Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov With two days of sledding behind me, Friday morning felt like a good time to get serious about things. So it was off to the Ship & Anchor to take advantage of what looked like the minimal amount of sun we were going to receive on that day, and take in the [...]
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Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov Lesson learned on day two of Sled Island – if you’re not sure what to go see, take a left-field suggestion and see where that lands you. And that’s how my night started at The Republik to see Adaline, a Vancouver pop artist that I’d never heard of.
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Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov In the span of just a few short years, the beginning of summer in Calgary has become synonymous with one thing – Sled Island. Summer officially kicked off June 22 this year with day one of running around, sweating, drinking, mingling and rocking.
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“Can you imagine a world without rock and roll?†asks lead singer Dan Vacon of local Calgary band The Dudes. Well, if the unanimous boo’s of the modest crowd stationed in front of the TD Music Stage can be taken as an accurate sample size for the estimated 30,000 people in attendance at Calgary’s first Virgin Festival
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