Cassia Hardy is a loudish musician and songwriter from amiskwaciy, Treaty 6. As the singer/guitarist for the rock band Wares, she has performed at festivals and clubs from Dawson City to Charlottetown. Her music is voltage controlled, dreamy and deliberate, not raw but worked to a fine point.
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Today we're announcing that we've signed the Montreal post-punk outfit Ribbon Skirt to put out their debut record Bite Down on Mint. The album's out April 11!
Formerly known as Love Language, Ribbon Skirt are a band from Montreal led by Anishinaabe musician Tashiina Buswa. They have captivated audiences across Canada and the US including SXSW, New Colossus, Sled Island, Sappyfest, Flourish and POP Montreal.
To be Anishinaabe is to move through the world in respect and reciprocity, taking what you need and giving back whenever you can, while always acknowledging the gift that is the journey itself. It’s a way of life that was interrupted and severely damaged by the ravages of settler colonialism.
Ribbon Skirt is a Montreal-based post-punk band led by Anishinaabe musician Tashiina Buswa and guitarist Billy Riley. Their sound is raw and enveloping, channeling angular guitars, driving rhythms, and lyrical threads that explore memory, love, grief, and Buswa’s relationship to her Indigenous heritage.
“One of the best Canadian films of the year!” - Exclaim! Magazine
Selected as one of CANADA’S TOP TEN movies by TIFF and Canadian Film Festival Programmers
Written by Rosie Long-Decter
Watch the new music video for “It’s About Time!”, the title track from Future Star’s sophomore LP, out now on Mint Records.
