The Von Bondies are an American alternative rock band. The current members are Jason Stollsteimer on vocals and lead guitar, Christy Hunt on rhythm guitar, Leann Banks on bass guitar and Don Blum on drums. The original line-up formed at the 1997 Cramps/Guitar Wolf show by Stollsteimer and Marcie Bolen. They went through a variety of member changes and band names, including The Baby Killers, before settling on The Von Bondies in 2000. Don Blum joined the band around 1999 after attending numerous Baby Killers shows, while Leann Banks was picked via an audition. The Von Bondies got their break by playing a New Year's Eve show in Detroit, MI in 2000. In attendance at the show was Long Gone John, owner of the Sympathy for the Record Industry label. This led to Sympathy releasing the band's debut album Lack Of Communication in 2001. In 2003, the band released the live Raw and Rare through Dimmak Records, which was followed by their 2004 breakthrough release, Pawn Shoppe Heart, on Sire Records. Met with glowing reviews, Pawn Shoppe was produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads and co-produced by singer Jason Stollsteimer. The album reached a peak of #36 in the UK and #8 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart and stayed in the chart for eight weeks. The big single from this release was "C'mon C'mon," which reached #25 on the Billboard Singles chart and garnered national radio play for the band. A shortened version of "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. (via Wikipedia)

About The Von Bondies

Genre: Alternative rock, garage rock revival, punk blues, indie rock

Current members: Leann Banks
Christy Hunt
Don Blum
Jason Stollsteimer

Name: The Von Bondies

Record Label: Dim Mak Records
Intheact Records
Sympathy for the Record Industry
Majordomo Records
Sire Records

Years Active: 2000–present

Origin: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Associated With: Jason and The Hounds Below, Jerry Harrison, Butch Walker, Jack White

Also Known As: The Baby Killers

Website: http://www.vonbondies.com/