Canadian Blast at South by Southwest/SXSW 2012! March 12, 2012

Canadian Blast is back for the 26th Edition of South By Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas (March 13-18, 2012). Canadian artists will be hard to miss at this annual festival with our usual show-stopping contingent of Canucks heading south in March. Once again we will be kicking things off with the Canadian Blast Showcase & BBQ at Brush Square, a "must" on anyone's list featuring some of Canada's hottest new artists; as well as "by invitation only" showcases at Canada House and a Canada Stand on the trade show floor with events scheduled during the week.

We will be be blogging and tweeting from the events, so be sure to keep checking back at http://www.canadianblast.com/sxsw2012 and follow @canadianblast on Twitter. And even If you can't make it to Austin don't forget to listen to the BBQ on Wednesday. We are also streaming tracks from some of the 120+ Canadian artists playing the festival at http://www.soundcloud.com/canadianblast

***Access to events open to SXSW Regitrants and and SXSW Music wristbands holders.***

Canadian Blast at SXSW 2012 is the result of the efforts of many individuals and companies, including CIMA's partners and sponsors: SiriusXM Canada; Radio Starmaker Fund; Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN); Harvard Broadcasting; Audio-Video Licensing Agency, Inc. (AVLA); Government of Canada (Department of Canadian Heritage/Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada-GOA); Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC); Astral Radio; Slacker Canadian Music Week (CMW); and Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR).