supercrawl 2012 music
June 25, 2012
The Organizers of the 2012 edition of Supercrawl are excited to announce the full lineup of musical artists performing at this year's festival. SUPERCRAWL is a FREE street festival of art, dance and music on James Street North in Hamilton, Ontario. This year’s edition will take place over two days: on Friday, September 14th and Saturday, September 15th. On the Friday night, September 14th, there will be four acts playing outdoors at the Colbourne and James Street North stage between the hours of 7 PM and Midnight, including the main act at today’s secret pop-up show, Vancouver BC’s SAID THE WHALE. Friday, September 14 SAID THE WHALE, WAX MANNEQUIN, YOUNG RIVAL, ZEUS On Saturday, September 15th there will be musical acts performing on four different stages on James Street North. The Colbourne Street Stage is being curated as a joint effort between Exclaim! Magazine and Sonic Unyon Records to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of both companies. Saturday’s entertainment will include headline sets by Juno-award winning rap artist K’NAAN, Polaris Prize winning instrumentalist OWEN PALLETT, a reunion by CHANGE OF HEART and many more. Saturday, September 15 ALLOSAURUS, B.A. JOHNSTON, BORN RUFFIANS, CA SMITH, CHANGE OF HEART, CHORE, DAWN AND MARRA, DEARLY BELOVED, EAMON MCGRATH, ELK, GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS, HAMILTON CHILDRENS CHOIR, HAMILTON SUZUKI SCHOOL, HOLLERADO, JULIE FADER, KESTRELS, K’NAAN, MYSTERY MACHINE, NEW HANDS, OWEN PALLETT, RAH RAH, ROCOCODE, SIANSPHERIC, SIMPLY SAUCER, TERRA LIGHTFOOT, THE DANKS, THE GERTRUDES, THE HAMILTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, TONYA KENNEDY, WHITEHORSE and WAR CHILD Busking For Change In the weeks to come, we will be announcing the dance troupes, participating artists and other multi-media performers that will be taking part in this year’s festival. About SUPERCRAWL: SUPERCRAWL is an annual event that celebrates the diversity of Hamilton’s James Street North district, our multi-disciplinary arts community, and the incredible spark that results with our unique mix of cultures, businesses and creative people. In 2009, SUPERCRAWL was initiated by a team of artists and community builders who wanted to see the monthly event on James Street North, the ART CRAWL, expand to include music in a greater way, and to take full advantage of an entire street of cultural experiences. This first edition of the festival won the “Best Small Festival of the Year Award” at the 2009 Hamilton Tourism Awards, while the second edition won "Best Medium Festival of the Year Award" in 2010, as well as a 2010 Hamilton Music Award as the "Musical Event Of The Year". Last year’s edition won “Musical Event Of The Year By People’s Choice” at the 2011 Hamilton Music Awards, while organizers Tim Potocic and Dan Pedersen were both awarded 2012 Tourism Hamilton Awards for their work on the festival. http://www.facebook.com/supercrawl http://www.twitter.com/supercrawl http://www.supercrawl.ca
