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Breakup songs and The Dirty Nil tix

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Source: Dine Alone Records
Tickets to see The Dirty Nil? We’ve got ’em. Source: Dine Alone Records

Justin the Canuck will be back in the studio after a few weeks away with 90 minutes of Canadian breakup songs–love, loss, and rebuilding. Don’t worry, it’s not all sad! Especially because tucked into all those breakup tunes, we’ll be giving away a pair of tickets to see punk-ish rockers The Dirty Nil play at Sidewinder on Oct. 6.

Our playlist this week will feature breakup tunes by artists including The Acorn, Adam Hanney, Balacade, Crystal Castles, Del Barber, Digits, Gramercy Riffs, and Handsome Furs. Plus, more music by Hayden, Immaculate Machine, Kathleen Edwards, The Michael Parks, Rah Rah, The Ruffled Feathers, Stars, Tangiers, The Weakerthans, and The Zolas. And don’t think our theme will rule out Neil—your weekly routine is intact, as we’ll be playing #54 on the list of the Top 100 Neil Young songs of all time, as judged by Rolling Stone.

Tune in at 4:30 PM Central on 91.7 FM KOOP Radio in Austin, or stream the show live, online, from anywhere in the world, at KOOP.org. Can’t make it to the radio at 4:30? Listen to us on your own schedule, streaming on-demand at Radio Free America, available as soon as the show’s over.

Michael Rault tix, Polaris, and more!

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We have tickets to see Michael Rault at Sidewinder. Source: Ryan Fujiki via The Weal
Tickets to see Michael Rault at Sidewinder could be yours! Source: Ryan Fujiki / The Weal

Join Justin the Canuck this Friday for oodles of new Canadian music and your chance to win tickets to see Edmonton-based Michael Rault, playing next Friday at Sidewinder!

We’ll be discussing the nominees for this year’s Polaris Music Prize, the short list for which will be announced on Thursday. Plus, we’ll cover upcoming Canadian acts in Austin, with music by Metric and Chromeo, both performing this weekend—not far from Austin—at Float Fest.

Our playlist this week will feature additional tracks by Annabelle Chvostek, Arkells, Black Pistol Fire, Burdocks, Capitol 6, Case/Lang/Veirs, Daniel Romano, Don Vail, Hannah Georgas, Hexes & Ohs, Lab Coast, Living Hour, PKEW PKEW PKEW, Royal Tusk, Tokyo Police Club, Tuns, and Weaves. As well, we’ll continue our countdown of the Top 100 Neil Young songs of all time. This week’s track is “Winterlong” from Neil’s 1977 album Decade.

All this and more, Friday at 4:30 PM Central on KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin and broadcasting online at KOOP.org.

Polaris Prize noms; King Khan, Jessy Lanza tix

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Polaris Music Prize 2016

The long list of this year’s nominees for the Polaris Music Prize was announced last week and, on this week’s show, we’ll bring you 19 of the 40 albums that were nominated. We’ll also be giving away two pairs of tickets—to see King Khan and The Shrines (at Mohawk) and Jessy Lanza (at The Parish) when they’re in town next week.

Mixed in with the tickets, we’ll take you through those Polaris-nominated artists, including Art Bergmann, Black Mountain, Basia Bulat, Destroyer, and Dilly Dally. Sprinkled in will be others, such as Fred Fortin, FOXTROTT, Grimes, Half Moon Run, Veda Hille, and Nap Eyes. You’ll also hear the latest from Operators, Daniel Romano, Andy Shauf, The Strumbellas, Suuns, U.S. Girls, and Donovan Woods. And, of course, we’ll have our Neil Young Song of the Week at 5:00.

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

PUP and PKEW PKEW PKEW tickets!

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PUP plays The Garrison in Toronto. Source: blogTO
PUP plays The Garrison in Toronto. Source: blogTO

Toronto punk rockers PUP and frat boy party-anthem posse PKEW PKEW PKEW will be on their way to Austin next week, the first American stop on their summer tour. They’re playing at Sidewinder on Tuesday night, and we’ve got a pair of tickets to get you in!

This week, in addition to the latest music by PUP and PKEW PKEW PKEW, we’ll have new tracks by The Bandicoots, BESTiE, and Wolf Parade—yes, that Wolf Parade! Plus, loads of artists never before heard on the show, like Adam Strangler, Animal Names, Chris Storrow, Museum Pieces, and Walrus. We’ll also spin some great tunes by artists including The Belle Game, Bruce Peninsula, Cookie Duster, Falconhawk, P:ano, Rah Rah, Shawn Mrazek Lives, and The Wooden Sky. And, at 5:00, we’ll bring you our latest Neil Young Song of the Week, part of our countdown of the Top 100 Neil Young songs of all time, as rated by Rolling Stone.

Join Justin the Canuck this Friday at 4:30 PM Central for the latest Canadian indie tunes and for your chance to win those tickets! As always, we’ll be live on KOOP Radio—91.7 FM in Austin and streaming online at KOOP.org.

EPIC! Extra hour of music, plus Ought tix!

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We're giving away tickets to see Ought. Source: Constellation
We’re giving away tickets to see Ought! Source: Constellation

Today, we’re taking over KOOP’s afternoon airwaves to bring you an incredible 2.5 hours of independent Canadian music—beginning at 4:30 PM—and we’re not stopping until the FCC says KVRX has to take over!

We’ve spent the past week training our ears, stretching our muscles, and carbo-loading for this marathon musical adventure and we’re pretty sure you’re going to be pleased with the results.

We’re also giving away tickets to see Montreal rockers Ought when they play at Sidewinder next week!

We’ve reached new heights of playlist performance. In addition to the latest from Ought, we’ve got a slew of brand new and yet-to-be-released tunes by artists like Arkells, The Awkward Stage, Balacade, Bass Lions, Bear Mountain, Black Pistol Fire, Blackpaw Society, Chow Chow, Chris Kelly, David Vertesi, Don Vail, The Dress Whites, FemBots, The Got to Get Got, Graft, Grand Theft Bus, Grimes, Harlan Pepper, Harrow Fair, Hey Rosetta, Hooded Fang, The I Spies, July Talk, Living Hour, Minotaurs, Mulligrub, No Liars, Rival Boys, Roxanne Potvin, The Royal Foundry, RV Farms, The Strumbellas, Sulfur City, Terence Jack, and Wild Rivers. Whoa! Plus, we’ll continue with our countdown of the Top 100 Neil Young songs of all time; this week, with a tune from Neil’s time in Buffalo Springfield.

You might be thinking, 150 minutes of listening seems pretty intense. Relax—we’ve done all the hard work for you. So, get 67% more music, at no extra cost—just turn your radio dial to 91.7 FM or point your electronic gizmo to KOOP.org at 4:30 PM Central and join Justin the Canuck for the latest and greatest music from north of the border.