We are getting there folks! We just uploaded the full list of artists nominated for our Best of Chicago 2011 Poll for Emerging Artists. It's on the right column on this same page and also HERE, where you can actually vote. Some bands in the list were selected through a submission process and some others were picked by our jury of local scene-makers, who could freely choose 3 bands each in order of preference. Points were already assigned to each band according to how well they did in the selection process. Now the readers' and fans' votes will also influence the final chart. Each vote will count!
Here's summary of the progress of each one of our 11 regional Year End Polls for Emerging Artists. Due to high number of NYC submissions we organized that scene's results by genre.
BEST OF 2011 FOR EMERGING ARTISTS - LATEST NEWS: 01.27.2012 - Austin Submission Results Announced
01.23.2012 - LOS ANGELES READERS' + FANS' POLL LAUNCHED - HERE 01.24.2012 - NYC FINAL RESULTS ARE IN!!! - HERE 01.23.2012 - PORTLAND READERS' + FANS' POLL LAUNCHED - HERE
01.23.2012 - SF BAY AREA READERS' + FANS' POLL LAUNCHED - HERE 01.18.2012 - NASHVILLE READERS' + FANS' POLL LAUNCHED - HERE 01.17.2012 - PHILLY READERS' + FANS' POLL LAUNCHED - HERE 01.17.2012 - CHICAGO READERS' + FANS' POLL LAUNCHED - HERE 01.17.2012 - Portland OR Submission Results Announced
01.16.2012 - NEW ENGLAND READERS' + FANS' POLL LAUNCHED - HERE
01.12.2012 - DC AREA READERS' AND FANS' POLL LAUNCHED - VOTE HERE
*** See below for results full list and schedule ***
A big thank you to our sponsors for supporting our poll and providing prizes to the winners!
Evan Weiss (aka Into It. Over It.) has released a video for his track "No Good Before Noon". The track comes from his recent release Proper. He will be touring the country, coast to coast, from now until spring and will be performing here at The Bottom Lounge on March 17th.
On the one year anniversary of the release of Moon Furies' debut album Mercury, the band has released a new track called "Survival". The track comes from their new ep Not Earth which will be released later this year.
We've been taking about the new album from Unicycle Loves You for awhile now, and finally on February 13th the band will celebrate the release of Failure. The band will be performing at Empty Bottle with Lightfoils, who are also putting out their debut ep, and The Grooks. Below is there video for "Piranha" from Failure.
Andrew Belle's debut LP The Ladder was released back in 2010, and since that time each track has been featured somehow or somewhere in film or television. From "In My Veins" to "Static Waves" to "Open Your Eyes", the album was extremely well received. The downside to that is the challenge of following that up. On Feb. 28th Belle is releasing his follow-up EP, The Daylight. It is a three song ep and below you can see how excited Belle is about this release.
You can catch Andrew Belle at SPACE in Evanston on Feb. 14th.
These days Hidden Hospitals are anything but while they the kick the promotion for their debut ep "EP 001" in overdrive. The band, containing former members of Damiera and Kiss Kiss, brings a crisp and effective brand of rock oozing with blaring guitars and driving baselines. The band's first single "Swan Dive" is a soaring anthem that has turned more than a few heads. The four piece band is guided by the wide range in the vocals of David Raymond. His vocals shift effortlessly from hush swoon to forcefully scream through the ep. For a band that only played their first live show in September of last year, "EP 001" is an extremely polished effort.
Kellen & Me released his self-titled debut album back in June and it was also the debut release on Audiotree Music. The album is Americana at its core, and is a pure illustration of what music means to this musician named Kellen. Below you can stream the album and jump over to bandcamp to purchase it.
On an East Coast tour this past year Kellen stopped by Indie Ambassador to record a live session. You can catch Kellen & Me at Abbey Pub with Jennifer Hall and Ode on Feb. 16th.
Giant System has returned with a great live session with Running. We are looking forward to an action-packed secord session from Kyle Orbit and company.
Loyal Divide has released a new single called "Otto". The A-side features vocals from Rachel Sarah Thomas. The track was originally part of the session for their 2011 album Bodice Ripper, but it did not make the finished product.
These days Hidden Hospitals are anything but while they the kick the promotion for their debut ep "EP 001" in overdrive. The band, containing former members of Damiera and Kiss Kiss, brings a crisp and effective brand of rock oozing with blaring guitars and driving baselines. The band's first single "Swan Dive" is a soaring anthem that has turned more than a few heads. The four piece band is guided by the wide range in the vocals of David Raymond. His vocals shift effortlessly from hush swoon to forcefully scream through the ep. For a band that only played their first live show in September of last year, EP 001 is an extremely polished effort.