Editor’s choice

LITTLE DESTROYER Little Destroyer is, frankly, not so little anymore. Once one of Vancouver’s best-kept secrets, the band recently caught the ear of international fans at showcases at the SXSW festival in Austin, and has Tallinn Music Week in Estonia and the Focus music festival in Wales on the books for the summer—all of which will offer the group plenty of exposure. With a sound at once densely bleak and infectiously upbeat, the trio binds a lo-fi aesthetic with high-budget production, creating a big-room sound with all the attitude of a pissed-off punk band. Composed of achingly cool frontwoman Allie Sheldan and multi-instrumentalist brothers Chris and Michael Weiss, Little Destroyer has a penchant for working the crowd—so expect a powerful and intimate show on Friday (March 23) at the Vancouver Art Gallery north plaza, with the band hitting the stage at 6:45 until 7:30 p.m.