New England Music Fans,

We are proud to announce that The Deli New England’s Best of 2012 Emerging Artist is Guerilla Toss! This uncompromising, bizarre industrial/dada five piece (pictured and streaming below) gathered multiple votes from our jury of scene experts, which allowed them to end up on top. Kudos also to pop punkers Fat Creeps, who placed second, and orchestral blues sextet The Bridgebuilders, who sneaked in thuird position thanks to the good performance in our Readers and Fans' Poll.

Please take a look at our chart of 60 New England area artists below. The highest value of votes came from our jurors, who included individuals professionally involved in the local scene. This includes promoters, venue owners, press, DJs and other music experts. The remainder of the votes was compiled by The Deli New England contributors, readers, and open submissions voted on by national Deli editors.

BEST OF 2012 POLL FOR EMERGING NEW ENGLAND ARTISTS - FINAL RESULTS -

ARTIST J W R OS TOT   1 Guerilla Toss 6   0.005   6.005 2 Fat Creeps 5   0.003   5.003 3 The Bridgebuilders 2 1 1.5   4.5 4 MC Kabir 2   2   4 5 You Wont 2   0.008 1.5 3.508 6 Bellas Bartok   1 0.174 2 3.174 7 Coyote Kolb 3   0.077   3.077 8 The Wild Northern 3   0.063   3.063 9 thunderbloods 3   0.025   3.025 10 Dressed for the Occasion 3   0.021   3.021 11 Butcher Boy 2 1 0.02   3.02 12 Mean Creek 3   0.019   3.019 13 The Shills 3   0.017   3.017 14 CreaturoS 3   0.012   3.012 15 Sidewalk Dave 3   0.01   3.01 16 Streight Angular 3   0.009   3.009 17 A Severe Joy 3   0.006   3.006 18 Air Traffic Controller 3   0.005   3.005 21 Bent Shapes 3   0.004   3.004 21 Ghost Box Orchestra     0.004 3 3.004 21 Leaves Leaves 3   0.004   3.004 22 Gem Club 3   0.003   3.003 23 Kingsley Flood 3   0.002   3.002 24 Death 3   0   3 25 A2VT 2   0.115   2.115 26 Nemes 2   0.113   2.113 27 Herra Terra 2   0.06   2.06 28 Casey Desmond 2   0.028   2.028 29 New Highway Hymnal 2   0.019   2.019 30 Grass is Green 2   0.013   2.013 31 Grownup Noise 2   0.004   2.004 33 Parks 2   0.003   2.003 33 Skimask 2   0.003   2.003 35 Ferocious Fucking Teeth 2   0.002   2.002 35 The Wandas 2   0.002   2.002 37 Gnarlemagne     1 1 2 37 Heathen Shame 2   0   2 39 Cask Mouse 1   0.5   1.5 39 Ula Ruth     0.5 1 1.5 40 Young Blake     0.096 1 1.096 41 Jay Psaros     0.083 1 1.083 42 Bear Language     0.065 1 1.065 43 Leaders Led 1   0.043   1.043 44 OldJack     0.04 1 1.04 45 Elison Jackson 1   0.032   1.032 46 Mellow Bravo 1   0.024   1.024 47 Afraid 1   0.02   1.02 48 Young Adults 1   0.018   1.018 49 Lisa/Liza 1   0.009   1.009 50 Jeff Beam     0.006 1 1.006 51 Slowdim 1   0.005   1.005 52 Bugs and Rats 1   0.004   1.004 54 Great Caesar 1   0.003   1.003 54 Stereo Telescope 1   0.003   1.003 56 For Sleeping or Jumping 1   0.002   1.002 56 Exusamwa 1   0.002   1.002 59 Future Spa 1   0.001   1.001 59 Old Abram Brown     0.001 1 1.001 59 Son of Salami 1   0.001   1.001 60 Seer Group 1   0   1 Legend: J = Jurors, W = Deli Writers, R = Deli Readers, OS = Open Submissions

Thank you all!

The Deli's Staff

Deli Readers,

The Deli's Best of 2012 Poll for emerging New England artists is now over, thanks to all those who cast their vote in support of the emerging local bands and artists in our list of nominees.

Congrats to Boston rapper MC Kabir pictured and streaming below) for becoming The Deli Readers' Best New England Artist of 2012. Kudos also the close seconds, powerful alt folk sextet The Bridgebuilders. New Hampshire's garage soul band Gnarlemagne placed third.

Here's the New England Readers' Poll Top 10:

ARTIST VOTES   1 MC Kabir 1541 2 The Bridgebuilders 1440 3 Gnarlemagne 321 4 Cask Mouse 270 5 Ula Ruth 187 6 Bella's Bartok 174 7 A2VT 115 8 Nemes 113 9 Young Blake 96 10 Jay Psaros 83

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 DC Area Artist of 2012.

The Deli's Staff

FINAL RESULTS: BEST OF SF BAY AREA 2012 - BEST OF NYC 2012 - BEST OF NASHVILLE 2012 - BEST OF NEW ENGLAND 2012 - BEST OF AUSTIN 2012 -  BEST OF PHILADELPHIA 2012 - BEST OF LOS ANGELES 2012 - BEST OF DC AREA 2012 - BEST OF KANSAS CITY 2012 - BEST OF CHICAGO 2012 - BEST OF PORTLAND 2012

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For the upcoming holidays we thought you might enjoy some of our best articles from the past!

Hope you enjoy - and Happy Holidays!

ABOUT THE NYC SCENE
- The Lower East Side is Over (2007) - by Andrew Spaulding 
- The Brooklyn DIY Scene (2009) - by Paolo De Gregorio
- The State of the NYC scene in 2012 - by Mike Levine and Paolo De Gregorio

GENRE RELATED PIECES
- Surf Music influences on the NYC Sound (2012) - by Mike Levine
- Afrobeat Influences on the NYC Sound (2012) - by Mike Levine
- Soul Music Influences on the NYC Sound (2012) - by Brian Chidster

SOME "VINTAGE" BAND FEATURES
- Grizzly Bear - interview from first issue (2004) - by Stephanie R. Myers
- Matt and Kim (before they became huge, 2006) - by David Schneider 
- TV on the Radio (before they became huge, 2005) - by Liz Schroeter

ARTICLES ABOUT RECORDING AND GEAR
- A History of Audio Plug Ins - by Paolo De Gregorio
- Recording: Home vs. Studio - by Bruce Kaphan
- Recording Drums: Tips & Tricks - by Paolo De Gregorio
 

The Deli's Staff

Deli Readers,

Here's a little Christmas present for you: The Deli Newngland's playlist - featuring all our favorite emerging local artists we've been blogging about in the last few months - is finally up and ready to entertain you! Can you think of a better way to discover new local talent?

Check it out here.

You can access it at any time by clicking on the gray and orange rectangle on the top right of this page.

Enjoy, and Happy Holidays!