#1: I Feel the Transition

We’ll end where it all began, with Winnipeg band The Weakerthans. Image: Punknews.org

Well, this is it. After 16 years of bringing the finest and freshest independent Canadian music to Texas on KOOP Radio, we’ve got just one show left before we officially go on hiatus. There’s no more holding back—only the best of the best get featured on a show this momentous. This week, we ride off into the Canadian sunset spinning our favorites by Bass Lions, The Dirty Nil, FemBots, Gulfer, Hey Rosetta!, Holy Fuck, Hotel Mira, Land of Talk, Leif Vollebekk, The Liptonians, Moneen, Mother Mother, Parkas, Prepare for the Future, Rah Rah, Ruby Coast, Stars, The Weakerthans, Wildlife, Young Galaxy, and The Zolas.

Join Justin the Canuck one last time, this Friday at 4:30 PM Central on KOOP Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas and broadcasting to the world at KOOP.org!

#2: Grow Up and Blow Away

We’ve got a Metric ton of great songs this week. Image: Capital Gazette

Could it really be—only two shows left? After 16 years, it almost doesn’t feel real to be calling it quits. Alas, the end is nigh—as are more of our faves from the past decade-and-a-half! This week, we’ve got tracks by Boats!, Bruce Peninsula, Camaromance, Ellevator, Gay Nineties, GRAE, Hollerado, July Talk, The Long Distance Runners, Metric, The Mohawk Lodge, Outer Rooms, The Pack a.d., Paper Lions, Paul Jacobs, Rococode, Seas, Sleepy Gonzales, Wizaard, Wolf Parade, The Wooden Sky, Wool on Wolves, and—wait for it—one last Neil Young Song of the Week, at five o’clock!

Join Justin the Canuck Friday at 4:30 PM Central on KOOP Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas and broadcasting to the world at KOOP.org!

#3: Bye Bye Jubilee

Toronto trio Rival Boys make our third-to-last playlist. Image: The Gate

Three shows down, three to go—we’re counting down until May 27, when we wrap it all up and put This Great White North on hiatus. We’ll continue rolling though the hits this week with tracks by Bahamas, The Belle Game, Born Ruffians, Caracol, Danny Michel, Fine Times, HIGHS, Hubert Lenoir, Joel Plaskett, Kalle Mattson, Karkwa, Malajube, Modern Superstitions, Navet Confit, The New Pornographers, NYSSA, Reuben and The Dark, Rival Boys, Said the Whale, Tuns, Whitehorse, and The Zolas!

Join Justin the Canuck Friday at 4:30 PM Central on KOOP Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas and broadcasting to the world at KOOP.org!

#4: Count Down Our Days

Toronto’s Casper Skulls feature in our fourth-to-last show. Image: MTV

We enter the final month of This Great White North continuing our countdown until the end, and the tunes are as stellar as ever. We reach for the stars this week with favorites by Aidan Knight, The Barr Brothers, Casper Skulls, Dan Mangan, The Darcys, Del Barber, The Drew Thomson Foundation, Fake Shark-Real Zombie!, FemBots, The I Spies, Jadea Kelly, Kestrels, Library Voices, MONOWHALES, Operators, Orson Wilds, Parlovr, Peach Pit, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Shawn Mrazek Lives!, Tokyo Police Club, and The Wet Secrets!

Join Justin the Canuck Friday at 4:30 PM Central on KOOP Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas and broadcasting to the world at KOOP.org!

#5: All We Have

Edmonton duo The Royal Foundry open our fifth-to-last show. Image: The Starlite Sessions

After last week’s show, the secret is out—these are our final episodes, with just five left. With precious little time remaining, we’re playing nothing but wall-to-wall favorites from the past 16 years of the show. This week, that list includes tracks by Blue J, Boy Golden, Cannon Bros., Carbon Dating Service, Code Pie, Constantines, Elliott BROOD, The Elwins, Express and Company, Fake Shark, The Flatliners, Forest City Lovers, Grimes, Hands & Teeth, Madison Olds, The Most Serene Republic, Napalmpom, The Royal Foundry, Saint Alvia, Tim Baker, Wild Rivers, and Wintersleep!

Join Justin the Canuck Friday at 4:30 PM Central on KOOP Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas and broadcasting to the world at KOOP.org!