Jason Bonham


Jason Bonham, son of the late John "Bonzo" Bonham, does not take lightly the responsibility of carrying on his father's legacy. Having made a head start at drumming while he was a child, Jason is now passing on the same lessons to a third generation of Bonham drummers.

John Bonham's death in 1980 left such an impact on the surviving members of Led Zeppelin that they knew immediately they could not continue as they were. Yet Jason Bonham's familiarity with the band made him a shoe-in to join his father's bandmates on the few occasions reunion concerts have taken place.

This year marked the 20th anniversary of Bonham's most successful album release to date, the Platinum-certified disc The Disregard of Timekeeping released by his band, Bonham. To mark the milestone, he recently toured with a new band and played under the banner of "An Evening with Jason Bonham."

In the past, Bonham has also toured and/or recorded with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Foreigner, UFO, Paul Rodgers, Joe Bonamassa, Virginia Wolf, Airrace, Healing Sixes and Motherland. He also acted in the movie Rock Star and appeared on the reality TV show "SuperGroup."

- What's the latest on Jason Bonham?

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Tour blitz unravels throughout morning; Vultures sitting on summary of concert plans

Let there be no doubt that an orchestrated campaign has been in place to announce a wave of Them Crooked Vultures concert plans all on one day.

After earlier revelations today of a six-date jaunt through the United Kingdom for which tickets go on sale this Friday, it has now been confirmed the supergroup with John Paul Jones will play an Oct. 2 set at the Austin City Limits festival.

All tickets and passes for the event are already sold out.

This marks a return to U.S. soil, which two out of three band members -- drummer Dave Grohl and singer/guitarist Josh Homme -- call home although the majority of their band's live work was conducted in Europe. Only their debut concert, set at a Lollapalooza afterparty in the Chicago club Metro, was in America.

Almost certainly, more tour dates can be expected to trickle out today as we await official word through the band's own e-mail newsletter, "The Crooked Times."

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John Paul Jones is now in one of the hottest and hardest rock bands, Them Crooked Vultures. The frontman, handling lead guitar and vocals, is Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age. Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters is on drums. As for Jones, he offers not only bass and keyboard but also mandolin, keytar, lap steel and whatever else is needed.

One album was released in November, and another is forthcoming. A tour of North America completed in November, and the band now heads to Europe in December and Australia in January.

- What's the latest on Them Crooked Vultures, the group featuring John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl and Josh Homme?

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