Sled Island Preview - Redux Wednesday June 6, 2007

Update: So I’ve been getting a lot of hits regarding this post and the upcoming sled island fest. Now that the schedule has been released and tickets are now available for specific shows online, it’s time to update the post.

Here are some shows that will be more than worth your while to check out.

• Chad Van Galeen/Destroyer – Grace Presbyterian Church Thursday June 28th. Should be a fantastic show in a fantastic venue.

• Spoon/Hot Little Rocket/Mother Mother – MacEwan Hall – June 29th Mother Mother and Hot little Rocket should be a great one-two opener. Not too familiar with Spoon, but should be a great show nonetheless.

• SIDS – Broken City- Wednesday June 28th. Celebrity Hot Tub and Infants…. what could be better.

• Constantines/Woodpigeion/The Details – Grand Theatre -Friday June 29th Who wouldn’t want to see more of the constantines, especially at the beautiful Grand Theatre

• Summerland/Gunther – Marquee Room – Thursday June 28th.

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So the Sled Island Music Festival is set to launch here in Calgary at the end of June. Alright, June 27-30 precisely.

I won’t lie, but my first reaction to the announcement was one of ultra skepticism. Fortunately that had more to do with my inability to comprehend the English language and to understand simple mathematics. But now that the line up has started to be leaked a bit more, I’m really getting excited for the fest. I’m routing for it to be a success, because there’s a bit of a c.t.overdrive connection to the festival. I used to go to high school/play soccer with the fest’s director so I’m hoping this turns out to be a hit.

There’s a distinct and ultra indie tinge to the festival. Most people who I’ve talked to about the line-up are sort of in the dark about a few of the artists. And I’ll be honest there are a few that I’ve never heard of. Anyways, I thought I’d list a couple links/tracks of the artists that I am looking forward to…

• Cat Power – I Found a Reason.
• The Walkmen – The Rat.
• Hot Little Rocket – Five By Five
• Chad VanGaalen – Burn 2 Ash
• The Summerlad – Vallee of Cobras

I’ve never heard them, but they should be seen by default just because of their name – Sudden Infant Dance Syndrome

Update- Some blatant promotion, Nathan from music-critic has a nice little article on the festival.

Categories: The-Music, Sled-Island-2007, The Urban

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