montreal

Meet Tightrope. Straight out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, they play an energetic, punk/hardcore hybrid. Somewhat reminiscent of another local band, The Sainte Catherines, these youngsters are off to an amazing start after forming not that long ago in October 2009. The band has released one three-song demo, and just recorded their first self-titled EP, which will be released on vinyl through Big Wheel Records in May 2011. http://www.facebook.com/tightropeisaband http://tightrope.bandcamp.com/

Read more about Tightrope on Last.fm.

Jay Malinowski is the vocalist and guitarist for the Canadian reggae group Bedouin Soundclash. He met the group's future bassist Eon Sinclair while attending Queen's University, and they decided to form their own band which reflected the music they both grew up on. Jay was born in Montreal, QC in 1982, but he grew up in Vancouver, B.C. Jay has strong family ties to Toronto as both of his parents are from the Toronto area.

There are several artists who use the name Molasses: a.) a musical collective from Montreal, Quebec (see picture) b.) a pop band from San Francisco, California c.) a noise-rock band from London, UK a.)
The Canadian post-rock band is a collective of up to sixteen musicians built around songwriter Scott Chernoff. Members are involved with other ventures such as Fly Pan Am, the Boxhead Ensemble, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, the Shalabi Effect, and Codeine. They play folk-actuelle, a genre fusing traditional North American folk aesthetics with the free ethos of musique actuelle.