The Donkeys (band)

For the British band, see The Donkeys (British band).

The Donkeys are an American indie band from San Diego, California, United States, that consist of Timothy DeNardo, Jessie Gulati, Anthony Lukens, and Sam Sprague.^[1]

The Donkeys
The Donkeys at Treefort Music Fest in 2015
Background information
Origin	San Diego, California, United States
Genres	Indie Rock
Years active	2004- Present
Labels	Dead Oceans Easy Sound
Members	Timothy DeNardo, Anthony Lukens, Sam Sprague
Past members	Jesse Gulati
Website	www.donkeysongs.com

History

Their style of music has been compared Pavement, the Grateful Dead, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.^[2] They are signed to the label Dead Oceans.^[3] The band were nominated for best rock band for the San Diego Music Awards in 2011 and 2012, and won the award in 2012.^[4] Their song "Excelsior Lady" was featured as a song by the fictional band Geronimo Jackson on the TV show Lost.^[5] The Donkeys third album Born with Stripes was mixed by Thom Monahan of the Pernice Brothers and released in April 2011.^[6]

In 2016, the band released a mini album called Midnight Palms and recorded a cover of the theme to the movie Endless Summer.^[7]

Discography

Albums

• The Donkeys (2004)^[8]
• Living on the Other Side (2008)^[9]
• Born with Stripes (2011)^[10]
• Ride the Black Wave (2014)^[11]
• Sun Damaged Youth (2018)

References

1. "The Donkeys". Donkeysongs.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
2. The Donkeys. "The Donkeys | Biography, Albums, & Streaming Radio". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
3. "The Donkeys". Dead Oceans. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
4. "San Diego Music Awards". Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
5. Morales, Alex (2011-11-29). "Local Band The Donkeys Recall Simpler Times". KPBS. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
6. "The Donkeys". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
7. "A man a plan a canal New music from the Donkeys – "Theme from the Endless Summer" | A man a plan a canal".
8. "The Donkeys". Antenna Farm Records. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
9. Stephen M. Deusner (2008-09-11). "The Donkeys: Living on the Other Side | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
10. David Bevan (2011-04-27). "The Donkeys: Born With Stripes | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
11. "Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks the Donkeys' Ride the Black Wave | The Talkhouse Music". Music.thetalkhouse.com. 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2016-04-03.

External links

• Official website
• The Donkeys at AllMusic