By Troy Hasselman, February 28 2020 —
Sled Island, Calgary’s annual music and arts festival that takes over the cities downtown core over a few days every June has announced its first wave lineup, with a mixture of up-and-coming and … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, June 25 2019 —
After performing with acts such as Common Holly and Year of Glad, having two residencies at the Banff Centre for the Arts and doing string and arrangement work on countless releases for other … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, June 25 2019 —
Sled Island has come and gone for another year. The annual festival where venues across the downtown core plays host to artists both local and international, up-and-coming and established. Sled Island has becoming … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, June 6 2019 —
Decades after making a splash in the New York music scene of the late-’70s and early-’80s at the age of 12, art-funk wonderkid Chandra Oppenheim is back performing and will play the basement … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, June 6 2019 —
The Sled Island Music & Arts Festival, a Calgary festival and cultural institution, has grown to be one of the biggest draws in the city’s busy festival season as the downtown core is … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, April 23 2019 —
The grass is turning greener, the days are getting longer and the patios are starting to fill — all sure signs that Calgary’s best season is approaching. Festival season is set for the … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, April 5 2019 —
This May, the Calgary International Beerfest will return for its 15th year, showcasing beers from both local and international breweries. The festival has grown into one of the biggest in the world and … Read the rest
By Kade Marshall, March 22 2019 —
Sled Island announced its second wave lineup on March 19, adding numerous acts from diverse genres and locations for the festival that takes over Calgary’s downtown core for a weekend every June.
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By Troy Hasselman, February 13 2019 —
Sled Island, the annual music festival that turns Calgary’s downtown core into a haven of live music for a weekend in late June, has became a city staple over the years, sparking excitement … Read the rest
There was too much of 2018 to remember, let alone summarize in an intro. It felt like a century crammed into 365 days. Kanye ranted, weed was legalized, Lebron went Hollywood, every A-lister you can think of released an album … Read the rest
