As ever, Canadian Blast will be hosting a series of day shows this year. After the closure of The Blind Tiger Club, Canada House this year moves to The Green Door Store, where once again Ontario, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia will be presenting the best their provinces have to offer. Meanwhile M for Montreal will be celebrating their own 10th Anniversary with a showcase at Komedia Studio Bar.
To get you better acquainted with the acts, or to allow those not attending The Great Escape to make their own discoveries, we are pleased to offer a special Great Escape edition of Oh! Canada.
Our thanks to all those who have given their tracks for inclusion in this compilation. You can find out details about all 45 shows by Canadian artists after the playlist.
Download the tracks here.
Stream below - the missing tracks will be available shortly.
Canada House shows (Green Door Store).
Thursday May 14th Ontario Showcase
12.30 pm Highs
1.15 pm CAIRO
2.00 pm K.I.D
2.45 pm Arkells
Friday May 15th Music Nova Scotia
12.45 pm Gabrielle Papillon
1.30 pm Ria Mae
2.15 pm Vogue Dots
3.00 pm Andy Shauf (presented by BreakOut West)
Saturday May 16th BreakOut West BBQ with SaskMusic, Manitoba Music, Alberta Music and Music BC
11.30 am Leaf Rapids
12.15 pm Jordan Klassen (12.15 pm)
1.00 pm 36?
1.45 pm Young Benjamins
2.30 pm The Lytics
3.15 pm Dralms
4.00 pm Close Talker
Other Shows By Canadian Acts
Thursday May 14th
5.00 pm K.I.D. The Hub
6.00 pm JPNSGRLS, The Hub
7.00 pm CAIRO, Green Door Store
7.30 pm Dralms, St.George’s Church
8.45 pm The Lytics, Komedia Studio
9.15 pm Close Talker, Queen’s Hotel
10.00 pm Jordan Klassen, Queen’s Hotel
10.00 pm Dralms, The Other Place
12.30 am The Posterz, Komedia Studio
Friday May 15th
2.45 pm TOPS, Shipwrights Yard
6.45 pm Andy Shauf, Patterns Downstairs
7.45 pm 36?, Patterns Upstairs
8.30 pm Dan Bodan, Prince Albert
8.30 pm Young Benjamins, Queen’s Hotel
10.15 pm Tobias Jesso Jr, Dome Studio Theatre
10.30 pm TOPS, Brighthelm
1.30 am No Joy, Brighthelm
Saturday 16th
6.45 pm Arkells, Patterns Downstairs
7.15 pm Highs, Hope and Ruin
7.30 pm Fist City, The Hub
7.30 pm Leaf Rapids, Unitarian Church
7.45 pm Gabrielle Papillon, Patterns Upstairs
8.00 pm HEAT, The Haunt
8.45 pm Vogue Dots, Komedia Studio
9.00 pm Ria Mae, Unitarian Church
10.00 pm Dralms, Patterns Upstairs
10.15 pm Groenland, Old Market
10.30 pm Single Mothers, The Hub
12.30 am The Posterz, Komedia Studio
1.30 am HEAT, Komedia Studio
Oh! Canada at The Great Escape 2015 is dedicated to the memory of Derek Bachman, the former head of SaskMusic, who passed away late last year. Derek was a wonderful person who worked tirelessly to promote music of all kinds. His presence will be very greatly missed this weekend, and always. Thank you Derek.
