Sled Island

Murray Hill headlining Gramercy w/ Ad-Rock, Peaches, others; Night of 1000 Stevies returning; Julie Ruin made a new video

Murray Hill at The Julie Ruin’s Bowery Ballroom show (more by PSquared) Downtown comedian and drag king legend Murray Hill will headline Gramercy Theatre for his first time on March 8 for a one-off of The Murray Hill S…

floods cancel remainder of Calgary's Sled Island Festival

Calgary, AB festival Sled Island began this past Wednesday (6/19) and continued yesterday (6/20), but unfortunately, due to flooding in Calgary, the remainder of Sled Island 2013 is cancelled…

Thee Oh Sees curating 2013 Sled Island Fest; initial line-up includes JAMC, Swans, EITS, Divine Fits, Mac DeMarco + more

The Jesus and Mary Chain, Explosions in the Sky, Swans, Divine Fits, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Colin Stetson, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Mac DeMarco and Metz are the first confirmed artists to be announced for the 2013 Sled Island Festival which will happen June 19 – 22 at 30+ venues in Calgary, Alberta…

Sled Island day 3 in pics & review: (Chelsea Light Moving, Feist, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet and more)

Calgary’s multi-venue Sled Island festival took place last month. Pictures and a review of day 1 are HERE, Day 2 are HERE, and Day 3 are  in this post…

Sled Island day 2 in pics and review (Reigning Sound, Legs, Evaporators joined by Andrew WK, Feel Alright & more)

Calgary’s multi-venue Sled Island festival took place at the end of last month. Pictures and a review of Day 1 are HERE, and now we continue with Day 2 is in this post…

Sled Island fest: Wednesday pics and review (Boris, Russian Circles, And So I Watch You From Afar, Indian Handcrafts, and more)

The sixth annual Sled Island festival is in full swing, happening at over 40 venues (and makeshift venues) all over Calgary, Alberta. Aircraft problems delayed our arrival till early evening on Wednesday, with barely enough time to check in to the hotel and the festival before heading over to Dickens for a Sargent House Records centric show…

Archers of Loaf documentary screening @ CBGB Fest, NXNE, Sled Island & elsewhere; reissues of final 2 albums due in August

Archers of Loaf at Bowery Ballroom in April (more by Joe McCabe) Archers of Loaf, who were last here in April, are part of this year’s 4Knots Festival in July which will be NYC’s first chance to see the reunited ’90s indie rockers for free since reuniting last year…

Feist, Stephen Malkmus, The Hold Steady and lots more playing Calgary's Sled Island Festival (full line-up)

The 2012 edition of Calgary, Alberta festival Sled Island is set to take place from June 20-23 at venues throughout the city. This year includes over 200 bands performing at 30 venues plus a large comedy schedule, film screenings, and art shows…

Alejandro Escovedo touring w/ Jesse Malin, playing Sled Island

Jesse Malin & Alejandro Escovedo at Bowery Electric (more by Lori Baily) Alejandro Escovedo will swing through town with Jesse Malin and The St……

Ted Leo isn't "retiring" (is touring)

Ted Leo at Sled Island Fest 2010 (muffinlab)”The energy we have inside us is not as boundless as it once seemed, and the amount we have to expend each year becomes more and more of a drain for less and less pay off…
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