Sled Island: Delve into world of Slim Twig
To contemporary rockabilly musician Slim Twig, age is just a number. That’s why despite not be able to legally buy a beer in the United States, the 20-year-old continues to spend long hours on...
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Sled Island: In the middle of Factory Party 6
Photographer Lindsay Stewart immersed herself in all that is Factory Party 6. From the freaky art and attention-grabbing fashion to the performances by Japanther and Andrew WK, The Reflector brings you these photos: To...
Sled Island: Hot Little Rocket, Ladyhawk heat up at Dicken’s
Photographer Duncan Kinney was on the scene as Hot Little Rocket and Ladyhawk rocked at Dicken’s Pub on Thursday night. If you missed out on the show, you can still catch Ladyhawk on Friday,...
Sled Island: Calgary Fashion @ Factory Party 6
If you’ve ever imagined the behind scenes of a fashion show to be a hectic organized party atmosphere, you are correct. It’s hard to imagine that everything will be ready on time — hair...
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: Ship goes full throttle on opening night
Earplugs and all, Reflector photographer James Paton took in the opening night of Sled Island at the Ship & Anchor. The Yells, Rocket Reducer, Last Plague and Canadian legends SNFU were all on the...
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...
Sled Island: Journey back in time with AMGC
Guitarist and vocalist Bob Keelaghan admits that much of the younger crowd known to grace Sled Island venues will be unfamiliar with the inspiration behind his music. In fact few of the people that...
