The Sammies are southern boys whose influences obviously range far from their native North Carolina.  With two full-length records under their belts, the band's songs vary from punk to Brit pop to garage rock to, yes, southern rock.  Led by brothers Frank Backgammon and Donnie Yale (all band members have adopted tongue-in-cheek names), the group does not take itself seriously but produces some seriously good music.  We highly recommend their latest record, Sandwich.

The group met us in New York last winter for a session.  Some of the nicest guys you'll ever met, they entertained us with stories about the drive up (seeing a deer in a Kia), "truck nuts", how a family farm was used as the backdrop for the movie "A Color Purple", and more.

Check our session with the band below- four songs, with videos for three of them, as well as a video interview with the group.