Get Sappy In Sackville This Summer

SappyFest continues to get bigger and better, as this year's initial lineup looks to be the best ever.

The annual music festival started by Sappy Records in 2006 will take place in the label's hometown of Sackville, N.B. from Aug. 1 to 3 and will include the likes of Attack In Black, Chad VanGaalen, Jim Bryson, Julie Doiron, Miracle Fortress and Think About Life.

SappyFest 08 will be produced in partnership with the Ok. Quoi?! Contemporary Arts Festival, Struts Gallery and Faucet Media Arts Centre. More details, including ticket information, should be available on the festival's website soon.

Here are the artists scheduled to perform at SappyFest 08:

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The Acorn
Adam & The Amethysts
Attack In Black
Baby Eagle
B.A. Johnston
Bette & Wallet
The Bicycles
Bruce Peninsula
The Burning Hell
Calm Down It's Monday
Castle Music
Cat Pontoon
Chad VanGaalen
Christine Fellows
Colonial Quarrels
Construction And Destruction
Dog Day
The D'Urbervilles
Elfin Saddle
Eric Chenaux
Erika Werry
Ghost Bees
Hard Drugs
Jenny Omnichord
Jim Bryson
Metal Kites
Julie Doiron
The Just Barelys
Katie Stelmanis
Koak
Laura Barrett
Lovesinger
The Luyas
Mardeen
The Memories Attack
Miracle Fortress
Motion Ensemble
Old Man Luedecke
Play Guitar
Quest For Fire
Richard Laviolette
Rick White
Sandro Perri
Share
Shotgun Jimmie
The Silt
Snailhouse
The Stance
The Superfantastics
The Got To Get Got
Thesis
Think About Life
Wax Mannequin
West Avenue
Wet Nose Hero
Woolly Leaves