SAMMYS 30th Anniversary Celebrates the Central New York Music Community
Second gallery by Alix Kohli for 315 Music The Syracuse music community braved a winter storm warning Friday night to descend upon the Palace Theater in Syracuse for the Syracuse Area Music Awards. 63 artists were nominated among 14 categories out of a total of 233 submissions from artists throughout Central New York. Founded 30 […]
4TH ANNUAL EDDIES MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
SCHENECTADY — Nippertown, 315 Music’s Captial Region sister publication, has received seven nominations for the 4th annual Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Awards. This year’s ceremony returns to the MainStage at Proctors in Schenectady at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 24. The Eddies, as the awards are commonly known, are presented to the best of the […]
2022 SAMMYS Nods Announced
The Syracuse Area Music Awards (SAMMYS) announced its 2022 nominees and honorees for its Hall of Fame Tuesday. This year’s Hall of Fame class is led by East Syracuse native Tom Kenny, popularly known as the voice of the beloved Nickelodeon cartoon character Spongebob Squarepants and leader of the band Tom Kenny and the Hi-Seas, […]
SAMMYS Submission Period Underway
The Syracuse Area Music Awards (SAMMYS) are now accepting artist submissions for the 2022 awards. This year, all artist-recorded submissions will be online only. Entries can be submitted beginning Wednesday. Dec. 1. Each artist must select one category they wish to be judged in. Only commercially released albums or EPs, released between January 1 – […]
SAMMYS People’s Choice Noms Begin Jan. 1
Nominations for the 2020 Syracuse Area Music Awards People’s Choice Awards open on Jan. 1. Each year, the SAMMYS provides a web-based competition in four categories. This year the live category has been changed to accommodate livestreams, which have become the live music platform of choice during the pandemic. Nominations are open to the public […]
SAMMYS Going Virtual for 2021 Ceremony
The date for the Syracuse Area Music Awards (SAMMYS) was announced Tuesday and the event will be going virtual for 2021. The March 5 ceremony, which normally takes place at the Palace Theater in Eastwood, will instead be live-streamed from SubCat Studios in Syracuse and will include performances by area musicians along with the award […]