Monday, May 25, 2009

Live Manikins nominated for 3 Sammies!!!


Live Manikins are nominated in 3 categories this year!!! Read below for info on the 2009 Sammies and the nomination bios

Vote NOW at www.Sammies.com

This year, the Sacramento Area Music Awards season is a little different.

First, beginning May 14, readers will be able to see many of the nominees at SN&R Sammies Showcases (see page 10 for lineups and dates).

Also, readers can begin voting for winners at www.Sammies.com . Voting ends June 14.

And finally, on June 27 at downtown’s Cesar Chavez Plaza, SN&R will announce the 2009 Sacramento Area Music Award winners at a free all-day, all-ages concert, SN&R Music Fest .

Basically, it’s gonna be six weeks of awesome local music. So use this Sammies 2009 guide to help you sort through the sets and gigs and make sure you take in the best music Sacramento has to offer.

Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap: Live Manikins

Live Manikins are emcees Runt Rock, Flavius, Linguistics & Self. It’s as close as Sacramento has to a supergroup. These guys are all doing solo stuff, as well as carving time to perform as a team. Their live shows are as raucous as a punk-rock set, but these dudes are strictly hip-hop, from the way they dress to the carefully crafted words they spit to their deejay, DJ Rated R, who’s always in one crazy predicament or another. J.F.

Sounds like : A Tribe Called Quest, the Pharcyde


Outstanding Turntablist: DJ Rated R

Known for sharing a stage with Live Manikins, DJ Rated R is often the star of the show. Like a skilled guitar soloist, oftentimes emcees will step off the mic and let Rated R do his thing as the crowd goes nuts. If you doubt the skills of a deejay, you haven’t seen DJ Rated R. J.F.

Sounds like : chiki-chiki


Outstanding Hip Hop Producer: Runt Rock

You might know this guy as an emcee with the legendary Live Manikins crew. But you might not know that some of those beats, flavored with Latin percussion and breezy melody, are produced by the one and only Runt Rock. If only Runt Rock could bust out some dance moves, he’d be the perfect triple threat. J.F.

Sounds like : Santana, J Dilla