The Syracuse New Times Syracuse Area Music Awards is pleased to announce the nominees and honorees to be featured during this year's Syracuse New Times Sammys Award Show during the Taste of Syracuse on June 6 from noon to 11:30 p.m.

Admission to the event, which will be held on the corner of Franklin and Washingon streets, is free. For more information about the awards show, contact 727-5693.

All album awards were selected by an independent group of judges lead by Andrew Russo, artist-in-residence at Le Moyne College. The Sammys extends its thanks to Russo for his support and hard work in organizing the judging committee.

Honorees:

Syracuse New Times Lifetime Achievement Award: Armond Magnarelli.

Hall of Fame Award: Larry Luttinger, Dave Novak, Mark Hoffmann, Sandy Bigtree, Roosevelt Dean and Jerry Santy.

Album Nominations:

Best Country: Branded, Gary W. Brockway, Thomas Jankowski/Flipside, The Wolf Mountain Band.

Best Folk or Bluegrass: Boots 'N Shorts, Cluidan, Dennis McGuire's One Man Band, Merry Mischief, Charlie Orlando.

Best Jazz: Anthony Joseph Swingtet, The Don Martin Trio, Hanna Richardson and Phil Flanigan, The Sons of Syracuse, YMCA Center for Creative Arts/Mission Driven.

Best Recording, Other Styles: Dufus, The February, Fritz's Polka Band, Kh'Mi, Molly Shea.

Best Hip-Hop or Rap: C-Lite, DooWiTTle, Oxburg, $upa $atty, Syntone.

Best Rhythm'n'Blues: Thomas T.C. Carter, Electric Relaxation.

Best Pop: Anorexic Beauty Queen Presents Michael Watson, The Bells and Whistles, Emerald City, Caleb Micah, Leif Olsen.

Best Blues: Carolyn Kelly and the Roosevelt Dean Band, Los Blancos, Chris Terra & Blue Smoke, Jimmy Wolf.

Best Alternative or New Rock: Crankdaddy, Cry to the Blind, Perpetual Burn, Torment the Vein, Gregg Yeti and the Best Lights.

Best Rock: Grey Tide, October Nites, RUHA, Michael Ryan, Joe Whiting and Mark Doyle.

Furthermore, the Syracuse New Times Sammys is also pleased to announce the official lineup to perform during this year's show.

The Sammys will again be the proud guest of the Taste of Syracuse, and would like to thank Galaxy Communications for its continued support this year.

Noon-1 p.m.: Grupo Pagan

1-2 p.m.: Five to Life

2-3 p.m.: Oxburg

3-4 p.m.: Bobby Green

4-5 p.m.: Lisa Gentile

5-6 p.m.: Primetime

6-7 p.m.: Dead Rose

7-9:30 p.m. Award Ceremony

9:30-11:30 p.m.: Simplelife

Courtesy of Syracuseareamusic.com

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