River & Sky

The Ape-ettes

Beach Stage, Field ON, July 16

PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2016

You knew what you were in for when you heard the Ape-Ettes soundchecking with "Mommie's Drunk" (a Maow song) on the beach — they did the wh...

The Sadies

Beach Stage, Field ON, July 16

PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2016

What a treat to watch The Sadies on a small stage — so small that bass player Sean Dean had to stand beside it — on a beach on the Sturgeon...

Night Terrors

Main Stage, Field ON, July 15

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2016

Matthew Beach of Sudbury's Night Terrors seemed out to demonstrate how not to front a band, or at least how to do so as awkwardly and self-...

Language Arts

Main Stage, Field ON, July 15

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2016

Language Arts' Kristen Cudmore picked up on the dog-friendly atmosphere of River & Sky Fest right away, starting with a shout out to her do...

Darlene Shrugg

Main Stage, Field ON, July 15

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2016

Sturgeon River at dusk is admittedly a weird place to see garage-y Toronto supergroup Darlene Shrugg for the first time (their natural habi...

METZ

Main Stage, Field ON, July 15

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2016

Friday headliners Metz were loud — relentlessly, epically, cathartically loud — making mockery of the word "energetic" throughout their set...

River & Sky Festival Gets Hey Rosetta!, the Sadies, METZ, Beach Fossils for 2016 Edition

PUBLISHED May 12, 2016

Returning to the banks of the Sturgeon River for the eighth annual edition, Ontario's River & Sky festival has announced the musical lineup...