| The Von Bondies | |
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| Origin |  Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock, garage rock, punk blues |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Label(s) | none |
| Website | http://www.vonbondies.com/ |
| Members | |
| Jason Stollsteimer Don Blum Leann Banks Christy Hunt |
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The Von Bondies are a rock band from a Detroit, Michigan suburb. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Punk blues (or blues punk) denotes a Rock music fusion of Punk rock and Blues. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America.
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Early days
Around the turn of the century Jason Stollsteimer attended a concert by Japanese rock & roll giants Guitar Wolf. Jason Stollsteimer (born Jason Elliott Stollsteimer on April 22, 1978 in Southfield) Michigan is the Vocalist and Guitar Wolf is a three-piece Garage punk band founded in Japan in 1987 At the time, Stollsteimer was working a job as a bowling alley bartender. The performance spurred him to create his own band, the Baby Killers. After recruiting Lauren Wilcox on bass, Marcie Bolen on rhythm guitar and Don Blum on drums the band changed their name to the Von Bondies. Marcie Bolen (born October 28, 1977) is an American Guitarist from Detroit, Michigan.
While playing a handful of shows in the Detroit area, the quartet recorded singles It Came From Japan, an ode to Guitar Wolf, and Nite Train. Jack White of The White Stripes along with the The Dirtbombs' Jim Diamond later produced the Von Bondies' debut album, Lack of Communication, in late 2001. Jack White (born John Anthony Gillis on July 9 1975 is an American musician Record producer, and occasional actor best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist The White Stripes is an American Garage rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. The Dirtbombs are a Garage rock band based in metro Detroit, Michigan, notable for blending diverse influences such as Punk rock and Jim Diamond is a veteran Music producer, Studio engineer, and Bass guitar player based in Detroit Michigan. Lack of Communication is the first Album by Garage rock revival band The Von Bondies, released in 2001 by Sympathy for the Record Industry It was recorded in only three days.
The Von Bondies have done 4 headlining tours of the UK, 2 of Australia, and 7 of the US. They also have appeared on Late Show with David Letterman, Last Call with Carson Daly and CD:UK. The Late Show with David Letterman is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS Last Call with Carson Daly is an American late night Talk show that is broadcast on NBC. The Von Bondies released Raw and Rare, a live record, through Dimmak Records in 2003. The Von Bondies released Pawn Shoppe Heart through Sire Records (known for signing such artists as Madonna, The Smiths, and The Ramones) in February of 2004 to positive reviews. Pawn Shoppe Heart is the major-label debut of American Garage rock revival band The Von Bondies, and their second album released in 2004 Sire Records Company is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982 The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group It was produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads and co-produced by Jason Stollsteimer. Jerry Harrison (born Jeremiah Griffin Harrison, 21 February 1949, in Milwaukee Wisconsin) is an American songwriter musician and producer Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991 They released the song Cmon Cmon as their single and the song shot to popularity by summer 2004.
Around the time of the record's release, Stollsteimer got into a fight with Jack White during the record release party for Detroit band Blanche. White was required to attend anger management classes, and pay a fine[1].
A shortened version of their single "C'mon, C'mon" is the theme song to the TV series Rescue Me and is performed live by the band in Michael Winterbottom's film 9 Songs. Rescue Me is an American Television drama series created by Denis Leary and Peter Tolan. Michael Winterbottom (b March 29 1961 in Blackburn, Lancashire) is a prolific British Filmmaker who has directed fifteen 9 Songs is a 2004 British Film, directed by Michael Winterbottom.
Present
The Von Bondies have finished recording their new album. It will be called 'Love, Hate and Then There's You' [2]and will be released late 2008. They are currently touring in anticipation of their album, and in the meantime, have also released a four-track EP called "We Are Kamikazes [3]"
Members
- Jason Stollsteimer: Vocals and guitar
- Leann Banks: Bass guitar and vocals
- Don Blum: Drums and percussion
Past members
- Lauren Wilcox: Bass guitar (2001)
- Carrie Smith: Bass guitar and vocals (2001-2004)
- Yasmine Smith: Bass guitar and vocals (winter 2004-2006)
- Marcie Bolen (2001-2006)
- Alicia Gbur: Keyboards and vocals
- Matt Lannoo: Guitar
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | US | UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Lack of Communication | - | - |
| 2004 | Pawn Shoppe Heart | 197 | 36 |
| 2008 | Love, Hate And Then There's You | ? | ? |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US Modern Rock | US Main- stream Rock | UK singles | |||
| 2004 | "C'mon C'mon" | - | 25 | - | 21 | Pawn Shoppe Heart |
| "Tell Me What You See" | - | - | - | 43 | Pawn Shoppe Heart | |
- Nite Train 7" (With b-side Goin' Down non-album mix)
- It Came From Japan 7" (With b-side Red Head Devil)
- It Came From Japan CD Single (With b-side My Baby's Cryin')
- C'mon C'mon CD Single (With b-sides Heartlessly Hopeless and Love is Like a Drug)
- Tell Me What You See CD Single Part 1 (With b-side Suzie)
- Tell Me What You See CD Single Part 2 (With b-sides Tell Me What You See Live in Detroit and Goin' Down Live in Detroit)
Compilations
- Surprise Package #4 (Featuring Ain't No Chimmney in the Big House)
- X-Ray CD01 (Featuring It Came From Japan Live from XFM)
Videography
Music Videos:
- It Came From Japan
- C'mon C'mon
- Tell Me What You See
DVDs featuring the Von Bondies:
- 9 Songs - Features a live performance of "C'mon C'mon" as one of the nine songs. Jason Stollsteimer (born Jason Elliott Stollsteimer on April 22, 1978 in Southfield) Michigan is the Vocalist and Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Carrie Louise Smith (b August 25 1941 Fort Gaines Georgia) is an American Blues and Jazz singer Marcie Bolen (born October 28, 1977) is an American Guitarist from Detroit, Michigan. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. Lack of Communication is the first Album by Garage rock revival band The Von Bondies, released in 2001 by Sympathy for the Record Industry Pawn Shoppe Heart is the major-label debut of American Garage rock revival band The Von Bondies, and their second album released in 2004 Hot Modern Rock Tracks (originally called Modern Rock Tracks) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (originally called Mainstream Rock Tracks) is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on Mainstream rock The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry 9 Songs is a 2004 British Film, directed by Michael Winterbottom.
- Later With Jools Holland - Louder - Features a live performance of "Lack of Communication".
- A Counter-Strike video known as Pubmasters also features the band and its song "C'mon C'mon"
References
- ^ Jack White Pleads Guilty to Assault Charge. Counter-Strike (commonly abbreviated to CS) is a tactical First-person shooter Video game which originated from a
- ^ Von Bondies Gear Up For 2008.
- ^ Von Bondies Return With Album, EP, Tour.
See also
External links
- The Von Bondies Website
- The Von Bondies on MySpace.com
- Live photos of the Von Bondies
- Interview with The Von Bondies, The Scenestar, Jan. 2008
- Interview with Jason & Alicia from The Von Bondies, NYC Feb 2008
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