Our annual Poster Show returns, with the opening reception happening during the opening party at Sled Village! A vital part of Sled Island since its inaugural year, the Sled Island...

Horse RiderIf you squint hard enough, you can try to slot them into the “emo” label, but Horse Rider plays neither the stoned math rock nor the emotionally volatile pop-punk...

Suffering HourPitch-black metal trio Suffering Hour plumb the depths of depravity for an avant-garde take on extreme music. Their sound features goth intonations, primal howls, and even touches of thrash...

Spank WilliamsA high-energy cow-punk five-piece originally from Merritt, BC, Spank Williams pulls as much from James Brown and Tom Waits as they do from Hank Williams and George Jones. The...

Julius Sumner MillerBlazing their own path in the punk rock world since 2013, Julius Sumner Miller is a raucous five-piece with five albums under their belt, and a high adrenaline...

Lil MarikoKatherine “Lil Mariko” Zhang is a Chinese‑Japanese‑American rapper who turns hyperpop, trap metal, and electronic chaos into unhinged anthems. After screaming her way to virality with the song “Where’s...

Sick PuppyOtherwise known as your girlfriend’s favourite band, Sick Puppy began as three friends playing hardcore mid-pandemic but quickly progressed with the release of their debut tape Haunt The Hill...

Thursday Night Jam Sessions are a welcoming space for musicians, poets, singers and attendees to play non-stop music with one another in an open circle, "living room" setting! Even if...

Gus EnglehornA former pro snowboarder reborn as a nomadic psych-pop prophet, Gus Englehorn has lived a rollercoaster life that reads like one of the fantastical fables that fill his songbook....

BackxwashInfluenced by traditional Zambian music, industrial metal and experimental hip-hop, Ashanti Mutinta has carved out a noisy place in Canada’s rising rap scene. After a prior win in 2020, her...

Kali HorseThe experimental art-rock collaboration of multi-instrumentalist producers Sam Maloney and Desiree Das Gupta, Kali Horse blends fantasy with harsh realism, colliding genres with reckless abandon. Their avant-pop whimsicality channels...

Granpa (Lucas Abela) Harsh noise meets bloodcraft when Granpa (Lucas Abela) hits the stage. His free jazz-inspired sounds — achieved by blowing on amplified shards of glass with his mouth...

Revolving around the machinations of Brady Keehn and Melissa Scaduto, Sextile’s occult-tinged take on post-punk is a chilly dance party with invites for all. Their latest release, yes, please, slam...

PlëzherBuilt around two bassists, heavy punk four-piece Plëzher is confrontational, unfiltered, and rooted in classic punk grit — tearing through convention and pissing off the patriarchy. Released late last year,...

Nora Kelly BandBorn from friends jamming by the train tracks in Montreal’s Mile End neighbourhood, people flocked to listen and sing along to Nora Kelly Band — until the cops...

Kali HorseThe experimental art-rock collaboration of multi-instrumentalist producers Sam Maloney and Desiree Das Gupta, Kali Horse blends fantasy with harsh realism, colliding genres with reckless abandon. Their avant-pop whimsicality channels...

Pearly MoonWith a sound blending 12-string jangle, stompbox freakouts and melodic basslines, Pearly Moon’s tuneful lo-fi psychedelia invites you to turn off your mind, relax and float downstream. The group...

Join us for the BEAST MACHINE Party at 4pm or our 15th Anniversary Battle starting at 6:30pm!

HOMESHAKEPeter Sagar splits time between Montreal and a home studio in Toronto these days, but his hypnagogic pop project HOMESHAKE is deeply rooted in his Albertan upbringing. His discography is...

Sled Island Music Festival presents Black Country, New Road with guests on June 19th! Date: Friday, June 19th, 2026 Doors: 6:30PM 18+ only with valid government issued ID

Kick off SineMa 2026 with an opening ceremony featuring vibrant Cordillera performances and the screening of Treasure of the Rice Terraces. Program 7:00 pm - Red Carpet 7:30 pm –...

Carissa GemThis Calgary DJ is dropping bass-heavy, rap-tinged sets loud enough to make you ask “What Will The Neighbours Think?” — which, fittingly, is also the name of her show...

Kick off SineMa 2026 with an opening ceremony featuring vibrant Cordillera performances and the screening of Treasure of the Rice Terraces.Program7:00 pm Red Carpet7:30 pm – 7:45 pm Opening Ceremonies...

Black Country, New RoadEmerging from London’s genre-bending “Windmill” scene in 2018, Black Country, New Road are a band of true originals, constantly shape-shifting and re-defining the boundaries of art rock...

Join us at The Ironwood on June 19th in celebration of the third full-length original Mike MacKenzie album "Fuselage"Set one will feature the new ten-song album played in full, followed...

Etran de L’Aïr (or “stars of the Aïr region”) began life as a wedding band in Niger in the ‘90s. Their hypnotic riffs and sun-tinged harmonies quickly caught the attention...