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The Sled Island Rock Lotto is Back

A graphic for the Sled Island Rock features various pink, blue, green and purple cartoon faces mixed and matched like lines on a slot machine. All other information is included in the caption.

The Sled Island Rock Lotto returns to the Palomino Smokehouse on Saturday, November 30!

Once again, we’ll bring together 25 musicians from various backgrounds and draw names from a hat to form one-off bands for one night only, with less than 10 hours to write and perform new material! ⁠

This one-of-a-kind event is focused on creating meaningful connections between musicians just starting their music journey in the city and artists more familiar with the Calgary music scene, with the goal of fostering a more diverse music ecosystem and increasing equitable access to creative opportunities for all.

The lineup of participating musicians will be announced very soon, so stay tuned!

Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 8 at noon MST. For more information, visit Showpass.com/SledLotto2024.

Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. If you would like to attend but ticket prices are a barrier, please contact info@sledisland.com.

Thanks to the Ansari-Cook Foundation for making this event possible! ⁠

Huge shout out to Mike Hooves for the awesome new poster art!

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CJSW & Sled Island present: The Nightmare on 7th Avenue Halloween Party

A graphic for the annual CJSW and Sled Island Halloween Party is mostly solid orange and black in colour, but features an upside down illustration of a colourful cartoon world where cars and houses have smiling faces, multi-coloured with pink, yellow, and green. A cartoon CJSW station floats in the middle. Text on the graphic reads “Presented by Sled Island, CJSW and Last Best. Nightmare on 7th Avenue Halloween Party. Local bands. Costume contest. Video dance party. Rave Cave. Royal Canadian Legion #1. October 26. Doors at 8pm. 9pm – Late. Beer provided by Last Best, including the special Radio Town lager.

Get ready for the best Halloween party in the city! CJSW and Sled Island are so excited to present the Nightmare on 7th Avenue Halloween Party at the #1 Royal Canadian Legion on Saturday, October 26!

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT.

Join us as we celebrate CJSW's 2024 The Sounds of Radiotown Funding Drive with three floors of entertainment, including some of the best local bands covering city-themed songs, a video dance party, a rave cave, and a costume contest! So make sure to bring your best (or your worst) to win some seriously awesome prizes.

This year, CJSW has collaborated with Last Best to produce the Radiotown lager that will be available throughout the party, with a portion of the proceeds going to CJSW's Funding Drive. This event is always a lot of fun, so get your tickets early (it sells out every year!) and bring your friends!

LINEUP
Miesha and The Spanks
WANTS
Perra
Iron Tusk
Victrix
SMOOCHER
Death Knell
Pinball 1973
Hip Hip Thursday
Easy Idiot
Glitter Glue
Lucky Piece
CJSW Family Band
Evan Wilson’s Experience
 

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT.

Remember to support Calgary's campus and community radio station by donating to the 2024 CJSW Funding Drive at CJSW.com/Donate.

Thanks to Bridget Trout for the awesome poster art!

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Sled Island and Live Nation present: Explosions in the Sky

A graphic for Explosions in the Sky "The End Tour. With guests Sunglaciers" - taking place September 21 at the Palace Theatre in Calgary, AB. Presented by Live Nation and Sled Island. Behind the text is a sepia tone photo of mountains with a cloudy sky above.

Sled Island and Live Nation are very proud to present Explosions in the Sky at The Palace Theatre on Saturday, September 21! ⁠

The iconic post-rock outfit was originally slated to take the stage at Sled Island 2013 before the festival was forced to cancel due to the Alberta floods. Now the group is bringing The End Tour to Calgary in a highly celebrated return! ⁠

On top of that, psych-pop hometown heroes Sunglaciers will be kicking off the night!

Tickets are on sale now. Get yours HERE

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