Sled Island: Women play it cool
If you ask most musicians what they look for in a band name, they might describe something that’s unique and original, or catchy to the ear and eye. If you ask Pat Flegel, you’ll...
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Warehouse bids farewell to Sled Island ’09
The Warehouse put out quite a lineup for the final evening of Sled Island 2009. Photographer Aris Aristorenas grabbed these shots of Sub-linguals, Githead and Women.
Sled Island: Main event takes over Olympic Plaza
Seven hours of performances helped take Sled Island into new territory Friday night. Festival organizer Zak Pashak and others worked tirelessly to lock down the Olympic Plaza venue and it finally came time for...
Sled Island: The Pack A.D. ‘jalapeno cheese poppers good’
Gritty Vancouver garage band duo The Pack A.D. made their Sled Island debut Friday night. While this group may be extremely minimalist (with only drums, a guitar and some raspy vocals) their sound is...
Sled Island: Alberta’s beauty on display
The melodic, folksy harmonies of the Rural Alberta Advantage are born from a simple, basic idea: embracing the beauty of Alberta. According to Nils Edenloff, the band’s guitarist, keyboardist and singer, the concept for...
Sled Island: Daily Guide — Saturday
Finally, we come to the end of this amazing, grueling and sometimes even frightening marathon (especially for those who got a glimpse of Monotonix lead singer Levi “Ha Haziz” Elvis’s hairy ass last night...
Sled Island: Daily Guide — Friday
Well, today is the big one. If you pick any day to go all out at Sled Island this would probably be it. From the main stage show at Olympic Plaza starting at 3p.m....
Sled Island: Woodpigeon soaring to new heights
After tons of time spent touring across Europe, Woodpigeon, led by Mark Andrew Hamilton return to a festival close the group’s heart. Hamilton recently spoke with The Reflector: Reflector: Woodpigeon is quite popular in...
Sled Island: Men of many moustaches, little clothing
Add together six moustaches, three Israeli men, three Calgary shows, and you’ve got Tel Aviv’s Monotonix plus Calgary’s Sled Island festival. Doesn’t seem proportionate? Take drummer “Bonanza” Haggai Fershtman’s word for it. If he...
Sled Island: Dude going it alone
Being in the band that rules the Calgary indie-rock scene isn’t enough for Bob Quaschnick, the Dudes’ guitarist — he wants to prove he can go it alone, too. Quaschnick, one of the creative...
