Sled Island

Sled Island

Sled Island is an annual four-day long, multi-venue summer independent music & arts festival held in Calgary, Alberta. It showcases local and international talent, both emerging and established.

History

2007

The festival was founded by Zak Pashak. The festival's inaugural year saw an estimated 6,000+ visitors attend concerts featuring 96 bands over four days (June 27-30). Sled Island featured a stylistically diverse range of independent music, putting local musicians (Woodpigeon, Chad VanGaalen, Hot Little Rocket, S.I.D.S., etc.) alongside international musicians (Boredoms, Cat Power, Spoon, The Walkmen etc.). A variety of art shows and a film screening complimented the festival's music line-up.

2008

The 2008 Sled Island Festival will be held June 25-28, 2008. Featuring guest music curator Scott Kannberg the initial festival line-up includes:
RZA (Bobby Digital), Mogwai, Of Montreal, Wire, Drive-by Truckers, Jose Gonzales, Extra Golden, Gutter Twins, Beans, Jonathan Richman, The Dodos, Pride Tiger, Wet Secrets, Carolyn Mark, Elliot Brood, Deerhunter, Headlights, Miss Muragatroid & Petra Haden, Portastatic, Scott Kannberg, Whitsundays, Luther Wright, Woodpidgeon, Mother Mother, Modern Man, Broken West, No Age, American Music Club, Elizabeth, Women, The CaveSingers.

A major addition to the festival in 2008 is an increased focus on visual art. Wayne Baerwaldt (guest art curator) has announced that the arts component will feature 15 exhibitions including, but not limited to, works from Peaches, Noam Gonick, Luis Jacob, Paulo Whitaker, Wil Murray, Justin Evans, Miriam Bankey, Chris Millar, Dave & Jenn, Ryan Sluggett, Kyle Beal, Kim Neudorf and Patrick Lundeen. The organizers are holding a poster contest aimed at high school students to help get them involved in the festival and give them a chance to get experience with music promotion [ [http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2008/5/Sled-Island-To-High-School-Students-We-Want-Your-Art/ CBC Radio: Sled Island to High School Students: We Want Your Art] ] .

External links

Sled Island Official Website - [http://www.sledisland.com Sled Island]

References


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