Sled Island

Bry Webb

Olympic Plaza, Calgary AB, June 20

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2014

Bry Webb faced the challenge of opening Sled Island's outdoor venue in the pouring rain, shortly after the announcement that headliner Neko...

Anciients

The Ship & Anchor, Calgary AB, June 20

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2014

Despite the last-minute cancellation of San Francisco tour-mates Black Cobra, who were turned away at the border, Vancouver's Anciients too...

Joel Plaskett Emergency

Olympic Plaza, Calgary AB, June 20

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2014

The Sled Island slogan, "Nobody rains on our parade," became the mantra for Friday night's Neko Case-turned-Joel Plaskett Emergency show at...

Killer Mike

Republik, Calgary AB, June 19

PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2014

By the time Killer Mike hit the stage on night two of Sled Island in Calgary, more than a few members of the Republik audience were caught...

Old Man Markley

The Ship & Anchor, Calgary AB, June 19

PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2014

Los Angeles-based punk/bluegrass band Old Man Markley were in redemption mode for their appearance at Sled Island this year. After having t...

Power Trip

Dickens Pub, Calgary AB, June 18

PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2014

Playing legitimate underground thrash metal in 2014 is a task, to say the least. Make it too gimmicky, or try to modernize a sound that is...

Sled Island and Scion Sessions Release "Get to Know" 7-inch with Fist City, Lab Coast, Dominic Pierce

PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2014

You may remember that Sled Island and Scion Sessions having been teaming up the last couple of weeks to deliver a number of online tracks f...

Hag Face

Tubby Dog, Calgary AB, June 18

PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2014

What better way to start off the eighth annual Sled Island Festival in Calgary than with a local band playing inside the city's notorious h...