What is The Deli?

The Deli Magazine is a daily updated website covering local music scenes (thus far: NYC, LA, Nashville, Chicago, SF, Portland, Austin, Philly and New England). We also have a quarterly publication exclusively focused on the NYC independent music scene, meaning the bands and the artists that live in the Big Apple.

Mission Statement

The primary goal of The Deli is to expose local musical artists that have not yet reached a level of international fame: this is why all of our printed articles feature up and coming bands and singer-songwriters (while our websites also cover the most popular breakout bands) .

The secondary goal is to inform and advise the NYC community of musicians on any other matter related to making music, from recording it to promoting it and performing it. You will find this kind of information in our Delicious Audio Blog and Listings section.

CD Submission Policy
Here is the info for NYC artists ONLY.
For LA submissions see here
For SF submissions see here

Mp3 or Myspace.com submissions can be done through our open blog/podcast channel here.

Please submit your CDs via mail only if they have proper packaging (we won't review CD-Rs with hand-written titles)

Here's the address:

The Deli Magazine
5 East 19th St.
3rd floor
New York, NY 10003

You can check the status of your CDs here.

The Deli's Staff

Paolo De Gregorio - Editor-In-Chief - Email
Manically devoted to the indie rock/pop genre and truly obsessed with the NYC scene since he was a teenager living in Italy, producer Paolo De Gregorio has recently settled in the Big Apple after 5 years in London (U.K.). While in the UK, De Gregorio developed and refined his skills as a sound/mixing engineer, collaborating with producer Charlie Francis (R.E.M, High Llamas, Turin Brakes, Minus 5) and working on several independent projects and one major indie-pop hit ("Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too," New Radicals, Universal). Paolo started the Deli without fully understanding the extent of his undertaking. One can often hear him complain about the excessive volume of emails he receives or the pressure involved in running a magazine. Paolo is always looking for quality, edgy, indie rock/pop bands with innovative sounds, songs, and haircuts.


Ed Gross - Editor
Ed Gross is a native of Washington, DC. A graduate of Vassar College, Gross divides his time between freelance writing and playing guitar for the NYC-based rock band Hello Nurse. In addition to serving as the assistant editor for the Deli, Ed also works for Rolling Stone and Men's Journal in New York City.

Our writers and collaborators keep changing... one day we'll find a way to let them updated their own bios!!!