What do Cake, Deftones, Oleander, and Jackie Greene have in common? Besides that they are all from Sacramento, they are also all SAMMIES (Sacramento Area Music Awards) Hall of Fame members.

Sacramento's music lovers, geeks, and fanatics rejoice -- Sacramento News & Review recently released this year's SAMMIES nominees, and eight shows between Thursday, May 21st and June 27th's awards ceremony and concert in Cesar Chavez Park will showcase the best of Sacramento's music scene.

Thursday's 9 p.m. concert at Old Ironsides will showcase SAMMIES nominees The Generals, with Autumn Sky, Christopher Fairman and The Inversions opening the show.

"I would totally recommend June 6, all singer-songwriters playing short sets, and June 7th, which is all hip hop emcees," said Sacramento News & Review entertainment editor Nick Miller.

"All of the money from the door goes to the bands," he added.

Here are the rest of the dates, from Sacramento News & Review's website:

Showcase: Category 7
Price: $6
Featuring: Category 7, Ambrosia Caprice, Claudia's Ashes, and Man Automatic 
When: Wednesday, May 27, 9 p.m.
Where: Blue Lamp

Showcase: Order of the Golden Mirror
Price: $6
Featuring: Order of the Golden Mirror, Lynus, and David Houston 
When: Friday, May 29, 9 p.m.
Where: Luigi’s Fun Garden

Showcase: Matthew Tucker
Price: $6
Featuring: Matthew Tucker, Ellie Fortune, Nice Monster, Christian Kiefer, Terra Lopez, Dead Western, and Kris Anaya 
When: Saturday, June 6, 9 p.m.
Where: Luigi’s Fun Garden

Showcase: Illecism
Price: $6
Featuring: Illecism, Aquifer, Tais, Izreal, and Mahtie Bush 
When: Sunday, June 7, 9 p.m.
Where: The Press Club

Showcase: Boats!
Price: $6
Featuring: Boats!, Another Damn Disappointment, and Final Summation 
When: Wednesday, June 10, 9 p.m.
Where: The Press Club

Showcase: Impotent Ninja
Price: $6
Featuring: Impotent Ninja, Jeepster, zuhg, and Kate Gaffney 
When: Thursday, June 11, 9 p.m.
Where: Old Ironsides

Awards Show and Music Festival
Price: Free
Featuring: 16 confirmed acts, 2 stages, vendors, beer garden, local fashion boutiques, places to park your bike, afterparty at Marilyn's on K until 2 a.m.
When: Saturday, June 27, 3 - 9 p.m.
Where: Cesar Chavez Plaza

For a full list of the 107 SAMMIES nominees, look here, and vote here for your favorites.

*Photographs courtesy Myspace.com photographs of each artist playing the Old Ironsides gig on Thursday.