There’s a hip-hop/folk mixtape in my collection that samples a blustery, deep-voiced and unnamed man who proclaims: “Folk music is high-class music but there’s a lot of low-class people singing it. Matter of fact,...
By Kelsey Hipkin And the winner is… First up, because my friends have been badgering me about it, the final numbers for the Stampede Calorie Challenge. James Paton and I went head to head...
By Gabrielle Domanski The wet Calgary weather last Saturday didn’t manage to dissuade the eager OK Go fans from gathering early at the Stampede’s Coca-Cola Stage. The turnout probably could have been better but...
By Kelsey Hipkin *Disclaimer: Have you ever seen that episode of CSI where the poor guy eats himself to death? This is nothing like that, sort of…there was lots of eating but no death. What...
Hillhurst-Sunnyside Community Centre up and coming music venue By Kelsey Hipkin After the festivities that were Sled Island and before the hay bales and cowboy hats that is the Stampede, there was a slight...
Friday. Seriously TGIF. The last two days I had to do my best to pace myself with little sleep and a lot of shit to cover. Friday was my day to rock out and...
Day 2. The plan was to not be as wrecked as yesterday. It sort of worked. Thursday at work wasn’t as productive as I wanted to be, but what the fuck did expect? Not...
By Kelsey Hipkin While Canada was celebrating it’s 143 birthday yesterday I was checking out the sights and sounds of my very first Sled Island Festival. I’d heard about Sled and knew it was...
It became clear early on that there was no way I was going to be on time for every show. Heck, it quickly became clear that I would likely not stay for a whole...
By Selina Renfrow 213 bands. 4 days. It’s not the most music in that short a short period of time, but Sled Island’s line up is impressive and daunting. Knowing full well that I couldn’t...
