Sled Island 2016 Official Program Guide - Published by BeatRoute Magazine

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MUSIC
PEARS
NEW ORLEANS, LA
Sat 12:30am - Palomino (Upstairs)
Furious energy and a nonstop jolt of adrenaline
characterize the speed freak hardcore of PEARS.
Reminiscent of classic skate-punk, with edges
of dark metal, their guitar harmonies and low,
rumbling vocals are an unrelenting blast of manic
punk exhilaration.
PEOPLE OF THE NORTH
BROOKLYN, NY
Thu 5:00pm - Broken City (Patio)
If Oneida just isn’t experimental or repetitive
enough for you, you’re going to dig the hell out
of their side project. Centered around Oneida’s
drummer John “Kid Millions” Colpitts and organist
“Fat Bobby” Matador, the atmospheric, conceptual
improv of People of the North is uncompromising
in its commitment to the moment—brilliant, cryptic
and intense.
PHYSICAL COPIES
EDMONTON, AB
Wed 11:30pm - #1 Legion (Downstairs)
Lovingly embodying and winking at the ‘80s,
Physical Copies make seriously infectious nü
romantic tunes that pack the dancefloor and tug
at the heart strings. Made up of members of Shout
Out Out Out Out, the band comes with a certain
electropop pedigree and really strut their synthy
stuff on Sweety Pie Records release The Weird Boys
Are Here!
PIGEON BREEDERS
EDMONTON, AB
Thu 10:30pm - Wine-Ohs
Dubbed “experimental eagles,” Pigeon Breeders
ask you to jump on a wing and hold on tight. Guitar,
vocals, synthesizer and a variety of percussion
objects are configured into a chaotic, freeform
listening experience. Sit back, relax and let the
spastic arrangements permeate you.
PINNER
VICTORIA, BC
Fri 1:00pm - Sloth Records
Sun 8:00pm - Palomino (Upstairs)
What pinner lack in fidelity, they make up for in
deadpan slacker personality. There’s no question
that they can play—their crusty recordings star
quick changeups of adrenaline-triggering instrumentation
and frankly casual twin vocals. It’s the
sound of confident slackers who know their way
around loud, fast rock ‘n’ roll.
PLANNINGTOROCK
BERLIN, DE
**PEACHES PICK**
Fri 10:00pm - Theatre Junction GRAND
Jam Rolston gender-bends and pieces together an
ever-fluctuating self, using flagrant, hip-shaking
beats to bash back at societal expectations surrounding
gender and sexuality. Modifying her face
with prosthetics, Rolston cultivates an otherworldly
quality to compose electronic hooks that come
from classically trained roots. Having collaborated
with The Knife and Mt. Sims, Planningtorock
mounts concepts as tasty melodic attacks complete
with fluid video artwork.
THE PLODES
CALGARY, AB
Sat 6:00pm - Broken City (Patio)
Taking the abrasive, high-energy herky-jerk of
early XTC and Devo as a starting point, The Plodes
were “hatched from a dog’s egg, put in a man’s
pocket.” Their truckloads of two-minute, two-chord
songs about the myriad denizens of the animal
kingdom are the perfect soundtrack to your pogo
workout.
PMMA
CALGARY, AB
Sat 11:30pm - Dickens
PMMA keep all the classic elements of punk in
play while twisting in delightfully dank nuances.
Synth, psychotropic obsession and themes of
escape ride over the hammer of guitar, bass and
drums. With plenty of touring and an LP on Imminent
Destruction, PMMA are in their freaky prime.
POSTMAN
CALGARY, AB
Fri 4:30pm - Local 510 (Parking Lot)
Sat 9:30pm - Palomino (Upstairs)
Postman has a somewhat gothic take on punk music,
sounding a bit like they’re playing inside an
underwater cave. Made up of members of Empty
Heads, PMMA, Shattered and The Nancees, their
exploration of punk and post-punk comes from an
experienced vantage point.
POWER-BUDDIES
EDMONTON, AB
Thu 7:00pm - Palomino (Upstairs)
Fri 10:00pm - #1 Legion (Downstairs)
Dripping in reverb with gritty Gretsch twang and
set to sashaying Bo Diddley beats, Power-Buddies
answer the question, “What if Iggy Pop had been
around for the first era of rock ‘n’ roll?” Imbued
with a sense of mild nihilism that perfectly
contrasts their penchant for sweetness, the trio
brings easy-going smiles to their brand of sassy
sing-along rock jams.
PRE NUP
CALGARY, AB
Wed 9:30pm - Broken City (Patio)
Sat 5:00pm - Palomino (Upstairs)
Pre Nup is a relatively new band made up of members
of dearly missed Calgary band Grown-Ups.
Originally intended as a “wimpy” project, they
somehow stumbled into making loud and fast pop
songs, including a joint EP release for Kingfisher
Bluez and Debt Offensive Records. On stage, members
of Lab Coast round out their sound.
PREPARED
CALGARY, AB
Fri 9:30pm - Ship & Anchor
Kevin Stebner plays in more bands simultaneously
than most musicians do in a lifetime. Prepared is
his current outlet for shouty, jagged yet swinging
post-harcore that slaughters apathy. Giving it every
ounce and then some, Stebner is the conscience of
the DIY dream that will not die.
PRESTON
EDMONTON, AB
Wed 6:30pm - John Dutton Theatre
Fri 9:00pm - Tubby Dog
What goes through your head as you walk the
streets alone at night? Preston takes mundane,
everyday thoughts and carefully blankets them in
lo-fi garage-rock, allowing us to intimately peer
into her bored yet hopeful psyche. It’s a celebration
of mediocrity in the most charming and
curious way possible.
THE SETH BOGART SHOW
LOS ANGELES, CA
Thu 1:00am - #1 Legion (Downstairs)
Fri 3:00pm - Broken City (Patio) (DJ Set)
Seth Bogart returns to Sled Island on the heels of a romping
lo-fi pop record. Having wowed audiences in 2011 as Hunx and
his Punx, the charismatic showman now stands on his own with
a collection that warps pain with pleasure and sincerity with
absurdity. Bogart has gained notoriety for his subversion of
tropes in punk, ‘60s girl groups and pop art. Past guest curator
Kathleen Hanna is a noted fan, and her bratty turn on freaky
single “Eating Makeup” somehow fits perfectly alongside tender
laments about Bogart’s own fragility. With so many notches
on his belt and a new creative stride, we’re expecting big things
from him at the festival.
Sled Island 2016