Mark Steinmetz, Canada's Music Man At the CBC, Is Moving On

The musically adventurous Calgary music festival Sled Island has just announced its full lineup. New additions include hyperpop rapper Lil Mariko (in her Canadian debut), illuminati hotties, alt-rock group Palehound, Indigenous electronic cello ensemble Cris Derksen Quartet, noisy Midwest slowcore outfit Flooding, Canadian indie rock project Fanclubwallet, mask-wearing thrash punks TEAR DUNGEON, genre-bending post-punk artist J.R.C.G., New Mexico-based pop-punk band Weedrat, and the final two guest curator selections: experimental musique concrète project Cooling Prongs, and Nigerian‑American pianist Sharon Udoh (who will also be joining fest curators clipping. for their performance at The Palace Theatre on June 20).

Emerging acts joining this year’s lineup include award-winning Plains Cree hip-hop artist Drezus, Winnipeg indie rockers Virgo Rising, Whitehorse-based “gateway metal” duo FRANKLIN, ambient pedal steel performer Wayne Patrick Garrett, dance-inspired electronic artist Eejungmi, San Francisco experimental pop project Tricky FM, Toronto-based art rockers Kali Horse, high-energy cow-punk ensemble Spank Williams, post-hardcore powerhouse Midnight Peg, operatic post-punk four-piece Shunk and many, many more. There'll also be comedy acts, a drag brunch, DJ sets and an art exhibit, plus conference panels in the Central Library on June 19. Passes and tickets are on sale now here.