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48 MUSIC ONEIDA BROOKLYN, NY Wed 10:30pm - Commonwealth (Upstairs) One of the great bands of the new millennium, Brooklyn's kings of psych and drone have been exploring propulsion and repetition for nearly twenty years, lighting the way for a generation of young Kraut-noise artists. Anchored by Kid Millions' Olympic-calibre drumming, their shows might be comprised of ethereal pulses, majestic long-form jams or pummeling squalls of feedback. Whatever they pull out of their grimy pockets, it will be a heavy trip. ORTHICON CALGARY, AB Thu 10:00pm - Commonwealth (Downstairs) Orthicon is the audio-visual performance project of Bryce Maruk. A longtime practitioner of video manipulation and media arts, Maruk synthesizes the two disciplines with warm, emotive electro-pop for performances that intertwine the senses while still being accessible. PAINTED FRUIT VICTORIA, BC Thu 1:00am - Bamboo Sat 3:00pm - Tubby Dog Painted Fruit weave post-punk with West Coast beach rock to create a collection that fits somewhere between a basement and the seaside. Their jangly chords and poetic lyrics will have you swaying and singing along. PALE LIPS MONTREAL, QC Fri 1:30pm - Broken City Fri 11:30pm - #1 Legion (Upstairs) Got a sweet tooth? Pale Lips are the jolt of candy-coated power-pop you need. A sugar rush of buoyant, blown-out guitar riffs and bubblegum vocals, this fierce Montreal combo delivers sloppy-sweet rock ‘n’ roll with sprinkles that’ll mess with your mind and make you come back for more. PARTICIPATION LETHBRIDGE, AB Wed 9:30pm - Local 510 Angular in all the right ways, Participation have found success by keeping their take on post-punk simple and direct. Their music is shrouded in bratty, lo-fi dissonance with chugging drums and hectic, interwoven guitar lines that beg to be heard again and again. PARTNER SACKVILLE, NB Wed 12:00am - Broken City Thu 9:00pm - Local 510 (Parking Lot) Clever, to the point, sweet and killer fun; Lucy Niles and Josee Caron know how to write catchy lyrics. While they’ve only released two short songs so far, they pack every second with deadpan humour and crunchy guitar hooks. On “All our knives are hot knives,” they sing in a bubble bath, beers in hand. More famously, “The ‘Ellen’ Page” features a cameo by the star in its video. Page air guitars the sick solo from the climax, and soon you will, too. PEACHES BERLIN, DE Sat 11:30pm - Flames Central “The boys wanna be her. The girls wanna be her. I wanna be her… So do you!” So go the lyrics to just one of Peaches’ empowering and endlessly listenable songs. This has grown to be an apt description for the larger-than-life artist herself. In the 16 years she’s been releasing albums under this name, the icon born Merrill Nisker has bared it all— both literally and figuratively. Primarily using rhymes and electronic beats, she is never beholden to anything but her own irresistible swagger and unabashed body politics. Throughout her life she’s worn many hats. Leaving behind a career as a librarian, Peaches has used music, film, theatre and many other disciplines to challenge and delight the public on identity issues including sex, gender and power. What makes this all so important is that she has proven that liberating yourself (and getting pissed off at the systems that aim to inhibit us) can be a hell of a lot of fun. From the pervasive power of Teaches of Peaches single “Fuck the Pain Away” to the recent sexually-celebrant title track of Rub, Peaches has never ceased to push as hard as she can to destroy the barriers that keep expression of self in line. She’s a provocateur and a punk, an assault and an icon. She’s the loudest voice with the most to say. For these reasons and so many more, Sled Island is proud to collaborate with her in the role of guest curator. Sled Island 2016
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