The weather’s warming up, the weeks are getting busier, and things are looking ever rosier for Calgary music fans. Next Tuesday, the folks behind the Sled Island music festival will be announcing this year’s line-up. Guest curator Scott Kannberg will be in attendance, and later in the evening, his band Preston School of Industry will provide a preview of what’ll be coming in June.

Sled Island’s not the only festival doing some promotion this week. The Calgary Underground Film Festival is holding a fundraiser at the Palomino on Friday, featuring moody rockers The Ostrich, Black Top Five and March’s ubiquitous Matt Masters. Fans of the festival’s adventurous programming can support CUFF and enjoy some great music in the process.

You don’t have to wait until festival season to check out some impressive concerts, though, as this week features an abundance of indie rock and pop. Hawksley Workman makes his annual trek to Calgary with a show on Tuesday at Jack Singer Concert Hall; his operatic vocals and quirky pop stylings always shine brightest in a live setting. Arts and Crafts recording artist and Broken Social Scenester Jason Collett isn’t as flamboyant as Workman, but he’s every bit as comfortable in a live setting, having founded Toronto’s influential Radio Mondays songwriting sessions. He brings his roots-rock to Broken City on Monday, March 24.

Those looking to go a bit more off the beaten track would do well to check out Paul James Coutts at the Marquee Room on Saturday. Coutts is the former Calgarian behind such legendary local acts as The Primrods and XL Birdsuit, as well as the rockin’ two-piece Twin Fangs. Expect a somewhat more melodic show than those past bands, but it’s hard to imagine Coutts without at least some rough-and-tumble edge.

Be sure to check out Hot Springs at the Republik on Tuesday night. Vocalist Giselle Webber has a voice that ranks up there with Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Noisettes’ Shingai Shoniwa, and the band knows how to put a fair bit of power behind it. Minus the Bear return to the Warehouse on Wednesday, March 26, bringing with them the angular indie rock and bizarre song titles (“Monkey! Knife! Fight!”) that made them famous, and industrial music legends Ministry are sure to tear the roof off The Whiskey that same night.

Lastly, don’t forget to check out the Alberta Sessions at the Epcor Centre. A whole host of top-notch Alberta songwriters will be performing. The full line up is available at www.epcorcentre.org/ecmusicseries/alberta.html.