  • Electronica/Experimental
  • New Artist
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Loose Engines

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country
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Lusaid

  • Hip-Hop/Rap
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Mi$tuh G

  • Emcee
  • Hip-Hop/Rap
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MoonShine Crazy

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band
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My Cousin Vinny

  • Electronica/Experimental
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Mylar's Hippie Hour

  • Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene
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Ode to Saturday

  • R&B/Soul
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Paper Airplanes

  • Punk/Post-punk
  • Teen
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Piper's Folly

  • World Music
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Proxy Moon

  • Singer-Songwriter
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Red's Blues

  • Blues
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Richard Urbino

  • Singer-Songwriter
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Sacramento Songwriter Circle

  • Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene
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Soft Science

  • Indie
  • Music Video
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Sparks Across Darkness

  • Emcee
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That Kid Raja

  • Hip-Hop/Rap
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The Decibels

  • Rock
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The Fontaine Classic

  • Indie
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The Roa Brothers Band

  • Rock
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Todd Morgan

  • Indie
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Turnbuckle Blues Review

  • Blues
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Two on Tuesday

  • Folk/Bluegrass
  • New Artist
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Vinnie Guidera & the Dead Birds

  • Indie
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The Herald

  • Folk/Bluegrass
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¡Las Pulgas!

  • Punk/Post-punk
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Girls Rock Sacramento

  • Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene
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Jessica Malone

  • Folk/Bluegrass
  • Live Performer
  • Singer-Songwriter
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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
  • Hip-Hop/Rap
  • Live Performer
  • Music Video
  • Release of the Year
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Battle Hag

  • Metal
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Clevers

  • Punk/Post-punk
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Dance Gavin Dance

  • Artist of the Year
  • Music Video
  • Progressive Rock/Post-Hardcore
  • Release of the Year
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Dyana & The Cherry Kings

  • Rockabilly
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Erica Ambrin

  • Singer-Songwriter
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Failure by Proxy

  • Hard Rock
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Hobo Johnson & The LoveMakers

  • Artist of the Year
  • Hip-Hop/Rap
  • Live Performer
  • Music Video
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Melissa Schiller & the Baker Miller Pinks

  • Indie
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Saevon

  • Hip-Hop/Rap
  • Music Video
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Tropicali Flames

  • New Artist
  • R&B/Soul

Among The First

  • Funk

Christopher Fairman

  • Singer-Songwriter

The Cripple Creek Band

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country

The MOANS

  • Punk/Post-punk

Whoville

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band

Some Fear None

  • Hard Rock

Chrome Ghost

  • Metal

DJ Nocturnal

  • Deejay

Zephyr

  • Deejay

POOR Majesty

  • Emcee
  • Hip-Hop/Rap
  • Music Video

Wastewalker

  • Metal

Yolo Mambo

  • World Music

Chris Washington

  • Singer-Songwriter

DJ Lady Grey

  • Deejay

DJ Oasis

  • Deejay

Endless Yawn

  • Metal

Jack Ketch

  • Metal

KARE Collective

  • Hip-Hop/Rap

Lil Marvaless

  • Emcee
  • Hip-Hop/Rap

Marcel Smith

  • R&B/Soul

Plots

  • Progressive Rock/Post-Hardcore

Sad Girlz Club

  • New Artist
  • Punk/Post-punk

Solanum

  • Metal

Stone Vintage Music Boutique

  • Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene

The Odious Construct

  • Metal

The Plastic Shoelaces

  • Indie

The Ray "Catfish" Copeland Band

  • Blues

Topograf

  • Electronica/Experimental
  • New Artist

Tyrannocannon

  • Metal

Venetian Veil

  • Electronica/Experimental

Yayah

  • Electronica/Experimental

Chelsea Hughes

  • Singer-Songwriter

Alex Salveson

  • Emcee

Apple Z

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band

Arden Park Roots

  • Reggae/Jam

Big Sticky Mess

  • Funk

Brandy Robinson

  • Singer-Songwriter

CHRCH

  • Metal
  • Release of the Year

Chris Woodhouse

  • Producer/Engineer

City of Trees Brass Band

  • Jazz

Cover Me Badd

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band

Destroy Boys

  • Music Video
  • Punk/Post-punk
  • Release of the Year

Dinorah & Crosswinds

  • World Music

DJ Eddie Z

  • Deejay

DJ Epik

  • Deejay

DLRN

  • Hip-Hop/Rap

Doombird

  • Electronica/Experimental

Drop Dead Red

  • Rock

Drug Apts

  • Live Performer
  • Rock

Gentleman Surfer

  • Progressive Rock/Post-Hardcore

George Napp

  • Funk

Graveshadow

  • Metal

HOODS

  • Punk/Post-punk

Ideateam

  • Artist of the Year
  • Funk
  • Release of the Year

Inland

  • Folk/Bluegrass

Joe Johnston

  • Producer/Engineer

Joy and Madness

  • Funk

Kill The Precedent

  • Metal

Kyle Rowland Blues Band

  • Blues

Life in 24 Frames

  • Indie

Lil Darrion

  • Hip-Hop/Rap

Patrick Hills

  • Producer/Engineer

Petaluma

  • Electronica/Experimental

Pine Street Ramblers

  • Folk/Bluegrass

Screature

  • Punk/Post-punk
  • Release of the Year

Sean Stack

  • Producer/Engineer

Shotgun Sawyer

  • Rock

So Much Light

  • Electronica/Experimental

Something Heartfelt

  • Rock

SpaceWalker

  • Electronica/Experimental

Subtlety

  • Progressive Rock/Post-Hardcore

Cafe Colonial/The Colony

  • Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene

The Golden Cadillacs

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country

Thunder Cover

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band

Trophii

  • Indie

Vasas

  • Indie

With Wolves

  • Metal

(waning)

  • Metal

50-Watt Heavy

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country

Achilles Wheel

  • World Music

Alex Walker

  • Singer-Songwriter

Andy Santana & The West Coast Playboys

  • Blues

Animals in the Attic

  • Indie
  • Music Video

Aziz Williams Jr.

  • Hip-Hop/Rap

Basi Vibe

  • R&B/Soul

Bastards of Young

  • Punk/Post-punk

Boy Romeo

  • Indie
  • Music Video

BrvndonP

  • Hip-Hop/Rap

Bueno

  • Hip-Hop/Rap

Casey Lipka

  • World Music

Cemetery Sun

  • Rock

Charles Albright

  • Punk/Post-punk

Chuuwee

  • Artist of the Year
  • Emcee
  • Hip-Hop/Rap
  • Music Video
  • Release of the Year

Creation District Records

  • Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene

Crimson Eye

  • Metal

Daydream Festival 2018

  • Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene

DJ Larry Rodriguez

  • Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene
  • Deejay

Dog Party

  • Punk/Post-punk

Dre-T

  • Emcee
  • Hip-Hop/Rap

Earles of Newtown

  • Jazz

Eugene Ugly

  • Indie

Evil Seagull

  • Indie

Fate Under Fire

  • Indie
  • Music Video

First Festival 2018

  • Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene

Flourish

  • Indie

Gold Lion Arts

  • Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene

Honyock

  • Artist of the Year
  • Release of the Year
  • Rock

Jmsey

  • R&B/Soul

John Morris

  • Producer/Engineer

LaTour

  • R&B/Soul

Lunar

  • Metal

Madi Sipes & the Painted Blue

  • Indie
  • Release of the Year

Makebelief

  • Electronica/Experimental

MASTOIDS.

  • Punk/Post-punk

MerryGold

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country

Mino Yanci

  • Artist of the Year
  • Jazz

Mission

  • Emcee
  • Hip-Hop/Rap

Modern Man

  • Metal

Mondo Deco

  • Rock

Mr. Hooper

  • Hip-Hop/Rap

Nate Curry

  • Emcee
  • Hip-Hop/Rap
  • Music Video

One Eyed Reilly

  • World Music

Peace Killers

  • Metal

Pecker

  • Hard Rock

Poor Man's Whiskey

  • Folk/Bluegrass

Red Ex Vol. 2

  • Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene

Rick Estrin & the Nightcats

  • Artist of the Year
  • Blues

Roman Pilot

  • Progressive Rock/Post-Hardcore

Royal Coda

  • Progressive Rock/Post-Hardcore

Rudy Kalma

  • Emcee
  • Hip-Hop/Rap

Sea of Bees

  • Folk/Bluegrass

Shane Q

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band
  • Live Performer

Sick Burn

  • Punk/Post-punk

Sun Valley Gun Club

  • Indie
  • Release of the Year

Sunmonks

  • Indie
  • Live Performer

T.I.P. Vicious

  • Emcee

Th' Losin Streaks

  • Music Video
  • Punk/Post-punk
  • Release of the Year

The Band Hayez

  • R&B/Soul

The Croissants

  • Music Video
  • Punk/Post-punk

The Gatlin

  • Hip-Hop/Rap
  • Music Video

Trinidad Silva

  • Rock

Two Tone Steiny & The Cadillacs

  • Blues

Wolf & Bear

  • Progressive Rock/Post-Hardcore

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