SXSW 2015: Canada’s almost here!

UPDATE: The latest schedules and calendars are now at SXSW 2015: Canada has arrived!

SXSW 2015It’s almost time! Beginning in just one week, more than 112 Canadian artists will descend upon Austin for this year’s South By Southwest Music Festival.

Let’s say that again: 112 artists. Along with at least nine Canadian day parties, more than 164 official Canadian showcases, and one epic barbecue.

The numbers can be overwhelming—but, figuring out which bands to catch doesn’t need to be. We’ve created several tools to help you make the most of your week in Austin:

Don’t forget to tune in to This Great White North this Friday and next for special SXSW coverage and playlists featuring many of the independent Canadian artists coming to South By Southwest. We broadcast live from Austin on KOOP 91.7 FM, every Friday at 4:30 PM Central. If you’re not in Austin, listen to us online at KOOP.org.

10 must-see Canadians at SXSW

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We recently provided Austin-based events and culture site Do512 with our list of 10 must-see Canadian acts at this year’s South By Southwest festival. Who are these illustrious Canucks?

  • Rah Rah
  • JPNSGRLS
  • Lowell
  • Jeff Stuart and The Hearts
  • Pomo
  • Solids
  • The Acorn
  • July Talk
  • New Hands
  • Reuben and The Dark

Check out the article, complete with our previews and embedded videos, at Do512.

SXSW 2015

UPDATE: The latest schedules and calendars are now at SXSW 2015: Canada has arrived!

Featuring at least 112 Canadian acts, including:

  • A-Trak (Montreal)
  • Acorn, The (Ottawa)
  • Alvvays (Toronto)
  • Andy Shauf (Regina)
  • Archspire (Vancouver)
  • BADBADNOTGOOD (Toronto)
  • Beat Academy, The (Toronto)
  • Ben Caplan (Halifax)
  • BENJ (Toronto)
  • Bernhari (Montreal)
  • Black Pistol Fire (Toronto/Austin)
  • Black Tiger Sex Machine (Montreal)
  • Blake Carrington (Toronto)
  • Brandy Zdan (Winnipeg)
  • Bros. Landreth, The (Winnipeg)
  • Buck 65 (Halifax)
  • Calvin Love (Edmonton)
  • Cancer Bats (Toronto)
  • Catl (Toronto)
  • Close Talker (Saskatoon)
  • Crosss (Toronto)
  • Dan Mangan + Blacksmith (Vancouver)
  • Daniel Romano (Welland)
  • Dave Luxe (Montreal)
  • Deebs (Mississauga)
  • Del Barber (Winnipeg)
  • Delhi 2 Dublin (Vancouver)
  • Dirty Nil, The (Dundas)
  • DJ Blue Hawaii (Montreal)
  • DJ Windows 98 (Win Butler of Arcade Fire; Montreal)
  • Doomsquad (Toronto)
  • Elliott Brood (Toronto)
  • Fist City (Lethbridge)
  • Franklin Electric, The (Montreal)
  • Fresh Kils (Toronto)
  • Frog Eyes (Vancouver)
  • GHIBLI (Edmonton)
  • Grand Analog (Toronto)
  • Grey Lands (Toronto)
  • Grounders (Toronto)
  • Hag Face (Calgary)
  • Heat (Montreal)
  • Hey Mother Death (Halifax)
  • High Ends (Vancouver)
  • Homeshake (Montreal)
  • Hot Panda (Vancouver)
  • HSY (Toronto)
  • HUMANS (Vancouver)
  • Humble the Poet (Toronto)
  • HxdB (Vancouver)
  • In-Flight Safety (Halifax)
  • Jeff Stuart and The Hearts (Edmonton)
  • Jenn Grant (Halifax)
  • JP Hoe (Winnipeg)
  • JPNSGRLS (Vancouver)
  • July Talk (Toronto)
  • k-os (Vancouver)
  • Katie Moore (Montreal)
  • Kay Berkel feat. Daniel Romano (Ridgeville)
  • Kaytranada (Montreal)
  • KEN Mode (Winnipeg)
  • Library Voices (Regina)
  • Lindi Ortega (Toronto)
  • Look Vibrant (Montreal)
  • Loud Lary Ajust (Montreal)
  • Lowell (Toronto)
  • Lucette (Edmonton)
  • Lydia Ainsworth (Toronto)
  • Marie Davidson (Montreal)
  • MatinĂ©e, The (Vancouver)
  • Megan Lane (The Woods)
  • Memorecks (Toronto)
  • METZ (Toronto)
  • Mexican Slang (Toronto)
  • Michael Rault (Toronto)
  • Milk & Bone (Montreal)
  • Mise en Scene (Winnipeg)
  • Mother Mother (Vancouver)
  • Mozart’s Sister (Montreal)
  • Muneshine (Toronto)
  • N E E D S (Vancouver)
  • New Hands (Hamilton)
  • No Sinner (Vancouver)
  • Northcote (Victoria)
  • Nova Rockafeller (Edmonton)
  • oOohh Baby Gimme Mores, The (Toronto)
  • Paper Lions (Charlottetown)
  • Paranoid Castle (Saskatoon)
  • Pomo (Montreal)
  • Port Juvee (Calgary)
  • Posterz, The (Montreal)
  • Pow Wows (Toronto)
  • Princess Century (Toronto)
  • PS I Love You (Kingston)
  • Rah Rah (Regina)
  • Rainer + Grimm (Toronto)
  • Redway (Toronto)
  • Reuben and The Dark (Calgary)
  • Rochelle Jordan (Toronto)
  • Ryan Hemsworth (Toronto)
  • Samantha Savage Smith (Calgary)
  • Saukrates (Toronto)
  • SEOUL (Montreal)
  • Shash’U (Montreal)
  • Sheepdogs, The (Saskatoon)
  • Single Mothers (London)
  • Slow Down Molasses (Saskatoon)
  • Smalltown DJs (Calgary)
  • Socalled (Montreal)
  • Solids (Montreal)
  • SonReal (Vancouver)
  • Tanya Tagaq (Brandon)
  • Tasha the Amazon (Toronto)
  • Tei Shi (Vancouver)
  • Tobias Jesso, Jr. (Vancouver)
  • Tory Lanez (Toronto)
  • Transit (Calgary)
  • Viet Cong (Calgary)
  • Walter TV (Vancouver)
  • We Are the City (Vancouver)
  • Wet Secrets, The (Edmonton)
  • Whitehorse (Toronto)
  • Will Butler (of Arcade Fire; Montreal)
  • Willa (Vancouver)
  • Young Empires (Toronto)
  • Yukon Blonde (Vancouver)
  • Zeds Dead (Toronto)

Friday: SXSW recap, Kid Koala tix giveaway

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.