Sled Season
étude x Toboggan Man
February 7, 2026 | The Tangent Gallery
Each year, in collaboration with the local band Toboggan Man, étude puts on an epic winter rock festival called Sled Season that brings together the Detroit Indie Music scene, highlights local vendors, and shows off artists across many genres. In alignment with étude’s nonprofit programming, the proceeds of Sled Season are used to fairly reimburse all artists involved.
Sled Season 2026 saw an exciting lineup of classes and workshops, an interactive art installation, live performances, local artisanal & food vendors, and, back by popular demand, our themed photoshoot experience by Lady Red Photos. This one-day winter festival was an incredible celebration of art, music, and community. After two successful runs, we were so excited to bring this event to the legendary Tangent Gallery & Hastings Ballroom in Detroit.
PIA THE BAND
ROSE ST. GERMAINE
NEW ENTERTAINMENT
CHECKER
LEE CLEAVELAND & THE LEFTHAND BAND
TOBOGGAN MAN
TY
Featured Artists
Lady Red Photo
Brandon Fecteau
DJ Shane Maux
Special Thanks to
Steven Aquilina – Head Sound Technician
Alex Clegg – Film Photography
Charlotte Culp – étude Intern, Videography
Shane Lesniak – Carpentry, Transportation
Refreshments
Lofty Pops – Donation of Popsicles
WAKA by Baobab Fare – Food Truck
Detroit Mini Donuts – Donut Truck
Tangent Gallery – Bar Service
City Creatives
Velvet Tower – Donation of Vintage Winterwear
Somatic Studios – Donation of Bingo Prize
Hazelnut Helper’s – Craft
Fannan Collective – Crochet & Jewelry
Community Rockstars
Bridge Detroit
Neighborhood Arts School
Share Detroit
Meet the Bands
pia the band is a Detroit-based indie/alternative band that creates personal, cathartic songs shaped by honest lyrics, warm textures, and an immersive, reflective sound.
@piatheband on Instagram
Rock n roll band from Detroit, specializing in gothic-Americana garage rock and psychedelic rock. Live, Rose St. Germaine guarantees ethereal, powerful, electric romance.
@rosestgermaine on Instagram
An electric duo infusing their love for stadium level rock ballads with underground indie rock and 90s hip-hop from their childhoods to create wall shaking lullabies they believe will inspire the future. Realizing people are lost and in search of an answer, CHECKER believes it can provide it in the form of Rock n Roll.
@checker.hq on Instagram
Brain-child of front man Geo, étude & Toboggan Man have partnered together every year to make this dream – a one of a kind indie rock winter music festival – a reality.
Toboggan Man mixes classic sounds of surf-rock and early rock-and-roll, the band continues to produce music and collaborate with local artists, known best for their high-energy live sets.
Lee Cleaveland & The Lefthand Band is an upbeat, fun, and energetic indie rock band from Detroit, MI. Born missing his left hand below the elbow, Lee uses a small thumb at the end of his stump as a guitar pick. When he’s not playing guitar, this rock n roll cyborg wears a state of the art mind controlled bionic hand which the band flaunts in the comical music video for their blistering garage rock anthem “Cyborg Man”, off of their 2022 debut LP “Tech Support”.
This 6 piece, high energy act wields guitars, keys, saxophone, bass and drums in their quest to blend garage rock, surf pop, alt-country, punk, and more into an eclectic yet cohesive signature sound.
@lee_cleaveland on Instagram
ty can be best described as garage egg punk, an internet-based micro-genre of punk rock that emerged during the 2010s. ty is a high energy experimental punk group ready to tear the house down as one of our headliners for SLED SEASON 2026.
@ty4listening on Instagram