WA Talent Celebrated at the 2016 WAMFest and WAMAwards
The 2016 WAMAwards nominees have been announced, with the list being led by grunge outfit Tired Lion with six nominations and jazz-rap collective Koi Child with five.
Other artists with the highest multiple nominations include Hideous Sun Demon, Verge Collection, Rag N’ Bone, Methyl Ethel and Lucy Peach.
Nominees were selected from judging panels formed from category specific specialists in the industry.
Voting among the 700+ music industry members has commenced in order to decide the winners of the craft and genre and industry awards.
Members of the public are able to vote in the six Public Voted Awards – including Most Popular Live Act, Most Popular Event and Most Popular Video.
Make sure you cast your votes here before 11.59pm Sunday October 23. Choose wisely.
While you're voting, make sure you check out what else is happening at 2016's WAMFest. There's a stack of free gigs lined up, featuring performances from your new favourite artists, such as Mathas, Tobacco Rat, Ah Trees, Catlips (DJ), Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Tangled Thoughts of Leaving, Verge Collection, Spire and heaps more. Get pumped!
written by Joseph Wilson + Daniel Morey
Based on the 2008 documentary of the same name, Song Sung Blue jaunts through the story of Milwaukee couple and Neil Diamond cover band, ‘Lightning and Thunder’.
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Bugonia dare to ask: who is the target demographic of the greater good?
The beauty of CATS is not in layered storytelling, but in its unflinching projection of pure vibes. And boy, does this Australian production deliver.
Inside Perth’s one-of-a-kind social deduction murder mystery experience
It’s been a whirlwind few weeks for WA indie-rock outfit Fool Nelson.
“The audience is going to have a ball.”
“So much of what’s happened in Australia has been silenced or simplified, and part of what we wanted to do with Terra Nullius was to make space for reflection.“
After the Hunt is refreshingly uncomfortable, and challenges us to face life’s unrelenting chaos head on; most importantly, it prompts us to think.
For anyone who's been curious about comics but intimidated by decades of superhero continuity, this is a great place to start.




