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Thursday, March 26 â&#x20AC;˘ Ace of Spades 1417 R Street, Sacramento Show starts: 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $10 Tickets can be purchased at aceofspadessac.com or any Dimple Records location

MARCH 26, 2015 • ACE OF SPADES • SAMMIES.COM

SN &R’s Sacra A rea Music Awmen to a rd s (a.k .a. the SAM M IES

Thursday, March 26 Ace of Spades 1417 R Street, Sacramento Show starts: 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $10 Tickets can be purchased at aceofspadessac.com or any Dimple Records location

) ar e now in th eir 23rd year, celebr at ing the best in local music. O ver the deca des, the SAM M IES have helped launch the visibilit y of na tionally know n ar tists such as Cake, S is ter Crayon, Def tones and Tesla. They’ve al so recognized emer ging ar tists, cover ba nd s, co ff ee shop singer -son gw ri ters, deej ays and pr od ucer s, al l w hile highlig ht ing the region’s vibr an t and ec lectic scene. Th is year SN & R coun ted thousa nds of vo tes ca st in 29 ca tegories—a testamen t to th e scene’s continued gr ow th, streng th an d di versit y. Congr atulatio ns to al l the no minees and of cour se a spec ial shou t-ou t to the vo ters for su ppor ting th eir favori te loca l ar tists.

Per formances By: Bellygunner Century Got Bars Chris Gardner Band Cove Element Brass Band James Cavern & The Council Joseph In The Well Kyle Rowland Band Lite Brite Massive Delicious Musical Charis Shoujo Kitten Stevie Nader The Westwards World Hood

W in ners w ill be an nounced Th ur sday, Mar ch 26, at A ce of Spades. B e sure to ge t your ticke ts in ad vance—see you ther e!

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Harlow's would like to congratulate the 75+ nominees that have played on the Harlow's stage. We will continue to support great local talent and give you a place to display your music.

Three Shows to See featuring 2015 SAMMIES nominees:

1119 21ST STREET | SACRAMENTO 8PM DOORS – 9PM SHOW $10 GENERAL ADMISSION $15 CABERET SEATING

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3/27 5:30PM $16ADV

EWAN DOBSON, ADRIAN BELLUE 3/28 5:30PM $10

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STILLWOOD SAGES, HANS! AND THE HOT MESS 4/1 7PM $10

YO MAMA’S BIG FAT BOOTY BAND, THE GOOD SAMARITANS, THE SOUL SHINE BAND

COMING SOON 3/27 Mustache Harbor 3/29 Matalachi 4/02 Johnny A 4/03 Wonderbread 5 4/04 Cream of Clapton 4/04 Saved by the 90s 4/10 Fleetwood Mask 4/11 Sizzling Sirens 4/12 Black Milk 4/13 Golden State – Lone Star Revue 4/16 Rita Coolidge 4/17 Dwele 4/18 Tainted Love 4/19 Agent Orange 4/21 The Dead Milkmen 4/24 Nora Jane Struthers 4/25 Sir Michael Rocks 4/26 Curren$y 5/01 Life in the Fastlane 5/01 John Nemeth 5/02 Killer Queens 5/03 The Beatles 1965 5/09 Joseph in the Well 5/09 Solsa 5/13 Howard Jones 5/14 Dru Hill

MARCH 26, 2015 • ACE OF SPADES • SAMMIES.COM

IT’S SNOWING DOWNTOWN! Hall of Fame 2015

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Mercy Me! Band Musical Charis Walking Spanish

Artist of the Year Zyah Belle James Cavern The Enlows Exquisite Corps Kill the Precedent G. Green Joe Kye Stevie Nader Pregnant Sunmonks

Americana/ Alt-country 50-Watt Heavy Delta City Ramblers F Street Stompers The FreeBadge Serenaders Chris Gardner Band The Golden Cadillacs Million Dollar Giveaway The Nickel Slots Proxy Moon The West Nile Ramblers

Blues Ranell Carpenter Band The Christian DeWild Band Dippin’ Sauce Rick Estrin and the Nightcats The Hucklebucks Johnny “Guitar” Knox Tessie Marie & the Poor Man Band Pailer & Fratis Kyle Rowland Blues Band Stillwood Sages Two Tone Steiny & the Cadillacs

Cover Band Apple Z Cover Me Badd Funk.defied Groove Thang Hip Service

Deejay Cue22 DJ Billy Lane DJ Hektor S DJ Nocturnal DJ Oasis DJ Zephyr J-Kraken Jurts Sam I Jam

Electronic/ Experimental Color the Sound Dad? Michael RJ Saalman Poppet Pregnant Saint Solitaire So Much Light Young Aundee

Emcee Brutha Smith Century Got Bars Dylan Phillip Hennessy JustKristofer Luke Tailor Mahtie Bush M. Born Soosh*e Task1ne:

Folk Rock Paige Anderson & the Fearless Kin Cave Women Honyock Joseph in the Well Salt Wizard Spangler The Westwards Parie Wood Xochitl

Funk Big Sticky Mess Dank Ocean Funk.defied Groovincible Hans! and the Hot Mess Ideateam Isaac Bear Joy and Madness Rendezvous With Cool Beans

Hardcore/ Industrial/ Post-hardcore Havenside I Wish We Were Robots Kill the Precedent A Lot Like Birds Mercedes Avenue White Minorities Yankee Brutal

Hard Rock California Riot Act Fair Struggle FallRise Heat of Damage Korean Fire Drill A Mile Till Dawn

MARCH 26, 2015 • ACE OF SPADES • SAMMIES.COM

Misamore Overwatch Restrayned Skin of Saints Some Fear None Terra Ferno Track Fighter White Knuckle Riot

Hip-hop/Rap The Beatknocks Blaquelisted California Bear Gang Destructikonz DLRN The Good Samaritans Iconoclast Robo Tel Cairo

Indie Cold Eskimo Contra Cove Desario Exquisite Corps Life in 24 Frames Soft Science Sunmonks Vasas

Jazz City of Trees Brass Band Element Brass Band Jonny Gold Trio Hot City The Alex Jenkins Trio Jim Martinez Quartet Tony Passarel Derek Thomas Band

Live Performer Hans Eberbach Kepi Ghoulie Kill the Precedent JRas The Nickel Slots Stevie Nader Saint Solitaire Screature

Metal Black Mackerel Chernobog Church Deadlands Drop Seven Flub Graveshadow Horseneck MDSO Plague Widow XTom HanX Zeroclient

New Artist Calling Tempo Dylan Phillip I Am Strikes Joseph in the Well Luke Tailor The O’Mulligans Rat Stomp Shoujo Kitten

Pop/Rock The Bell Boys Bellygunner Cemetery Sun Fate Under Fire Hero’s Last Mission Humble Wolf Once An Empire Wrings

Punk/Post-punk The Bar Fly Effect The Croissants Dog Party The Enlows G. Green Ghostplay The O’Mulligans Rebel Radio Screature S.W.I.M.

Producer Charles Albright Andrew Barnhart Brian Lee Bender Tony Cale DJ Loot John Glover Joe Johnston John Morris Ira Skinner Sean Stack Chris Woodhouse

R&B/Soul Zyah Belle Cash Campain James Cavern Ayanna Charlene Thai Nicole Rashell Shadia Powell Tey Yaniis

Reggae/Jam The Bennys Eazy Dub Element of Soul Island of Black and White JRas King Hopeton Massive Delicious MAU The Old Screen Door Simple Creation The Storytellers Street Urchinz

Release of the Year The Enlows: Retrospective 1999-2014 Dre-T: Sacramentality Exquisite Corps: Vignettes G. Green: Area Codes Life in 24 Frames: Bitter End Stevie Nader & Boywolf: Grit Saint Solitaire: Versus Resistance Kevin Seconds: Off Stockton Soft Science: Detour Sunmonks: In a Desert of Plenty Luke Tailor: TextBook Money

Rock The Diva Kings Drive-Thru Mystics The Kelps Lite Brite MindFlowers Odame The Three Way Walking Spanish Z Rokk

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Hank Biggs & the Hardtops The Devils Train The Infamous Swanks Rockabilly Love Cats The Twilight Drifters The Vintage Vandals

Singersongwriter Sherman Baker Adrian Bellue Ricky Berger James Cavern Christopher Fairman Stevie Nader Rebecca Peters Kevin Seconds Parie Wood

Teen Artist Dog Party Four Days Out Heat of Damage A Mile Till Dawn Ugly Bunny

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Tribute Band Cash Prophets Chicago Tribute Authority Journey’s Edge Revolver Steelin’ Dan Stellar SuperHuey

World Bomba Fried Rice Halfpence & Haypenny Hollow Point Stumblers La Noche Oskura Nagual Rey Y Kaye Solsa World Hood

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