Synopsis of the three end-of-year music polls I wrote about earlier in the week.

Scroll down a few posts if you want to see my complete, rambling takes on each survey.  For everyone else, here is a brief rundown:

Poll #1 - TriState Indie Music Awards survey
http://www.tristateindie.com/tsi-music-awards-vote/
You don't have to create a log-in or give personal info to take this survey, and you can vote repeatedly: every 12 hours per household IP address (or work place).  This survey has Delaware bands Spinto Band, The Sky Drops, and New Sweden, and regional (but locally popular) bands Hoots & Hellmouth, Revolution, I Love You, and Dr. Dog, among others, up for "best of" awards.  World Cafe Live at the Queen is also up for "best new venue".  This survey lasts until mid-February, and will culminate with a red-carpet awards ceremony at WCL Philly in late February. My recommendation, if you see bands in there you want to support, is to save this one to your "favorites" or book marks and visit it when bored.  http://www.tristateindie.com/tsi-music-awards-vote/

Poll #2 - Y-Not Radio end-of-year music survey
http://ynotradio.net/yearendpoll.php
No log-in required, but fair warning: you are asked for personal info at the end of this 8 section survey.  But this enters you in to win an iPad or a $200 iTunes gift certificate (and frankly, you can fudge the info a little while still giving enough to win), so it's not all bad.  You only vote once in this survey, and voting ends in mid December.  Local/regional bands that you can vote for (amongst mostly national bands) include: Spinto Band, Cliff Hillis, Ike, Hoots & Hellmouth, Dr. Dog, as well as a smattering of Philly and Baltimore bands. Also, you can write-in votes for your favorite bands/albums/songs that don't happen to be included.  http://ynotradio.net/yearendpoll.php

Poll #3 - NPR Music Top 50 Albums of 2011 survey
NPR survey link
This survey asks for no log-in or personal info, and you only vote one time.  No Delaware bands are included, however there is a space provided for you to give a write-in vote for your favorite albums. Among the regional bands included are Wye Oak (Baltimore), The Roots (Philly), The War On Drugs (Philly), Jill Scott (Philly), and River City Extension (Jersey). 
NPR survey link

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Best of luck to all bands involved!