Austin, Texas Set To Become Canada North For SXSW

Excepting the warm temperatures and abundant free beers, Austin, Texas could almost be confused with any major Canadian city in March. It will be hard to avoid Canucks in the state capital from March 14 to 18, as more than 100 Canadian acts will perform in some 60 venues at the 21st annual South By Southwest Music Festival.

More than 1,300 artists will showcase at the event, and the preliminary lineup was announced on Thursday. So while the list already looks intriguing, it should get even better in the coming days. If you're interested in joining a healthy contingent of Canadian music industry representatives and journalists showing their support (but just as likely checking out bands that they can't see on a regular basis), find out more by visiting the SXSW website.

ChartAttack will provide daily coverage of this year's festival, from the daytime parties to the nightly concerts, so be sure to keep us bookmarked.

Without further ado, here are the Canadians announced to play SXSW so far:

AA Soundsystem
American Flamewhip
A Northern Chorus
Apostle Of Hustle
A-Trak
The Awkward Stage
Jill Barber
Howie Beck
Kim Beggs
The Besnard Lakes
Bionic
Blackie And The Rodeo Kings
Ray Bonneville
Mark Bragg Band
Jim Bryson
Buck 65
Cadence Weapon
Call Me Poupee
The Cape May
Castle Project
Champion
Chromeo
The Cliks
Chris Colepaugh & The Cosmic Crew
CPC Gangbangs
Creature
Crystal Castles
The Dears
Angela Desveaux
The Diableros
Die Mannequin
Do Make Say Think
Luke Doucet
Peter Elkas
Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton
Frog Eyes
Fucked Up
The Golden Dogs
The Grass
Grimskunk
The High Dials
Holy Fuck
Hot Live Guys
Immaculate Machine
Inward Eye
Jets Overhead
Junior Boys
Karkwa
K'Naan
Ladyhawk
Land Of Talk
Lesbians On Ecstasy
Les Breastfeeders
Les Georges Leningrad
Lions In The Street
Cara Luft
Malajube
Dan Mangan
Carolyn Mark
Josh Martinez
Melissa McClelland
Lynn Miles
Amy Millan
Ruth Minnikin
Miracle Fortress
Mobile
The Mohawk Lodge
Mother Mother
MSTRKRFT
Krista L. Muir
My! Gay! Husband!
Nathan
Scott Nolan
Novillero
The Old Soul
Ox
Paper Moon
Pawa Up First
Peaches
Picastro
Plaster
Pony Up
Priestess
Raising The Fawn
Rock Plaza Central
Justin Rutledge
Serena Ryder
Ron Sexsmith
Shout Out Out Out Out
Sloan
Smalltown DJs
Social Code
Leeroy Stagger
Tokyo Police Club
The Tragically Hip
Uncut
Chad VanGaalen
Patrick Watson
We Are Wolves
Nathan Wiley
Windom Earle
Wintersleep
The Yoko Casionos
Young Galaxy
Roger Dean Young & The Tin Cup