HOW TO SIGN UP (easily) TO CBCRADIO3.COM to VOTE FOR PHOG

If you don't have an account for cbcradio3.com, you're silly. You should. You have access to live web radio, 24 hours a day, listening to people who are passionate about Canadian music and want to share that info BADLY with the rest of the country. Mostly indie stuff.

If you are a local band and your music is not registered with Radio 3...you really should be, as you cannot imagine what an amazing resource they are...get listed on there first if you are a musician and not on their database.

Okay? Settled?

Here's how to sign up.
Go to cbcradio3.com
You will see this at the bottom of the screen.
Click on "Sign Up"
This will pop up.
You only need to care about this side on the right if you want to vote...
Then sign up with a valid e-mail address and pick a screen name you'll remember...and a password. Click "Sign Up".

Then you have to sign in by going to the top right hand corner of the site -
Type in your username and password you just created, and hit the green button "Log In".

Now you're logged in. You just need to hit the giant ad under the "Log In" area and it will take you to the voting page.
Scroll down until you see Phog Lounge and select Phog (of course) -
And then scroll down to the bottom of the page until you see the vote button -

Then you've helped Phog Lounge become the venue we all know it is, except this way, the rest of the country knows.
Awesome.
Thanks.

After you've done this process, you just need to click one of the many links Phog and Phoggers are posting on Twitter (we are twitter.com/phogtom on twitter.com - if you don't follow us, get with it!) and Facebook, which will take you to voting page. Unless you log out...you will stay logged in, and it's a SUPER SIMPLE process then.
Thanks everyone. Spread the Phog love.

CBC Radio 3: Searchlight - Best Live Music Club In Canada!!!!!!!

When I asked this group to go forth and let the country know how you feel about Phog Lounge...tell CBC Radio 3 and Searchlight that you love this place...you did, emphatically!

And we're very thankful.
Here's the tricky part.
That was just to get us nominated.

NOW, they have the voting taking place.
It's been running (so we're behind) and it will continue for a few weeks. Each person can vote every 24 hours.
You know how it is. I don't quite agree with this method, but that's how it is being tallied. It calls for great attention from voters. From you.

But I will ask anyway.
Please vote for us on the cbcradio3.com website.
There's a an ad panel (usually on the bottom left) that says, "Vote Now For Your Favourite Music Venue" with a Searchlight logo on it too. It's black with yellow lettering. Click on that, find Phog Lounge in the list, and simply click our name and click the vote button at the bottom.

The more you do this, the more realistic the chances are of us winning.
WE'RE VERY FAR BEHIND. Here's the timeline:
Wednesday, January 28: Searchlight long list announced and voting begins at www.cbcradio3.com
Tuesday, February 3: Top 50 will be announced
Wednesday, February 11: Top 20 will be announced
Wednesday, February 18: Top 10 will be announced
Wednesday, February 25: Final winner will be announced

You see, when you made your voices heard earlier, you shocked the CBC Radio 3 people. Shocked them. And now they're telling me to tell you, THIS is what counts. You want to see Phog win this thing from the cliche behemoths that are always mentioned in live music? Vote now. Vote often.
Maybe I'll try reminding you without being annoying.

Thanks again.

Winners get to SAY they are the best live music venue in Canada, which is pretty outstanding , a live concert will be presented by CBC Radio 3 in the winning venue, a Sirius satellite radio plus subscription gets installed, CBC Radio 3 clothing, etc for staff along with the hardware - a winning plaque and trophy - are delivered.
Please make this happen.

CBC Radio 3 wants to know the best venue in Canada!

I was flitting around the web yesterday when I came across Grant Lawrence's (of CBC Radio 3) Facebook page. He was alerting everyone that he wanted votes. CBC Radio 3 was compiling a list of venues that voters think is the best music venue in the country.

I couldn't help myself.
I went to the link and saw all of the other nominations...

When I told Jhoan about it, she nonchalantly asked me why I hadn't asked my customers to nominate Phog in that list.
So I did.
This was the overwhelming, awesome result.
THANKS SO MUCH PHOGGERS!!