Tuesday, July 15, 2008
News:: First Annual SUMMERSONIC Festival This Weekend

Saturday, July 19
2 p.m. Gates open
4 p.m. Rebekah Higgs
5 p.m. In-Flight Safety
6:10 p.m. Tokyo Police Club
7:45 p.m. The Weakerthans
9:15 p.m. City and Colour
Sunday, July 20
2 p.m. Gates open
4 p.m. I See Rowboats
5 p.m. Hey Rosetta!
6:10 p.m. The Black Keys
7:45 p.m. Wintersleep
9:30 p.m. Stars
You have to say, that's a pretty solid two days of Canadian music right there (with a couple Akronians chucked in for good measure). In The Weakerthans and Stars, there's not one, but two Polaris nominated acts on the bill (perhaps one that people don't much agree with, but hey, that's a discussion for another time, or perhaps another blog), and I don't mind admitting I've wanted to see Jon K. Samson & Co. for a while. Tokyo Police Club, City And Colour, and Halifax's own Wintersleep are three of the more buzz-worthy "indie" acts you'll find in Canada, and although I know next to nada about them, the Black Keys are a fairly big name themselves. On top of that you, can add some top notch East Coast up and comers (remember us fawning over ISR last week? Well find out what all that fuss was about for yourself), and you have two solid lineups.
So score some tickets now, and if you're there Saturday and spot two older dudes looking surly about all the loud crazy kids, it's likely the Ack and I.
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