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The countdown begins!

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Paper Lions and more than 80 other Canucks are coming for SXSW 2016. Credit: Atomique Productions
Paper Lions will join more than 80 other Canadians coming for SXSW. Credit: Atomique Productions

Come Friday, there’ll be less than a month until more than 80 Canadian artists descend upon Austin for the South By Southwest music festival. Tune in to This Great White North this week to hear the first of our annual SXSW sampler shows, featuring 23 of the incredible artists who’ll be arriving in town next month.

Our first show of the year focused exclusively on SXSW will feature the latest music by Arkells, Basia Bulat, Close Talker, Dead Soft, Dilly Dally, Greys, Language Arts, Look Vibrant, Mise en Scene, Paper Lions, Reuben and The Dark, The Strumbellas, Twin River, We Were Lovers, The Wet Secrets, Wintersleep, Wordburglar, Young Rival, Zeds Dead, and The Zolas. And, as always, we’ll have our Neil Young Song of the Week at five o’clock.

Join Justin the Canuck for This Great White North, featuring 90 minutes of independent Canadian music, this Friday at 4:30 PM on KOOP Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, TX and streaming online at KOOP.org.

87 Canucks and counting!

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SXSW 2016

We’ve done some deep digging to bring you the latest and most up-to-date list of Canadian artists coming to Austin for next month’s South By Southwest music festival and are happy to announce that the tally now stands at 87 artists! The lineup is beginning to take shape, with set times for some shows already announced and the must-visit venues for Canadian shows already apparent.

For more details and the complete lineup, check out our continuously updated SXSW 2016 page.

The fun begins on Tuesday with the BreakOut West Music & Interactive Party and continues Wednesday with that venerable SXSW tradition, the Canadian Blast BBQ at Brush Square Park. Canada House this year will once again be at Friends, and it looks like Planet Québec will also return, though their home base is as yet unknown. Music blog Weird Canada will also be putting on a showcase at the convention center on Friday afternoon.

We’ll continue to bring you the latest Canadian news about SXSW and, as we get closer to the festival, will provide you with daily schedules, calendars, and complete coverage.

Playlist: 2016-02-12

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Simone the Canuck hosted the show.

TimeTitleArtistAlbumLabel
4:31Les amoureux qui s'aimentLes trois accordsJ'aime ta grand mereLa tribu
4:34What Did My Lover Say (It Always Had to Go This Way)Wolf ParadeExpo 86Sub Pop
4:41Don't Run Our Hearts AroundBlack MountainBlack MountainJagjaguwar
4:48Love You SoKing Khan & BBQ ShowThe King Khan & BBQ ShowHazelwood
4:52Love RatBetrayersLove RatShake!
4:54Den of LoveHooded FangTosta MistaDAPS
5:01A New Day for LoveNeil Young & Promise of the RealThe Monsanto YearsReprise
5:07A New Love (Can Be Found)Daniel RomanoCome Cry With MeNormaltown
5:11Love the Sinner, Hate the SinElephant StoneElephant StoneThe Reverberation Appreciation Society
5:14Crown of LoveArcade FireFuneralMerge
5:21HeartChairsThe Droning of an Insect Wing
5:26Not Love or DeathThe Rural Alberta AdvantageMended with GoldPaper Bag
5:30Canadian Lovesong (Laying Beneath Manitoba)Aidan KnightVersicolourAdventure Boys Club
5:41Love & LightSandro PerriImpossible SpacesConstellation
5:44Le verbe amourForetForetSimone
5:50Heart BeatZaki IbrahimEvery OppositeMotif
6:00I Love You MoneyLowellWe Loved Her DearlyArts & Crafts

Playlist: 2016-02-05

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Justin the Canuck hosted the show.

TimeTitleArtistAlbumLabel
4:30Japanese DadsMystery MachineWestern MagneticsSonic Unyon
4:32You & What Army?ParkasPut Your Head In the Lion’s MouthSaved By Vinyl
4:36Hey JudasFine TimesFine TimesLight Organ
4:40Our TimeWolf SagaMy Time - EP
4:44Learn from MistakesI Am Robot and ProudGrace DaysCatmobile
4:45What Light (Never Goes Dim)Aidan KnightEach OtherOutside Music
4:51FutureBalacadeFrom Memory
4:54When I Pay You Back SomedayMichael Feuerstack & Leif VollebekkSinger SongerForward Music Group
4:56Wild FolkJim Bryson & The WeakerthansThe Falcon Lake IncidentKelp
5:00Cranley’s Gonna Make ItBroken Social SceneFeel Good LostArts & Crafts
5:03Workin’ ManNeil Young & Promise of the RealThe Monsanto YearsReprise
5:09Little Piece of YouWhitney RoseHeartbreaker of the YearCameron House
5:12Young GlassHey Rosetta!SeedsSonic
5:18Let’s Just Leave ItMid AtlanticThe Great War
5:22SpringtimeNorth Atlantic ExplorersSkylines
5:28Habit Over HeartNovilleroAim Right for the Holes In Their LivesMint
5:32Old WorldMeatDrawFin du Monophone
5:36PlasticineRuby CoastWhatever This Is
5:39Love and MathematicsBroken Social SceneFeel Good LostArts & Crafts
5:42OrganThe Ghost Is DancingThe Darkest SparkSonic Unyon
5:46The Millions Too ManyA Northern ChorusThe Millions Too ManySonic Unyon
5:50So LongFemBotsThe CityPaper Bag
5:54Pacific ThemeBroken Social SceneYou Forgot It In PeopleArts & Crafts
5:56Courtship of Wild HorsesBrandy ZdanBrandy Zdan

Friday: Eclectic and Canadian

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The latest from Whitney Rose, a recent transplant to Austin. Credit: Whitney Rose
We’ll have the latest from Whitney Rose, a recent Canadian transplant to Austin. Credit: Whitney Rose

Sometimes we bring you music that fits into a theme… and sometimes we just throw a bunch of Canadian albums into our bag, cross our fingers, and see what happens. This week, we’re doing the latter.

We’ll have a little something for everyone on this Friday’s show, including the vintage country stylings of Canada-to-Austin transplant Whitney Rose, beautiful new tunes from Aidan Knight‘s latest album, and an airy, cinematic tribute to the coming spring season by North Atlantic Explorers. Five o’clock in the capital city will feature, of course, our Neil Young Song of the Week.

Tune in this Friday to hear even more Canadian tunes from artists like Balacade, Jim Bryson, FemBots, Michael Feuerstack, and Fine Times (who’ll be showcasing along with at least 67 other Canadian artists at SXSW 2016). We’ll have classics from The Ghost Is Dancing, Hey Rosetta, MeatDraw, and A Northern Chorus. Plus, we’ll feature tunes by Novillero, Parkas, Ruby Coast, Wolf Saga, and Brandy Zdan.

Mark your calendars and set your alarms—and join Justin the Canuck for This Great White North, featuring 90 minutes of independent Canadian music, this Friday at 4:30 PM on KOOP Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, TX and streaming online at KOOP.org.