Tonight, Dana and I will have the honor of appearing as two of the celebrity presenters at this year's celebration of The SAMMYS, the Syracuse Area Music Awards. We have been invited to present the award for Best Rock Album.
"Celebrity presenters?" Us? Yes, it would seem that someone at the SAMMYS holds a pretty loose concept of celebrity. Nonetheless, we are grateful and very nearly humbled. There is a warm sense of validation that comes when your work is recognized. To Dana and I, this is a big deal, and we couldn't be happier about it.
And we're also happy that Tom Kenny--an actual celebrity!-- has been recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award, inducting him into the SAMMYS Hall of Fame. Tom is a great guy, a great talent, and while the world knows him for his prowess as a voice actor, we know him from his roots in the Syracuse music scene. At tonight's SAMMYS show, Tom's SoCal band Tom Kenny and the Hi-Seas (with Andy Paley and the Damselles) will rip the place up with their brand of high-energy rockin' pop dance bop. We're told that Syracuse's own power pop powerhouse the Flashcubes--guitarists Arty Lenin and Paul Armstrong, bassist Gary Frenay, and deputy Flashcube Cathy LaManna subbing for drummer Tommy Allen--will also be joining our Tomcat for a few numbers. Syracuse, man. I'll put Syracuse music up against anything anywhere.
If you're in the 315, we hope to see you under the bright lights tonight, March 4th, at the Crouse Hinds Theater for an epic night of Syracuse sounds. Tickets for the SAMMYS are available here, and tickets for the awards show's livestream are available here.
Always do what celebrities tell you to do: Join us!
This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl airs Sunday nights from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse at SPARK! WSPJ 103.3 and 93.7 FM, and on the web at http://sparksyracuse.org/ You can read about our history here.
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