The Von Bondies

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The Von Bondies
Origin Flag of the United States 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

The Von Bondies are a rock band from a Detroit, Michigan suburb.

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[edit] Early days

Around the turn of the century Jason Stollsteimer attended a concert by Japanese rock & roll giants Guitar Wolf. 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.

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. 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 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. It was produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads and co-produced by Jason Stollsteimer. 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.

[edit] 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]"

[edit] Members

[edit] Past members

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Album US UK
2001 Lack of Communication - -
2004 Pawn Shoppe Heart 197 36
2008 Love, Hate And Then There's You ? ?

[edit] 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)

[edit] Compilations

  • Surprise Package #4 (Featuring Ain't No Chimmney in the Big House)
  • X-Ray CD01 (Featuring It Came From Japan Live from XFM)

[edit] 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.
  • 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"

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jack White Pleads Guilty to Assault Charge.
  2. ^ Von Bondies Gear Up For 2008.
  3. ^ Von Bondies Return With Album, EP, Tour.

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