Yo, this week's Georgia Straight is the Best of Vancouver issue and incidentally the hugest Best of issue they've done yet.
The Pack was picked as one of 12 up and comer bands in Vancouver. There's a picture and a little interview with Becky.
Pick it up if you live in town, if not here's the link....
http://www.straight.com/article-110508/notes-from-underground
Ah hell - you can read it below!
xo
Maya and Becky
The Pack
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Notes from underground
Music Features Publish Date: September 20, 2007 login or register to post comments | 
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Twelve of the Vancouver indie scene's most promising acts reveal a few of their favourite things about living in the city.
Whether it's Hot Hot Heat on Jimmy Kimmel Live or the New Pornographers on The Late Show With David Letterman, it seems we can't turn on late-night TV without seeing Vancouver musicians. (Yes, we know HHH formed in Victoria and that NP honcho A.C. Newman just moved to New York, but we're still claiming them as our own.) That makes us proud, but we're equally happy to shine a little light on those local acts that, despite having released great records over the past year, toil in relative obscurity. So we tracked down 12 of our favourites and asked them some probing questions: where they grab a bite when money's tight; which venues they'd like to see stick around for a while; and who they'd like to stay dry with during the coming rainy season. Who knows-one of the following might just be the next to share the screen with Conan O'Brien.
A riot nearly broke out at Helen's Grill when the members of Bison, the Pack, and Octoberman gathered for the First Annual Main Street Beard Festival and Dance Marathon. Rebecca Blissett photo.
The Pack
The Pack came out of nowhere this year with a wintry, visceral, ferocious take on the guitar/drum blues format, and it didn't take long for Vancouver's scene whores and tastemakers to notice. The duo has just capped all the attention by inking a three-album deal with Mint Records, which will reissue its astounding debut, Tintype. Becky Black sings and plays guitar for the duo, which also includes drummer Maya Miller.
Best local band, other than your own
"Thee Manipulators. They sound like the Sonics, that total rockabilly, garage-rock thing that doesn't exist anymore."
Even though the club owner stiffed you last weekend and rent's due tomorrow, where are we eating tonight?
"Helen's Grill [4102 Main Street]. They have tasty burgers and little tiny jukeboxes. The meal is cheap, so you have the quarters to spare."
Getting off the couch is hard sometimes. What gig this past year made you glad you did?
"The show I went to last night! The Hotel Lobbyists and the Stumbler's Inn at Pat's Pub [September 6]. We hollered a lot, and danced, and sang in the smoking room really loudly, and then they kicked us out, and then we took the party out to the parking lot. I ate two double cheeseburgers, and then it all ended somehow. And the music was good."
That inescapable Rihanna song has got us curious: which Vancouver musician is more than welcome to stand under your umbrella?
"I have to say Jordie Dammet from the Hotel Lobbyists, because I find his mangina sexy. I've only seen a photo, but it was wonderful. It was well kept."
Which local venue would you step in front of the wrecking ball to save?
"The Railway Club, because there's always a big crowd, the staff is awesome, and you always walk away at least 200 dollars richer, which is more money than you'd make at most places in Vancouver."
We've pulled somestrings and you're doing a split single with your favourite act of all time. Who are we calling?
"Robert Johnson. 'Cause he's the king of the blues, man. Simply."
> Adrian Mack