June 03/07 Show #55 Here Come The Canucks

Yes - this seems to be the beginning of a Canadian wave of artists coming through Austin. Let me explain: June 09 - Julie Doiron and Buck 65; June 15 - Bob Wiseman; June 16 - Great Lake Swimmers; June 17 - The Stills; June 20 - Land Of Talk; June 22 - Gordon Lightfoot; June 23 - Canned Hamm; June 30 - Listening Party and Johnny & The Moon. Those are just the ones in June that I know about. So if you're a fan of Canadian bands - please go out and see a few...they'd love to say hello eh!

artist/song/album/label

1.The Russian Futurists/Paul Simon/Our Thickness/Upper Class

2.Mother Mother/Touch Up/Touch Up/Last Gang

3.Metric/Calculation Theme/Old World Underground,Where Are You Now/Last Gang

4.The Morning Stars/Hearts For The Living/You Can't Change The World/Volume

5.Johnny & The Moon/Johnny & The Devil/Johnny & The Moon/Kill Devil Hills

6.Daddy's Hands/Gentlemen You May Stand Down/Welcome Kings/Kill Devil Hills

7.Castle Project/Away From It/Diaries Of A Broken Heart/White Whale

8.Julie Doiron/No More/Woke Myself Up/Jagjaguwar

9.Buck 65/50 Gallon Drum/Talkin Honky Blues/Warner

10.Arcade Fire/Ocean Of Noise/Neon Bible/Merge

11.Bob Wiseman/Who Am I/Theme & Variations/Blocks

12.The Stills/Lola Stars & Stripes/Logic Will Break Your Heart/Vice

13.Bif Naked/Daddys Getting Married/Bif Naked/Aquarius

14.Cuff The Duke/The Future Hangs/Cuff The Duke/Hardwood

15.Wayne Petti/All Of The Time/City Lights Align/Outside

16.Great Lake Swimmers/I Could Be Nothing/Bodies & Minds/Weewerk

17.Junior Pantherz/Death By Life/Death By Life/Independent

18.Clothes Make The Man/Violence/Clothes Make The Man/Independent

19.Memphis/Time Away/A Little Place In The Wilderness/Good Fences

20.Vitaminsforyou/So Long Pleasant Bay/The Legend Of Birds Hill/Independent

cheers to you all, Doug The Canuck

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May 27/07 Show #54 The Summer Is Heating Up

Big Thanks to Concrete Skoolyard and Commercial Suicide for filling in for my timeslot last weekend. I was off enjoying the ocean breezes. But we're back this week with more new indie Canadian music. Enjoy.

artist/song/album/label

1.Hot Panda/It's Worth 8 Dollars/Whale Headed Girl EP/Independent

2.These Electric Lives/Teach me To Focus/These Electric Lives EP/Independent

3.Camaromance/28 Balloons/Different Paths/Local

4.Pony Up/Possible Harm/Make Love To The Judges With Your Eyes/Dim Mak

5.Howie Beck/Sometimes/Howie Beck/Ever

6.Hayden/Don't Get Down/Elk Lake Serenade/Hardwood

7.Royal City/Bad Luck/Alone At The Microphone/Rough Trade

8.Jim Guthrie/All Gone/Now More Than Ever/Three Gut

9.Nathan Lawr/Righteous Heart/A Sea Of Tiny Lights/Minotaur

10.Kate Maki/First Impression/The Sun Will Find Us/Independent

11.Carter Monrose/Bright Eyes/Demonstration/Independent

12.The Weakerthans/Aside/Left & Leaving/G7 Welcoming Committee

13.Mardeen/Honour/Mardeen EP/Independent

14.Julie Doiron/I Woke Myself Up/Woke Myself Up/Jagjaguwar

15.Do Make Say Think/Auberge Le Mouton Noir/Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn/Constellation

16.Windom Earle/Get On Into It/Gold Wave/Boost Ventilator

17.Jake & The Leprechauns/Sleep/Jake & The Leprechauns/Independent

18.Malajube/Montreal-40C/Trompe L'oeil/Dare To Care

19.Decomposure/Hour 10/Vertical Lines A/Blank Squirrel

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May 13/07 Show #53 Happy Moms Day Y'all

A very Happy Mother's Day to my Mom and Mother-in-law. I know that they are most likely not listening or reading this blog, but I love them just the same. Best wishes to ALL you Moms out there - I hope you have a special day! I've sprinkled todays show with music from BC group MOTHER MOTHER in honour of this occasion. Mom on!

artist/song/album/label

1.Feist/I Feel It All/The Reminder/Arts & Crafts

2.Mother Mother/Polynesia/Touch Up/Last Gang

3.Small Sins/All Will Be Fine/Small Sins/Boompa

4.Do Make Say Think/The Universe/You, You're A History In Rust/Constellation

5.Young Galaxy/Swing Your Heartache/Young Galaxy/A&C

6.The Awkward Stage/The Morons Are Winning/Heaven Is For Easy Girls/Mint

7.Mother Mother/Legs Away/Touch Up/Last Gang

8.Land Of Talk/Speak To Me Bones/Applause Cheer Boo Hiss/Dependent

9.Lullaby Baxter/What's Wrong With You/Garden Cities Of Tomorrow/Boompa

10.Arcade Fire/Intervention/Neon Bible/Merge

11.Pawa Up First/Inuit Wedding/Introducing New Details/Dare To Care

12.The Acorn/Return To Blackness/The Pink Ghosts/Kelp

13.Mobile/See Right Through Me/Mobile Sampler/Militia Group

14.The Patients/Doberman/Get Well Soon/Permafrost

15.Mother Mother/Dirty Town/Touch Up/Last Gang

16.Raised By Swans/There Is No Escape/Codes & Secret Longing/Independent

17.The Lake Vernon Drowning/Masterpiece/The Lake Vernon Drowning/Independent

18.Collapsing Opposites/Teachers & Students/Inside Chance

Catch ya in TWO weeks...as I'm out of town next weekend. Cheers my friends!

May 06/07 Show #52 A New Beginning

Well gang, it have been ONE YEAR since this show hit the airwaves. The response has been absolutely wonderful. Thanks to all the bands and labels and listeners !! We now have an extra 1/2 hour to play with, so watch for some new features in the future. Please keep enjoying the music and I hope that you're having as much fun discovering new bands from Canada as I am.

artist/song/album/label

1.Tokyo Police Club/Citizens Of Tomorrow/A Lesson In Crime/Paper Bag

2.The Most Serene Republic/Proposition 61/Underwater Cinematographer/A&C

3.The Two Minute Miracles/The Silence Of Animals/The Silence Of Animals/House Of Miracles

4.Wintersleep/Nerves Normal Breath Normal/Wintersleep/Dependent

5.Giant Sons/Coniferous/Consonance/Independent

6.Rheostatics/Record Body Count/Melville/Intrepid

7.The Junction/Components Of Four/The Junction/Universal

8.Broken Social Scene/Stars & Sons/You Forgot It In People/A&C

9.Broken Social Scene/Backyards/Bee Hives/A&C

10.Broken Social Scene/Da Da Dada/Bee Hives/A&C

11.William Shatner/I AM CANADIAN

12.Rufus Wainwright/Hallelujah/Shrek ST/Dreamworks

13.The Gruesomes/Cave In/Cave In/Ricochet Sound

14.Krista Muir/Libre Encore/Krista Muir EP/Independent

15.Children Of The CPU/Logic Is For Loners/Back To Basic/Independent

16.Chad VanGaalen/Head On The Cross/Infiniheart/Flemish Eye

17.The Tragically Hip/Poets/Phantom Power/Universal

18.Sloan/Listen To The Radio/Never hear The End Of It/Murderecords

19.P:ano/Round Every Corner/Ghost Pirates Without Heads/Mint

20.Rock Plaza Central/We've Got Alot To Be Glad For/Are We Not Horses/Yep Roc

21.Carbon Dating Service/Lazerbear/Carbon Dating Service/Tear Gas Recording Tree

cheers. www.koop.org

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