SLED ISLAND ANNOUNCES FULL FESTIVAL LINEUP AND SCHEDULE!
For release on June 1, 2009
NEWS RELEASE
SLED ISLAND ANNOUNCES FULL FESTIVAL LINEUP AND SCHEDULE!
(CALGARY) The Sled Island Music and Arts Festival -- to be held at over 30 venues in Calgary, Alberta from June 24 - 27 -- is pleased to announce the full festival lineup and schedule.
Sled Island 2009's programming features a line-up of 250+ bands spanning the globe, proudly including over 120 from Alberta, 100+ from the rest of Canada and 32 international bands. No other festival in Western Canada gives concert-goers the opportunity to see so many of the world's most compelling contemporary bands. Not only that - the festival is also highly affordable at less than $25 a day.
Acts added to the Sled Island 2009 lineup include: Hip-hop icon Biz Markie, New York weirdo-pop act Japanther, Seattle-based post-hardcore band These Arms Are Snakes (with ex-members of Botch), Calgary legends the Ramblin' Ambassadors, rap visionary Gift of Gab (of Blackalicous-fame), Canadian indie-darlings Woodpigeon, Chad VanGaalen's new electro-project Black Mold, Montreal garage rocker Mark Sultan, Canadian punk legends SNFU, Edmonton favourites Whitey Houston, and many, many more.
Guest curator Colin Newman will be performing with his band Githead at Sled Island 2009. " Newman seems to have relocated the combination of sardonic intellectual wit and winning pop song craft that made Wire such an engaging (and influential) post punk prospect." - Andy Gill, The Independent
The
festival has also extended itself to include a 5000 square foot
day-long independent market (The Market Collective), a Sled
Island-first dub-step show with internationally-renowned artists
Excision and Dieselboy, the 6th Edition of the uber-popular Factory
Party series, not to mention film and visual arts programs that
constitute mini festivals in and of themselves. Sled Island 2009 is
proud to be a self-contained argument against the notion that Calgary
is lacking in culture. Please refer to the Sled Island website for a
comprehensive list of all the bands performing, a complete schedule,
and ticket information. Visit www.sledisland.com.
Media accreditation forms are now available upon request.
For more information, contact:
Drew Marshall, Media Relations
drew@sledisland.com
(403) 770-9698
Zak Pashak, Festival Director
zak@sledisland.com
(403) 770-9698
Sled Island Full Lineup & Schedule Reminder
Sled Island Music and Arts Festival 2009
For release on May 29, 2009
NEWS RELEASE
Sled Island Full Lineup & Schedule Reminder
(CALGARY) Zak Pashak and the Sled Island team will be announcing the full festival lineup and schedule on Monday June 1st.
The
lineup will include over 230 bands performing at 25 plus venues in the
downtown and beltline core of Calgary, Alberta from June 24 - 27. There
will also be an art and film component at Sled Island '09.
Media accreditation forms will be available upon request following the schedule announcement. Please check www.sledisland.com for festival updates.
For more information, contact:
Drew Marshall, Media Relations
drew@sledisland.com
(403) 770-9698
Zak Pashak, Festival Director
zak@sledisland.com
(403) 770-9698
Sled Island Create-a-Poster Contest & Full Line-up Reminder!
For release on May 28, 2009
NEWS RELEASE
Sled Island Create-a-Poster Contest & Full Line-up Reminder!
(CALGARY) Sled Island will run a Create-a-Poster contest starting on June 1st until June 15th for young aspiring artists. Monday June 1st is also when Sled Island will announce the full line-up and schedule for the festival on June 24 - 27, 2009.
Sled
Island is reaching out to high school students and youth clubs by
setting up a Create-a-Poster contest for the last month of school. The
object for high school students or club members to design a Sled Island
poster that can include Sled Island performers or artists on the
poster, and whatever images or ideas they have about the festival.
Posters
will be printed out and put up around schools, neighborhoods, favourite
coffee shop - wherever they want, within the rules, of course.
Participants will be asked to take a picture of their poster hanging up
and email it to drew@sledisland.com
- the top 10 entries will be put on display at an exhibit attached to
the Sled Island Young Buds Stage, Friday June 26th at Loose Moose
theatre, and the finalists will receive both a wristband for the Young
Buds Stage and a festival pass to Sled Island.
Participants
will need to make sure their photo(s) clearly show the poster, and
include their name, school or club, age and a contact number in an
email to be sent in to Sled Island. Photos should be web ready and
friendly.
The
rules - Like we say, participants will have to play by the rules to
win! They will need to get permission from the owner or manager of the
businesses they approach before hanging the poster up, they should
check to see what school guidelines are, and if they're going to post
it on the street, should make sure it's on a public notice/poster board
- no lampposts or private property. Sled Island is not responsible for
the content of any of the posters, and will disqualify any entries
deemed offensive by our staff.
Ten
(10) Young Buds wristbands and (10) festival passes will be awarded to
the top 10 entries as judged by the Sled Island staff, so participants
be creative! Contest closes June 15, 2009. Winners will be notified by
email by June 19, 2009.
Posters needs to include the following information to qualify:
- Sled Island Festival
- June 24 - 27, 2009
- Calgary, Alberta
Full
line-up and schedule announcements will be made on Monday June 1st.
Media accreditation forms will be available following the announcement
on Monday June 1st.
Festival passes to Sled Island 2009 are on sale now at www.sledisland.com
For more information, contact:
Drew Marshall, Media Relations
drew@sledisland.com
(403) 770-9698
Zak Pashak, Festival Director
zak@sledisland.com
(403) 770-9698
