CAMMIES 2008

Thanks to all for making the 2008 CAMMIES a success. Next year will be even better. Get to know your local bands on Commonpath and look forward to next years CAMMIES music events. 

Bands register HERE.

CAMMIES (Chico Area Music Awards) was sweet! This year Commonpath.org will teamed up with Chico News & Review to create the best Cammies ever. If you are a band/artist nominated by the Cammies in any genre you can create an account on Commonpath with web links, audio files, picts, movies, contact info, and more. From your Commonpath.org profile, your audience can get all the information and inspiration required to vote for you in the Cammies. For additional help with Commonpath.org account setup contact Jason Cassidy at jasonc@newsreview.com. You can also view the Cammies CP profile for more info.

2008 CAMMIES Nominees:

Folk/Acoustic

• Aubrey Debauchery
• Dick and Jane
• Erin Lizardo
• Guns of Mercury
• Pat Hull

Country/Bluegrass

• Magalia Hillbillies
• Mossy Creek
• Ol’ Yeller
• Sleazy Earl Ray and The 2 Drink Minimum
• Three Fingers Whiskey

Rap/HipHop

• Himp C
• Dr. Becky Sagers, Ph.D.
• Hooliganz
• One Up The Acoustic DJ
• Them Steps

Jazz

• Elke/D’Augelli Jazz Duo
• The Groovediggers
• The Holly Taylor & Eric Peter Jazz Duo
• Mike Newman
• Rudy Giscombe

Blues

• Bawl ’n’ Chain
• Big Mo & The Full Moon Band
• Karma Kings
• Lazy Lester
• Rube and the Rhythm Rockers

Funk/R&B/Jam

• Swamp Zen
• Chingus
• The Chris Schadt Band
• Dave Elke Trio
• Spark ’n’ Cinder

World/Celtic/Reggae

• The Jeff Pershing Band
• Mike Wofchuck
• The Pub Scouts
• Seckund Naychur
• Watson 349

Rock

• Candy Apple
• Gorgeous Armada
• The Shankers
• Surrogate
• The Yule Logs

Hard Rock/Metal

• Armed For Apocalypse
• Blood of Cain
• The Dead Romantics
• Fallon
• The Makai

Punk

• Dirty Sister
• Gruk
• P.A.W.N.S.
• Socially Pink
• The Zombats

Indie/Experimental

• The Americas
• Bear Hunter
• La Fin du Monde
• The Secret Stolen
• The Shimmies

Electronic

• Anamnesis
• Ayrian
• Basic
• Holger Honda
• Weston Thomson

Congratulations to the 2008 CAMMIES nominees: The five CAMMIES nominees in the 12 genre categories were chosen by a 62-member selection committee made up of local musicians, promoters, bookers, soundpersons, DJs, journalists and music fans, and in the coming months, the public will vote at www.newsreview.com/cammies for their faves in the 12 categories: Folk/Acoustic, Country/Bluegrass, Rap-Hip-hop, Electronic, Jazz, Blues, Funk/R&B/Jam, World/Celtic/Reggae, Rock, Hard Rock/Metal, Punk, Indie/Experimental. The winners in each category (plus more than a dozen Critics’ Choice Awards) will be announced at the big CAMMIES awards show—this year at the historic El Rey Theatre on Thurs., May 1. The CN&R will again be working with the nominated bands and local venues (Nick’s Night Club, LaSalles, Café Coda, Lost on Main, 33 Steaks, The Crux and more) to put on a dozen separate genre showcases during March and April. Look for CAMMIES supplements in the CN&R in advance of the showcases mini features on the nominated bands and more info on the showcases. The CAMMIES is the younger sibling of the Sacramento News & Review’s 16-year-old SAMMIES celebration and is entering its third year of helping to illuminate the Chico area’s music scene. The CN&R is more pumped than ever start this party, and this year we’re especially motivated to work very closely with all of the musicians to make an authentic Chico experience.