Syracuse Celebrates Its Music Scene At 2024 SAMMYs
March 13, 2024 by nysmusic.com
It was a night of celebration and honor in the Eastwood neighborhood of Syracuse on Friday, March 8, as the 2024 SAMMY Awards took place at the Palace Theater. It was the 31st year of the event, with this year’s rendition awarding winners in 13 different musical categories. The night also honored individuals in four specialty categories, as well as four People’s Choice categories.
Hosted by Syracuse news anchor and devoted local music supporter Tim Fox, the evening kicked off on a somber note. Fox asked the audience to take a moment of silence to honor former SAMMYS Board Member Jordan Davies. Davies, who lost his life last month, played integral piece in the planning of the event and in the preparation of the run-of-show.
Following the tribute, Fox turned the audience’s attention to the first musical performance of the evening, Sydney Irving & the Mojo. Irving greeted attendees with a stunning rendition of “All I Need is You,” which saw Irving perform acoustic with George Newton on pedal steel. Her bandmates would join the party and finish the remainder of the set. Additional performers this evening included 2024 Hall of Fame inductee Jeffrey Pepper Rogers, Shawn Seals & SMX, Steven Cali, and the Rollin’ Rust Band.
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31 years later, the SAMMY Awards champion local music
March 6, 2024 by dailyorange.com
In 1993, Syracuse resident Frank Malfitano sent handwritten postcards to a few musicians in the area, pitching his idea of a local music award show. Thirty-one years later in 2024, the Syracuse Area Music Awards garnered 330 submissions from artists of various genres, all connected by their central New York roots.
“I am just stunned that every year, there are more and more submissions,” said Liz Nowak, executive director of the SAMMYS. “It really encourages local musicians to record their work, make a record of it and to go through the paces of what it takes to get their music out there.”
Each year, local talent submits recordings for consideration in 13 categories, ranging from “Best Single” to “Best Jam Band.” A nomination committee ultimately chooses the top artists to represent the Syracuse music scene at the show, which is a chance for local musicians to come together to celebrate their accomplishments.
This year’s event has two parts: the show’s Hall of Fame Dinner taking place at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que on March 7 and the award show at the Palace Theatre the following night.
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Westcott Street Cultural Fair to be inducted into the SAMMYS Hall of Fame
February 7, 2024 by waer.org
The Westcott Street Cultural Fair is being inducted into the SAMMYS Hall of Fame. The announcement came at Tuesday’s release of the nominees for the Syracuse Area Music Awards celebration next month. For over 30 years, The Westcott Fair is known for featuring a wide range of music genres and artists on its festival stages. Chairperson Sharon Sherman is largely credited with the festival’s success, but wants to share the honor with others.
“And it’s an all volunteer effort. It’s to all of the volunteers who work so hard to put it on. And I feel it especially spotlights our performing arts committee which is made up of mostly musicians and they pick the musicians every year.”
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SAMMYS Announce 2024 Hall Of Fame Class And Awards Nominees
February 6, 2024 by 315music.com
The annual Syracuse Area Music Awards announced its 2024 Hall of Fame class and nominees in 13 music categories on Tuesday. SAMMYS weekend happens March 7-8 with the Hall of Fame induction dinner taking place Upstairs at the Dinosaur on Thursday, March 7 at 7 p.m. and the SAMMY Awards ceremony at the Palace Theatre in Eastwood on Friday, March 8, also at 7 p.m. Tickets for both events as well as the live stream of the awards show are available now here. Prices are $30/$25/$15 respectively.
Tim Fox of Newschannel 9, himself a SAMMYS Hall of Famer, was joined by Jus Mic of 96.5 The Beat and Skip Clark of 92.1 The Wolf in revealing this year’s honorees.
This year’s Hall of Fame class crosses genres and international borders. The inductees include Utica/Rome-based singer-songwriter Jon Liebing, who passed from glioblastoma last July; Syracuse-based musician and audio/video technician Steve Schad; Barbados native and long-time Syracuse resident, producer/engineer, Joseph “Sepp” Herbert; and The Westcott Street Cultural Fair, a Westcott Nation institution since 1991.
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Syracuse Area Music Awards now accepting submissions for 2024
Updated January 13, 2024 by auburnpub.com
Submissions for the 2024 Syracuse Area Music Awards are now being accepted.
Recordings can be submitted through Jan. 5 at syracuseareamusic.com/submissions. Only one category can be chosen for judging, and only commercially released albums or EPs from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 of this year by artists in the central New York area are eligible. All submissions must be available on Apple Music, Spotify or Tidal; no physical recordings will be accepted.
The awards will be held Friday, March 8, at the Palace Theatre in Syracuse. The SAMMYS Hall of Fame Dinner will be held the night prior at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in Syracuse.
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2024 SAMMY – Syracuse Area Music Awards
January 9, 2024 by cnyalive.com
2024 SAMMY People’s Choice. Each year we host a web-based competition to see whose fans are the most psyched about their favorites in each of four categories: Artist or Band, Event or Series, Academic or Musical Organization, and Venue.
Online nominations for 2024! Open the link below to submit your favorites. All nominated artists and bands, events and music series, academic and musical organizations, and venues in the Central NY area are eligible and will be included in the first round. You only need to submit each one once. The submission period ends on January 14th. Voting begins on January 16, 2024!
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2024 SAMMYS Awards Date Announced
December 3, 2023 by nysmusic.com
The SAMMYS (Syracuse Area Music Awards) has announced the dates for the 2024 SAMMYS Hall of Fame Dinner and Awards Show. The dinner will be held on Thursday, March 7, 2024, Upstairs at Dinosaur BBQ and the Award Show on March 8, 2024, at the Palace Theatre in Syracuse.
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