Arts & Culture

Alt Music and Arts Under the Stars

Get the summer camp vibe at the rooftop playground of High Park with Camp Sled Island.

By: NEXT Magazine

Screenshot from Dispatches from the Calgary Underground

Camp Sled Island
Thurs. Aug. 19–Sat. Aug. 21, doors at 6 pm, show at 7:30 pm
$60 for table of 4
High Park, 340 10 Ave. SW
Sledisland.com

Camp Sled Island is three nights of recorded performances, live music and film screenings from local and international artists. And like camp, mealtime is taken care of: Eighty-Eight Brewing is serving up a special ale paired with tasty snacks from boutique corner store Via Convenience.

Here are three “can’t miss” acts:

SANSFUCCS Presents: Dispatches from the Calgary Underground

Docuseries
Sat., Aug. 21
@sansfuccs

A gripping docuseries about the coming up of various underground music scenes in Cowtown. The series is presented by SANSFUCCS, an artist collective founded by this month’s NEXT cover stars, Cartel Madras.

Aladean Kheroufi

Live music performance
Fri., Aug. 20

Edmontonian by way of Algeria, DJ and musician Kheroufi’s soulful sounds range from ’70s soft rock to groovy, baby!

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

Documentary
Thurs., Aug. 19

X-Ray Spex frontwoman Poly Styrene was a punk icon, woman of colour and a key inspiration for the riot grrrl and Afropunk movements. This empowering film features interviews with Poly Styrene’s daughter, Thurston Moore and Vivienne Westwood.