The Donkeys | |
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 The Donkeys at Treefort Music Fest in 2015 | |
| 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 | www |
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 recorded a cover of the theme to the movie Endless Summer. [7]
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