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  • SAMMYS Announces 2022 SAMMYS Hall of Fame Dinner and Award Show Dates

    SAMMYS announced the 2022 SAMMYS Hall of Fame Dinner on March 3, 2022 and award show on March 4, 2022. 

    Syracuse Area Music Awards or more commonly known as the SAMMYS is an awards show that celebrates the work created by people in the music industry from the Syracuse Area. 

    The SAMMYS Hall of Fame Dinner will be held on Thursday, March 3, 2022, upstairs at the Dinosaur. The 2022 Award Show will take place on Friday, March 4, 2022. The awards show will be returning to the Palace Theatre on James Street. Tickets will be available for either theatre seats or Live Stream from The Palace Theatre. The Show will include musical performances by area artists/bands. Awards will be presented in 12 recording categories, in addition to the People’s Choice awards in four categories, Brian Bourke Award for Best New Artist, Jack O Bocchino Spirit of the Sammys Award, and our Community Spirit Award. 

    On Thursday, SAMMYS 2022 Hall of Fame will induct Robert “Bobby T” Tousignant, Russ Tarby, Los Blancos, Music Educator: J. Avery Headd, and Lifetime Achievement: Tom Kenny of Sponge Bob Square Pants.

    Friday night the SAMMYS 2022 Awards Show at the Crouse Hinds Theater will announce numerous categories, including winning local musicians, bands, and artists who submitted their 2021 recordings, and winners of the People’s Choice categories. This year the general public cast over 168,000 online votes. The Founder’s Award will go to The Blacklites Performances, Jon Rogalia & The Swamp Boys, Letizia, The Real Raw Breed, and Tom Kenny & The Hi-Seas.

    Once again the SAMMYS are looking for the public to submit their Work. This year, all artist recorded submissions will be online only. Recorded submissions will begin December 1, 2021. Each artist must select one category they wish to be judged in. Only commercially released albums or EPs, released between January 1 – December 31, 2021 by artists in the Central NY area are eligible. All entries must be available on Apple Music, Spotify or Tidal. No physical recordings will be accepted. Categories subject to change at the discretion of the judges. Entry form will be available here and must be submitted by January 6, 2022.

    Supporting Sponsors of the 2022 SAMMYS include: The Rebel Rocks, Bridge Street, SubCat Music Studios, CNY Alive!, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, KMASE Productions, Joshua Johnson Design, Skinner & Associates Realty, American Vintage Productions, NYS Music, News Channel 9, 95X, 93Q, and 92.1 The WOLF.

    For more information on the SAMMYS 2022 Award Show visit the SAMMYS website.

  • Syracuse Area Music Awards Announces Winners of 2021 Season

    The Syracuse Area Music Awards or more commonly known as the SAMMYS announced the winners of their 2021 season on March 5, 2021 at the virtual awards ceremony. 

    The 2021 SAMMYS streamed for free LIVE from SubCat Music Studios at 7PM and hosted performances from Byron Cage, Cam Caruso, Sophistafunk, Stephen Phillips, and the Vaporeyes. The show was hosted by Dave Frisina from the RebelRocks.com and was free and open to the public with donations being accepted. 

    There were 60 nominees for the SAMMYS in 14 Categories this year. In addition, to winners of the Jack O Bocchino Award, Community Spirit Award, Brian Bourke Award for Best New Artist there was also the People’s Choice Winners in 4 Categories awarded for Best Artist/Band, Academic Organization, Venue and Live-stream Series or Event. 

    The winners are as listed. Best Alternative went to The Exploding Flowers for Strangers. Best Americana went to Harmonic Dirt for Live At The Ridge. Best Blues went to Tas Cru for DRIVE ON. Best Country went to Tink Bennett & Tailor Made for Hate The Game. Best Electronic went to Asael for We Believed. Best Hard Rock went to Junexa for Lifeless. Best Hip-Hop or Rap went to Big Nate MG for The Story of MG. Best Jam Band went to the Vaporeyes for Cantrips. Best Jazz went to London McDaniel for Anatural Aphrodisiaca. Best Other Style went to DiCosimo/Pagán for Con Moto. Best Pop went to Jess Novak Band for Standing Now. Best R&B went to Jaquiel for Summer Nights in the Southward. Best Rock went to Atkins Riot for Couch Potato. Best Singer-Songwriter went to Amanda Rogers for The Hallow. People’s Choice for Local Artist or Band went to Gary Johnson, Livestream Event or Series for Disruption Network Local Music Monday, Academic or Musical Organization for Baldwinsville Marching Band, and Local Venue for Rise N Shine Diner. Jack O Bocchino Spirit of the Sammys Award went to Bill Baldwin. Brian Burke Award for Best New Artist went to Trauma Cat. Community Spirit Award went to Corey Paige.

    SAMMY awards were given out based on the judgement of submissions sent to the SAMMYS Board by musicians in Syracuse and the surrounding area. 166 artists submitted 194 recordings in total for this year’s season. An independent panel of music industry professionals and educators from around the country, led by James Abbott, reviewed the submissions and made their selections based on their merit within their genre.


    For more information on the 2021 SAMMYS winners visit the SAMMAYS website.

  • SAMMYS Announces Nominees for 2021 Season

    Syracuse Area Music Awards, or more commonly known as the SAMMYS, announce their nominated Syracuse area musicians are for the 2021 season during their virtual press conference. The press conference took place on February 3, 2021 at 10AM on the SAMMYS Facebook page

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    The Syracuse Area Music Awards show celebrities local music to the Syracuse area in particular. Over time it has become a beloved staple to Syracuse and the surrounding areas.

    The people’s Choice Awards is moving into its fourth round after the virtual press release. People vote on their favorite artist or band, live-stream event or series, academic or musical organization, and venue in the people’s choice award categories. It all comes down to who has the best fans who are the most passionate. The press conference announced the nominees who advanced to the top 16 in every category of the people’s choice awards. To check out the nominees and to vote in each of the categories click here.

    On top of the people’s choice awards categories there is also many other categories where local musicians were nominated in. The other categories include Best Alternative Recording, Best Americana Recording, Best Blues Recording, Best Country Recording, Best Electric Recording, Best Hard Rock Recording, Best Rap/ Hip Hop Recording, Best Jam Band Recording, Best Jazz Recording, Best Other Style Recording, Best Pop Recording, Best R&B Recording, Best Rock Recording, and Best Singer-Songwriter Recording.

    The actual 2021 SAMMYS will take place on March 5, 2021 and will be streamed live for free and live from SubCat Studios. The awards show will include musical performances by area artists/bands. Awards will be presented in 12 recording categories, in addition to the People’s Choice awards in four categories, Brian Bourke Award for Best New Artist, Jack O Bocchino Spirit of the SAMMYS Award, and our Community Spirit Award.

    The “SAMMY Spotlight Series”at Bridge Street on Newschannel 9 kicked off on January 28, 2021 with a performance from Nancy Kelly who is a multi-time winner of the SAMMYS and was inducted into the SAMMYs Hall-of-Fame in 2006. The upcoming spotlighted shows on Newschannel 9 include Chris Merkley on February 4, Sydney Irving on February 11, Bob Holz on February 18, Ghost Town Ramblers on February 25, Doyle/Whiting on March 4. All the performances will take place at 10AM and will build excitement for the upcoming SAMMYS. 

    For more information on the SAMMYS visit their website.

    Full List on SAMMYS 2021 Nominees:

    BEST ALTERNATIVE RECORDING

    Chuck Schiele with Love Letters

    Major Player with Upset City

    Mattydale Music Collective with No Thief, However Skillful

    The Exploding Flowers with Strangers

    Zach Blaszak with Homebrew

    BEST AMERICANA RECORDING

    Chocolate BonBon with Book of Names

    Harmonic Dirt with Live At The Ridge

    J. Schnitt with A Compass of Stars (the
    Quarantine Singles)

    Kid Roscoe with …And The Horse You Rode In On

    The Dart Brothers with Strangest Wavelength

    BEST BLUES RECORDING

    JunioR with This’ll Hurt

    Tas Cru with DRIVE ON

    BEST COUNTRY RECORDING

    Brandon Scott with North Country

    Tink Bennett & Tailor with Made Hate The Game

    Whiskey Hollow Rush with Life, Love, Whiskey

    BEST ELECTRONIC RECORDING

    Asael with We Believed

    Empires in Orbit with Rave of the Damned

    Mazedude with MazeQuest 3 Original Soundtrack

    Shitnuts with Final Frontier

    The Stranger with Soundtrack for a Movie Not Yet Written

    BEST HARD ROCK RECORDING

    Brand New Sin with Live At The Lost

    Caustic Method with No Retribution

    Cleansed In Embers with Misery

    Junexa with Lifeless

    MOTORLORD with Motorlord

    BEST HIP-HOP/RAP RECORDING

    Big Nate MG with The Story of MG

    Christenelle Diroc with Christenelle Diroc

    Def One with 04/20 Vision

    MBK Richy with Throwaways

    Young Dellz with Riana’s Father

    BEST JAM BAND RECORDING

    Ben Blujus with Believe In Music

    Chiggin with THXGVNG

    The Z-Bones with Sweet Misery

    Vaporeyes with Cantrips

    BEST JAZZ RECORDING

    London McDaniel with Anatural Aphrodisiaca

    Stan Colella Orchestra with Just For Fun

    BEST OTHER STYLE RECORDING

    Amanda Rogers with Winter Butterfly

    DiCosimo/Pagán with Con Moto

    Letizia with YOU ARE NOT ALONE

    Lonnie Park and The Earth Band with My Earth Songs

    Redeemer Church Worship with Be Enthroned

    BEST POP RECORDING

    Coughlin with Unlatch Diary

    DESTYNEE with Love&Art

    Jess Novak Band with Standing Now

    Nick + Noah with Fall

    Pat Tato with Good Grief

    BEST R&B RECORDING

    Chels with After Midnight

    Jaquiel with Summer Nights in the Southward

    Liam Alone with Liam Alone Live

    Sean McLeod with Freedom (Sean McLeod’s “A
    Soundtrack for Harriet Tubman”)

    Wavy Vibez with Only One (The Ep)

    BEST ROCK RECORDING

    Atkins Riot with Couch Potato

    Krix Wiechmann and the Pallbearers with 3 Hits From Hell

    Otherworldly Entity with Cataclysm

    Posted with Fantastic Invasion

    The Kiwis with Still Life – EP

    BEST SINGER-SONGWRITER RECORDING

    Amanda Rogers with The Hallow

    Colleen Kattau with Besos Kisses

    Just Joe with Breakdown

    Sydney Irving with Relax With Fiends

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