I Feel Your Pull

Members of the band Blue J
Vancouver’s Blue J appears (deservedly) in our playlist yet again. Image: Bandcamp

March is just about through, South By Southwest is over, and spring is in full swing here in Austin. The trees are getting leaves—and we’re getting new Canadian releases. This week, we’ve got some choice finds from last week’s music festival, along with plenty of the latest tracks from north of the border by artists like Alexisonfire, Blue J, Boniface, Bookclub, Cola, Ellevator, Fake Shark, Abigail Lapell, Like Pacific, Meltt, Mood Ruff, Peach Luffe, Pkew Pkew Pkew, Safeword, Simple Plan, Sunnsetter, Test Card, Skye Wallace, and Yoo Doo Right!

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!

The Boys Are Back

Grayscale photo of Montreal artist Paul Jacobs's face
Montreal artist Paul Jacobs is one of 60+ Canadians in town for SXSW. Image: Cult MTL

First off, an enormous and heartfelt thanks to all the loyal KOOP and TGWN listeners who contributed funds during KOOP’s recent Spring Membership Drive and to those listeners who donate every month as part of KOOP’s Sustainer program. Y’all are wonderful people and I appreciate you and your support for community radio in Austin more than you can imagine!

And now, with our drive wrapped up, the focus turns to South By Southwest! Though the festival is smaller than it’s been in years—certainly, since its last in-real-life incarnation back in 2019—we’ve still got at least 62 Canadians coming to town next week. That’s huge! We can’t fit ’em all on the show this week, but we’ll try… with songs by Ada Lea, Altameda, Begonia, Charlotte Cornfield, Choses Sauvages, Elephant Stone, Ellevator, fanclubwallet, FRANKIIE, The Garrys, jackie, JayWood, Kiwi Jr., Leif Vollebekk, Living Hour, Luna Li, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, Paul Jacobs, Tallies, TEKE::TEKE, and Whitney Rose.

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!

In Came the Flood

This Friday is the last chance you’ve got to show your support specifically for This Great White North during KOOP’s Spring Membership Drive, so be sure to tune in and pick up that phone if you haven’t yet! KOOP Radio remains your home for independent Canadian music in Austin only because of the generous support of listeners like you. When we ask, “Who is KOOP?”… it really is all of us. Please help keep KOOP strong!

To pledge your support for KOOP and This Great White North, give us a call during the show at 512 472-KOOP (5667) or contribute online, any time, at KOOP.org.

This week’s playlist features a mix of classics and brand new releases by artists including Ariane Roy, Blue J, Born Ruffians, Charlotte Cornfield, The Dudes, Ellevator, Frontperson, Georgia Harmer, Hollerado, Meligrove Band, Miranda Journey, The Most Serene Republic, Mother Mother, P:ano, Parkas, Royal Tusk, Sandman Viper Command, Stars, 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!

Hello Dreamer Baby

Tune in for the latest single by Edmonton duo The Royal Foundry. Image: The Starlite Sessions

Last week we went back in time; this week we catch up to the present, with a focus on the latest Canadian releases as well as a few oldies sprinkled throughout. Tune in for tracks by AbsurdHero, Adam Brian Paul, Anyway Gang, Arcane Ghosts, AVIV, Darln, Diamond Rings, dwi, Elephant Stone, Fake Shark, Favours, FemBots, Holy Fuck, Jackie, Luna Li, Madison Olds, The Man Who, The Moneygoround, Monowhales, New Friends, The Royal Foundry, The Rural Alberta Advantage , Wild Rivers, and Wizaard!

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!

When We Were Young

We played The Wooden Sky in 2013, and we’ll play ’em again! Image: Nevado Music

Back in October of 2013, ACL Fest was underway here in Austin, This Great White North was a radio collective of three Canucks, and a wee Justin the Canuck was hosting the show all by himself for the first time ever. This week, we replay that episode—more than eight years later—and find that a killer playlist in 2013 is still a killer playlist today.

That playlist includes tracks by AA Wallace, The Belle Game, Dinosaur Bones, Indigo Joseph, Jasper Sloan Yip, Joel Plaskett, Land of Talk, Marie-Pierre Arthur, Mid Atlantic, Mother Mother, Navet Confit, The New Pornographers, Pawa Up First, Pistol George Warren, Plumtree, Rah Rah, Sunset Rubdown, Tokyo Police Club, The Weakerthans, The Wooden Sky, Young Galaxy, and The Zolas!

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