Deadline for PLUG voting looms, Patton Oswalt to host :: Music News :: Articles

Three days after the Feb. 5 Super Tuesday primaries comes the final date (2/8) to vote in an only slightly less consequential contest – the annual PLUG Independent Music Awards. Sounds tricky to remember, and you certainly don’t want to get the dates mixed up, so why not go ahead and take care of the one you can do from your bed/futon/economics class right now. The ballot is right here at PlugAwards.com, and its categories span albums, festivals, record stores and the publications that exist to yammer on about it all (including yours truly, Paste).

The awards ceremony itself will be held at Terminal 5 in NYC with host Patton Oswalt, who probably packs more star power in his 5’7” frame (not to mention, is SO much funnier) than anyone who actually showed up to the Golden Globes this year. Nominees St. Vincent (“Best New Artist”/”Best Female Artist”/”Best Video”) and José González (“Male Artist”/”Americana Album”/”Video”) are set to perform.

And listen, we're not trying to pander for your vote or anything, but... it's not easy, what we do. This is very personal for us. It's not just prestige. It's not just public. We see what's happening (Punk Planet folded last year, remember?), and we have to reverse it. Some people think the PLUG awards are a game and they think it's like who's up or who's down. It's about our country. It's about our kids' (and publisher's) futures. And it's really about all of us together.*

I'm sorry, there seems to be something in my eyes. No, don't worry, it's probably just allergies.

*relevance!

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