The Deli's Emerging Kansas City Artist of 2012: #1 - Radkey
What do you get when three teenage boys decide to start making music together? Well, you usually aren’t lucky enough to get anything like Radkey. Fortunately, the Kansas City music scene is. The three brothers—Dee (19), Isaiah (17), and Solomon Radke (15)—hail from St. Joseph and have been creating music catchy enough to be received by a broad audience and heavy enough to be affirmed by more experienced rockers and punkers alike. Though the brothers have only been playing music for 3 years, they portray a mastery of their instruments and a deep understanding of their influences, which include bands like The Misfits, The Ramones, Bad Brains, and Jimi Hendrix.
Radkey has found an unbelievable amount of success in its short amount of time as a band: the trio has performed at the
Afro-Punk Festival in Brooklyn (also including the likes of Erykah Badu and Reggie Watts), recorded a video at the
Wreck Room in Brooklyn (founded by Adrian Grenier of HBO’s
Entourage), and will be performing an official showcase at SXSW in March, as well as others (including Kansas City’s
MidCoast Takeover showcase). Congratulations to Radkey for being
The Deli’s Emerging Kansas City Artist of 2012!
Radkey is:
Dee Radke – vocals, guitar
Isaiah Radke – bass, vocals
Solomon Radke – drums
--Michelle Bacon
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