Purple City is a forward-thinking music festival of the future. This multi-day, multi-venue, all-ages music experience is a youth inspired arts event that is focused on the newest sounds from the global underground. Purple City prides itself in being collaborative & community oriented and the core of the festival is built on the amazing groundwork of Edmonton’s rich and diverse music community. The festival’s eclectic programming and passion for independent music continues to create a one-of-a-kind festival experience that showcases the best talent from our own backyard, in addition to opening our ears to some incredible national and international acts. Purple City’s mandate is to create an event for all ages that is diverse, inclusive and progressive. From psyche rock to punk rock; avant garde to folk, Purple City is music Festival of discovery & indie staples a like. Explore, expand your mind, dance & make new friends at Edmonton's newest destination boutique music festival. For more info visit www.purplecityfest.com

Calvin Love is a Canadian singer-songwriter whose music lingers in the shadows of nostalgia and noir. With a signature croon and a sound that fuses psych-folk, cinematic longing, and romanticism, he’s built a world both vintage and strangely timeless. The press has called his work “a crestfallen soundtrack of near-escape... like Chris Isaak trapped in a David Lynch film.” An artist of quiet intensity and prolific output, Love has carved a singular space on the fringes of indie music— shaped by introspection, lyrical depth, and a restless, DIY spirit. Influenced by the pulse of rock ‘n’ roll and the bruised glamour of 1980s balladeers, he’s crafted a sonic universe entirely his own. Known for live shows that blur the line between concert and dream sequence, Love approaches each song like a method actor—dissolving the boundary between persona and performance with slow-burning precision. Whether standing alone with a 12-string guitar or fronting a seven-piece ensemble, his performances radiate a magnetic stillness: immersive, nuanced, and emotionally resonant. With multiple albums and international tours behind him, Calvin Love has spent the last decade quietly shaping one of the most distinct and haunting voices on the outer edges of indie music.

The experimental art-rock collab of multi-instrumentalist producers Sam Maloney and Desiree Das Gupta, Kali Horse blends fantasy with harsh realism, colliding genres with reckless abandon. Their avante-pop whimsicality channels Björk, while their soaring anthemic moments reflect their rock roots. The combination of Sam's feathery vocal timbre and Des' powerhouse belt has their voices in conversation with one another, revealing their undeniable connection. The debut record 'Some Type of Electric Lagoon' (2023) is a vibrant journey set in a metaphorical swamp, each track playing like a chapter in a self-produced opus. Their newest EP '2099' (2025) veers into industrial soundscapes - a bold snap back to reality, with a Kali Horse twist. More bite, more grit, and a higher polish than ever thanks to Emmy-winning foley artist Brandon Bak (of Possum, OOZ) on co-production and drums. The vocal connection? Hypnotic. Psychedelic electronic. artrockbeats.   

A modern singer/guitarist and beloved fixture on the local scene, frontwoman Miesha Louie is the integral driving force behind Miesha & The Spanks. A mixed-Secwépemc artist living in Treaty 7 Territory, she’s devoted her entire career to inventing and playing instrumentally brilliant melodies that unleash her passions and her full-throated vocal tones. As a result, Miesha & The Spanks have become a tighter and more muscular version of themselves with each new release. Miesha’s solos are as quintessentially rock as they come. Her anarchic, femme-powered energy ignites audiences into a euphoric celebration, inspiring them to dance and revel in her razor-sharp hooks delivered with fiery flair.

Parisian Orgy started as a solo project by Calgary artist and musician Gwen Morgan and is now an Eight piece super group. They are a silly mix of synth driven pop and art punk. They have been told that they sound like Pee Wee Herman meets Cabaret.

Vancouver dream queen Jody Glenham crafts hazy, emotionally charged “mood rock” that feels like a lost ’90s film reel, grainy at the edges, luminous at the core. Her upcoming EP Still Here (April 2026) deepens her signature sound, pairing shimmering guitars with cinematic textures and lyrics that hold space for what she calls the quiet chaos of staying soft in a hardened world.A longtime force in Canada’s indie underground, Glenham has earned national radio support (CBC, SiriusXM’s The Verge), shared stages with Noah Kahan and bar italia, and landed sync placements in Netflix series including Snowpiercer and My Life with the Walter Boys.Onstage, she’s magnetic, equal parts vulnerability and voltage, inviting night owls and daydreamers alike to feel deeply, dance slowly, and leave a little changed.

Blissful, dreamy shoegaze clashes with psychedelic sci-fi surf rock from the Northern Prairies. The distant sound of flying saucers hovering away from your open window as you open your eyes, trying to hold on to the fleeting memory.

CRYSTAL EYES is a Calgary-based indie dream-rock band whose sound exists at the intersection of synth-heavy new-wave goth, shoegaze, and psych rock. Led by Erin Jenkins, the band has recently undergone a creative transformation with Jenkins moving away from guitar to focus on synth, resulting in a dual-synth configuration that has evolved their sonic identity, bringing new depth, texture, and atmosphere to their music while preserving the emotional immediacy that has always defined the project. Their forthcoming 2026 album captures this new era in full force. Produced by Andrew Woods and mixed by Grammy-winner Mark Lawson, the record was created during marathon sessions at OCL Studios that often stretched 16 hours at a time — fuelled by obsession, coffee, leather jackets, and blistered fingers. The result is a bold, immersive body of work that balances shadowy new-wave moods with psychedelic urgency and dream-pop shimmer. With their most ambitious work yet on the horizon, the band continues to push its creative boundaries while cultivating a deeply atmospheric and emotionally charged listening experience.