Winners

The SAMMIES recognize the talented bands, songwriters, emcees, DJs and others in the Sacramento music scene.

This year, more than 40,000 votes were cast in more than 30 categories. You voted. Here are the winners.

SAMMIES 2020 Winner

Island of Black and White

  • Reggae/Jam
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Frankie and the Defenders

  • Rockabilly
SAMMIES 2020 Winner

Amber DeLaRosa

  • Artist of the Year
  • New Artist
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Band of Coyotes

  • Rock
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Katie Knipp

  • Blues
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Kennedy Wrose

  • Emcee
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MoonShine Crazy

  • Cover Band/Tribute Band
SAMMIES 2020 Winner

Paper Airplanes

  • Teen
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Jessica Jolia

  • Singer-Songwriter
SAMMIES 2020 Winner

Brotherly Mud

  • Country/Americana/Alt-Country
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A Foreign Affair

  • Hardcore/Industrial/Post-Hardcore
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Diamond Dez

  • Hip-Hop/Rap
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The Bad Barnacles

  • Indie
  • Live Performer
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Dreams of Madness

  • Metal/Hard Rock
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Terry Freeman Moore

  • Spoken word (with music)
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Kandia

  • World Music
SAMMIES 2020 Winner

Girls Rock Sacramento

  • Creative Achievement in Support of the Music Scene
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Jessica Malone

  • Folk/Bluegrass
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The Philharmonik

  • Music Video
  • R&B/Soul

Zephyr

  • Deejay

Sad Girlz Club

  • Punk/Post-punk

Joy and Madness

  • Funk

Sean Stack

  • Producer of the Year

SpaceWalker

  • Electronica/Experimental

A Tribe Quartet

  • Jazz

Hobo Johnson

  • Release of the Year

The Knockoffs

  • Revival/back from the dead band

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