Here's a more or less official early glimpse based on the email sent out by Hillside. Including Akron/Family and Born Ruffians as speculated earlier.
Akron/Family
Bell Orchestre
Black Cabbage
Born Ruffians
The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir
Cowboy Junkies
Hawksley Workman (Friday)
Hayden
Land of Talk
Harry Manx
Plants & Animals
Kelly Joe Phelps
The Sadies
The Vinyl Cafe with Stuart McLean (Sunday Evening)
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Emailed
Friday, April 25, 2008
AKRON added to the Hillside FAMILY
On their myspace as well as a couple other blogs the Akron/Family is apparently playing Saturday this year showing everyone how simple love really is.
Also found via myspace:
Moshav
local Nabi Lonie on the Sunday
Albertan Rae Spoon
David Woodhead
Christine Bougie
Taxi Chain
Dubblestandart
Haale
According to Molly Kurvink: "'6 lb. head' is playing as well as "harri palm and the solo pilots". [Molly] may also be playing with "james gordon and sons".
Note that I'm just listing bands that aren't already on the Hillside official site or on easily accessible sources like canoe live.
Arts & Crafts & Hillsides
Hoping the Cons might play their hometime festival once again I checked arts and crafts and wasn't wholly disappointed since I found that Jason Collett is confirmed for the festival but no other bands from that label just yet. (stars, apostle of hustle, broken social scene, feist, the dears, los campesinos and the most serene republic and probably more A&C bands have played it in the past)
Also Hawksley Workman was originally scheduled for Friday evening (and still is as far as I know) and the Bell Orchestra are listed as Sunday on the posters around town. Otherwise the scheduling is still up in the air.
edit: The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir which apparently were something to see in their day (before my day) are reuniting on Saturday the 26th on the main stage. I post this here as Andrew Whiteman is a member (just as he is a member of apostle of hustle and BSS)
The Burning Hell-side
(Are the lame word-play titles getting old yet?)
According to Radio3 (and backed up by their label) Peterborough's "The Burning Hell" are on the bill for Hillside as well; no specific date yet. I went into their UoG noon-hour concert with mild expectations having been knocked over by their song "It happens in Florida" and came out totally shocked by how great they were - and how their live set had so much more energy than anything recorded that I'd heard. Hopefully they play one of the smaller tents for an intimate setting that they seem to thrive in.
Radio3 also has translateOrator down for a Sunday afternoon spoken word/open-mic set, and David Celia on the Friday. However I've never heard of either of these bands and therefore can't elaborate.
SPIRAL on Hillside's BEACHes
According to Spiral Beach's site they will be casting their Voodoo on us this year at Hillside Festival (Friday July 25). Having missed their free gig at the keg during "Beach Week" this could prove a good opportunity to make up for it.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Born to Play Hillside
Just returned from a D'urbervilles/Born Ruffians show here in Guelph. The former weren't as impressive or energetic during this shortened set as the last time I saw them. The headliner's performance lived up to their great debut LP, and they gave us Guelphites something (more) to look forward to with a performance at this summer's Hillside Festival. I missed them last year but I read good things and now they've only got more material and experience on their side. Can't wait!
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