Sled Island presents: Medusas, Often Wrong, Kingdom of Birds and NIFE FITE
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Medusas
Girls to the front! With feminist lyrics and fierce, electrifying performances, Medusas are a youth riot grrrl band from Calgary (and we love to see it)! Inspired by Bikini Kill, L7 and Joan Jett, the trio aims to encourage other young people to fight against injustice and stand up for what’s right.
Often Wrong
Combining a DIY attitude and emotionally vulnerable lyrics, Often Wrong creates a combination of emo and post-hardcore inspired by bands such as Unwound, Slint, and Train Breaks Down, and authors such as Franz Kafka and Sylvia Plath, coupling tragic monologues of spoken word with cathartic screamed choruses.
Kingdom of Birds
A grunge-punk three-piece formed in high school, Kingdom of Birds continue to rise five years after their fiery creation, having played over 100 shows, including opening slots for Maruja, Deerhoof, Cumgirl8 and Partner. Released this past February, their latest album, Vermin, finds the trio further spreading their wings, flaunting eight catchy tunes that demand your attention.
NIFE FITE
Loud, bad, and bleeding, NIFE FITE is a new, yet recognizable art-punk trio consisting of Matthew Springer (Radioactive Vampire Teeth, Dial Up), E. Collins (Thee Canadian Dispatch) and Kaiden Jackman (The Furnace). Satirizing violence in the media, the group plows through bite sized tunes about knives, stabbings, and childhood games with reckless abandon.
Important info:Start and running times are subject to change. Please check the Sled Island schedule in June for exact set times.
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.
All passes and tickets are non-refundable.
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 and art with over 25,000 attendees in multiple venues across the city. For more information, visit SledIsland.com.
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).
Girls to the front! With feminist lyrics and fierce, electrifying performances, Medusas are a youth riot grrrl band from Calgary (and we love to see it)! Inspired by Bikini Kill, L7 and Joan Jett, the trio aims to encourage other young people to fight against injustice and stand up for what’s right.
Often Wrong
Combining a DIY attitude and emotionally vulnerable lyrics, Often Wrong creates a combination of emo and post-hardcore inspired by bands such as Unwound, Slint, and Train Breaks Down, and authors such as Franz Kafka and Sylvia Plath, coupling tragic monologues of spoken word with cathartic screamed choruses.
Kingdom of Birds
A grunge-punk three-piece formed in high school, Kingdom of Birds continue to rise five years after their fiery creation, having played over 100 shows, including opening slots for Maruja, Deerhoof, Cumgirl8 and Partner. Released this past February, their latest album, Vermin, finds the trio further spreading their wings, flaunting eight catchy tunes that demand your attention.
NIFE FITE
Loud, bad, and bleeding, NIFE FITE is a new, yet recognizable art-punk trio consisting of Matthew Springer (Radioactive Vampire Teeth, Dial Up), E. Collins (Thee Canadian Dispatch) and Kaiden Jackman (The Furnace). Satirizing violence in the media, the group plows through bite sized tunes about knives, stabbings, and childhood games with reckless abandon.
Important info:Start and running times are subject to change. Please check the Sled Island schedule in June for exact set times.
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.
All passes and tickets are non-refundable.
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 and art with over 25,000 attendees in multiple venues across the city. For more information, visit SledIsland.com.
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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736 17 Ave Sw
Calgary, Alberta
T2S 0B7