Supercrawl

The official tumblr of Hamilton's largest Music and Arts festival. September 12-14, 2014 Follow @supercrawl

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Charles Bradley shows why he is one of the best showmen in the business. #supercrawl2014

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Antibalas on the main stage. Incredible. Charles Bradley up at 6:30.

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Grammy, Junos, @Polarisprize. @sarahkneufeld of @arcadefire. Thanks for coming, Sarah. #supercrawl2014

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Saturday headliners and all round band of dangerous skills, @spoontheband. #supercrawl2014

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Favourite new band of #supercrawl2014 @Operators_Band. Thanks Dan, Devojka, and Sam.

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Our own Hamiltonian @jessy_lanza. One of our favourite performances. Good luck with @polarisprize Monday!

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Friday night crowd for @arkellsmusic. Crazy. Loved the intro by @TSN_DaveHodge.

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First event @millshardware, sponsored by @oaaarchitects. Standing room only. #supercrawl2014

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The Danks - Experimental Fiction

PEI's the Danks just released a new video for their very catchy "Experimental Fiction." See them Friday night at Supercrawl.

[sorry for the pre-video ad]

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Vancouver's Said the Whale are tearing up the airwaves this summer with their new single and EP, I Love You. It's the catchiest song in a long line of catchy songs from the band.

Last year saw Said the Whale play on the Colbourne stage in the afternoon. For 2013 they have earned an evening slot on the King James stage.

Tyler Bancroft from the band gets into the stories behind the songs on the EP on this CBC Music piece from late May.

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James Murphy Talks New Arcade Fire Album

They aren’t playing Supercrawl, but we still love @arcadefire. Can't wait for the new album!

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BEST NEW MUSIC - Speedy Ortiz: Major Arcana

On their proper debut, Speedy Ortiz join a small club of young indie rock bands writing lyrics that are actually worth poring over, but the charms here extend beyond frontwoman Sadie Dupuis' clever and biting wordplay. The 1990s-indebted guitar crunch and quaking rhythms are a perfect match for her dark wit.

It's so exciting to see Speedy Ortiz get more and more recognition. Can't wait to see them at Supercrawl.

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Sonic Youth has influenced many musicians and music lovers over the past two decades. Their music challenged the very definition of "music" at times.

The Thurston Moore-led Chelsea Light Moving uses Sonic Youth as a starting point and roars into life from there.

The Saturday night trio of Fucked Up, Chelsea Light Moving, and Metz will keep the Colbourne stage neighbourhood awake.

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K'naan at Supercrawl 2012.

photo by Harry Gis. http://harrygis.com

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"I just saw the slogan: ‘Art is the new steel.’ That’s a city finding its new voice—I like that.”

George Stroumboulopoulos

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What is Yo La Tengo?

One of our favourite bands of all-time is Hoboken's Yo La Tengo. You cannot imagine how excited we are that they are playing Supercrawl this year. Saturday September 14 to be exact. Expect to see us right at the front of the stage. Earlier this year, Yo La Tengo released their latest album, Fade, which ranks as one of their best. It's amazing seeing a band that has been releasing albums for over 20 years to still push themselves to be better with every release. And live, if you have never seen Yo La Tengo, their show is fully of energy, highlighted by some pretty amazing guitar playing from Ira Kaplan.

Well, the official video for "Ohm" is out and it tells you all you need to know about Yo La Tengo. We love this band.

Follow them on twitter: @TheRealYLT.