Festival No. 0000098 · Est. 2008
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About the artists
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Akron/Family formed in Williamsburg, United States, in 2002. Plays folk rock, freak folk, psychedelic folk. -
Anchoress was born in 1985. Plays alternative rock, dream pop, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Astral Swans plays alternative rock.
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BadBadNotGood formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2010. Plays hip hop, instrumental hip hop, jazz.
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Ben Caplan was born on 4 June 1986.
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Bestie formed in Seoul, Korea, Republic Of, on 11 July 2013, and split up in 2018, after 4 years. Plays k-pop.
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Big Brave formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2012. Plays doomgaze, drone metal, experimental, metal, noise rock, post-metal, post-rock.
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Big Eyes formed in Brooklyn, United States, in October 2009. Plays pop punk, punk.
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Black Thunder formed in 2009. Plays hard rock, rock, stoner rock.
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Burning Love formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2007.
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Burnt Ones formed in 2010.
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Caroline Keating was born in 1987.
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CatGut was born on 9 January 1987.
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catl formed in Toronto, Canada. Plays blues, rock.
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Chains of Love formed in Vancouver, Canada, in December 2010.
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Christian Hansen plays pop, rock.
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Code Orange formed in Pittsburgh, United States, in 2008. Plays alternative metal, hardcore punk, industrial metal, metalcore.
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Colin Stetson was born on 3 March 1975. Plays avant-garde jazz, experimental, free improvisation, instrumental, jazz, new age, nu jazz.
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Cousins formed in 2012.
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Crosss formed in Halifax, Canada.
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Divine Fits formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2012.
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Explosions in the Sky formed in Austin, United States, on 4 July 1999. Plays ambient, instrumental, post-rock.
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Frontier Ruckus formed in Detroit, United States. Plays americana, bluegrass, country, folk, folk rock, indie folk.
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Gaytheist plays punk, queercore.
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Gold formed in Toulouse, France, in 1982. Plays pop, synth-pop.
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Hannah Epperson was born in Salt Lake City, United States.
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Hollerado formed in Ottawa, Canada, in 2007, and split up on 14 December 2019, after 12 years. Plays indie rock, power pop.
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Homeshake formed in 2012. Plays dream pop, hypnagogic pop, lo-fi, r&b, synth-pop.
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Iceage formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2008. Plays art punk, noise rock, post-hardcore, post-punk, punk blues, punk rock.
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Jamaican Queens formed in 2011. Plays dance, electronica, glam rock, pop.
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Jim Bryson was born in Ottawa, Canada, on 27 July 1971.
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Joel Plaskett was born in Lunenburg, Canada, on 18 April 1975. Plays folk rock, indie rock.
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Joel Plaskett Emergency formed in Halifax, Canada, in 2001.
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John K. Samson was born in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1973. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, rock.
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July Talk formed in 2012. Plays blues rock, indie rock, rock.
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KEN Mode formed in Winnipeg, Canada, on 10 September 1999. Plays mathcore, noise rock, noisecore.
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Ketamines formed in Lethbridge, Canada, in 2009.
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Mac DeMarco was born in Duncan, Canada, on 30 April 1990. Plays bedroom pop, folk pop, hypnagogic pop, indie pop, indie rock, indie surf, jangle pop, psychedelic pop.
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Metz formed in 2008, and split up on 29 November 2024, after 16 years. Plays alternative rock, grunge, noise, noise rock, post-hardcore, punk, punk rock, rock.
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Mount Eerie formed in Anacortes, United States, in 2003. Plays indie folk, indie rock.
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Needs formed in Frankfurt Am Main, Germany, in 1999.
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Old Man Markley formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2007. Plays bluegrass.
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Outer Minds formed in Chicago, United States.
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Ryan Hemsworth was born in Halifax, Canada, on 23 April 1990. Plays electronic, hip hop.
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Slow Down, Molasses formed in 2007.
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Superchunk formed in Chapel Hill, United States, in 1989. Plays indie rock, rock.
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Swans formed in New York, United States, in 1982. Plays art rock, avant-garde, drone, experimental, experimental rock, gothic rock, industrial, industrial rock.
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The Abramson Singers formed in Vancouver, Canada.
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The Beets formed in New York, United States. Plays indie rock.
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The Besnard Lakes formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2003. Plays dream pop, indie rock, post-rock, shoegaze.
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The Bicycles formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2001.
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The Blind Shake formed in Minneapolis, United States, in 2005.
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The Courtneys formed in 2010.
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The Dodos formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2006. Plays indie rock, rock.
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The Gaslamp Killer was born on 7 November 1982. Plays electronic, experimental, funk, hip hop, psychedelic, underground hip hop.
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The Jesus and Mary Chain formed in East Kilbride, United Kingdom, in 1984. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, noise pop, post-punk, rock, shoegaze.
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The Night Marchers formed in San Diego, United States, in August 2007.
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The Thermals formed in Portland, United States, in 2002, and split up on 9 April 2018, after 16 years. Plays indie rock, rock.
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Tim Hecker was born in Vancouver, Canada, in 1974. Plays ambient, dark ambient, drone, electroacoustic, electronic, experimental, experimental electronic, glitch.
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Torche formed in Miami, United States, in 2004. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, doom metal, drone metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, post-hardcore.
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Trigger Effect formed in Montreal, Canada.
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UBT formed in 2010.
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra formed in 2010. Plays garage rock, indie rock, lo-fi, psychedelic, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock.
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Walter Tv formed in Vancouver, Canada.
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Warm Soda formed in May 2012.
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White Lung formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2006, and split up on 1 December 2022, after 16 years. Plays noise rock, post-punk, punk.