yep-simpson
by: pleditorPosted on:

Portland Open Submission Results for The Deli’s Year End Poll 2015 for Emerging Artists

Thanks a bunch to all the artists who submitted music for consideration in The Deli’s Best of Portland Year End Poll for Emerging Artists!

After tallying our editors’ ratings for the Open Submissions stage of the process, it’s time to release the results. Please note that to avoid conflicts, no local editor was allowed to vote for bands in their own scene.

Total submissions from Portland: 28

Jurors: Juan (The Deli LA), Jonathan (The Deli DC), Paolo De Gregorio (The Deli NYC).

Acts advancing to our Readers/Fans Poll:

1. Altadore (Indie) – 7.8
 

 
2. COMM (Post Punk) – 7.7
 

 
3. Space Shark (Psych Rock) – 7.3
 

 
4. Those Willows (Indie Folk) – 7.2
 

 
5. Le Printemps (Indie Pop) – 7.2
 

 
6. Rare Monk (Indie) – 7.2
 

 
7. White Bear Polar Tundra (Alt-Indie) – 7.2
 

 
8. LiquidLight (Rock) – 7.2
 

 
9. Foxy Lemon (Blues Rock) – 7.2

 

Honorable Mentions (ranked above 6.5): 

Dead Men Talking, Nature Thief, Dirty Revival, Sabonis, Cedar Teeth, Jeff True Jones.

————————————-

WHAT’S NEXT: These results conclude the first phase of the 2015 poll. Soon, I will name the artists selected by Portland’s local jurors and then all you readers will influence the poll with your vote.

Thanks for reading and participating! Stay tuned!

—Cervante Pope, The Deli Portland Editor