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“I think that she seems to be someone who likes to take on new projects, new challenges,” Salvi says. “And I hope she’ll have a lot of fun doing this for us.”

In that manner, Salvi says they’ll be encouraging Peaches to leave her sticky fingerprints on all aspects of the festival, including the art, film and, of course, musical lineup.

She will also perform live herself during Sled, headlining a show at Flames Central on June 25. Tickets for that concert will go on sale Feb. 12 from SledIsland.com, and should generate a great deal of buzz.

“As far as live performances go, she’s so incredible,” says Salvi of the musician who has worked with everyone from Iggy Pop and Kim Gordon to Calgary’s own Feist, and who is currently promoting her sixth album Rub, which she released in September.

“It’s something that everyone can agree on, even if people are not particularly into her music, I feel like once you see her onstage there’s no denying that it’s showmanship at its best. So I’m really excited to bring her to Calgary.”

The festival will begin unveiling the rest of the lineup for its 10th anniversary year on Feb. 9, with the release of the first 15 to 20 headliners.

“I can’t wait to talk about it,” Salvi says, with a palpably giddy laugh.

It should only raise the profile of the snot-nosed punk of Calgary’s festival scene, one that started off on the fringes 10 years ago and has grown into one of the true gems of the region’s musical and artistic landscape.