The 2010 AIR Awards took place at Melbourne’s Forum Theatre last night, celebrating the city’s vibrant independent music scene and Dan Sultan was the big winner.
The night went off with a bang, although the audience seemed more intent on schmoozing than watching the ceremony itself.
Dan was voted Best Independent Artist and also won the award for Best Blues and Roots album.
Performances from The Amity Affliction, Cloud Control, M-Phazes showed off Australia’s diverse independent talent, and the awards themselves couldn’t have gone to a better bunch of artists.
But let’s cut to the chase, shall we? The winners are:
Best Independent Album
Cloud Control - Bliss Release
Breakthrough Independent Artist
Cloud Control
Best Independent Artist
Dan Sultan
Best Independent Blues and Roots Album
Dan Sultan
Best Independent Single of EP
Little Red - Rock It
Best Independent Hard Rock or Punk Album
Parkway Drive - Deep Blue
Best Independent Country Album
Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill and the Hillbillies - Lost Music Blues
Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album
Urthboy - Spitshine
Best Independent Jazz Album
Stu Hunter - The Gathering
Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album
Midnight Juggernauts - The Crystal Axis
Congratulations are in order for all the winners. I hope your hangovers are treating you nicely today.
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