So last night was the start of my local indie music festival, Sled Island. Was a really great night, even if I was paying for it throughout work today!
First up was Cass McCombs at our downtown Central United Church. Great acoustics in this place, and Cass' guitar melodies worked great in the venue:
Then we headed to one of Sled Island's iconic venues, the #1 Royal Canadian Legion. First band we caught was a local act called Vailhalen (great band name):
Next up was Diamondtown, who traveled literally across the country from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. They were pretty awesome actually, with a very breezy jangly seaside rock kind of vibe:
To round out the night, one of the acts I was most looking forward to seeing: Japanese Breakfast! Michelle Zaunner and her crew absolutely killed it, despite still being jet-lagged from flying back from Korea two days prior. Also, she does the most hilarious and endearingly awkward stage banter.