SAMMIES nominees out and about

Tonight at 5:00pm on Public Access Channel 17’s live public affairs show LiveWire! catch 2008 SAMMIES pop nominee The Ancient Sons. What you’ll like about The Ancient Sons is their melancholy Syd Barrett sound — this is not your typical ’60s throwback band. Expect a review of the Son’s debut album “The Dark Gospel” on this site soon…

Thursday at Blue Lamp enjoy SAMMIES nominees The Evening Episode, Red Host and Them Hills. The Evening Episode is nominated in the “Indie” category, while the other two are in the more descriptive Rock category. Them Hills, with former members of Pocket for Corduroy, have a tight and sincere sound with swirling guitars. For The Evening Episode, the immediate comparison that comes to mind is Portishead–for a local angle I’d say Park Avenue. Red Host tells us they play “black metal,” and it is decidedly dark but it is more rock than metal. Who knew Sacramento pop-rock was so damned dark!?

SAMMIES Showcase
July 3rd, 8:00 p.m.
$5 (cheap!)
Blue Lamp
1400 Alhambra Blvd

You can still vote for the SAMMIES on SN&R’s website; the awards ceremony is July 17 at the Crest.

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Author: CoolDMZ

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  1. Cool! Thanks for mentioning this Cool DMZ! If you want a Promo CD sent to you, message me on our myspace or my e-mail and I’ll send you one.
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    chris
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