With bicycles whizzing every which direction and over 250 bands playing multiple venues peppered throughout inner-city Calgary, Sled Island can be an intimidating beast.

Fortunately, some music-loving CBC Calgary folk have pored over the schedule, done the hard work of listening to lots of tunes, and come up with five bands that shouldn't be missed at this year's festival.

Kaytranada

Chosen by Chris dela Torre, a host and associate producer/technician on the Homestretch.

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I'm a bit late to the party on this guy, but I've become addicted to his music and I'm equally intrigued by his story. Montreal's Louis Kevin Celestin started making music at 15 (he's only 23), and spent the next few years cranking out a new beat every day. Some 17 releases later (!), Kaytranada is now one of the most in-demand producers of the electronic genre, blessing dancefloors around the world with sunny, sexy and soulfully psychedelic grooves.

Kaytranada plays Flames Central on Friday at 11 p.m . Don't miss it — unless you feel like missing the best dance party of the summer.