To celebrate the 2nd annual CANADA HOUSE at TGE, the Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA) will join forces with showcasing partners to present three (3) days of daytime showcases, Thursday through Saturday (see full schedule below). 

In addition to showcases, Nova Scotia Music Week will host a VIP Networking Brunch for TGE Delegates at the Blind Tiger Club on Friday, starting at 12PM, and Alberta Music, Manitoba Music and SaskMusic will host a Prairie BBQ from 11:30AM on Saturday.
 
Following the VIP activities, the doors open to general admission for the Canadian showcases. The Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) will present an Ontario Showcase on Thursday 16 May.  Nova Scotia Music Week will host a showcase on Friday 17 May and Alberta Music, Manitoba Music and SaskMusic will combine for a Prairie BBQ Showcase on Saturday 18 May. 

Meet the Canadian companies who have joined the Canadian Blast initiative at The Great Escape:

Aporia Records aporia-records.com
Boompa Records boompa.ca
BreakOut West breakoutwest.ca
Burnt Tree Entertainment sonicentertainmentgroup.com
Hopeful Tragedy Records hopefultragedyrecords.com
Indica Records indica.mu
Kelp Records kelprecords.com
Nettwerk Records nettwerk.com
Paquin Entertainment paquinentertainment.com
Popguru Sound and Vision popguru.ca

VENUE INFO
CANADA HOUSE at Blind Tiger Club (52-54 Grand Parade)
Thursday 16 May – Saturday 18 May
11AM – 4:30PM (see schedule below)

CANADA HOUSE SCHEDULE

 The Elwins – 12:30 – 13:00    theelwins.ca
The Balconies –13:30– 14:00    thebalconies.ca
Young Rival – 14:30 – 15:00    youngrival.com
A Tribe Called Red – 15:30 – 16:00    atribecalledred.blogspot.com
  
FRIDAY 17 MAY
Nova Scotia Music Week Presents
 
Networking Brunch (delegates only) – 11:30 – 12:30
 
General Doors for Showcase – 12:30
 
Mo Kenney – 12:45 – 13:15    mokenney.com
AA Wallace – 13:45 – 14:15    aawallace.bandcamp.com
Cousins – 14:45 – 15:15    cousinscousins.bandcamp.com
 
 
SATURDAY 18 MAY
Prairie BBQ
Presented by Alberta Music, Manitoba Music & SaskMusic
(open to the public – as supplies warrant)
 
General Doors / BBQ opens – 11:00
 
Del Barber – 11:30 – 12:00    delbarber.com
Shuyler Jansen – 12:15 – 12:45    shuylerjansen.bandcamp.com
Royal Canoe – 13:00 – 13:30    royalcanoe.com
Lab Coast – 13:45 – 14:15    labcoast.bandcamp.com
Boats – 14:30 – 15:00    yeahboats.com
Fist City – 15:15 – 15:45    fistcity.bandcamp.com
Foam Lake – 16:00 – 16:30    foamlakeband.com