Jonas was the vehicle of cock rock renaissance man Jonas Tomalty, a Montreal-born music biz lifer who began performing at age three with a children's choir and later toured alongside his father, Rick. At 20 Tomalty formed the alt-rock combo Rubberman, which in 1999 won Montreal station CHOM's annual L'Esprit talent contest. A stint fronting Blues Blooded followed before he formed Jonas in 2004 with guitarist Corey Diabo, bassist Domenic Romanelli, and drummer Ange E. Curcio. The band's self-titled debut followed later that year, attracting attention for its cover of the Stevie...