SLED @ THE SHIP: LUCY(Cooper B. Hardy) – MAUVEY – LOCAL SINGLES – TAWNI BIAS

SLED @ THE SHIPWednesday June 19th, Evening Show 8:30PM: @tawnibias Calgary, ABExperimental trio Tawni Bias describes its sound as “noire-folktronica,” and that’s pretty apt. There’s a haunted singer-songwriter quality to the music from debut album SEL Fellow, but vocoder and other electronic manipulations warp the songs well beyond the confines of folk. Live, the band …

SLED @ THE SHIP: KUE VARO & THE ONLY HOPES – MOX JET – SAMANTHA SAVAGE SMITH – HEAVEN FOR REAL

SLED @ THE SHIPThursday June 20th, Evening Show Reverie Presents: 8:00PM: @heavenforreal Toronto, ON / Halifax, NS Like a brooding Vampire Weekend, Heaven for Real’s light-hearted, jumpy string work gives way to heavy distortion, almost glitchy guitar work, and an intentionally undertoned synth melody. With softly crooned vocals harkening back to the indie sleaze of …

SLED @ THE SHIP: SHIP HOP Presents: K THE CHOSEN – MOURAINE – TANAJAH – MALAIKA HAILEY

SLED @ THE SHIPSaturday June 22nd - Afternoon Showcase @ShipHop Presents: 3:30PM: @malaika.hailey Calgary, AB Multi-genre vocalist Malaika Hailey grew up being classically trained (and winning competitions) in Winnipeg before moving to Calgary. Her debut album Spiritual Gangster dropped in April and kicks off with a prayer for the listener before Hailey chews up tracks …