Seoul and Teen Daze tickets!

Justin the Canuck spent weeks assembling today’s playlist and he’ll be live in the studio along with Simone the Canuck. We’ll be bringing five pairs of tickets to give away—one pair to see Montreal trio Seoul and four pairs for Teen Daze, out of Abbotsford, British Columbia.

Teen Daze. Credit: Lefse Records
We’re giving away four pairs of tickets for Teen Daze. Credit: Lefse Records

Tune in today at 4:30 PM Central and call 512 472-KOOP (5667) when the giveaway begins!

In addition to the ticket giveaways, we’ll talk about the winner of this year’s Polaris Music Prize, and also delight your ears with tracks by Bass Lions, Boys Who Say No, Foxes In Fiction, From East to Exit, Glass Random, Immaculate Machine, Memoryhouse, Motoko, Portico, Rah Rah, ROLEMODEL, Ruby Coast, The Liptonians, The Provincial Archive, The Zolas, V for Escargot, and Wizaard.

Of course, the best way to get your Canadian indie fix is to listen live at 4:30 PM Central on 91.7 FM in Austin or online, worldwide, at KOOP.org. But, if you can’t, don’t forget that you can now stream our show on your own schedule via SoundCloud. Today’s episode should be available by the end of the weekend and will remain so for about a week. See the sidebar for details.

Playlist: 2015-09-18

Hosts Justin and Simone the Canucks gave away tickets to Destroyer, Jennifer Castle, and KEN Mode.

TimeTitleArtistAlbumLabel
4:33New RomanticsKalle MattsonAvalanche - EPHome Music Co.
4:36All Over Your FaceThomas D’ArcyFooled You TwiceMapleMusic
4:40A Beautiful DreamAlden PennerExegesis
4:43Isle of YewMeligrove BandPlanets ConspireV2
4:51WaitingOughtOnce More With FeelingConstellation
4:52HarrietHey Rosetta!Second SightSonic
4:57Hold Your FireGay NinetiesHold Your Fire
5:03Lovers In a Dangerous TimeBruce CockburnAnytime Anytime AnywhereRounder
5:08Dream LoverDestroyerPoison SeasonMerge
5:14The RiverDestroyerPoison SeasonMerge
5:17SpartaJennifer CastlePink CityIdée fixe
5:24ColdBanded StiltsLittle Village
5:29#1FNDRWest NileSingle
5:32Nobody KnowsIskweNobody Knows
5:40Management ControlKEN ModeSuccessSeason of Mist
5:46Love and LightSandro PerriImpossible SpacesConstellation
5:50Wrong ChoiceThe Lovely FeathersHind Hind LegsEquator
5:57We Made ItBorn RuffiansRUFFPaper Bag

Destroyer, Jen Castle & KEN Mode

Join Justin and Simone the Canucks on today’s episode of This Great White North for your chance to win tickets to see Destroyer, Jennifer Castle, and KEN Mode when they come through town next week. We’ll also get you the latest news on upcoming shows in town, including some brand new additions to our concert calendar. Plus, we’ve got new music by West Nile and some favorites from the mid-2000s, like The Lovely Feathers, Meligrove Band, and The Mark Inside.

Dan Bejar of Destroyer. Credit
Dan Bejar of Destroyer. Credit: Bill Ebbesen

All that and more is coming up today at 4:30 PM Central on This Great White North, broadcasting independent Canadian music every week on KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin and streaming live online, worldwide, at KOOP.org.

Playlist: 2015-09-11

Hosts Doug and Justin the Canucks were joined once again by DJ Lippy, who helped us with our last show of KOOP’s fall membership drive. We played new tracks by Scary Bear Soundtrack and Rah Rah and gave away tickets for the sold-out Godspeed You! Black Emperor show at Mohawk.

TimeTitleArtistAlbumLabel
4:37In Came the FloodWintersleepHello HumThe Tom Kotter Co.
4:40Fall In Love With Every Girl I SeeMichael RaultWhirlpool
4:47Games Without FrontiersArcade FireAnd I'll Scratch YoursReal World
4:51CreeperIslandsArm's WayAnti-
4:54Bronx SniperMister HeavenlyOut of LoveSub Pop
5:05Out On the WeekendNeil YoungHarvestReprise
5:10WinterlongWhitehorseThe Road to Massey HallSix Shooter
5:13Peasantry or 'Light! Inside of Light!'Godspeed You! Black EmperorAsunder, Sweet and Other DistressConstellation
5:26Chip Off the HeartRah RahVesselsHidden Pony
5:30Be Your ManRah RahVesselsHidden Pony
5:36True Patriot LoveJoel Plaskett EmergencyDown At the KhyberSongs for the Gang
5:42Fault LinesScary Bear SoundtrackOvayok Road
5:46Stadium LoveMetricFantasiesMetric Music
5:58OthersIndigo JosephSingle

Playlist: 2015-09-04

All three Canucks were joined by Molly the Temporary Canuck as we continued KOOP’s fall membership drive and gave away tickets for Nick Diamonds.

TimeTitleArtistAlbumLabel
4:34SirensThe Pack A.D.UnpersonsMint
4:37Heaven (for the Weekend)Single MothersWild Party - EPDine Alone
4:45Atop a CakeAlvvaysAlvvaysPolyvinyl
4:48FineshrinePurity RingShrines4AD
4:58Hushed TonesIslandsSki MaskManque
5:07Don't Cry No TearsNeil YoungZumaReprise
5:10Dream LoverDestroyerPoison SeasonMerge
5:17DowntownThe SheepdogsFuture NostalgiaDine Alone
5:20Walking In the DarkThe ArchersThese Wicked Woods
5:26Beggar In the MorningThe Barr BrothersThe Barr BrothersSecret City
5:36Juke Box HeroRenny WilsonPunk Explosion ExtensionMint
5:39Dead Heart Colonies (The Straggler Redux)King Cobb SteelieGoodbye ArcadiaRaw Energy
5:47New AgeThe AlbertansNew AgeECM
5:50HypersleepStella Ella OlaI Think We Should Hang Out All the TimeRoyal Mountain
5:57Something Like SummerDiamond BonesDiamond BonesThird Side