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

The Wet Secrets are a Canadian indie rock band from Edmonton, Alberta, known for their signature red and white marching band uniforms, and harmonious layers of horns, synthesizers, booming bass lines, percussion, drums and voice.

Death Cassette is a vocally driven grunge-punk band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. They give you hints of grunge with raw 90's guitars, while the rhythm section keeps the urgency of hardcore punk. Front person Amanda Sousa commands the room—closing the distance between band and audience until you are part of the performance. Their sophomore EP "Get Rid Of It" earned national college radio attention in 2023, with “Reflector” earning a spot at the top of the Earshot Loud Charts. Look out for their best work yet with a full length album in 2026.

Let me introduce the adolescent neanderthals themselves, Minot. These overgrown-teenage garage-punk muffins bring their sonic take on the raw, the cheap and the lo-fidelity. The three-piece from Missoula, MT embodies the primitive, sloppy roots of everything that is, Budget Rock. A poorly contained train wreck influenced by punk, 60's garage-pop and country blues.

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.

His His is the recording project of Halifax-based artist Aidan Belo, combining elements of indie rock and folk, coupled with low-fidelity analog production which creates something that sounds honest and melancholic. ‘25 is a four song EP recorded in the empty space of an old wood barn on his family’s farm which has been temporarily converted into a makeshift studio, where everything is recorded entirely to 1⁄4” tape and cassette.

Lovelet released their debut album in 2018 —the patient pop statement Couple's Fight Night— and have since performed across Canada, opening for acts like Marika Hackman, and Headliner/Festival Curator Bartees Strange (Sled Island 2023). Their sophomore album Freedom River Float is set for release in April/May of 2026, with the first 2 singles of the record 'Whistling' and ‘Leash’ released September 2024 and May 2025.