The Von Bondies
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The Von Bondies are an American rock band formed in 1997. The band's breakthrough album, Pawn Shoppe Heart, was released in 2004 and features the singles "C'mon C'mon" and "Tell Me What You See".
The Von Bondies have headlined tours of the United Kingdom/Europe, Australia, and the United States, taking along supporting bands like The Kills, Kasabian, Franz Ferdinand, Modey Lemon, SSM, The Subways, The Stills, Hot Panda and The Donnas.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They have also appeared on Late Show with David Letterman, Last Call with Carson Daly and CD:UK.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The group disbanded in July 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They reformed in 2020 and planned a reunion tour,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but those plans had to be abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The band's members have since become involved in other musical projects.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
History
Formation and Lack of Communication (1997–2001)
In 1997, Jason Stollsteimer and Marcie Bolen attended a concert by The Cramps and the Japanese garage punk band Guitar Wolf.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At the time, Stollsteimer was working a job as a bowling alley bartender and Marcie as a hairdresser. The performance spurred them to create their own band, Baby Killers, which toured with fellow Detroit bands The Detroit Cobras, The Go, and The White Stripes. After recruiting Don Blum on drums and Lauren Wilcox on bass,<ref name="Exclaim">Template:Cite web</ref> the band changed their name to The Von Bondies. The band got their break by playing a New Year's Eve show in Detroit, Michigan, in 2000. In attendance at the show was Long Gone John, owner of the Sympathy for the Record Industry label. This led the quartet to recorded the singles "It Came from Japan", an ode to Guitar Wolf, and "Nite Train".
Jack White produced the Von Bondies' debut album, Lack of Communication, in late 2001.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> It was recorded in three days in a similar process to that of a live album.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It was released in the US by Sympathy for the Record Industry, and in the UK by Sweet Nothing Records. The hidden bonus track was a cover of Sam Cooke's "Bring It On Home to Me", with Bolen on lead vocals.
Pawn Shoppe Heart and departure from Sire (2002–2008)
The group relocated to a San Francisco recording studio in early 2002 with producer Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads to begin work on their next album. In 2003, the band released the live Raw and Rare through Dim Mak Records. On the evening of December 13, 2003, an altercation occurred between Stollsteimer and the White Stripes frontman Jack White during the record release party for the band Blanche at The Magic Stick (a Detroit music club and part of the Majestic Theater complex). Stollsteimer was treated for injuries at Detroit Receiving Hospital.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Detroit police arrested White and the Wayne County prosecutor's office charged him with aggravated assault.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> White pleaded guilty to assault and a judge sentenced him to anger management classes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2004, the band released their breakthrough album, Pawn Shoppe Heart, on Sire Records. Pawn Shoppe was produced by Harrison and co-produced by Stollsteimer. The album reached a peak of No. 36 in the UK Albums Chart,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">Template:Cite book</ref> and No. 8 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart and stayed in that chart for eight weeks.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The hit single from this release was "C'mon C'mon", which reached No. 25 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and garnered national radio play. "C'mon C'mon" reached No. 21 and "Tell Me What You See" reached No. 43 on the UK Singles Chart.
In 2006, founding member Bolen left the band. Alicia Gbur and Matt Lannoo of The Nice Device were touring members of the band from 2007 to 2008. After issues with their record label, the Von Bondies left Sire in 2008.<ref name="Exclaim"/> The band then signed with Majordomo Records,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> joining label mates The Airborne Toxic Event<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Earlimart.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Love, Hate and Then There's You, disbanding, and reunion plans (2009–present)
The Von Bondies' third album, Love, Hate and Then There's You,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> was released on February 3, 2009. The lineup at the time was Jason Stollsteimer on vocals and lead guitar, Don Blum on drums, Christy Hunt on rhythm guitar, and Leann Banks on bass guitar. The band released a limited-edition 7-inch single of "Pale Bride" from the album, backed with the non-album song "Falling in Love".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This was the first time that a Von Bondies album saw Don Blum co-write with Stollsteimer. Love, Hate was produced by Jason Stollsteimer, with three songs by Butch Walker and three songs by Rick Parker. All songs were written by Jason Stollsteimer, except "Blame Game" and "Earthquake", which were co-written by Stollsteimer and Blum. The band went on tour in February 2009 in support of the album.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The Von Bondies disbanded in July 2011. They reformed in 2020 and planned a reunion tour, but those plans had to be abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The band's members have since become involved in other musical projects.
Band members
Current members
- Jason Stollsteimer − lead vocals, lead guitar (1997–2011, 2020–present)
- Don Blum − drums, percussion (1999–2011, 2020–present)
- Leann Banks − bass guitar, backing vocals (2006–2011, 2020–present)
- Christy Hunt − rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2008–2011, 2020–present)
Former members
- Marcie Bolen − rhythm guitar (1997–2006)
- Lauren Wilcox − bass guitar (2000–2001)
- Carrie Ann Smith − bass guitar, backing vocals (2001–2004)
- Yasmine Smith − bass guitar, backing vocals (2004–2006)
Touring members
- Alicia Gbur − rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2007–2008)
- Matt Lannoo − lead and rhythm guitar (2007–2008)
- Timeline
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Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS <ref name="ARIA">Template:Cite Ryan</ref> |
UK <ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> | ||
| Lack of Communication |
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— | — | — |
| Pawn Shoppe Heart |
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197 | 58 | 36 |
| Love, Hate and Then There's You |
|
— | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
EPs
- We Are Kamikazes (Intheact Records, 2008)
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Mod | AUS <ref name="ARIA"/> |
UK <ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums" /> | |||
| "Nite Train" | 2000 | — | — | — | Lack of Communication |
| "It Came from Japan" | 2001 | — | — | — | |
| "C'mon C'mon" | 2004 | 25 | 85 | 21 | Pawn Shoppe Heart |
| "Tell Me What You See" | — | — | 43 | ||
| "Pale Bride" | 2008 | — | — | — | Love, Hate and Then There's You |
Compilations
- Sympathetic Sounds of Detroit LP/CD (Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2001, SFTRI 623)
- X-Mas Surprise Package Volume 4 7" (Flying Bomb Records, 2001, FLB-118)
- New Blood – The New Rock N Roll Vol 2 CD (Artrocker, 2002, RRR 33003)
- X-Ray CD01 (Swinstead Publishing Limited, 2002, CD01)
- Rough Trade Shops Rock and Roll 2xCD (Mute, 2002, CDStumm 212)
- The New Rock Revolution CD (NME magazine, 2002, NME CD 02-?)
- X-Mas Surprise Package (The Collector's Edition) CD (Flying Bomb Records, 2002, FLB-122)
- Dim Mak 2003 Sampler CD (Dim Mak, 2003, DM 045)
- Raw and Rare CD (Dim Mak, 2003, DM 053)
- Smash Music Sampler CD (Smash Music, 2004, smash 008)
- Sympathy for the Download 00 CD (Record Collection Music, 2004)
- House of Wax Soundtrack (Maverick Records, 2005)
- Rescue Me Soundtrack (Nettwerk Records, 2006)
- Lost Boys: The Tribe Soundtrack (Adrenaline Records, 2008)
Videography
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "It Came from Japan" | Anthony Ernest Garth | <ref name="Garth">Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2004 | "C'mon C'mon" | Charles Jensen | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| "Tell Me What You See" | <ref>[1]Template:Dead link</ref> | ||
| 2009 | "Pale Bride" | Anthony Ernest Garth | <ref name="Garth"/> |
Media usage
- Later... with Jools Holland (2002) – features live performances of "Lack of Communication" and "Going Down" in season 19, episode 6.
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2004) – features the song "It Came from Japan" in season 7, episode 6.
- 9 Songs (2004) – features a live performance of "C'mon C'mon" as one of the nine songs.
- House of Wax (2005) – features the song "Not That Social".
- In Her Shoes (2005) – features the song "No Regrets".
- "C'mon C'mon" is the opening theme used for the FX series Rescue Me.
- "C'mon C'mon" has been used in the PlayStation 2 and Xbox game Burnout 3: Takedown.
- "C'mon C'mon" has been used in the PlayStation Portable game Gretzky NHL.<ref>[2] Template:Webarchive</ref>
- "C'mon C'mon" has been used in the MVP Baseball series of video games.
- "C'mon C'mon" is featured as a download for the console game Rock Band/Rock Band 2.
- "C'mon C'mon" has been modified to fit into the video game Tribes: Vengeance on the MTV2 television show Video Mods.
- MLB Network used a brief clip of "C'mon C'mon" as the opening of their show 30 Clubs in 30 Days from 2009 to 2012.
See also
References
External links
- Template:AllMusic
- Love for The Von Bondies – from Torontomusicscene.ca