Sled Island

Sled Island Announces Initial 2013 Lineup with Jesus and Mary Chain, Swans, Explosions in the Sky

PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2013

Calgary's MTT Fest may have cancelled its 2013 edition, but the Alberta city will still get a major music festival in the coming months wit...

Sled Island Gets Thee Oh Sees' John Dwyer and Tim Hecker as Curators for 2013 Edition

PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2013

Details on just exactly who will be playing this year's Sled Island have yet to be revealed, but the Calgary music festival has just announ...

Archers of Loaf

Republik, Calgary AB June 23

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2012

Sled Island 2012's last evening was packed with can't-miss sets, but for fans of '90s indie rock, there was really only one choice of Sled...

The Hold Steady

Olympic Plaza, Calgary AB June 23

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2012

One thing about playing outdoors in a rainstorm: you know the people who stick it out are dedicated fans. This was the case at the Hold Ste...

Faux Fur

Local 510, Calgary AB June 23

PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2012

As the third band to take the stage at Beatroute's annual hangover breakfast at Local 510, Faux Fur had a couple of tough acts to follow in...

NEEDLES//PINS

Broken City, Calgary AB June 22

PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2012

Vancouver's Needles//Pins have a hell of summertime-fun album out on Mammoth Cave Recordings, and every live show they play seems to get a...

Boris

Distillery, Calgary AB June 22

PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2012

The Distillery played host to Sled Island 2012's best metal-oriented bill on Friday night, as a couple hundred fans turned its underground...

Brazilian Money

Tubby Dog, Calgary AB June 23

PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2012

Calgary's iconic Tubby Dog has played host to some great Sled Island performances over the years, all the while slinging their monstrous ho...