The 2019 Syracuse Area Music Awards saw a medley of local musicians and music-scene supporters once again honored for their dedication and service to the Central New York arts community. More than 600 people attended the annual, gala-like awards ceremony on March 8 at Eastwood’s Palace Theatre to see who would take home the coveted black obelisk this year.

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Nominees were whittled down from about 111 submissions, and the SAMMYS committee announced their final decisions this weekend. See the full list of winners below:

• Forgottensong, Forgottensong Vol. 1 and 2
• Emma Jude, Pocket Full of Postcards
• Screen Test, Through the Past Brightly

• Byron Kidd Cage, Platinum Healing Glove
• Bob Holz, Silverthorne

• Cloutier, Thunder N Lightning
• Neil Minet and the Night Flyers, Shades of Blue
• Steven D. Odum, Steve Odum Plays His Blues
• Ron Spencer Band, Into the Blue
• Tas Cru, Memphis Song

• Apollo XXIII, Borderline
• Jaquiel THEVOICE, The Natural Project
• Irv Lyons Jr., Sisters & Brothers
• The Ripcords, Live at Subcat Studios

• Big Nate MG, No Hooks Needed X Hook Line
• G-Netics, Elevated
• J.R. Lottary, Instant Win
• Chris Mac, Go for Broke Project
• MLA, Salute Me

• Atkins Riot, Atkins Riot “Iguanas”
• Climbing Stars, Ascension
• Jukin’ Bone, Unfinished Business
• Tony Touris, Ghost Town
• The Trend, J. Marc Memorial Show

• Amerikan Primitive, Down to the Devil
• Between Hope and Fear, Between Hope and Fear
• Damon Larus, Crusade
• The Last Divide, The Last Divide
• One Step from Falling, Stuck

• The Amazing Shakes, 10X The Crash
• The Beuchesnes, Twilight Interstate
• Late Earth, Late Earth
• Strange to Look At, Strange to Look At
• Sympathy, For Everyone to See
• Townhouse Warrior, Words, Unsaid

• Joe Davoli, Golden Rule
• Dennis McGuire’s One Man Band, Old Songs Rusty Strings
• Ghost Town Ramblers, Ghost Town Ramblers
• Eileen Nicholson Kalfass, Crossing Bridges

• Steven Cali, American Farmer
• Follow the Muse, American Days
• Moonshine River Band, Bad Habit
• Lonnie Park, Stories of the Lost and Found

• Fritz’s Polka Band, Hey!
• Emedin Rivera, Tropical Turbulence
• Samba Laranja: The SU Brazilian Ensemble, Gurana

• Count Blastula, Jive Honey
• Ginbucket, On Ice
• The Lightkeepers, Talking Man’s Blues
• Mike Davis and the Laughing Buddha Episodes, Find Yourself Caterpillar
• Sundrop Rise, Family Tree

• Sydney Irving, The Halfmoon Sessions
• Jess Novak, Fear is the Cage, Love is the Key
• Rhiannon Payne, Folklore
• Darryl Rahn, Making Strangers
• Stephen Douglas Wolfe, Quixotic Symphony

• Small Town Shade

• Cicero-North Syracuse Marching Band

• Homer Center for the Arts

• Taste of Syracuse

• Scott Dixon
• Al Falso
• Little Jan & The Radiants
• Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman

• Melissa Gardiner