Essendi Syndicate

🌪️STRANGE WINDS '26🌪️
Facilitators shout out!

Shout out to MITCH CALDWELL. Strange Winds Music Festival 2026 was his brain child first and foremost, accompanied by his birthday! It has been a real honor to stand beside Mitch through this journey, and to bare witness to his growth through it all as we brought this event to life. The bands who played were carefully curated from all his favorites, and he worked relentlessly alongside me to make this event a success through every obstacle. So cheers to you, Mitch- and congratulations ✨🍻

Thank you so much to all the fantastic donors of the raffles:
Keith Miller's Loud As Hell Open Air Festival donation
Canadian Tire
Tatianna at Nectar Fine Tattooing
Mitch's Pull The Plug Patches donation
Rob Shimbashi
H**p City's Lava Lab (Kelowna)
Shine Glass (Winnipeg)

Thank you to Derek at The Slice Bar & Grill and the kitchen and bar staff for being most excellent hosts of all patrons and 11 bands! You all kicked ass!!

One more time, thank you to BERSERKER for all your support with the equipment, and Zack Stonehouse for being MVP door staff 🙌

See you next year for Strange Winds Music Festival 2027 😎

Please post your photos in the comments! 📸

🌪️STRANGE WINDS 26'🌪️
Proud to have had Buffalo Bud Buster shake the walls down at the first edition of Strange Winds Music Festival as one of our Saturday night headliners!

I absolutely love the energy these dudes bring to every performance, and it was an absolute pleasure working with you fellas.
Thank you so much for bringing the thunder and helping make the festival such a special event.

Photos by https://mikeonmetal.com/ 📸

✨️🚨 A very limited final batch of Tier 2 tickets remain until May 31! 🚨✨️

🌪️STRANGE WINDS '26🌪️
We were very excited when Conjure Hand officially locked in for Strange Winds Music Festival! Mitch said it best as Conjure Hand is one of his favorites:

"These dudes brought such a unique and special dynamic to the fest, and seeing them up there put a smile not only on my face, but on my ears and soul too. It was an absolute pleasure having you guys, and I really hope I get to catch you live again sooner rather than later.

Also, thank you for playing some Thin Lizzy for my birthday! That was a real treat. 🙏🏻🖤🤘🏻" - Mitch

Photos by https://mikeonmetal.com/ 📸

🌪️STRANGE WINDS '26🌪️
Catapult -band launched the final attack of the first night of Strange Winds Music Festival. These dudes are the real deal and absolutely kill it every time. Easily one of my favorite up and coming bands out of Alberta without question.
If you haven’t checked out their 5-song release titled "Launch" from last year, I highly recommend giving it a spin—she's heavy duty! 🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻

Thanks again, fellas, for closing out the night in style. Can’t wait to work with you guys again.

Photos by https://mikeonmetal.com/ 📸