Thanks to all the artists who submitted their music to be considered for The Deli’s Best of SF Bay Area Year End Poll for Emerging Artists. We had a record number of submissions from SF this year – 94! – thanks so much for the overwhelming response!
After tallying our editors’ ratings for the Open Submissions stage, 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 SF Bay Area: 94
Jurors: Jurors: QD Tran (The Deli Philly), Jason Behrends (The Deli Chicago), Paolo De Gregorio (The Deli NYC).
Acts advancing to our Readers/Fans Poll:
1. Summer Peaks – (Indie Pop) – 8 (out of 10)
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2. Miss March – (Alt Folk) – 7.83
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3. Goodnight, Texas – (Americana) – 7.33
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3. Luke Sweeney – (Indie Pop) – 7.33
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5. Builders – 7
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5. Jet Trash – 7
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5. Lemme Adams – 7
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5. Royal Jelly Jive – 7
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5. Meet Me in Orbit – 7
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Honorable Mentions (scores above 6.5)
The Galloping Sea, Rich Girls, Goose Ignite, Tremor Low, Wild Imaginaries, We Became Owls, The Union Trade, New Spell, Mammoth Life, Be Calm Honcho, French Girls, Feather-Bright, Cookie Tongue, The Treacherous French, One Hundred Percent.
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WHAT’S NEXT: These results end the first phase of the poll. We have already unveiled full list of nominees that also includes the artists nominated by our local jurors (see left column here). It’s now time for our readers to influence this Year End Poll for Emerging SF Bay Area Artists with their vote – look out for th readers’ poll on the right column of this same page!
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