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StuccoPost-punk outfit Stucco burst onto the scene with their incendiary release, EP1. They excel at thick, velvety basslines, wiry guitars and vocals proclaiming the drudgeries of our so-called modern life. Distilling influences from seminal post-punk and art rock groups, Stucco builds upon the time-honoured tradition of using music as a catalyst for shaking up the system.
Witch Victim
There’s always been a touch of shoegaze heaviness in Witch Victim’s droning psych jams, but latest single “Sleep Coda” goes all in with a luscious wall of distortion and dreamily chanted wordplay. Icy cold post-punk can be warmed by blazingly warm fuzz rock, and this quintet of Calgary scene champs is ready to start the fire.
Dial Up
Featuring an eclectic lineup of Calgary mainstays, Dial Up is Calgary’s latest art-punk sensation. With wobbly bass lines and disarmingly jangly synth work, this energetic quintet wields the no-wave antagonism of James Chance like a sonic weapon. After touring Canada in support of their debut EP, Dial Up makes landfall at Sled Island.
About Sled Island:
Sled Island is an annual five-day independent music and arts festival in Calgary, Alberta that brings together a community of music, comedy, film and art with over 30,000 attendees in multiple venues across the city. For more information, visit SledIsland.com.
Upon entering a festival venue, the passholder agrees to being photographed, filmed or recorded in that venue, and agrees to the publication, reproduction, distribution and broadcast of all photographs, video or other recordings of the passholder's voice or likeness without further notice or compensation in any publicity, advertisement or other publication carried-out by, or on behalf of, Sled Island and in perpetuity in any manner and media whatsoever, including print, broadcast or internet.
Everyone has the right to feel safe and included at Sled Island. All festival attendees must abide by Sled Island's safer spaces and inclusion policy and agree to the code of conduct, which can be found at SledIsland.com/SaferSpaces.
Sled Island acknowledges Calgary as the traditional territory of the Blackfoot and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Ĩyãħé Nakoda First Nations, including the Chiniki, Bearspaw and Goodstoney First Nations. Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6).
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Palomino, 109 7th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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