The PLUG Awards Leave Us Slanted, Disenchanted

Brian Raftery | February 12, 2007 1:14 am

We may have come away empty-handed from Saturday night’s PLUG Awards, but we weren’t the only ones who lost: Anyone who made it all the way through the four-hour* fiasco was treated to a series of disastrously executed stunts (a “live” iPod battle), way-too-long nominee-list recitals, and way-too-short sets from the likes of Deerhoof and El-P. Thankfully, host David Cross was just as frustrated as we were, and he served as our own Herbert Morrison, narrating the increasingly horrific turn of events with some first-rate zingers. Photographer Nikola Tamindzic was on hand, earning his hazard pay.

* We think; we actually bolted during the Malkmus pre-performance on-stage interview. Earlier: The Trajectory: Plotting The PLUG Awards