SAMMY awards

The 2023 Sammy Awards took place on March 3 at The Palace Theater in Syracuse. This year's ceremony had an outstanding turn out as all came together to celebrate and applaud the accomplishments of all artists and genres of music across…

Preparing for the 2023 SAMMY Awards show, local media and Hall of Fame inductees came together to build excitement for this year's upcoming award ceremony on March 3 at The Palace Theater on James Street in Syracuse. The SAMMY Awards…

The 2022 SAMMY Awards ceremony took place on March 4, 2022 at the Crouse Hinds Theater in Syracuse, with a red carpet treatment for nominees. SAMMY AWARDS 2022 RED CARPET Notable highlights included a…

Each year, hundreds of local musicians and members of the Syracuse music community attend the SAMMYS, an annual celebration of the Syracuse music scene, celebrated since 1993. This week, the nominations for the 2022 SAMMY Awards in a…

It has been one year since the 2020 SAMMY Awards took place in Syracuse, at the Palace Theater in Eastwood. So much has changed since that night, with this annual event taking place just two weeks before the music industry, and seemingly…

The 39th Blues Music Award Nominees were announced Tuesday, Jan. 9. The award ceremonies will be held in Memphis on May 10 and will have an Upstate flair. Among the artists nominated this year is Upstate native Tas Cru in the Best…

This Friday, 2016 SAMMYS nominee The Lightkeepers will debut their sizzling warm soul-funk sound to Shifty's on Burnet Ave in Syracuse.   The Lightkeepers are currently nominated for Best Jam Band in this years Syracuse Area Music Awards…

On Tuesday, the Syracuse Area Music Awards committee released plans for its 2016 show. The two-day event, presented by World of Beer, is slated to host its annual SAMMYS Hall of Fame ceremony on March 3 at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in…

What can be better than seeing two of Syracuse’s favorite bands, Castle Creek and Country Swagg? Just follow them up with country’s newest favorite bad boy, Tyler Farr, and you’ve got one hell of a rocking show. Opening the show this…

The 2015 SAMMY awards dinner held upstairs at Dinosaur BBQ in Syracuse on March 6 brought together music fans, musicians and promoters alike to honor some of Syracuse’s finest at the Syracuse Area Music Awards With emcee Dave Frisina of of…