“Eyes on the drummer; you never know what he'll do next.” That’s advice from The Seattle Times about local musical legend, Jon Bolton. AS THE LEAD SINGER AND/OR DRUMMER IN A NUMBER OF BANDS, JON IS FAMOUS FOR HIS WILD STAGE PRESENCE, ZANY ANTICS, CELEBRITY IMPERSONATIONS, HUMOR, AND THE UNIQUE ABILITY TO DO ALL OF THIS WHILE MAINTAINING A STEADY BEAT AND DELIVERING AN ECLECTIC STYLE OF ENTERTAINMENT. A MINUTE IN THE AUDIENCE IS ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE SEATTLE TIMES DESCRIBED HIM AS “KEITH MOON MEETS JIM CARREY.” JON’S COVER BAND CAREER JUMP-STARTED IN 1998 WITH THE BEATNIKS, AND WAS QUICKLY TOUTED AS “THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE BAND'S PERFORMANCE” (THE STRANGER). HE WAS FEATURED WITH THE BEATNIKS ON VH1'S COVER WARS. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, BOLTON HAS SHARED THE STAGE WITH ROGER DALTREY (THE WHO), ALAN WHITE (YES), PAUL RODGERS (FREE, BAD COMPANY, QUEEN), PAUL ALLEN, AND BRUCE WILLIS. HIS GROUPS, THE BEATNIKS AND THE HERDING CATS, HAVE BEEN BOOKED FOR PRIVATE SHOWS ALONGSIDE POISON, KID ROCK, ONEREPUBLIC, PITBULL, DON FELDER (THE EAGLES), FLO RIDA, HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS, TONE LŌC, AND BRYAN ADAMS. AS A SOLO PERFORMER, BOLTON WAS FEATURED FOR SEVERAL YEARS AT THE ANNUAL DRUMMING EXHIBITION, WOODSTICK, ALONGSIDE DRUMMERS FROM THE BANDS OF ALICE COOPER, PEARL JAM, SOUNDGARDEN, ACDC, TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS, JASON ALDEAN, AND CHICAGO. BOLTON IS ALSO FEATURED ALONGSIDE OTHER WORLD-CLASS DRUMMERS IN THE PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK, STICKS 'N' SKINS. AS OF SUMMER 2023, JON IS TOURING WITH THE BEACH BOYS, WHO HAVE NICKNAMED HIM ‘BOLT,’ “BECAUSE HE’S FULL OF ENERGY” (ENDLESS SUMMER QUARTERLY). RECRUITED FOR THE GIG BY JOHN STAMOS, BOLT IS EXCITED TO ‘RIDE THE WAVE’ OF THIS NEXT SEASON IN HIS ROCK ‘N’ ROLL CAREER.
