Best of Kansas City 2014 for Emerging Artists: Readers’ Poll results

Deli Readers,

The Deli KC’s Best of 2014 Readers and Fans’ Poll for local emerging artists is over, thanks to all those who cast their vote in support of the emerging local bands and artists in our list of nominees.

1. Kangaroo Knife Fight

Congratulations to The Deli’s 2014 KC Readers’ Choice artist, Kangaroo Knife Fight (pictured above)! The four-piece rockers recently released its debut self-titled EP, which can be found below. We’ll be featuring them in an upcoming interview very soon. Until then, check out their tunes!


2. Yore
 
 
Before even playing its first show, Yore has taken second place in our Readers’ Poll! This new project includes former members of The Cherry Tree Parade, Mother Culture, and Gentleman Savage. Yore recently released its first video; keep your eyes peeled for a new single from them soon.
 
 
 
 
Coming in at third place is The Blackbird Revue, the husband-and-wife duo whose folk pop melodies have been winning over audiences in KC and around the country (they’ve been featured on The Voice and The Discovery Channel). The couple recently released a video in advance of a 2015 album. Here’s a Q&A we did with them.
  

 

Here’s this poll’s top 10 chart, full results can be found here

BEST OF KC 2014 – READERS’ POLL RESULTS
 
Artists
Votes
 
1
Kangaroo Knife Fight
502
2
Yore
461
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3
The Blackbird Revue
302
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4
ATLAS
181
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5
AY MusiK
57
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6
Scruffy & The Janitors
34
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7
Jorge Arana Trio
21
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8
Riddles
18
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9
The Gorlons
17
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10
The Thunderclaps
15
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Stay tuned for the composite chart, to be released soon, which will include the point nominees accumulated from the jurors and Deli writers’ votes, and will crown The Deli’s Best Emerging KC Artist of 2014.

The Deli’s Staff