Justin the Canuck hosted our annual recap of the SXSW Music festival and gave away tickets to Tanya Tagaq and Stars, while also memorializing the end of live hosting on CBC Radio 3.
The Wet Secrets perform at this year’s Canadian Blast BBQ. Credit: Steve McLean
How does one recover from seeing 62 Canadian shows over the course of 5 days? By taking all that one has heard, and putting into a playlist… obviously!
Now that we’ve all had a few days to sleep it off, we’ve lined up a special show for this week, replete with our favorite discoveries and the newest Canadian music to come out of last week’s South By Southwest Music festival. From the latest unreleased tracks by The Wet Secrets, The Acorn, and Seoul to some of our favorite new finds by artists like Single Mothers, The Elwins, Delhi 2 Dublin, and Milk & Bone, tune in on Friday and relive the glory days of last week—or, find out what you might’ve missed in all the SXSW madness.
We’ll be giving away one pair of tickets to see Stars and two pairs to see Tanya Tagaq, so stay tuned and put us on your speed dial (512 472-KOOP) now for your best shot at winning a spot for you and a guest! On a more somber note, we’ll also memorialize a towering icon of the independent Canadian music scene—CBC Radio 3—with a special eulogy and poignant tracks by Winnipeg’s beloved The Weakerthans.
Join Justin the Canuck this Friday at 4:30 PM for This Great White North: bringing independent Canadian music to Austin, TX every week on 91.7 FM and streaming to the world at KOOP.org.
Simone the Canuck hosted a special SXSW edition of the show featuring The Franklin Electric, out of Montreal, live in the studio for an interview and live set.
Time
Title
Artist
Album
Label
4:31
This Is How I Let You Down
The Franklin Electric
This Is How I Let You Down
Indica
4:40
Unsatisfied
The Franklin Electric
This Is How I Let You Down
Indica
4:50
Show Me the Quiet Air
The Franklin Electric
This Is How I Let You Down
Indica
5:00
Strongest Man Alive
The Franklin Electric
This Is How I Let You Down
Indica
5:13
Uninvited (Storm)
The Franklin Electric
This Is How I Let You Down
Indica
5:15
Six Dead Tigers
Yukon Blonde
Tiger Talk
Dine Alone
5:17
Atop a Cake
Alvvays
Alvvays
Polyvinyl
5:22
Take Your Face Off
Lydia Ainsworth
Right from Real
Arbutus
5:32
You Erased Me from the World (When You Drew Her In)
Kay Berkel
You Erased Me from the World (When You Drew Her In)
Join us today at 4:30 PM Central for a special SXSW edition of This Great White North! Simone the Canuck will have Montreal alt-folk artists The Franklin Electric live in-studio for an interview and potentially an acoustic performance! Tune in to 91.7 FM in Austin or listen live, worldwide, at KOOP.org!
The Franklin Electric will be playing a show at midnight, tomorrow night, at Friends as part of the Halifax Pop Explosion showcase. For more information, see @thefranklinelec or thefranklinelectric.com.