Pitchfork

At a press conference yesterday, the organizers of the Sled Island Festival in Calgary, Alberta made the first lineup announcement for their second annual shindig. On name alone, it's hard to beat Sled Island (what's more fun? Free Pizza Island, maybe?), but the SIF braintrust went even further to ensure success by picking Scott Kannberg as this year's guest music curator.

You might know Kannberg better as Pavement member Spiral Stairs and as the driving force behind Preston School of Industry. For Sled Island 2, he has assembled a lineup of artists that shows off his excellent pedigree and good taste.

Among those artists are Kannberg himself, as well as Wire, RZA, Of Montreal, Jonathan Richman, Mogwai, No Age, the Gutter Twins, Portastatic, José González, Deerhunter, the Dodos, Drive-By Truckers, Extra Golden, Miss Murgatroid and Petra Hayden, Beans, the Broken West, the Cave Singers, Headlights, Elliot Brood, Carolyn Mark, and more.

The Sled Island Festival takes place this year from June 25-28 at various venues around Calgary.