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Kansas City Best of 2015 Readers' Poll Results! Missouri Loves Company, Sara Morgan, and Yes You Are

The results for our 2015 Emerging Artist of the Year Readers' Poll are in! We'd like to thank everyone who voted in support of their favorite artists, and a hardy congrats to everyone who made the poll this year!

1. Our 2015 Readers’ Poll winner, Missouri Loves Company (pictured above) brings together six musicians who produce a larger-than-life amalgamation of sound. The band takes a slightly off-kilter approach to its music, accenting dark pop melodies with atypical rock instrumentation (viola, trombone, glockenspiel) and a variety of musical influences. Led by vocals from Margot Gibson—who can dazzle with the style of a twisted lounge singer or an impassioned rock ‘n roll growl—the group showcases jangly jazzy guitar work and blues-inspired grooves that have the potential for broad appeal.

2. In 2015, Sara Morgan won over the hearts of new fans with expressive songwriting inspired by classic country and imbued with a modern accessibility. Since moving back to Kansas City a little under 2 years ago, Morgan has excelled in incorporating a style all her own in her songwriting, and has teamed up with skilled musicians (including guitarist Carl Butler and drummer Duncan Burnett) to back her.

3. Yes You Are has amassed a steady, loyal fan base by creating authoritative, preeminent pop music with a stage show that matches in intensity and vigor. The band is deliberate in its approach, merging infectious dance pop with meaningful spiritual undertones. In 2015, the band had the opportunity to astound audiences across the country by supporting Neon Trees on the first half of their summer tour.

4. Modern Day Fitzgerald describe themselves as “gentlemen who perform music with proper etiquette.” On the trio’s upcoming EP Gorgeous Killing, this sophisticated pop sound breaks through, with a hip-hop flair. Songwriter/frontman Mica-Elgin Vi pours emotion and charm into the band’s personality, with a jazzy rhythmic foundation from Zach Tyler and Steven Callahan. The EP will be released this Friday night at The Buffalo Room.

Honorable mentions also go to Westerners, Kangaroo Knife Fight, Doris, Via Luna, Hyborian, Rachel Mallin & the Wild Type, Spencer Mackenzie Brown, Ivory Black, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, and Temp Tats.

Again, congrats to everyone who was included! Our nominees went out of their way to promote the poll, and they certainly deserve your attention.

If you want to take a look at the results organized by genre, check them out here:
POP – POST ROCK – PUNK/METAL – ROOTS – ROCK

Thanks to everyone who shared and voted. Keep an eye out for the winner of our overall poll, compiled by the winners of this Readers’ Poll and votes from local music experts.

--The Deli KC Staff

Published: February 23, 2016 |

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Me Like Bees wins The Deli's 2013 Best of KC Year End Readers' Poll

Congrats to the winner of The Deli KC’s 2013 Readers’ Poll, Me Like Bees!

Me Like Bees has been making waves in the Midwest for a few years now, and has more recently found success by taking home the award for the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands competition, earning them a coveted spot on Warped Tour, a three-song EP produced by Goldfinger’s John Feldmann, and a lot of other fine swag. The four-piece Joplin group’s strongly developed indie rock sound draws comparisons to bands like The White Stripes and Modest Mouse, but Me Like Bees has cultivated its own melodic, quirky, upbeat style to stand on a national stage.

You can catch our Readers’ Poll champion in Kansas City next on Friday, February 28. Me Like Bees will be at The Riot Room with Not A Planet and The Electric Lungs. Until then, they’ll be playing a few dates in St. Louis, Columbia, and Joplin. Check out melikebees.com for more info.

Me Like Bees is:

Pete Burton – guitar, vocals

Nick Bynum – bass, vocals

Luke Sheafer – vocals, guitar,

Timothy Cote – drums, synths, vocals

Published: January 28, 2014 |

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Published: December 31, 1969 |

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