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This Great White North
Indie / Powerpop / Roots Music

ALL CANADIAN - ALL THE TIME FRIDAYS on 91.7 KOOP



AUSTIN, Texas
United States

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Member Since1/27/2007
Band Websitehttp://www.koop.org/
Band MembersDoug The Canuck
InfluencesAny Canadian musicians from the 1970's til present day. Mostly indie-pop/rock, but always open to folk, punk, emo, and electronic.
Sounds LikeA Arcade Fire, A Northern Chorus, Apostle Of Hustle, American Flamewhip, Atomic 7, Arch Rivals, Melissa Auf Der Maur, The Adam Brown, The Awkward Stage, Arrows, The Airfields, Agriculture Club, The Attics, AA Soundsystem, The Acorn, BThe Burning Hell, The Bad Beers, Geoff Berner, Buck 65, The Besnard Lakes, Bionic, Jim Bryson, Aaron Beckum, Baby Eagle, Blood Meridian, Laura Barrett, Jonas Bonnetta, By Divine Right, Bronx Cheerleader, The Bicycles, Barzin, The Bonaduces, Howie Beck, The Buttless Chaps, Broken Social Scene, Boat, The Bloodlines, Beth In Battle Mode, Bella, Black Mountain, CCuff The Duke, The Carps, Call Me Poupee, Clementine XO, Chixdiggit, Conrad, Cinderpop, The Cape May, Combine The Victorious, Counting Heartbeats, The Craft Economy, The Chocolate Robots, Champion, Castle Project, The Carter Monrose, The Cliks, Carbon Dating Service, Children Of The CPU, Crash Test Dummies, Crash Vegas, Creature, The Consumer Goods, Jason Collett, Cub, The Constantines, Caribou, Camaromance, DDog Day, The Deep Dark Woods, Kevin Drew, Do Make Say Think, Darren Day, Destroyer, Duchess Says, The Deadly Snakes, The Diableros, Dumb Angel, DVAS, The Darby & Joan Club, D-Rangers, Decomposure, The Dudes, The Doers, The Details, The Dears, Darling Arms, Dukes Of The Archipelago, Julie Doiron, Luke Doucet, EMatt Epp, The Evaporators, Kathleen Edwards, Elliott Brood, FFabulous Kildonans, Friday Morning's Regret, Henri Faberge & The Adorables, Falconhawk, Faunts, Feist, The Fembots, Frog Eyes, Christine Fellows, Final Fantasy, The Frenetics, The Figment Quartet, Fun 100, G Jim Guthrie, Great Lake Swimmers, Grande Fir, The Gruesomes, Great Bloomers, The Grass, The Golden Dogs, Tim Gilbertson, Godspeed You Black Emperor, H Sarah Harmer, Kevin Hearn, The High Dials, Hylozoists, Harlequin, Hayden, Todd Hunter, Hot Live Guys, JP Hoe, Hanson Brothers, HiLoTrons, Hank, The Harlots, Emily Haines, The Hidden Cameras, Amy Honey, I Immaculate Machine, Islands, J Danko Jones, Jetplanes Of Abraham, JaPaNDRoiDS, Johnny & The Moon, Junior Boys, Junior Pantherz, K Krief, The Kicker, Joel Kroeker, Kid Metropolis, L Love & Mathematics, Lederhosen Lucil, Corb Lund, Lola Dutronic, Land Of Talk, The Lovely Feathers, Ladyhawk, Lake Holiday, Les Breastfeeders, Daniel Lanois, M My Dad VS Yours, Malajube, Miracle Fortress, MOTHER MOTHER, The Maynards, Mobile, Scott Maynard, The Most Serene Republic, Melissa McClelland, Maow, Maybe Smith, The Morning After, Memphis, Amy Millan, Kate Maki, Maps Of The Night Sky, Martha & The Muffins, Mike Trike, Krista Muir, Romi Mayes, Bob & Doug McKenzie, Bruce McCulloch, Mardeen, Greg MacPherson, Danny Michel, Metric, N The New Pornographers, The Neins(circa), No Luck Club, Nathan, Scott Nolan, Novillero, Chris Neufeld, AC Newman, Nifty, Neverending White Lights, O The Only Children, Old Man Luedecke, Ohbijou, Octoberman, OX, The Olympic Symphonium, The Organ, P Pas Chic Chic, People For Audio, Joel Plaskett, Mike Petkau, Pawa Up First, The Priddle Concern, The Paperbacks, The Pointed Sticks, The Pink Mountaintops, Pony Up, Pilot Speed(Pilate), Parlour Steps, Melissa Plett, Wayne Petti, Pender, Prairie Cat, The Public, Paper Moon, The Payolas, Propagandhi, Portico, Panurge, R The Rowdymen, The Razorbacks, RedSayNo, The Russian Futurists, Sam Roberts, Rock Plaza Central, Run Chico Run, Radiogram, Rheostatics, Roar & The Wolf, Rat Silo, Raising The Fawn, Rush, Royal City, SThe Sadies, Starvin' Hungry, Spiral Beach, Shapes & Sizes, Stars, Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Shotgun & Jaybird, The Sweet Homewreckers, The Stolen Minks, The Summerlad, Craig Smith, Small Sins, Swan Lake, Shout Out Out Out Out, Ron Sexsmith, The Strugglefish, Matt Stern, The Stills, Sunset Rubdown, Leeroy Stagger, Said The Whale, Share, Sloan, Salt, Stompin' Tom Connors, T Their Majesties, The Telepathic Butterflies, The Tragically Hip, Two Hours Traffic, The Two Minute Miracles, The Two Koreas, They Shoot Horses Don't They, TrebleCharger, The Ghost Is Dancing, Tokyo Police Club, Three Dead Trolls In A Baggie, Tegan & Sara, U Uncut, The Unicorns, V Vancougar, Vince Vaccaro, VitaminsForYou, Chad VanGaalen, Vailhalen, Volume, W Bob Wiseman, Rufus Wainwright, The Weakerthans, Woolly Leaves, Wolf Parade, Patrick Watson, Andrew Walker, Windom Earle, Wintersleep, Hawksley Workman, Winter Equinox, The Water St Projects, The Whitsundays Y The Yoko Casionos, Young Galaxy, Young & Sexy, You Say Party We Say Die, Neil Young,
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 7 2009 8:00P
King Khan & BBQ - FunFunFunFest - Waterloo Park Austin, Texas
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Destroyer - FunFunFunFest - Waterloo Park Austin, Texas
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Crystal Castles - FunFunFunFest - Waterloo Park Austin, Texas
Nov 7 2009 8:00P
F*cked Up - FunFunFunFest - Waterloo Park Austin, Texas
Nov 14 2009 8:00P
The Hidden Cameras - Emos Austin, Texas
Nov 14 2009 8:00P
Gentleman Reg - Emos Austin, Texas
Nov 17 2009 8:00P
Moneen - Emo’s Austin, Texas
Nov 18 2009 8:00P
Final Fantasy - Antones Austin, Texas
Nov 24 2009 8:00P
Neko Case - Antones Austin, Texas
Dec 1 2009 8:00P
Metric - La Zona Rosa Austin, Texas
Dec 11 2009 8:00P
The Rural Alberta Advantage - Parish Austin, Texas
Jan 25 2010 8:00P
ANVIL - Emos Austin, Texas

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THIS GREAT WHITE NORTH - Hear it at OUR NEW TIME - FRIDAYS from 4:30-6pm CST on 91.7 KOOP FM - AUSTIN. Stream it HERE.

Canadian Bands or Musicians: Are you interested in getting your music played on the show? We are always looking to expose more great Canadian talent. Please message me for a mailing address. CHEERS!

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Les Jupes

Les Jupes



Nov 7 2009 12:05 AM

Thanks for a great interview Doug! That was a lot of fun.
devil eyes

devil eyes



Oct 30 2009 4:11 PM

hey doug, thanks for dropping some devilize on your show!
hope to meet ya in spring

we'll discuss hockey and igloo building at length.. eh?
construction and destruction

construction and destruction



Oct 24 2009 5:12 PM

Thanks kindly, Doug, for the forum and support...
Warmest (-the cold's setting in up here....)
-c&d.
silvanus

silvanus



Oct 24 2009 3:18 PM

One Love ,my friend.Keep playing the Canadian Music .Just the way you do.Peace and Blessings.
Canadian Music Fest 2010

Canadian Music Fest 2010



Oct 22 2009 9:33 PM

Always a pleasure Doug.

kuloo ku ku kuloo ku ku...

www.cmw.net
Boutique Empire

Boutique Empire



Oct 21 2009 6:17 AM

thanks man, I hope you can give "New City Anthem" a spin, it's what we're considering the first single,whatever that might mean these days. At we're shooting a video for that one first, how's that!

Cheers from Vancouver. I'm sure you'll enjoy your winter more than we will! ":D
bottle rocket

bottle rocket



Oct 13 2009 7:00 PM

hey thanks. i wish we were canadian.

discrimination!

hehe.
The Kingpins

The Kingpins



Oct 13 2009 10:49 AM

thanks so much for the add request...
:-)
and for supporting canuck music, eh?
Lorraine - The Kingpins
Silvanus

Silvanus



Oct 6 2009 10:27 AM

Hi, my friend.Just passing through.Hope all is welll.
Sloan

Sloan



Oct 4 2009 12:09 AM

Thanks for your support! You should check out the latest Sloan track--now available for free over on our page.
parka

parka



Oct 2 2009 12:47 AM

http://thewarmhandsofgod.blogspot.com/

the best canadian indie bands
Chris Velan

Chris Velan



Sep 28 2009 7:51 PM

Did you know that I'm on Twitter too? Follow me at http://www.twitter.com/chrisvelan and I'll follow you back!
Len at Bedside studio

Len at Bedside studio



Sep 27 2009 1:43 AM

thanks for the add, always tring to get Winnipegers noticed.
Len
The 905s

The 905s



Sep 25 2009 4:50 PM

This Great White North rocks!
Keep up the awesome work..eh
- Andy Butler
The 905s
Classy Johnny Massy

Classy Johnny Massy



Sep 23 2009 9:42 PM

Cheers to you too! Great show. Stay in touch!
INDIECAN MUSIC

INDIECAN MUSIC



Sep 22 2009 7:14 AM

sending a slap-shot of brotherly love from your friends at IndieCan Radio

Check out who won POLARIS, check out who was at TIFFs Canadian Music Cafe and stay with us through POP Montreal @

http://www.indiecan.com

Love and Kisses and 2 in the box,

Joe C
host
IndieCan Radio
www.indiecan.com
The Matthews Brothers

The Matthews Brothers



Sep 18 2009 4:14 AM

Hi Doug & Friends,

See The Matthews Brothers @ Indie Week '09 - The Reverb

Date: Friday, October 9th at 11:00pm
Location: The Reverb
Street: 651 Queen St. West
City/Town: Toronto, ON

Thanks!
stuck on planet earth

stuck on planet earth



Sep 17 2009 6:04 PM

hey fellow canadians drop by our page to listen to our new track...we'd love to know what u think...and check out this new live vid we posted>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8GdSWWHLgo
Vancouver Killing Spree

Vancouver Killing Spree
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Sep 13 2009 12:17 AM

Cooolookookoo KookookooKOOO! Thanks for hookin us up Doug!
Dont forget, keep yer stick on the ice!
brada/VKS
Dan Mangan

Dan Mangan



Sep 11 2009 7:08 AM

Thanks Doug! Your rock socks like hawks with foxes
WE WERE LOVERS

WE WERE LOVERS



Sep 8 2009 5:23 AM

xoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxoxoxox

love,
*WWL*
Windows '78

Windows '78



Sep 7 2009 2:31 AM

Thanks for the spin, Doug! Great tunes you're playing and we're proud to be featured on your show...
THE MIXTAPES

THE MIXTAPES



Sep 6 2009 9:59 PM

THE MIXTAPES MIXTAPE HAS OFFICIALLY DROPPED! VISIT OUR PAGE TO DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE! INCLUDES NEW TRACK: LOVE!

THE MIXTAPES
The Lever Pulled

The Lever Pulled



Sep 5 2009 2:26 AM

Hey Doug,

We can't thank you enough for the airplay. Very, very appreciated.

Brent
The Lever Pulled

The Lever Pulled



Aug 29 2009 1:26 AM

Is an all Newfoundland special possible?
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