Last night at Webster Hall in New York, scores of hipsters gathered to honor indie music's most happening artists, radio stations, websites, and music retailers at the Plug Awards. In case you didn't know, Plug is "a collection of music lovers, writers, DJs, webmasters, artists, filmmakers, managers, indie retailers, and most importantly fans, who gather together each year to celebrate the artists who live and flourish in the margins." Each year voting is open to anyone with access to Plug's website. So as opposed to the Grammys, where fat cat industry execs vote in those annoying artists your parents and annoying kid sister listen to, these awards are less likely to make you cringe. Last night's events included live performances by: Saul Williams, RJD2, Aesop Rock, Sufjan Stevens, Ted Leo + The Pharmacists, and Dillinger Escape Plan. From an incredible list of nominees, thousands of voters worldwide selected the following winners:

Album of the Year: TV On The Radio - Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes (Touch And Go)

Artist Of The Year: Interpol

New Artist Of The Year: Arcade Fire

Male Artist Of The Year: Tom Waits

Female Artist Of The Year: Jean Grae

Hip-Hop Album Of The Year: Madvillain - Madvillany (Stones Throw)

Punk Album Of The Year: Bad Religion - The Empire Strikes First (Epitaph)

Metal Album Of The Year: Dillinger Escape Plan - Miss Machine (Relapse)

Electronic/Dance Album Of The Year: Mouse On Mars - Radical Connector (Thrill Jockey)

Americana Album Of The Year: Iron And Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days (Sub Pop)

Indie Rock Album Of The Year: Interpol - Antics (Matador)

DJ Album Of The Year: RJD2 - Since We Last Spoke (Definitive Jux)

Avant Album Of The Year: Liars - They Were Wrong, So We Drowned (Mute)

Record Label Of The Year: Definitive Jux

Live Act Of The Year: Death Cab For Cutie

Record Producer of the Year: Danger Mouse

Album Art/Packaging of the Year: Arcade Fire - Funeral (Merge)

Music Website Of The Year: pitchforkmedia.com

Magazine Of The Year: The Wire

Specialty Show Of The Year (Commercial Radio): KDLD, Los Angeles, "Dead Air"

College/Non-Comm Radio Station Of The Year: KEXP, Seattle, WA

Internet Radio Station of the Year: WOXY.com

Record Store of the Year: Amoeba Music, Hollywood, CA

Best Music DVD of the Year: Rock Against Bush, Vol 2