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Polaris nominees and tix to Solids

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Polaris Music PrizeCanadian music critics come together every summer to award one Canadian album the Polaris Music Prize. Awarded without regard to genre, professional affiliation, or sales history, the Polaris Music Prize is one of the most coveted awards in Canadian music. Past winners have included Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Feist, Arcade Fire, Karkwa, Fucked Up, and Caribou, to name just a few.

The 2014 long list was announced last week and includes repeat nominees like Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett, along with other indie Canadian acts such as Chromeo, Kalle Mattson, Mounties, PUP, Solids, and Timber Timbre.

This week on This Great White North, we’ll bring you these artists and more. Plus, we’ll be giving away a pair of tickets to see Solids, playing June 30 at Holy Mountain!

Join us every Friday from 4:30 to 6:00 PM for the best in independent Canadian music, broadcasting from sunny Austin, TX on KOOP 91.7 FM and available worldwide at KOOP.org.

Fresh tracks, free PUP tix today!

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Today, we’re on a mission to bring you 90 minutes of the best music you’ve never heard.

Tune in to This Great White North at 4:30 PM on KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin, TX or online at KOOP.org for fresh new music from independent Canadian acts like Vogue Dots, Scenic Route to Alaska, Dan Daly, Born Ruffians, The Zolas, Oldfolks Home, and more! And don’t miss your chance to win tickets to see PUP perform at Red 7 with The Menzingers and Lemuria on Thursday, June 26.

PUP
Join us every Friday from 4:30 to 6:00 PM for the best in independent Canadian music, broadcasting from beautiful Austin, TX on KOOP 91.7 FM and available worldwide at KOOP.org.

New music, free tix this Friday

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Springtime brings with it a reinvigoration of the natural world and so, too, of the Canadian music scene in Austin. With over two dozen artists in town this season, it can be tough to keep track of all the shows—though our handy Events calendar makes it a lot easier! We’ll help out even more by covering upcoming acts—and we’ll be giving away three pairs of tickets (that’s one pair every 30 minutes) to see Trust & Mozart’s Sister (playing 4/19), Odonis Odonis (4/21), and Thee Silver Mt. Zion Orchestra (4/22).

Thee Silver Mt. Zion

As we do every week, we’ll also be playing some of the latest independent music out of Canada, including Chad VanGaalen, The Strumbellas, Monogrenade, PyPy, and Solids.

Join us every Friday from 4:30 to 6:00 PM for the best in independent Canadian music, broadcasting from Austin, TX on KOOP 91.7 FM and available worldwide at KOOP.org.

Friday: SXSW recap, Kid Koala tix giveaway

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Tune in to This Great White North this Friday at 4:30 PM for our once-a-year SXSW recap show! We’ll be discussing this year’s best SXSW performances, the new favorite Canadian acts and tracks we discovered, and just how generally delightful the Canadian scene was at last week’s South By Southwest Music festival. We’ll be featuring artists like Royal Canoe, We Are the City, Tough Age, JP Hoe, Grand Analog, and many more!

Plus, we’ll be giving away a pair of tickets to see Kid Koala when he performs in Austin next week! You must listen to win!

Royal Canoe at Friends Bar. Photo by Tim Aarons.
Royal Canoe at Friends Bar. Photo by Tim Aarons.

Join us every Friday from 4:30 to 6:00 PM for the best in independent Canadian music, broadcasting from beautiful Austin, Texas on KOOP 91.7 FM and worldwide at KOOP.org.

Today: Mise en Scene live in studio!

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Mise en SceneBe sure to tune in today at 4:30 PM to This Great White North, where we’ll be featuring a very special 90-minute South By Southwest edition on this, the second-to-last day of the world’s largest music festival.

We’ll have special guests Mise en Scene, the Winnipeg-based duo of Stefanie Blondal Johnson and Jodi Dunlop, in our studios for an interview and live performance. Don’t miss it!

Join us every Friday from 4:30 to 6:00 PM for the best in independent Canadian music, broadcasting from beautiful Austin, Texas on KOOP 91.7 FM and worldwide at KOOP.org.