On The Line

Guitar and Bass: John Scully
Drums: Nick Bowers

Originally a singer-songwriter duo (Sean Tansey and Allan Kinney) in search of an extended family of musical interpreters, Miss Polygamy officially came into existence when Arturo Portocarrero lent a hand with his virtuoso drumming in 2010. 

Well-received at its debut "Spring Rite" show at the Avant-Garde in March 2011, Miss Polygamy has since enjoyed a string of live and on-line successes within and beyond Ottawa, Ontario. Bassist Nic Fobes held it down in latter 2011 before Nick Herzberg made a splash with the band at Zaphod's in March 2012. 

Later that year, Jordan Hall transformed the ensemble into the supercharged quintet currently delighting a growing crowd of enthusiastic fans. 

Taking influence from some of the legends (the Doors, Zeppelin, The Guess Who, Beatles, Muddy Watters, Deep Purple) and mixing in fresh sounds (Black Keys, Sheepdogs, Grizzly Bear, Yukon Blonde, Wilco, Zeus) - Miss Polygamy is sure to cater to even the most refined music aficionado 

With the anticipation of their debut full length, scheduled for release in the summer of 2013, the band plans to hit the road and spread their music to as many people as possible. 

"Miss Polygamy's vision is to continue in this polymorphous vein - to continue to grow and change with each new show and recording, reaching out to its audience with an ever more multi-limbed, perfumed love embrace." 

In a shotgun shack in the sub-zero depths of the Ottawa winter, The Red Rails began, with vocalist and guitarist Kim Vincent, bassist Chris Slaney and drummer Steve Brogno as its constituent parts. Since then, they’ve roamed the landscape like a pack of wolves, challenging audiences with their feral rock intensity and a taste for blood.

Their debut full-length album, A Living Fiction, is a rare beast. The songs pummel forward with muscular precision until either transcending to moments of melodic power or unraveling into anarchy. The first single from the album, On the Line, is a fine example, and its official video showcases the band’s frenetic edge, with Kim lacerating his guitar between vocal assaults on the mic. They’ve been compared to Them Crooked Vultures, Alice in Chains, and Death From Above 1979.



Music City North is a community of artists, venue owners, booking agents, managers and fans, working together to grow the Toronto music community and increase awareness of the music scene.