The Syracuse Area Music Awards executive board will hold a PRESS CONFERENCE on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, 10 am @ the Palace Theatre Bistro, 2384 James Street, Syracuse, NY. NewsChannel 9 WSYR’s “Bridge Street” will have live coverage from the Press Conference. Entertainment will be provided by past SAMMY nominee & winner, “Just Joe” Altier.
The SAMMY’s will announce details of SAMMY events taking place on Thursday & Friday, March 5 & 6, 2015, including the names of 2015 Hall of Fame, Lifetime Achievement & Educator of the Year Inductees, and the 2015 SAMMY Nominees. Sammy Nominees are Syracuse Area Musicians, Bands and Artists who submitted their recordings that were commercially released during 2014.
The SAMMY Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Thursday, March 5, 2015 is “Upstairs at The Dino” on Willow Street in Syracuse.
The SAMMY Awards Show will be held on Friday, March 6, 2015, 7pm @ the Palace Theatre. Highlights of the show feature the announcement of The SAMMY Winners, People’s Choice Award Winners, Syracuse.com|The Post-Standard- Brian Bourke Award for Best New Artist. SAMMY Guest Performances include:
- Joanne Shenandoah
- Scars N’ Stripes
- Ruddy Well Band
- Grupo Pagan
- Reunion by “The Works”
The 2014 SAMMY Awards Show & the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony were both “SOLD OUT” with musicians and supporters of local music in attendance. Tickets to both 2015 events go on sale in February 2015.
SAMMYS “People’s Choice” Online Voting starts January 13, 2014
Each year the SAMMYS hosts a online competition @ ../../../../peopleschoice/
Fans are encouraged to vote once a day, every day for their favorite:
- Local Music Artists
- Live Music Venue
- Festival or Live Music Series
Every week on Tuesday, the finalists from the previous week are announced. Continue to vote for the next round of finalists and support your favorites daily. The “People’s Choice” Winners will be announced at the SAMMY Awards Show held on Friday, March 6th. Since 2007, the SAMMYS have attracted thousands of voters through its online voting system. In 2014, over 75,000 online votes were counted!
2014 SAMMYS Spotlight Series
Broadcast weekly on NewsChannel 9 WSYR’s Bridge Street January 29th through March 5th. SAMMY musical guests include:
- 01/29 – Bob Halligan, Jr.
- 02/05 – Tim Herron
- 02/12 – Gary Frenay & Arty Lenin
- 02/19 – Golden Novak Duo
- 02/26 – Rabbit In The Rye
- 03/05 – Fritz’s Polka Band
SAMMY Sponsors
The SAMMYS Committee is proud to announce the World of Beer as the 2015 Title Sponsor. As well as, recognize the support of NewsChannel 9 WSYR & Bridge Street, 105.9 The Rebel, 93Q, 95X , New Country- WOLF 105.1, SubCat Music Studios, The Post Standard and Syracuse.com.
Ticket Info
Tickets for the “SAMMY Hall of Fame Induction” are sold out. Tickets for the “SAMMY Awards Show” on 3/7/14 go on sale: February 1, 2015 @ www.SyracuseAreaMusic.com (click here)
Press Kits will be available @ the February 3rd Press Conference.
For more information:
Liz Nowak, SAMMYS Chairperson
315-727-5693
info@syracuseareamusic.com