The Von Bondies

Nine Inch Nails Rule At Wave Goodbye Festival Appearance

Trent Reznor made like Clint Eastwood on Sunday, riding into Toronto to save Virgin Festival Ontario and then presumably to vanish and possibly never be heard from again. Although Reznor and his Nine Inch Nails posse didn't exactly paint the Molson Amphitheatre red and change its name to Hell like Eastwood did in High Plains Drifter, they...
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Nine Inch Nails

Von Bondies Show Heart

The Von Bondies played for a ragtag audience of longtime fans and curious concert-goers in Toronto on Friday night. The band brought an authentic garage rock ambience to the venue, and their energetic but not over-eager set made the night feel more like a rowdy house party with The Von Bondies as the featured act. The Detroit foursome — who...
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The Von Bondies

The Von Bondies — Love, Hate And Then There's You

The Von Bondies' name might ring a bell because frontman Jason Stollsteimer was famously involved in some fisticuffs with The White Stripes' Jack White in 2003. You may also be familiar with "C'mon, C'mon," the theme to the Rescue Me television series, from their 2004 sophomore album, Pawn Shoppe Heart. The Bondies are back nearly...
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The Von Bondies' Love, Hate And Then There's You

The Von Bondies — Pawn Shoppe Heart

It comes as something of a shock upon first spinning Pawn Shoppe Heart that lead Von Bondie Jason Stollsmeister got so mangled by Hollywood trophy boyfriend Jack White in December's Rumble In Detroit. There's so much West Side Story swagger in the surly garage-rock of album-opener "No Regrets" that you'd figure Stollsmeister'd be a...
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The Von Bondies -  Pawn Shoppe Heart

The Von Bondies At VFest Ontario 2009

Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 30, 2009
The Von Bondies

The Von Bondies At VFest Ontario 2009

Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 30, 2009
The Von Bondies

The Von Bondies At VFest Ontario 2009

Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 30, 2009
The Von Bondies

The Von Bondies At VFest Ontario 2009

Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 30, 2009
The Von Bondies

The Von Bondies At VFest Ontario 2009

Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 30, 2009
The Von Bondies

SXSW 2009: Black Lips Day Three

I'm on a quest to hear great music until the first few days of spring at the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas, and I intend to do it without spending a penny on food. Here's the report from my third day in the live music capital of the world: I missed getting on the SOCAN boat cruise, with its free sandwiches and beer, by a...
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Primal Scream

Pumping: The Von Bondies — Love, Hate And Then There's You

I always thought The Von Bondies were tougher sounding than this. Oh, wait, this is the guy that Jack White tuned, right? Anyway, it seemed like alright, spunky indie-ish rock. It's probably not worth trading in your Redd Kross albums, though.
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Jack White Accused Of Von Bondies-Related Knife Threat During Royalty Payments Trial

The White Stripes are in court this week addressing charges made in a federal lawsuit brought against them by producer Jim Diamond. Diamond contributed to the first two White Stripes albums and is suing the band for what he feels is his fair share of royalties. Although he's listed as co-producer on their 1999 self-titled debut and as sound...
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Jack White

Von Bondies Bass Player Bails

Out with one Smith... in with another. The Von Bondies bid adieu to bassist Carrie Smith last night (August 31), after a performance at London's Astoria. In a statement on the band's website, Carrie Smith wrote a heartfelt letter, thanking her fans and wishing her former band success. "There are so many reasons why I am leaving,...
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The Von Bondies

The Von Bondies Want You To Pick Them Over Blink-182

"I like what I'm doing so much," says Jason Stollsteimer, lead vocalist of The Von Bondies, shortly before his band played Toronto's Opera House earlier this month. "But it's not always fun. The days when it's not fun are usually the most interesting days, and it makes me realize that the whole goal is to get our music out to as...
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The Von Bondies

Jack White And Von Bondies Singer Involved In Bloody Punch-Out!

Garage wars, indeed! According to police reports posted on the Smoking Gun website, White Stripes singer/guitarist Jack White was involved in a bloody brawl with Jason Stollsteimer, the singer/guitarist of fellow Detroit garage rock band The Von Bondies. The incident occurred at the Magic Stick nightclub in Detroit, where the two rockers...
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