Sled Island 2013

[troutman]

Sled Island Festival


Sled Island early bird passes are on sale until 10am tomorrow (at which point we'll be announcing Sled Island 2013's curators!). Make sure to pick 'em up today and to pass on word to any of your pals looking to snag 'em!

[worth]

Any guesses as to who the curators will be.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by worth

Any guesses as to who the curators will be.

No idea. I proposed Bob Mould.

How about A.C. Newman?

[jayswin]

So has there been any bands announced yet?

[Baaarrden]

Originally Posted by flameswin

So has there been any bands announced yet?

The website said they're going to make that announcement after early bird sale ends at 10am

[troutman]

Originally Posted by flameswin

So has there been any bands announced yet?

I don't think they will be announcing that many bands just yet - maybe just the curators?

[East Coast Flame]

Onrait and Hodge from TSN are throwing a party! That is going to be awesome.

Don't recognize the others

[troutman]

http://www.sledisland.com/slog/2013/...tors-announced

We're thrilled to announce our 2013 guest curators, Sled Island festival alumni, John Dwyer and Tim Hecker! The guest curators work each year to help to set festival's specific tone through programming selections and with their presence at the festival. Dwyer and Hecker join an impressive list of past Sled Island curators which has included Andrew W.K., Danny Vacon (The Dudes, Dojo Workhorse, HighKicks), ####ed Up, Colin Newman (Wire), Scott Kannberg (Pavement), Mark Hamilton (Woodpigeon), among others.

JOHN DWYER (THEE OH SEES)
Festival favourite, John Dwyer, singer and guitarist for the critically-acclaimed San Francisco-based, psych-tinged, Krautrock-inspired garage rockers, Thee Oh Sees, returns as guest curator for Sled Island 2013. The former member of Coachwhips, The Hospitals and Zeigenbock Kopf, has earned his reputation as a wholly engaging live entertainer and as one of the best and most challenging independent songwriters working today. This reputation was cemented with Sled Island festival-goers at Thee Oh Sees still-talked about, jaw-dropping 2011 set.
Website: www.theeohsees.com
Twitter: @TheeOhSees

TIM HECKER
Joining Dwyer is the celebrated and hugely influential Montreal-based electronic artist, Tim Hecker. Oft hailed as one of the most significant ambient musicians since Brian Eno, Hecker has been staggeringly consistent in his recorded and live output under the Jetone moniker, under his own name and through collaborations with Oren Ambarchi, Aidan Baker (Nadja) and Fly Pan Am. Following his superb and powerful Hillhurst United Church set at Sled Island 2012, Hecker will bring his uniquely cerebral and emotive touch to programming as the festival’s first electronic music curator.
Website: www.sunblind.net
Twitter: @tim_hecker

Check back in in a month to see our first wave of bookings get announced (hint: it's gonna' be a good year).

[East Coast Flame]

HOLYMOTHEROFGOD!!!!!

JESUS AND MARY CHAIN!!!!!!!!!
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY!!!!!!
JOEL PLASKETT EMERGENCY!!!!!
SWANS
DIVINE FITS
Marc Demarco
Colin Stetson
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Metz
Thee Oh Sees


BOOM!!!!!!!!!!

[troutman]

Was that leaked? Announcement is in two hours . . .

[corporatejay]

Originally Posted by East Coast Flame

HOLYMOTHEROFGOD!!!!!

JESUS AND MARY CHAIN!!!!!!!!!
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY!!!!!!
JOEL PLASKETT EMERGENCY!!!!!
SWANS
DIVINE FITS
Marc Demarco
Colin Stetson
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Metz
Thee Oh Sees


BOOM!!!!!!!!!!

What? Really? Where did you hear this? I thought the announcement was at noon.

[East Coast Flame]

It's gonna be one heck of a year

[corporatejay]

Agreed, if accurate this is going to be a wicked year. Not that I don't trust you ECF but I won't be getting my hopes up until the official announcement just in case.

[Voodooman]

ECF probably got it from the same place I did, the Sled Island blog...

http://www.sledisland.com/slog/2013/3

The leak was the festival itself. The information is solid.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Voodooman

ECF probably got it from the same place I did, the Sled Island blog...

http://www.sledisland.com/slog/2013/3

The leak was the festival itself. The information is solid.

Nothing there but a Job Posting now. Must have been a slip.

[Voodooman]

I just went back there, and was still able to see it, so I'll post it below. Probably some kind of cookies/brownies/baklava interweb thing...

First Wave of 2013 Headliners Announced!


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We're absolutely thrilled to announce our first wave of headliners for the 2013 edition of the festival. The initial line-up includes: legendary proto-shoegazers The Jesus and Mary Chain, epic instrumental post-rockers Explosions In The Sky, the Calgary debut of critically acclaimed experimental rockers Swans, Divine Fits, the indie rock supergroup featuring members of Spoon and Wolf Parade, national treasures the Joel Plaskett Emergency, wild crooner Mac DeMarco, the Polaris Music Prize-nominated solo horn player Colin Stetson, charismatic veterans of scuzz blues, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and the heavily buzzed post-hardcore band Metz. These artists will join performances by the previously announced Sled Island 2013 guest curators: influential sound artist Tim Hecker and John Dwyer, with his psych-tinged, Krautrock-inspired garage band, Thee Oh Sees. Giddy as we are to see these 11 headliners and more than 250 other bands, filmmakers, artists and comedians?

[troutman]

Just like honey!

[chalms04]

Ahhhhhh EITS!

[troutman]

Contest - What does Bill say to Scarlet?

[macker]

Remember the J.A.M.C. and reading aloud from magazines
I don't know about you but I swear on my name they could smell it on me
But I've never been to good with secrets, oh

Oh together there in a shroud of frost, the mountain air
Began to pass through every pane of weathered glass
And I held you closer