New festival celebrates diversity of Calgary, Edmonton musical talent [Video]

A new all-ages music festival has its debut Saturday, when the Eastern Slopes Music & Arts Festival takes place at the Bridgeland-Riverside Community Association.

The lineup includes a variety of Calgary acts, such as The Ashley Hundred, Kate Stevens, Ashley Ghostkeeper and K-Riz, among others.

Edmonton-based bands St. Arnaud and Good Information are also in the lineup.

Festival executive director Hanah Unterschultz, one of the festival’s four founders (along with Tory Roso, Meghan McMaster and Ian St. Arnaud), says the festival was created to showcase the city’s musical diversity.

“I truly believe there is no such thing as too much art and culture,” Unterschultz said, in an email to CTV News. “The community we are a part of is so full of incredible talent, we wanted to find an opportunity to showcase it all and do it in a way that felt true to who we are as musicians, and …