Festival Addict: Flood Island continues in wake of Sled Island cancellation, Night Marchers bring the house down at Rock Lounge on Friday night, more shows planned for Saturday and Sunday

The Night Marchers’ John Reis (photo by the amazing Megan Cole).

See that right up there? That’s The Night Marchers who, despite being in lockdown in a downtown Calgary hotel rooted in flood waters, made it over to the safe side of the city and played an impromptu show at the cock-rocking Rock Lounge, much to the utter delight of those who found out in time.

And so Flood Island officially took off last night, house shows and bar shows popping up all over the flooded city in safe areas and even some not-so-safe areas (or so I’m told).

Yesterday I started listing some of the things going on around town that I could find out about and christened it FLOOD ISLAND. Now there’s an official Flood Island 2013 at The Alibi Room and an official Flood Island 2013 twitter account.

My job as therealjasonschreurs is to spread the word and I’m not stopping yet. We’re here until tomorrow morning (and then we hope to be able to return to beautiful British Columbia) but there’s still one more night to see some more great music.

***UPDATE NEW STUFF: 

***Another house show just popped up here with The Hooves (punk from Vancouver), Callow (psych-alt-country from San Francisco), Technical Kidman (shoegaze post-prog from Montreal) and Noble Oak (synth-rock from Vancouver).

***Kensington neighbourhood hosts flood relief party featuring Lowell (Toronto weird pop), Running (Chicago), and local band Surf Kitties. Info here.

MORE INFO ON THE KENSINGTON STREET PARTY:

SAT Jun 22 @6PM MDT Address: 220 11th Street NW, Calgary (Street Concert)

Performers:

Lowell (Calgary, AB / Toronto, ON) – http://www.lowellsongs.com/

Surf Kitties (Calgary, AB) – http://surfkitties.bandcamp.com/

Running (Chicago, IL) – http://running9586443.tripod.com/mainpage01/

UN (Montreal, QC) – http://unmusicband.com/

***House show Trigger Effect (Quebec metal/punk), The Weir (Calgary post-metal), and The Roaches (?):

Trigger Effect

House show in Calgary TONIGHT!

W/THE WEIR & THE ROACHES

9pm @ 1506 19 ave SW

Let’s fucking party!

***Lowell

CALLING ALL SLED BANDS AND DISSAPOINTED SLED FANS…. we will be throwing SLED X:FLOODSTOCK on 11 st NW to raise money for flood aid. 6p.m. be there. Sled bands playing!!! More info to come. If you want to play let me know! Surf Kitties@besnardlakes ?? The Thermals ?? who’s down? #sledisland#floodstock

***Sissys

we will be playing a house show today. #floodisland
835 19 ave NW

***callow ‏@callowmusic1h

house show tonight! calgary, you rock. #sledisland may be cancelled but the music lives on! hit us up for details

***Pick a Piper ‏@pickapiper2h

CALGARY! We’re playing a show in you TONIGHT with our pals Marble Lion +more! #floodisland @sledisland @mintrecords Facebook event page here.

***Crindy DuTwiddle’sBy ‏@chimolicious1h

JAY ARNER PLAYING AT TUBBY DOG TODAY with Cousins & The Ketamines #sledisland PLZ RT

***Kimberley ‏@BluHrGirl1h

“@quartermass: The @weirdcanada show @tubbydoghotdogs is ON” #sledisland #yyclivemusic

***jeff letourneau ‏@jeff_2h

Lots goin on with #sledisland refugee party at @NewWunderbar + @Barberha and #blockout party w/ @elmcafe + @SNAPgallery. A good #yeg day.

***Jon Jablonski ‏@colingallant24m

Tryna git a house show near 17th going! Holla. #floodisland #sledisland

Renee Michelle Pede ‏@_reneemichelle_21m

Looking for bands to play a house show tonight just off 17th avenue!!! Please spread the word!! #yyc #sledisland @sledisland

Here’s what I know so far, feel free to post anything additional:

Sled Island evacuation party at the Rude Haus for the second night! Facebook event page here.

Huge “Shred” Island relief party in Edmonton. Facebook event page here.

Spontaneous recording sessions at OCL Studios. Info here.

Flood Island 2013 at The ALIBI Room (5403 Crowchild Tr. N.W.) Saturday at 9:30, Sunday at 3pm. Facebook: Flood Island, @403alibi @floodisland for details

Jes ‏@XOjesXO35m

Concert tonight to raise funds for #yycflood. 220 11 ST NW 6PM with Lowell, Surf Kitties, Running (More TBA) #SledIsland #SledIslandLives RT

The Alibi Room ‏@403alibi15h

Flood Island 2013 @ The Alibi: Sat & Sunday..The Victories, Astral Swanns, Pick A Piper & much, much more! #FloodIsland

Nick Sewell ‏@nicksewell8m

Last night’s NIGHT MARCHERS / BIBLICAL pick up show was righteous! Working on another BIBLICAL show tonite.Details to follow! #floodisland

Josiah Hughes

Any stranded out of town sled bands looking for a show? tubby Dog is having one today

Mike Niro TRIGGER EFFECT – WAKE – THE ROACHES

Tonight, June 22 @ 1506 19 ave SW – show starts at 9pm. Let’s fucking party!

Heather John Higher Ground is a fundraiser seeking performance donations with all proceeds going towards flood relief and assistance. Contact Rica Shae or more details or to sign on

Leor Rotchild I’d like to host a house show. If any performers are still looking for gigs please let me know on 403.389.5367. Cheers

And there’s a pretty cool groundswell campaign to refuse Sled Island refunds in hopes that the festival can get back on its feet: 

Elizabeth Booth ‏@elizaboothy54m

@kathelemon Right. Also planning to refuse my Sled Island refund — I fear for their ability to do future festivals.

I’ll post more stuff as I hear about it.

The Night Marchers (photo by the amazing Megan Cole).