What a night, right?

Ace of Spades was packed last night for the 2015 Sacramento Area Music Awards, a.k.a. the Sammies. Twelve nominated bands played on the big stage—plus some delightful, surprise collaborations—while presenters as varied as the FC Republic, Autumn Sky and Unseen Heroes gave out the honors.

Violinist Joseph in the Well took home the big Artist of the Year award, as well as Outstanding New Artist. Stevie Nader notably took home Outstanding Singer-Songwriter and Release of the Year, for the second year in a row in both categories. We also saw a lot of first-time winners, such as Humble Wolf, DJ Zephyr and Element Brass Band, as well as three-time winners who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame next year, including Ira Skinner, White Minorities and Dog Party. 

Without further ado, your 2015 Sammies winners:

Hall of Fame 
Mercy Me
Musical Charis
Walking Spanish

Artist of the Year
Joe Kye

Americana/Alt-country
The Nickel Slots

Blues
Dippin’ Sauce

Cover Band
Apple Z

Deejay
DJ Zephyr

Electronica / Experimental
Color the Sound

Emcee
Brutha Smith

Folk Rock
Salt Wizard

Funk
Big Sticky Mess

Hardcore/Industrial/Post-hardcore
White Minorities

Hard Rock
Some Fear None

Hip-hop/Rap
Iconoclast Robot

Indie
Life in 24 Frames

Jazz
Element Brass Band

Live Performer
The Nickel Slots

Metal
Zeroclient

New Artist
Joseph in the Well

Pop/Rock
Humble Wolf

Punk / Post-punk
Dog Party

R&B/Soul
James Cavern

Reggae/Jam
Element of Soul

Release of the Year
Stevie Nader and Boywolf: Grit

Rock
The Three Way

Producer
Ira Skinner

Rockabilly
The Infamous Swanks  

Singer-songwriter
Stevie Nader

Teen Artist
Dog Party

Tribute Band
Steelin’ Dan

World
Bomba Fried Rice