Tame Impala Win Big At The WAM Awards

Perth psych-rockers Tame Impala were the big winners at tonight's WAM Awards, going home with four gongs, including Group, Single, Album and Music Video Of The Year.

The awards, which took place at Perth's Astor Theatre, celebrated what has been a very strong year in Western Australian music, with other awards going to the likes of The Love Junkies, Abbe May, Karnivool and Mama Kin.

Members of the public were able to join in on the fun this year and all in attendance were treated to performances from Jordi Davieson (San Cisco), The Love Junkies, Mama Kin, Mathas with Abbe May, Diger Rokwell and Empty & Archi as well as an all WA set from Death Disco DJs.

Mathas performing. Pic by Nicole Clissa

The full list of winners is as follows:

Golden WAMi

Andrew Ryan

Group Of The Year

Tame Impala

Single Of The Year

Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards

Album Of The Year

Tame Impala - Lonerism

Music Video Of The Year

Tame Impala - Elephant

The Love Junkies. Pic by Nicole Clissa

Rock Act Of The Year

The Love Junkies

Breakthrough Act

The Love Junkies

Abbe May. Pic by Nicole Clissa

Solo Act Of The Year

Abbe May

Indigenous Act of the Year

Gina Williams

Heavy Act Of The Year

Karnivool

Pop Act Of The Year

Rainy Day Women

Laneway's Danny Rogers and Michael Chugg. Pic by Nicole Clissa

Music Event Of The Year

St Jerome's Laneway Festival

Record Store Of The Year

78 Records

Music Venue Of The Year

The Astor Theatre

Folk Act Of The Year

Mama Kin and Timothy Nelson & The Infidels
(joint winners)

Kucka. Pic by Nicole Clissa

Experimental Act Of The Year

Kucka

Electronic Act Of The Year

Diger Rokwell

World Music Act Of The Year

Grace Barbe

Punk Act Of The Year

Chainsaw Hookers

Blues and Roots Act Of The Year

Morgan Bain

Urban Act Of The Year

Mathas

Jazz Act Of The Year

Graham Wood

Country Artist Of The Year

Ruby Boots

Music Website Of The Year

theMusic.com.au

Media Individual Of The Year

Adam Trainer (RTRFM)

WA Based Record Label Of The Year

Walking Horse Music

2013 Management Award

Luke Rinaldi

Until next year!