Jack Garton

Questions Posed to Geoff Berner (The Whiskey Rabbi) by Jack Garton (The Jack of Hearts)

Questions Posed to Geoff Berner (The Whiskey Rabbi) by Jack Garton (The Jack of Hearts)

What Inquiring Young Vancouver Accordion Players Who Like Whiskey and Books Want To Know

Words by Jack Garton All images courtesy the artists Jack: First of all, as a young Vancouver accordion player – or anyone for that matter involved in music or other cultural activity – I feel like asking: is there any hope for Vancouver? As venues continuously shut down around the city (Richards on Richards, Sugar […]

 Barbara Adler

Burn (Out) Resistant: Interview with Katheryn Petersen

Burn (Out) Resistant: Interview with Katheryn Petersen

Barbara Adler speaks with the Accordion Noir Festival’s general manager and co-artistic director

Words by Barbara Adler All images courtesy the artists Katheryn Petersen, known to many as accordion performer Salmon Avalanche, is also Accordion Noir Festival’s general manager and co-artistic director. On any given day leading up to this year’s festival, her duties include (but are not limited to): finagling show line ups, wrangling liquor licenses, sweet […]