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.
The Von Bondies’ third album, Love, Hate and Then There’s You , 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…
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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. The band then signed with Majordomo Records , joining label…
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On March 9, 2004, the band released their breakthrough album, Pawn Shoppe Heart , on Sire Records . Pawn Shoppe Heart was produced by Harrison and co-produced by Stollsteimer. The album reached a peak of No. 36 on the UK Albums Chart , and No. 8 on Billboard ‘ s…
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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. The band released the live album, Raw and Rare , in 2003 through Dim Mak Records . On August 25, 2003, the Von Bondies…
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Jack White produced the Von Bondies’ debut album, Lack of Communication , which was released on July 17, 2001. It was recorded in three days in a similar process to that of a live album. The album was released in the US by Sympathy for the Record Industry , and…
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In 1997, Jason Stollsteimer and Marcie Bolen attended a concert by The Cramps and the Japanese garage punk band Guitar Wolf . 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…
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