The time has finally come – tonight, Mayhem kicks off its winners' festival at Oakland's Awaken Cafe. After countless nominations streamed in during September and then three straight nights of jury deliberations in early October, fest co-founders Cortt Dunlap and Sarah Sexton announced the winners back on October 21, including some names that are probably very familiar (Waterstrider, The Seshen) as well as some new names (Ted the Block, D. Edward). Now, the two Oakland devotees are bringing everyone together for three blow out nights at the corner of Broadway and Telegraph, celebrating the city they love and its music. [...]