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SXSW 2018

Download our handy, printable pocket guides showing the time and location of every Canadian performance throughout the week!

Featuring at least 111 Canadian acts, including:

  • Acid House Ragas (Montreal)
  • AHI (Brampton, ON)
  • Anemone (Montreal)
  • ANGELZ (Quebec City, QC)
  • Automelodi (Montreal)
  • Beams (Toronto)
  • Big Lean (Toronto)
  • Black Pistol Fire (Toronto/Austin)
  • Blessed (Abbotsford, BC)
  • Bodywash (Montreal)
  • Boniface (Winnipeg, MB)
  • Boogat (Montreal)
  • Bruno Belissimo (Toronto/Italy)
  • Cadence Weapon (Edmonton, AB)
  • Casper Skulls (Toronto)
  • Chris Stylez (Toronto)
  • CMDWN (Toronto)
  • Common Deer (Toronto)
  • Common Holly (Montreal)
  • Corridor (Montreal)
  • The Dead South (Regina, SK)
  • Dearly Beloved (Toronto)
  • Dear Rouge (Vancouver)
  • Devontée (Toronto)
  • DillanPonders (Toronto)
  • Dizzy (Oshawa, ON)
  • DJ Rosegold (Toronto)
  • Drama Diablo (Toronto)
  • Elephant Stone (Montreal)
  • Ensign Broderick (Toronto)
  • Essaie Pas (Montreal)
  • Faith Healer (Edmonton, AB)
  • Faiza (Toronto)
  • Forever (Montreal)
  • FRIGS (Toronto)
  • Friyie (Toronto)
  • Ghost Twin (Winnipeg, MB)
  • Grand Analog (Toronto)
  • Greys (Toronto)
  • Grounders (Toronto)
  • Gulfer (Montreal)
  • The Hearts (Edmonton, AB)
  • Helena Deland (Montreal)
  • I M U R (Vancouver)
  • Japandroids (Vancouver)
  • Jessie Reyez (Toronto)
  • JiMMY BRiCKZ (Toronto)
  • John Acquaviva (London, ON)
  • John Jacob Magistery (Montreal)
  • Josiah Bell (WIndsor, ON)
  • Killy (Toronto)
  • Kimmortal (Vancouver)
  • Le Couleur (Montreal)
  • Lido Pimienta (Toronto)
  • Lisa LeBlanc (Montreal)
  • Little Destroyer (Vancouver)
  • Living Hour (Winnipeg, MB)
  • LNDN DRGS / Jay Worthy (Vancouver)
  • Look Vibrant (Montreal)
  • Loud Luxury (Toronto)
  • Lucette (Edmonton, AB)
  • Ludo (Montreal)
  • MADDEE (Toronto)
  • Mauno (Halifax, NS)
  • Men I Trust (Montreal)
  • METZ (Toronto)
  • Michael Rault (Montreal)
  • Milk & Bone (Montreal)
  • Missy D (Vancouver)
  • Moonshine (Montreal)
  • Motel Raphael (Montreal)
  • Murda Beatz (Fort Erie, ON)
  • MY!GAY!HUSBAND! (Vancouver)
  • NITE (Winnipeg/Dallas)
  • NUE (Toronto)
  • Ori Dagan (Toronto)
  • Ought (Montreal)
  • Partner (Windsor, ON)
  • Pat Lok (Vancouver)
  • Peach Pit (Vancouver)
  • Pierre Kwenders (Montreal)
  • PKEW PKEW PKEW (Toronto)
  • Promise (Toronto)
  • Quique Escamilla (Toronto)
  • Redd Volkaert (Vancouver)
  • RYAN Playground (Montreal)
  • Said the Whale (Vancouver)
  • Sampson (Halifax, NS)
  • Samurai Champs (Saskatoon, SK)
  • Sarahmée (Montreal)
  • Savannah Ré (Toronto)
  • Scenic Route to Alaska (Edmonton, AB)
  • Sean Leon (Toronto)
  • Shope (Toronto)
  • Shred Kelly (Fernie, BC)
  • Skratch Bastid (Toronto)
  • SonReal (Vernon, BC)
  • Strvngers (Edmonton, AB)
  • Tasha the Amazon (Toronto)
  • Terra Lightfoot (Hamilton, ON)
  • TiKA (Toronto)
  • UNIMERCE (Toronto)
  • U.S. Girls (Toronto)
  • Wake Island (Montreal)
  • The Weather Station (Toronto)
  • The Wet Secrets (Edmonton, AB)
  • Whitney Rose (PEI/Toronto/Austin)
  • Wire Spine (Vancouver)
  • Yamantaka // Sonic Titan (Toronto)
  • Yung Tory (Toronto)
  • Ziibiwan (Toronto)

Previously announced artists no longer listed:

  • Chastity (Whitby, ON)
  • Ellevator (Hamilton, ON)
  • Heartstreets (Montreal)
  • Moon King (Toronto/Detroit)
  • Zen Bamboo (Montreal)
  • Zoology (Kelowna, BC)

SXSW 2017

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST SCHEDULES SHOWING ALL 200 CANADIAN EVENTS AT SXSW 2017.

Showcasing Artists

Featuring at least 81 Canadian artists:

  • Bad Pop (Vancouver)
  • Belle Game, The (Vancouver)
  • Best Fern (Montreal)
  • Betty Bonifassi (Montreal)
  • Bishu (Halifax)
  • Brandy Zdan (Winnipeg/Austin/Nashville)
  • Busty & The Bass (Montreal)
  • Calvin Love (Edmonton)
  • Carlo Lio (Toronto)
  • Casper Skulls (Toronto)
  • Cat Clyde (London, ON)
  • Charlotte Cardin (Montreal)
  • Close Talker (Saskatoon)
  • Co/ntry (Montreal)
  • Colter Wall (Swift Current, SK)
  • Digging Roots (Barrie, ON)
  • DillanPonders (Toronto)
  • Drama Diablo (Toronto)
  • Duchess Says (Montreal)
  • Duotang (Winnipeg)
  • DVBBS (Toronto)
  • Ekali (Vancouver)
  • Emmanuel Jal (Toronto)
  • Faarrow (Toronto)
  • Forever (Montreal)
  • Heat (Montreal)
  • Hoan (Montreal)
  • I.D.A.L.G. (Montreal)
  • Jazz Cartier (Toronto)
  • Jazzamboka (Montreal)
  • Jean-Michel Blais & CFCF (Montreal)
  • Jesse Dangerously (Ottawa)
  • Jessie Reyez (Toronto)
  • JJ Shiplett (Calgary)
  • Kroy (Montreal)
  • Le Matos (Montreal)
  • Les Deuxluxes (Montreal)
  • Living Hour (Winnipeg)
  • Lydia Ainsworth (Toronto)
  • Marie Davidson (Montreal)
  • Maurice Moore (Ottawa)
  • Mise en Scene (Winnipeg)
  • Mozart’s Sister (Montreal)
  • New Pornographers, The (Vancouver)
  • Night Lovell (Ottawa)
  • No Joy (Montreal)
  • Noyz & BMAGIC (Brampton, ON)
  • Orkestar Kriminal (Montreal)
  • Paul Devro (Port Alberni, BC)
  • Pomo (Vancouver)
  • Port Juvee (Calgary)
  • Robotaki (Toronto)
  • Royal Tusk (Edmonton)
  • Ryan Hemsworth (Ottawa)
  • RYAN Playground (Montreal)
  • Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs (Toronto)
  • Samito (Montreal)
  • Shanks, The (Mono, ON)
  • ShaqIsDope (Toronto)
  • She-Devils (Montreal)
  • Shifty Eyes (Sylvan Lake, AB)
  • Slow Leaves (Winnipeg)
  • Spurz (Vancouver)
  • Supermoon (Vancouver)
  • Tasha the Amazon (Toronto)
  • Teen Daze (Vancouver)
  • Tei Shi (Vancouver)
  • Tim Darcy (Montreal)
  • Tim Moxam (Toronto)
  • Tokyo Police Club (Newmarket, ON)
  • Tommy Genesis (Vancouver)
  • Twist (Toronto)
  • Vanic (Vancouver)
  • Velveteins, The (Edmonton)
  • Vox Sambou (Montreal)
  • We Are Wolves (Montreal)
  • Weaves (Toronto)
  • Whitney Rose (Charlottetown, PEI/Austin)
  • Wild Rivers (Toronto)
  • Yes We Mystic (Winnipeg)
  • Young Devontee (Toronto)

Honorary Canadians

  • Neko Case (Tacoma, WA)

Canceled Acts

  • Bobby Bazini (Mont-Laurier, QC)
  • Charlotte Day Wilson (Toronto)
  • Cold Specks (Toronto)
  • Darcys, The (Toronto)
  • Ginger Ale & The Monowhales (Toronto)
  • Grounders (Toronto)
  • Hollerado (Toronto)
  • Hollowbodies, The (Toronto)
  • Jahkoy (Toronto)
  • Kilmanjaro (Toronto)
  • Louise Burns (Vancouver)
  • Lowell (Toronto)
  • Nicole Dollanganger (Toronto)
  • SIANspheric (Hamilton)
  • Whitehorse (Toronto)

7 days… 97 Canadian artists… 274 events!

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The time has come: SXSW.

This year’s music festival starts early—indeed, some Canadian shows have already passed us by as of this writing—and ends late, with Weed taking the stage Sunday night at midnight. Keeping track of all these shows is a daunting task, but we’re here to help. We’ve sorted through seven days of set lists to find you 97 Canadian artists and 274 Canadian events, and have rolled them all up into easy-to-read, printable, pocket-able PDFs.

This year’s schedule notes which events are official showcases (marked by a plus (+)) and which are unofficial events (marked by a dot (•)). If you see a trophy next to an artist’s name, that means they’re one of our Top 10 Canadians to Watch at SXSW. Shows at Canada House (which, like last year, is at Friends on 6th Street) are marked with a Canadian flag for easy identification. In addition to showcases, our schedules also include panels, presentations, meetups, boat cruises, pool parties, house parties, and even a guacamole competition. We promise, it somehow involves Canada.

Use the links below to download this latest set (v.2) of schedules [PDF]:

Note that both official and unofficial events may require a cover charge, RSVP, or invitation; official events may be accessible by paying a cover, but most will require a wristband or badge. You may need to seek out an artist’s homepage or social media outlets for details about some of the more obscure events, like boat parties, house parties, and pool parties.

The schedules are up-to-date as of Monday at 8:00 PM. If you have additions or corrections, please let us know (see our Contact page); otherwise, we probably will not update these throughout the week.

If you need help figuring out where all these venues are, we’ve got that, too [PDF]:

If you’re at the festival, find us downtown—at least one of us will be there all day, everyday (well… maybe not Sunday). And don’t be shy—hit us up on Facebook, Twitter, or by email. We’ll do our best to reply.

Don’t forget to check out our previous SXSW coverage:

161 Canadian SXSW events… so far!

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UPDATED! CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR LIST OF 274 CANADIAN EVENTS!

It used to be that South By Southwest didn’t really kick into gear until Tuesday night—but those days are gone. This year, we’ve got shows Monday night and Tuesday afternoon! To help you plan, we’ve got the first version of our Canadian SXSW schedules available now, showing every official Canadian showcase, presentation, panel, and event. So far, we’ve got a total of 161 different events. Wow!

Use the links below to download this first set (v.1) of schedules:

You’ll want to use this version to start your planning—but, be sure to check in again later today or tomorrow for more updates, including every unofficial set and event we can dig up.

For reference, listings with a plus (+) before the venue are official festival events; listings with a dot (•) before the venue are unofficial events. Note that both official and unofficial events may require a cover charge, RSVP, or invitation; official events may be accessible by paying a cover, but most will require a wristband or badge.

Top 10 Canadians to Watch at SXSW

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Do512 (2016)
Austin-based events and culture site Do512 has once again published our list of the Top 10 Canadian Bands to Watch at SXSW! This year’s list, put together by Justin the Canuck, features:

  1. The Wet Secrets (preview + video)
  2. The Zolas (preview + video)
  3. PUP (preview + video)
  4. Whitney Rose (preview + video)
  5. Mise en Scene (preview + video)
  6. The Strumbellas (preview + video)
  7. Wintersleep (preview + video)
  8. Wordburglar (preview + video)
  9. Milk & Bone (preview + video)
  10. Elephant Stone (preview + video)

Check out our recommendations, complete with showcase information and music videos, at Do512. And, don’t forget about the 70+ other incredible Canadian acts coming to Austin this month! See them all on our concert calendar and stay updated on our Facebook and Twitter pages.