Big House is 1) a Canadian punk/glam/rock band. 2) a rapper from Pennsylvania. 3) a country band from Bakersfield, California. 4) an Art/Rock band from Boston 1) Members: First Line-up: Tim Balash - bass, vocals, sang lead on a few songs Laurie Bulback - guitar Jan Ek - vocals, guitar Sjor Throndson - drums Bio: After Scott left Down Syndrome, the rest of us took a while finding a replacement, and coming up with a new name - our sound had changed so much, it wouldn't have been fair to us or the old fans.