Deli Nation,
Our Year End Poll for Emerging Austin Artists was – as usual – a painstaking (and somewhat excruciating) process, but we pulled it of with remarkable flair! Kudos to Holiday Mountain for winning it!
First, we let the local bands submit their music (for free), and got our Deli editors to pick the nominees. Then we polled a list of 15+ Austin scene expert (our jury, list at the bottom) and asked them to nominate 3 more bands of their choice each. Then we polled our writers, then we polled our readers. We tried to keep things open for each single genre, from Indie Rock to Roots Music to Hip Hop.
If you are a geek interested in all the subtelties related to how this poll works, you can read its rules here (happy reading!). But if all you care about is the awesome new music Austin produced in the year 2013, this list is all you need. Enjoy!
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BEST OF 2013 POLL FOR EMERGING AUSTIN ARTISTS
– FINAL RESULTS –
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ARTIST
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J
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W
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R
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OS
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TOT
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1
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Holiday Mountain |
8
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0.023
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8.023
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2
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Emily Wolfe |
4
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0.023
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1.5
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5.523
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3
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Latasha Lee |
5
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0.038
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5.038
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4
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The Flesh Lights |
5
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0.001
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5.001
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5
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Criminal Birds |
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2
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3
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5
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6
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Mighty Mountain |
2
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2
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0.57
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4.57
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7
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Leopold & His Fiction |
3
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1
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0.003
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4.003
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8
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Ssleeperhold |
4
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0.001
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4.001
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9
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White Walls |
3
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1
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4
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10
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Isaiah the Mosaic |
2
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1.5
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3.5
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Tele Novella |
3
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0.5
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3.5
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12
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Wheeler Brothers |
3
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0.064
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3.064
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13
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Borzoi |
3
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0.039
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3.039
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14
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Ben Ballinger |
3
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0.035
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3.035
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15
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Easy Cameron Folkcore |
3
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0.011
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3.011
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16
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Simple Circuit |
3
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0.01
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3.01
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17
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Soul Track Mind |
3
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0.009
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3.009
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18
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Blue Bear |
3
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0.005
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3.005
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19
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Not in the Face |
3
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0.004
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3.004
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20
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A Giant Dog |
3
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0.003
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3.003
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SURVIVE |
3
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0.003
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3.003
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22
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Brennen Leigh & Noel McKay |
3
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0.002
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3.002
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Eagle Claw |
3
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0.002
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3.002
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EQUALS |
3
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0.002
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3.002
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Gorgeous Hands |
3
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0.002
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3.002
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26
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Cartright |
3
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0.001
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3.001
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Ruby Fray |
3
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0.001
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3.001
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28
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Megafauna |
2
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1
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0
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3
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Silk Rodeo |
3
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0
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3
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Wild Bill & the Lost Knobs |
3
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0
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3
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The Sun Machine |
2
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0.051
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2.051
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32
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Leo Rondeau |
2
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0.012
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2.012
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33
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Riders Against the Storm |
2
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0.011
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2.011
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34
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Dana Falconberry |
2
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0.009
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2.009
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35
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Cool Piss |
2
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0.005
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2.005
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Mirror Travel |
2
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0.005
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2.005
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37
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Migrant Kids |
2
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0.004
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2.004
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Shakey Graves |
1
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1
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0.004
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2.004
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39
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Growl |
1
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0.003
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1
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2.003
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Hundred Visions |
2
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0.003
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2.003
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41
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Boyfrndz |
2
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0.002
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2.002
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League of Extraodinary Gz |
2
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0.002
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2.002
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Strahan & the Good Neighbors |
2
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0.001
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2.001
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The Zoltars |
2
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0.001
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2.001
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45
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Danny Malone |
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1
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1
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2
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Gossamer Frontier |
2
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0
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2
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Institute |
2
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2
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N/A
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Living Grateful |
2
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2
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SloMo Drag |
2
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2
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Versus |
2
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2
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N/A
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51
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Mayeaux & Broussard |
1
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0.072
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0.5
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1.572
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52
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The Vliets |
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0.002
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1.5
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1.502
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53
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Illustrations |
1
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0.059
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1.059
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54
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Language Room |
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0.02
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1
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1.02
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55
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Roxy Roca |
1
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0.013
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1.013
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56
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Auroravore |
1
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0.008
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1.008
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57
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Max Frost |
1
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0.006
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1.006
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58
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Lord Buffalo |
1
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0.005
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1.005
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59
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American Sharks |
1
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0.004
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1.004
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60
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Dylan C |
1
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0.003
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1.003
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61
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Hooka Hey |
1
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0.002
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1.002
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Milezo |
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0.002
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1
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1.002
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SIP SIP |
1
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0.002
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1.002
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64
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Foe Destroyer |
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0.001
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1
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1.001
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Grace London |
1
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0.001
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1.001
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Hikes |
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0.001
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1
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1.001
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Suzanna Choffel |
1
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0.001
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1.001
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68
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Bop English |
1
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1
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N/A
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Como Las Movies |
1
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1
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Grape St |
1
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0
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1
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Massageinists |
1
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1
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Party Girl |
1
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1
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Legend: J = Jurors, W = Deli Writers,
R = Deli Readers, OS = Open Submissions
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List of Jurors: Ryan (5th Street Studios), Laurie Gallardo (KUT/the Good Music Club), Eva Mueller (Spider House Ballroom), Dan Plunkett (End of an Ear), Max Meehan (Beer Land), Lance Villaincourt (Sonic Vault Austin), Brooke Wirth (C3), Carter Delloro (ovrld), Tyson Swindell (Red 7), Mark (Congress House Studios), Brittany Campbell (Parish/Scoot Inn), Michelle (North Door), Jessie (Waterloo Records), Lauren Bucherie (The Sessions), Eli (Switched On Austin), Maggie Lea (Cheer Up Charlie’s), John Laird (Side One Track One), Howdy Darrell (White Horse), Richard Whymark (The Good Music Club), Jennifer Houlihan (Austin Music People), Samantha Phelps (Boring Enormous), Gracie Luna (ATX Brands), Ross Bennett (Buzz Mill Coffee/Emo’s).
Hope you’ll find some awesome new artists you weren’t aware of!
The Deli’s Staff
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