Articles by Andrea Warner

Local Natives / Suckers

Venue, Vancouver BC May 29

PUBLISHED May 31, 2010

The blogosphere was in a frenzy over L.A.-based indie rock quintet Local Natives well before they dropped their debut album, Gorilla Manor,...

The Pack A.D. Lose Their Blues for <i>We Kill Computers</i>

PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2010

Vancouver garage-rock duo the Pack A.D.'s third full-length album, We Kill Computers, officially hits stores today (April 27) via Mint Reco...

The Challenges of <b>Pack A.D.</b>

PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2010

This is the first album we've recorded that we're kind of happy with, which is either a good thing, or could be the worst sign ever. We don...

Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs

The Media Club, Vancouver BC April 21

PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2010

There's something genuinely magical about the rockabilly pairing of the baby-voiced Brit Holly Golightly and the southern drawl of one-man-...

YACHT / Bobby Birdman / Fine Fist

The Biltmore, Vancouver, BC February 19

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2010

An evening with Jonah Bechtolt's beat-driven, electro-pop project YACHT ensures two things: some weird-sounding, super-cool shit and a swea...

Owen Pallett

Final Flight of Fantasy

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2010

"I pretty much had a meltdown," Owen Pallett admits, laughing ruefully. "This record took a lot out of me." The 30-year-old violin genius d...

Owen Pallett

Heartland

PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2010

Owen Pallett's now recording under his own name, having shed the Final Fantasy moniker last month, just in time to make his most personal a...

You Say Party! We Say Die!

Career Resuscitation

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2009

"I think a lot of people probably thought I needed to be shipped home and sent straight to like, a mental institution. Maybe leave that out...