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...
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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...
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...
Sled Island: Pop-rap co-op balances books & BS
Dan Busheikin and Mike Searle want to take over the world. At least, that is the professed goal of the guys in pop-rap duo Sounds Like BS, who grew up in Calgary but are...
Sled Island: Ambassadors to all
The next time Quentin Tarantino is putting one of his film soundtracks together, he should call up the Ramblin’ Ambassadors. “I think Tarantino really shares some similar tastes with us — like “Pulp Fiction,”...
Sled Island: Tigers on the prowl
Seamless integration and fluid, catchy melodies are likely the elements that stick out when first listening to Vancouver-based septet Fond of Tigers, however, guitarist and band leader Stephen Lyons admits that a great deal...
Sled Island: Dragon Fli duo offers slice of Canadian life
Homegrown hip hop duo the Dragon Fli Empire is returning to Calgary to perform at the Sled Island Festival, and with all the success they’ve had lately, they probably won’t have to take the...
Sled Island: Factory Party 6 ‘will be fucked!’
It’s quite apparent that the Factory Party series has outlived its 15 minutes of fame. The sixth installation has once again been re-worked to bring something new while remaining true to its ideals. It...
