Nominees for the 2020 Syracuse Area Music Awards, affectionately known as the SAMMYS, were announced Tuesday morning at the Palace Theater in Syracuse. Also announced Tuesday was the 2020 SAMMYS Hall of Fame class.
The two-day event takes place on March 5 and 6 with the SAMMY Hall of Fame induction ceremony taking place Thursday, March 5 Upstairs at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que on Willow Street. The awards ceremony takes place Friday, March 6 at the Palace Theater on James Street. Tickets for the event are available starting Tuesday at the SAMMYS website.
This year’s Hall of Fame inductees include the Camden-based Mossback Mule Band, Syracuse television journalist Tim Fox, Syracuse hip hop artist Seth Marcel and Syracuse musician and sound engineer Judy Mareiniss.
Music Educator of the Year is Casey Vanderstouw, director of the Baldwinsville Marching Band and Plan Bee; and singer-songwriter Garland Jeffreys was named the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.
Below is the list of nominees in the 16 categories that will be awarded on March 6 at Syracuse’s Palace Theater.
Best Pop:
Stephen Phillips – Big Eyes & Rosy Cheeks
Jenna Cunningham – Seizing Self
Best Hip-Hop or Rap:
Slick Fashion 2 – Purple
315 CA$H – A Rough Start#RELOADED
Coughlin – #TheHeat
The Real Raw Breed – No Excuse
MBK Richy – RSZ
Best Americana:
Mike Powell – The Full Nelson: Live at the Odeon
The Ripcords – Last Dance
Coffee & Beer – Leap
Off the Ground – Cleared for Takeoff
Ghost Town Ramblers – Outlaw Highway
Best Alternative:
Late Earth – Eleventh Hour
Keep Up – Up In Flames
The Action! – 20 Years Alive
Mandate of Heaven – Least Concern
Devinne Meyers – Silver Line
Best Rock:
Atkins Riot – Too Much Whisky
Underwater Bosses – Aqua La Vista
Chris Eves and the New Normal – One Spark
Slow Train – In Between
Mike Powell & The Black River – Gypsy Winnebago
Ronnie Dark – Sky
Best Hard Rock:
Kris Wiechmann – The Heaviest Tenderness
Cry to the Blind – Deliver Me
Ecliptic Vision – Ecliptic Vision
Murder in Rue Morgue – Endless Cycles
Killaton – My Abyss
Best Other Style:
Mark Nanni – Towns & Spaces In Between
Josh Dekaney – All the Americas
Leo Crandall & Hymie Withthoft – Unknowable & Studding Thing
Spotlight Studios – A Holiday Spotlight
O’Connor & Dunn – Which Way to Neverland?
Best Jam Band:
Big Sexy & The Scrambled Eggs – Road Less Traveled
Vaporeyes – Vaporeyes
Best Singer/Songwriter:
Dale Randall – All the Love I Know
Andrew VanNorstrand – That We Could Find a Way to Be
Cam Caruso – Up Above & Down Below
Sydney Irving – The Greene EP
Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers – Live and Listening
Best Blues:
Sean McLeod – Harriet Tubman Freedom Music Festival-Live! Vol. 4
King Kool and His Royal Blues – Train Wreck
Diana Jacobs – What She Needs
Chris Terra Band – Lady Luck
Earl Slick & The West Side Social Club – The West Side Social Club
Best R&B:
Gary Carpentier – LUCID
Barroom Philosophers – Digital Demise
Jaquiel – Changes
Alani Skye – Alani Skye
Best Country:
The Cadleys – Duets & Ballards
Whiskey Hollow Rush – True Stories
Jon Rogalia – A Little Too Country
Emalee Herrington – Plans Change
D. Dusk Rogers – Pounded Down By Christmas
Best Jazz:
London McDaniel – Masterpieces
Melissa Gardiner – Empowered
Best Electronica:
Ruby C. – Ruby C.
Empires in Orbit – Doom City Limits & Singles
Founder’s Award:
U A D
James ‘Saul’ Brown
Rick Linzy
Hollis ‘Larry’ Mathis
Isaac Wynn
Jack O Bocchino Spirit of the SAMMYS Award:
Marge Nolan
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