people sometimes ask why Belly hasn't/didn't/isn't playing more festivals- heres a big reason. Most major festivals are locked up by 2 or 3 booking agencies. These agencies often demand that loads of their acts share the bill if they represent a headliner. This means the deck is stacked against independent artists...
In order to help you get through the cold winter months, we will be hosting a mini-festival featuring many of your favourite local artists as well as a few exciting out-of-towners. Tubby Fest 2.5 will be held February 27th-29th. More details to be announced shortly!
Bands: Rhythm of Cruelty, Fitness, Parisian Orgy, Sunglaciers, Raf Wilcot, ln baba, Stripmall, Rifle Country Players, Singing Lawnchair, Bog Bodies, Window Lamp, Local Singles, Louis CZA, Quiet Groove, Collar, and Bailey, Haley & Keaton Play Music
More to be announced in the coming weeks! Stay tuned!
Artist/band applications for the festival on May 23rd, 2020 are now being accepted. Please fill out our form below, we would love to hear your sound. All types of people of all ages are encouraged to apply; we appreciate a wide variety of genres. Applications should be submitted by March 1st, 2020.
Are any of the festivals that Troutman posts real or are those just made up names of imaginary bands? Out of the hundreds of artists on those posters I haven’t heard of a damn single one of them.
Are any of the festivals that Troutman posts real or are those just made up names of imaginary bands? Out of the hundreds of artists on those posters I haven’t heard of a damn single one of them.
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Maybe green text?
The Coachella poster he posted shows the agencies of the artists playing, not the actual artists.
Are any of the festivals that Troutman posts real or are those just made up names of imaginary bands? Out of the hundreds of artists on those posters I haven’t heard of a damn single one of them.
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I might only know 20% of them myself, but to me discovery is the whole point of a good festival.
Got Coachella week 2 tickets.
Not a great line up this year but still nice to attend in the sun. Rage will be cool to see, Thom Yorke, Frank Ocean & Dave amongst the others I'm excited for.
The first major announcement of Sled Island 2020 is upon us. We are thrilled to reveal that electronic and R&B infused violinist/vocalist Sudan Archives will be joining us as guest curator for this year’s festival!
Violinist and vocalist, Sudan Archives writes, plays, and produces her own music. Drawing inspiration from Sudanese fiddlers, she is self-taught on the violin, and her unique songs also fold in elements of R&B, and experimental electronic music.
Sudan Archives grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she "messed around with instruments in the house" and took up violin in the fourth grade, eventually teaching herself how to play the instrument by ear. When she discovered the violin playing style of Northeast Africa, her eyes opened to the possibilities of the instrument. "The way they played it was different from classical music. I resonated with the style, and I was like, 'Maybe I can use this style with electronic music,'" she says. This fusing of folk music and electronic production was the turning point for Sudan. "I started mixing my violin into beats,” she says, “It wasn't complicated — I'd just sing straight into the iPad." She honed her at-home style after moving to Los Angeles aged 19 to study music technology, and after a chance encounter at a Low End Theory party with Stones Throw A&R and Leaving Records owner Matthewdavid, she signed with Stones Throw.
At the very start of her musical career, she's already won plaudits from the likes of the New York Times and Pitchfork, and played live at experimental festival Moogfest. Her EP Sudan Archives is an extraordinary debut statement from a singular artist. Over six tracks, Sudan Archives layers harmonies, violin figures and ethereal vocals, grounding them all with the hip-hop beats. Now with the release of her long-anticipated full-length album Athena, Sudan Archives has officially begun to cement her place as a unique force in modern music.