MONTREAL, CANADA (Top40 Charts/ Canadian Blast BBQ PR) - Canada keeps the Olympic-paced party going with the 5th Annual Canadian Blast BBQ at SXSW on March 17, 2010, at Brush
Square Park from 3pm to 7pm. A highlight of the annual SXSW
Music and Media Conference, the Canadian Blast BBQ kicks off a multi-day extravaganza of events showcasing all the great music Canada has to offer. Here's your chance to experience Canadian hospitality alongside some of the country's best talent. Sets by Born Ruffians (Ontario), You Say Party! We Say Die! (British Columbia), Hollerado (Ontario),
Radio Radio (New Brunswick), Plants and Animals (Quebec) and Justin Rutledge and The Beauties (Ontario) in a unique presentation, takes place under the big top in sunny Austin. Open to Platinum and
Music badge holders, the event is expected to attract thousands of SXSW delegates again this year from around the world.
Starting Thursday, March 18 at noon, Canada House will be the center of Canadian music day and night. Located at Upstairs At Paradise (6th Street and Trinity), the venue is in the thick of SXSW action and features showcasing artists from every province and every musical style. Canada House will feature daytime industry showcases/parties from Noon to 6:00pm on Thursday, March 18 through Saturday, March 20. In the evening SXSW will program more great Canadian acts at Canada House.
The daytime schedule for Canada House is:
THURSDAY
MARCH 18
12 pm -3pm
AFM Canada/ACTRA-RACS
presents
Delhi 2 Dublin
The Pack A.D.
Bruce Peninsula
Winter Gloves
Hey Rosetta!
3 pm - 6pm
Bande ? part/Radio-Canada presents
La Pat?re Rose
Radio Radio
Les Psycho Riders
Duchess Says
FRIDAY
MARCH 19
12 pm - 3pm
M for Montreal presents
Montreal vs Toronto
Silver Starling
Little Girls
Radio Radio
DD/MM/YYYY
Lights
3 pm - 6pm
SIX SHOOTER presents
Luke Doucet & Melissa McClelland
CEC Management presents
Simon Collins
Kindling Music presents
Sass Jordan
SATURDAY
MARCH 20
12 pm - 3pm
Ontario Media Development
Corp. presents
Woodhands
The Trews
Russian Futurists
Jully Black
3 pm - 6pm
LiVE 88.5 presents
Amanda Rheaume
Amos The Transparent
Hollerado
Ty Hall
Benefit Of A Doubt
Canada House is also the center for nighttime Canadian showcases and is open to all Platinum and Music badge holders and wristband holders. For a full list of Canadian showcases, please visit http://www.candianblast.com or email us. Sign up for updated Twitter feeds at http://twitter.com/canadianblast and listen to showcasing bands at http://www.myspace.com/canadianblast. CBC3 Radio and Sirius Channel 86 will be webcasting and broadcasting the action live from Austin.
Canada will also host the Canadian Blast Stand at the SXSW Trade Show in the Austin Convention Center. The stand will serve as a command post and resource centre to meet with Canadian music reps, pick up the Gig Guide, attend the Block Party, see live performances and take home some great merch.
