Shakin’ Off the Rust

We’ll shake off the rust with The Blue Stones, from Windsor, ON. Image: Facebook

Happy Canada Day to you and yours!

We’ll celebrate Canada’s birthday one day late, with a rockin’ assortment of new releases mixed in with some older favorites. We’ll remedy our having overlooked The Blue Stones‘ latest album back in March—plus, we’ve got tracks by Afternoon Bike Ride, The Beaches, Boats!, CAPITOL, Choses Sauvages, David Myles, The Feminists, HIGHS, Incendiary Sweet, Julie Title, The Junction, Library Voices, Lumière, Napalmpom, Radiant Baby, Sleepy Gonzales, Whitehorse, and Wild Rivers.

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!

Vibrations

We’ve got the latest single by Toronto trio Ace of Wands! Image: Sara May, True Nature Media

No, The Beach Boys aren’t Canadian, but we’ve got some good vibrations nonetheless, this week, in the form of 90 minutes of the latest releases from north of the border. We span the genres this week, with no real theme except kick-ass music—featuring “Vibrations”, the latest single by Ace of Wands, plus sweet tunes by Dart Mouth, Favours, Ferraro, Fleece, Gaspard Eden, The Home Team, I, the Mountain, INNR CIRCLE, Islands, Jon Bryant, køra, Le Couleur, Leisure Suit, LIDS, Plants and Animals, Postfun, renforshort, Ripper and The Jesses, Slow Down, Molasses, Spiritbox, Super Plage, and Tennyson King!

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!

Feels Like Summer

Left Field Messiah brings the summer spirit this week. Image: Riptide Music Group

Farewell, rain and hello, humidity! Our little reprieve from the sun and heat seems over, so we’ll embrace it this week with a show jam-packed with the latest north-o’-the-border bops. Along with “Feels Like Summer”, the latest single by Left Field Messiah, we’ve got tracks by artists including Alyson McNamara, Boltergeist, Boy Golden, BROS, Central Heat Exchange, Cluttered, Devan, Dizzy, The Effens, Ellis, The Garrys, Golden Cinema, Grand Splendid, Jonathan A. Chandler, Kirty, Lisa LeBlanc, Living Hour, Luna Li, MBG, Meggie Lennon, No Joy, The Nonsense, Said the Whale, and Trevor Sloan!

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!

Wash away those rainy day blues

Montreal band The Damn Truth is here to power-wash away your rainy day blues. Image: Blues Matters

Remember that long-ago era when it didn’t rain for weeks on end? Hmm, neither do I. No sense in letting the wet weather get you down, though… tune in this week for a full 90 minutes of Canadian tunes spanning the genres from rock to R&B, dance to country, and even a Celtic song! This is music guaranteed to help you get over the grey skies, with tracks by artists including Arkells, Bùmarang, The Damn Truth, Dennis Ellsworth, Dooms Children, Ducks Ltd., Elliot Maginot, The Franklin Electric, Further the Lion, The Glorious Sons, Gulfer, Jesse Roper, k.d. lang, Kelly McMichael, Orson Wilds, The Redhill Valleys, Rosemary Lawton, Ruth B., STACEY, Sum 41, and TITUS BANK!

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!

Bouge ton thang avec nous

We agree with Clay and Friends: bouge ton thang with us on Friday afternoon! Image: Bandcamp

After celebrating our beginnings last week, this time we move our focus back to the present, with the latest releases from north of the border. We’ve got a wide-ranging playlist designed to start your weekend right, including some listener requests and nine artists making their debut on the show. Plus, one track that doesn’t really fit in at all… but that’s sure to have you moving your thang.

This week, it’s all about Allison Russell, Amaka Queenette, Clay and Friends, David Vest, Foolproof, Lost Love, Luna Li, Mike Boguski, Nathan Lawr, Nightshifts, Nuela Charles, PARTYPOOPER, Paul Jacobs, Pillea, 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!