It’s Festival Season in Canada. Let’s Look at Calgary’s Sled Island
Calgary’s summer indie festival is back with a pretty solid lineup. Think of it as NXNE West with 250 bands performing at 30 venues around the city.
- Swervedriver
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor
- Television
- Daniel Lanois
- King Tuff
- Viet Cong
- Pissed Jeans,
- Teengirl Fantasy
- Cancer Bats,
- Obnox
- Guantanamo Baywatch
- Loscil;
- Juan Wauters
- Meat Wave,
- Sumac
- Mamiffer
- Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
- Mdou Moctar (from Niger!)
- Birdstriking (China!)
- Duotang (Back together!)
- Cousins.
- Astral Swans
- Black Givre
- Blonde Elvis
- Corinthian
- The Courtneys
- Crosss
- The Dories
- Dream Whip
- Empty Heads
- Energy Slime
- Faith Healer
- Grounders
- Homebody
- Hush Pup
- JOYFULTALK
- Low Life
- Michael Feuerstack
- Monomyth
- Moss Lime
- Numenorean
- Renny Wilson Punk Explosion
- Shaani Cage
- Tough Age
- TroyBoi
- We Hunt Buffalo
- The WPP.
- Drive Like Jehu
- Lightning Bolt, Body/Head,
- Ex Hex,
- Pentagram, Fu Manchu
- Jaga Jazzist
- Black Milk
- Hundred Waters
- Son Lux
- Lydia Ainsworth
- The Coathangers
- Iceage
- Oxbow
- The Ex
- Matana Roberts,
- Fred & Toody
- Carla Bozulich
- Avec Le Soleil Sortant De Sa Bouche
- Big Brave
- David Dondero
More can be found here.
