Sled Island

Sled Island announces 2024 initial lineup (guest curated by Show Me the Body)

Sled Island happens June 19-24 in Calgary and the lineup includes Mick Jenkins, Cherry Glazerr, Soul Glo, W.I.T.C.H., Malcolm Mooney, Laurel Halo and more.

Sled Island adds 200+ artists to 2023 lineup

New additions include Vivek Shraya, The Body, Blackwater Holylight, Cola, Margaritas Podridas, Gustaf, Cecile Believe, Weird Nightmare, Maneka, and more.

Sled Island 2023 initial lineup: Bartees Strange, OSEES, Helado Negro, Mannequin Pussy, more

Bartees Strange is the guest curator of Sled Island 2023, which goes down June 21-25 at venues across Calgary, Alberta.

tour news: Trail of Dead, Sled Island, Mountain Goats, Rocklahoma & more

Plus: The Monochrome Set, Danzig, Punk Island, Bunbury Music Fest, and more tours, festivals and events affected by COVID-19.

Julien Baker is guest curator of 2019 Sled Island fest (initial lineup & tix)

The 2019 edition of the Sled Island music festival happens June 19-23 in downtown Calgary, AB. This year’s guest curator is Julien Baker, who hand-picked Japanese Breakfast, JPEGMAFIA, Hop Along, Bully, Torres, Worries, Death Bells and Squirrel Flower to play the festival…

Sled Island 2018 in pics & review (Owen Pallett, Grouper, The Body, Shabazz Palaces & more)

Check out photos from all days of the Calgary fest, along with the rest of reviews from the final two days.

Sled Island Day 2: Ufomammut shatter brain cells, Wye Oak play a church, more

Well rested and no longer trapped in the throes of air travel hell, I was ready to take in the sites… and members of Deerhoof and friends playing an improv set to a World Cup game at noon.

Sled Island begins (We caught 40 Watt Sun, missed Mount Eerie)

The multi-venue Calgary music festival is now underway. Day one for me included a quiet set by 40 Watt Sun in a noisy bar.

Deerhoof list What They're Listening To In The Van (in NYC now)

Deerhoof land in NYC this week for 2 shows (BrooklynVegan Northside showcase included) before heading to Canada for Sled Island Fest which they helped curate. Meanwhile, we asked the band what they’ve been listening to, and guitarist John Dieterich made us this very interesting playlist. Check it out…

Life In Vacuum releasing 'All You Can Quit' (stream "Jazz")

Toronto punks Life In Vacuum first caught our ear back in 2014 when they released their album 5. They’re now set to release their first full-length since 5, titled All You Can Quit…
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