Who needs a theme? We don’t. On this week’s show, we’re just playing a bunch of (mostly) new Canadian music that spans the genres: from funk to emo, lo-fi garage rock to francophone psychedelia (is that phrancodelia?), and even more in between.

We’ve got a slew of bands never before played on the show, like Dead Beat Poet Society, Emily In the Headlights, Fake Buildings, Gary’s House, and Rose Fargo, plus a listener request for Busty and the Bass. We’ll meander to Montreal for some Peter Peter, then take a listen to upcoming releases by Lost Cousins, Mister Heavenly, and Wolf Parade. Also mixed in will be tracks by Betrayers, Evening Hymns, Land of Talk, Louise Burns, Rival Boys, Silverstein, Stars, and That’s the Spirit. Plus, we’re reaching the end of our Neil Young countdown—this week, we bring you #89 on the list, which comes from 1989’s Freedom.

Join Justin the Canuck today—Friday—at 4:30 PM Central for 90 minutes of Canadian music! Tune in on KOOP Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, TX and broadcasting to the world at KOOP.org!

Summer has kicked into high gear in Austin and it shows no sign of letting up—so, neither will we!

Join Justin the Canuck this week for the latest independent music from Canada, with a focus on tunes guaranteed to put you in a sunny, summery mood. We’ve got new and yet-to-be-released tracks by dozens of artists, including several never heard before on the show!

Our playlist this week includes brand new tracks by Alvvays, Arcade Fire, The Bathmats, BBQT, Beachglass, Blimp Rock, Broken Social Scene, and Debate Club. But wait, there’s more! We’ve also got Diamond Bones (now Caveboy), The Garrys, HIGHS, New Swears, Partner, and Silverstein! And we’ll even bring you tracks by Single Mothers, Sportsfan, Stars, Surf Dads, Taylor Knox, and Whitehorse.

We’ll round it all out with our Neil Young Song of the Week (we’re up to #84) and a recap of the dozens of Canadian events happening in town through the autumn—check out our handy Austin Shows calendar for a sneak peak.

This all goes down Friday at 4:30 PM Central on KOOP Radio: on the radio dial at 91.7 FM in Austin, TX and broadcasting to the world at KOOP.org!

It’s been a few weeks since we’ve brought you up-to-date on the latest releases from Canada, so this Friday, join Justin the Canuck as we share some of our greatest finds from the last few weeks and months. We’ll range from psych rock to emo, alt-folk to elaborate instrumental rock, and more!

We’ll be featuring the latest tunes by Basement Revolver, Betrayers, Cat Clyde, Current Swell, and Daniel Romano. Hear tracks from the new release by Do Make Say Think, plus TGWN newcomers Fleece and HotKid. We’ll also bring you more tunes from Land of Talk‘s new album, plus brand new music by Mac DeMarco, The Matinee, Mise en Scene, Not You, Said the Whale, Scott Helman, She-Devils, and Wept.

As always, we’ll bring you your weekly helping of Neil Young—this week, featuring #81 on the Rolling Stone list of the Top 100 Neil songs of all time.

Tune in Friday at 4:30 PM Central on KOOP Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas and streaming live at KOOP.org!

Justin the Canuck takes to the mic this week to bring you a bevy of new releases with some classics sprinkled in. We’ll be spinning the latest Canadian releases by The Besnard Lakes, Broken Social Scene, Calvin Love, The Courtneys, Fast Romantics, The Franklin Electric, Mise en Scene, Odd Years, Said the Whale, and TOPS. Plus, we’ve got a killer two-set emo spotlight with new releases by The Fullblast, Incendies, Laureate, and Sum 41—along with classic emo from .moneen. and their more recent incarnation, Seas.

We’ll even throw in some of our favorites by The Got to Get Got, The Liptonians, The Long Distance Runners, North Atlantic Explorers, and Slow Leaves. And, at 5 o’clock, we’ve got our Neil Young Song of the Week. This week, we’ve got “Drive Back” from Zuma, Neil’s 1975 release with Crazy Horse.

It’s 90 minutes of the finest independent Canadian music this side of the border—and it all goes down Friday at 4:30 PM Central on KOOP Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas and available live, worldwide, at KOOP.org. Tune in!