The Donkeys | |
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Background information | |
Origin | San Diego, California, United States |
Genres | Indie Rock |
Years active | 2004- Present |
Labels | |
Members | Timothy DeNardo, Anthony Lukens, Sam Sprague |
Past members | Jesse Gulati |
Website |
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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]
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 did a cover of the theme to the movie Endless Summer. [7]