Mike Donovan (musician)

Mike Donovan (born October 6, 1971) is an American, San Francisco, California based musician, best known as the guitarist and singer of Sic Alps (2004-2013).^[1][2] He has also released music by other San Francisco musicians with his Dial Records and Folding Cassettes labels.

Mike Donovan
Mike Donovan performing with Sic Alps at the Primavera Festival in Barcelona 2010
Background information
Born	(1971-10-06) October 6, 1971 (age 53)
Origin	San Francisco, California, United States
Genres	Garage rock, psychedelic rock, alternative rock, lo-fi, noise rock, art punk, post-punk
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Dial Records, Drag City, Folding Cassette Records,
Website	Official Website

Donovan is a veteran of several other bands. He was a member of The Ropers, The Church Steps with Chris Douglas, NAM, Big Techno Werewolves, Sounds of the Barbary Coast and Yikes.

In October 2013, he released his solo debut Wot on Drag City.^[3]

In May 2015, Donovan formed the San Francisco lo-fi supergroup The Peacers, releasing a self-titled debut on July 17, 2015. The self-titled album was co-produced and co-performed by Ty Segall.^[4] The current lineup of The Peacers is Mike Donovan, Shayde Sartin, Mike Shoun and Bo Moore. The band release their second record, Introducing The Crimsmen, on Drag City on June 16, 2017.

Discography

• Wot (Drag City, 2013)
• How To Get Your Record Played In Shops (Drag City, 2018)
• Exurbian Quonset (Drag City, 2019)