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Canada is home to one of the hottest indie music scenes on the planet and now you can hear why. CBC Radio 3 is the place to discover the best in new Canadian music first. Whether it's pop, rock, hip hop, electronica, singer-songwriters, or alt-country, if it's great music and it's Canadian, we're playing it.

What we play: The Arcade Fire, Two Hours Traffic, Joel Plaskett, Broken Social Scene, Metric, Tegan & Sara, plus so much more!

Top Ten CBC Radio 3
Week of Feb 12 , 2010
1. Owen Pallett – Lewis Takes Action
2. Sloan – Where Are You Now?
3. Hollerado – Juliette
4. Woodhands – CP24
5. Hawksley Workman – We’ll Make Time
6. Rose Melberg – Things That We Do
7. The Zolas – The Great Collapse
8. Les Trois Accords - Caméra Vidéo
9. Woodpigeon - Woodpigeon vs. Eagleowl (Strength in Numbers)
10. Dog Day – Synastry

Grant Lawrence
Mon: 9am - 12pm (From Robson Square) PT; Tues - Fri: 11am - 2pm PT
Grant Lawrence takes you through your afternoon drive on weekdays with humour, celebrity guests, and listener requests. Don’t miss Grant’s signature features, the 90 Second Egg and So Sue Me! He is also the host of Canada’s #1 music podcast and the cross-Canada party known as Saturday nights on CBC Radio 3, as well as being the frontman of the Canadian punk band, The Smugglers.

Tariq Hussain
Stay Tuned!
Hanging out in Tariq’s Basement Studio for a few hours is fun. Drop by and you’ll hear a wide selection of Canadian music from homegrown artists from coast to coast to coast. As a Juno nominated singer / songwriter and recording artist, Tariq brings to his show a unique understanding and sensitivity of the musical craft. You’ll also share in some inspiring conversations about Canadian music when Tariq invites special guests to drop by like Radio 3 producer Mark MacArthur and sometimes…his mom.

Lisa Christiansen
Mon - Sat: 5 pm - 9 pm PT / Sun 7 am - 11 am PT
A self-proclaimed expert in really loud music, useless celebrity trivia, and philosophy, Lisa Christiansen is your guide to the world of CBC Radio 3 during the day. Live guests are a regular part of Lisa’s show, Appetite For Distraction, as is the occasional burst of spontaneous head-banging.

Craig Norris
Mon: 7am - 9am PT, 3pm - 5pm PT / Tue - Fri: 7am - 11am PT / Sat: 7am - 11am, 2pm - 5pm PT / Sun: 11am - 2pm PT
Craig Norris is the frontman of The Kramdens and former host of TalkTV’s, ‘The Chatroom.’ He is very funny. Trust us. Listen and you will laugh. Craig’s hobbies include sculpting head cheese, Egyptian speed metal, and making dreamcatchers out of popsicle sticks.
Craig also hosts the ever popular countdown show the "R3-30".
Showtimes: Sunday Noon-3pm PT / Monday 3pm-6pm PT / Friday 9am-Noon PT / Saturday 6am-9am, 6pm-9pm PT

Lana Gay
Mon - Fri: 2pm - 5pm PT / Sat: 11am - 2pm PT / Sun: 2pm - 5pm PT
Lana Gay is fixated on music, nachos and all things good. She won the ‘Most Likely to Save the World’ award in high school, and knows the value of a cold beer, an old record and a sassy pair of boots. Once, she tried to chase a rainbow and ended up in Sandusky, Ohio.

Vish Khanna
Mon - Sat: 4am - 7am PT / Sun: 4am - 7am, 5pm - 9pm PT
Vish Khanna was born underweight and three weeks premature. He almost didn't make it. Yet somehow he survived that little fiasco and is now a regular guest host on CBC Radio 3, featuring topical artist information and interviews at every opportunity. A music writer, Vish is an Assistant Editor at Exclaim! Magazine and contributes to Eye Weekly, Signal to Noise, and aol.ca. He enjoys Elder Flower water.

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