MAMAView: A Quarter Century and Beyond
By Middagh Goodwin
Chris Murphy and Ricci created the Modesto Area Music Awards, first at Club Maxx at the Red Lion Inn(now the DoubleTree) in 2000. We will celebrate 25 Years of music and community on October 15th at the historic State Theatre in downtown Modesto. We want to know who the standouts are: venue owners, event organizers, and promoters; make sure to let us know. Who tops your list of nominees? Email info@modestoview.com your choices to be considered for the 25th Annual Modesto Area Music Awards.
The mission of the Modesto Area Music Awards has always been to elevate the entire entertainment scene in the 209, not just those MAMAnated. It is a celebration bringing together differing musical genres, venues, bars, cafes, breweries, promoters, comedians, and more; it is a celebration of everyone who puts an effort into making things brighter and better through the arts. If you were not nominated or didn’t win, it does not detract from the work you are putting in; it takes a village and rising tides and all that.
Did you know the Modesto Area Music Association is a 501 c-3 Nonprofit organization? Were you aware that we book Music in the Plaza, Rockin’ Holiday, host a stage at PorchFest, and other events that support our local performers? ModestoView and the MAMAs provided the pro-stage at ModStock. We convinced the Stanislaus County Fair to host more local performers by booking the Center Stage for several years, and they have continued the tradition since returning from the pandemic. We booked music for the Sampler and PatioFest(I hope to see both return soon.) I host the Modesto Area Music on KCBP 95.5 FM, playing music from artists from the 209 on the airwaves. We celebrate at the MAMAs but help keep the party going all year.
The goal is to have voting go live at www.modestoareamusic.com by the middle of the month and run until 11:59 pm on October 13th. Remember, you are the Academy. You choose the winners. Look over all the categories, check out some of the artists you may not be familiar with, go to a show at a venue you never been to before, and most importantly, bring your friends.
Performers, please send in your gigs to events@modestoview.com to stay on our radar. Everyone else, please keep supporting live local music and art. It makes Modesto and the surrounding area a great place to live.
