08/29/2009 Breaking Up Is Hard To Do 08/21/2009 Tour posters I still don't have a job but I did update the website. I guess that's a job. So If you would like to see our collection of posters from our various road shows click on that picture up there. A lot of them our from the last tour we did with Magnolia Electric Co. and they are pretty sweet. The one above I feel needs a special acknowledgment. It was handpainted by our good friend Byron Sonnier for a show we played with his band in Birmingham, AL. Thanks for that one Byron, you are the man. Alright, Bye for now. The donkeys 08/15/2009 Home At Last Well, that was quite the month, and by month I mean six weeks. I feel like that should be the longest we stay away from home at a time. You lose track of a lot of things in that amount of time. But it is amazing that all it takes is a couple days with you own shower and bed to right you again. First and foremost we have to say that Magnolia Electric Co. is one of the most stand up groups of guys you could ever care to meet. Not to mention a fine set of musicians. Secondly, on coming home to San Diego, the rest of the country gets really sweaty in the summer. It is nice to be back. So, we took some pictures on the road. Some with my phone (not so great), and some with Jessie's camera (better) the only problem is we are having a difficult time retrieving those images from the previously mentioned camera. When we do get those I will be more than happy to post them, for now enjoy the grainy cell phone quality. Thanks to Magnolia's connections there were a bunch of cool documentations of this trip. From hand printed tour posters to live recordings and video music blogs. All of which I plan on digitizing and putting up on the site. So bare with me as I'm sure it will take a few days, but I am currently unemployed so I really don't have any excuses. Meanwhile check out these pictures. By For Now The Donkeys 07/14/2009 Feel the Burn I'm not really sure why I would have entitled this entry "feel the burn." It really doesn't pertain to anything. Well maybe it's a tour reference, but we have only been on the road for a week so there really isn't any burning going on yet. It has actually been pretty chill so far. With a couple hiccups behind us we are ready to hit our stride this week. Our next day off not being until the drive from Austin to Tucson on the 26th of this month. So I guess that is the burn I'm alluding to? Alright so what have you missed? The first night of tour in Phoenix our van broke down and we had to miss the show in Albuquerque as a result. Lucky for us we have friends in Arizona that went out of their way to keep us entertained and more importantly air-conditioned. Norman, Bloomington, and Chicago were awesome. The guys from Magnolia Electric Co. all seem like stand up dudes. I think we should be having a good time with them down the line. Well, we already have had a good time and plan on continuing the good time having might be more accurate. Anyways, This might be last update until we get home some thanks for checking it ou. I'm going to make sure to put a tour gallery up when we get home. I think I'm going to go wake my dad up now and try to get some fishing in before we hit the road to Cincinnati. Bass beware. Take care, We'll talk to you soon The Donkeys. Oh, one more thing follow us on twitter if you want to keep up to date with our tour nonsense. At the very least it will be an entertaining interruption to your day. 06/01/2009 It's Been a Long Time. So, how is everyone doing? Sorry we haven't been keeping up on the website. I guess we all got a little burnt after the SXSW trip and reverted to our respective caves for a little bit. I am please to say however that we are all doing well. I (tim) recently got my wisdom teeth removed and after too many years dealing with everything from tooth discomfort to nauseating pain I am a much happier person. You may noticed that we haven't played out in the last month or so, that is because we finally got cracking on what is to be our third record. The 8-track is fired up and we have been recording demos in preperation for the studio with some pretty good results. Here's a rough version of one of our new songs. Let us know what you think. We also have a summer tour on the horizon with Magnolia Electric Co. which should prove to be a lot of fun. It starts in the early part of July and goes clear through to mid August. I'll post all the dates and such on the Shows page. As it turns out we will be in Lawrence, KS on the tenth of August. We just found out that are good freind Kelly from love garden records is having a birthday the next day so I think we are going to have to stick around and celebate. For those of you that have been there you may know, and those that haven't should go there, but Lawrence is a rad town. A big part of why Lawrence is so cool for us is the Love Garden. Oh, one more thing. This may already be old news, but we recently had a song fetured on the television show Lost. They played it a few times throughout the season, I found it to be pretty exciting. You can actually down load it on itunes. Just search Dharma Lady (the similarities to another one of our songs doesn't end there) Well, beyond all that I think that is all I have to talk about for now. Keep checking the site as I will be filling in some tour dates as I get them. We look forward to seeing y'all this summer. Take it easy the Donkeys 03/15/2009 ....And Away We Go! II San Francisco and L.A went great. We had a little trouble incorporating the sitar into the set but I think we got it know. Phoenix tonight at the Modified if anyone is interested. Then we are out to Austin. One of the interns at the label set us up a twitter account so check it out. I guess just search the donkeys, I don't really know how this stuff works. Oh yeah and we also got another show added to our SXSW dates . on thursday the 19th at 12:30 p.m. at the Radio Room. All right gotta go. See y'all in Texas. The donkeys 03/13/2009 ....And Away We Go! So as soon as tony and jessie show up it's off to San Francisco we go. Than to L.A., Phoenix, and Austin. crap they are here. Talk to you all later. Peace The Donkeys. 02/27/2009 SXSW It is official, We will be attending this years SXSW music festival in Austin,TX. We have a few shows planned with Phosphorescent on the way out and couple of patries and showcase in Austin. All the dates are posted on our "shows" page so check them out. Besides that I think I'm out of news. No, I just thought of something. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone has a new album coming out and we were lucky enough to hear an advanced copy of it. Let me tell you what, this is his best work to date and quite possibly the best album of 2009. next to ours. Seriously though it is amazing It comes out in April so keep your eyes peeled, you won't be sorry. talk to soon The Donkeys 02/07/2009 Home Sweet Home So, the winter in the midwest isn't so bad. Well at least when you can leave it. The tour went great. We played some good shows, and the TMK festival in chicago was alot of fun. Schubas is a great venue if you are ever out that way. And the bands that night were great. A special hats off to Tulsa, they played well and were real cool guys. We look forward to bumping in to them again. Now it wasn't on the orginal tour but on the way through Illinois we got a phone call from our good friend Kelly at the Love Garden in Lawrence, KS (One of the best record stores in the country. I strongly recomend checking it out when in the area) to play a show in his fair city. Being that Lawrence is one of our favorite stops we jumped at the opportunity. As always that city knows how to put together a good time. Inauguration day with a band called The California Craisins what more could you ask for. Now we're home and it's time to get to work. We've done a lot of writting both on the road and at home and we are ready to put those ideas to tape. The 8-track is all tuned up and ready to do some demo-ing. So with any luck we will have some songs rolling out soon and maybe put some preview tracks of what will be the new album up on the site. Oh about those pictures I said I would put up, As it turns out having your camera when you need it is an art in and of itself. So what I'm trying to say is the pictures I did get are boring. I promise to get better ones next time. Lo ciento. Happy February, The Donkeys 01/08/2009 On the Road Again Happy New Year. I hope you all had a lovely holiday. What's that? oh, ours was just fine thanks for asking. Anyways today we set forth on a little trip in to the icy heart of America. No, we are not following the chargers to pittsburgh to cheer our team to victory. But instead we are going to play at the Tomorrow Never Knows festival in Chicago, Illinois. As much as we love this city we feel a little apprehensive to leave our comfortable 65 degree winter to bare the elements at what I checked this morning to be somewhere around -8 degrees. Kind of Brutal. On the positve side we will now be able to talk with a bit of knowledge about winter. Maybe we have it to easy here in San Diego. I'm not complaining though. I'm already cold just think about it, can't wait to get home. So yeah, check out our shows page to see if we are headed your way and come out to say hello. We have new shirts and left over christmas c.d's. See you soon the Donkeys 12/20/2008 Early Christmas Presents It's Christmas time again and the Donkeys were feeling especially festive this year. Instead of rehearsing for our upcoming midwest tour we decided to write and record a few christmas songs. We plan on giving away actual copies to all who attend our show tonight at the Kensington Club. But if you are unable to attend the festivities tonight you can A: send us a self addressed stamped envelope and we will mail you a copy. or B: download them from our Christmas page. Either way we Wish you all a happy holiday season and we look forward to seeing you in this upcoming year. There promises to be alot of excitment in the world of the Donkeys. Peace, Love, and Egg Nog. the Donkeys 12/04/2008 Yo! Check This Out! I guess Fred Armisen (of SNL fame) And Carrie Brownstein (from Sleater Kinny) have a sketch comedy site called Thunder Ant. This probably isn't news to a lot of people, but it is to me. Anyways on this website they have done a spoof on a couple of feminist bookstore clerks reviewing albums. One of the afore mentioned albums is ours. It's pretty funny. Click here to go to the video. 12/02/2008 Me I Want A Hula-Hoop So the turkey is gone and the Christmas lights are up. The holidays are officially here. We recently did a feature on sezio.org about the us tour we just got back from. You should check it out. There are a lot of pretty good pictures. They actually supplied us with some disposable cameras to document the experience. Just click on the link above and you should be redirected to the spread. I guess that is all there is to report for the time being so we shall bid the fair well. Be safe in this holiday shopping season. If you go to a Wall-Mart be extra careful. I can think of one family that probably doesn't think Christmas is that cheap at Wall-Mart. Take Care, The Donkeys 11/24/2008 Is It Monday Again? Well that weekend wasn't long enough. Oh well. Let's see here what has changed..... Um, Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I think we are all looking forward to spending some time with our family. I think Sam's family will be making the trip down to San Diego. The rest of us will be headed north to the counties of Orange and Riverside. On the band front. We are currently working on a couple out of town trips. In march, of course, we will be hitting the road for SXSW. I think we will make it a short trip. Visiting all the spots on the way there and back. We all love Austin and we have never played the festival before so we are looking forward to a hectic weekend. Before that though we are going to be making our way to the midwest. To the fifth annual Tomorrow Never Knows music festival. This five day event will have us playing sometime in mid January at Schubas In good Ol' Chicago, IL. I'm not going to Lie to you, the idea of Chicago in mid January is a little scary to me. My southern California bones aren't made for below zero temperatures. Then again how would I know? I left Detroit when I was to small to remember, and I always find my way back during the nicer times of the year. What ever doesn't kill you only makes you stronger, right? Maybe I have some recessive Eskimo genes that will make living in freezing temperatures a walk in the park? Anyways, as soon as we get confirmed dates for both of those trips we will post them here for all to see. Happy Thanksgiving, for all of you out there celebrating. Those that aren't sorry the banks will be closed but you probably don't have to work. Which might not be a good thing. But a day off is a day off. Build a model airplane, go to a park, write that letter to your Congressman that you've been putting off. Talk to you soon, The Donkeys. 11/22/2008 Isn't that interesting? So in the spirit of keeping eveyone posted, Jessie got a root canal this week. It almost stopped us fron practicing on tuesday. Not to worry, no amount of tooth pain is going to stop that man from melting faces with his guitar shred-ability. Anthony showed up to that same practice with a pretty sweet little ditty that we recorded that night. It sounds pretty good, new album here we come. More on the Anthony front; The hunt for a new house is really bringing him down. But things are looking up as there is a pretty sweet combo swell set to hit this weekend. Translation: Sicky waves up and down the coast. With his surf board newly repaired and wetsuit smelling as good as ever, the pacific doesn't stand a chance. Tito might not be able to pass this one up either. He hasn't been out since it got cold. He can be a bit of a fair weather surfer. Tito has decided to host a friends Thanksgiving this weekend. It should be a good time but I think he's a bit concerned there won't be enough turkey. That's no good. What's thanksgiving with out the Turkey? I wonder if a roast of some sort will take some of the focus off the small bird? Oh, has anyone gone to buy an organic free-range turkey lately? Those things are freaking exspensive! The price people pay to stay on top of the trends. Last but not least Sam, he's recently recovered from a stomach bug he caught from some little kids in Utah(his nieces and nephews). Which was one of the few downsides of a trip that included such highs as; skeet shooting, off-road four-wheeling, and some good ol' vintage car talk with his uncle the collector and restorer of all things fast, loud and Chevy. The stomach bug sent to the porcelain thrown a few to many times, but he's back dancing the night away with his good friends Erica and Jack. 11/21/2008 Hurray For A Website!!! What's up? So after way too long we have figured out how to make a website. Most people would have probably hired some one to do it for them, but not the Donkeys. We feel anything worth doing should be done by yourself. And will there for take a very long time. But man was it worth it. Once we were a bunch of musicians, now we are web building musicians. I think we are way betting at playing music then making websites so don't take the structural flaws of this page as any indication of our musical ability. Because on that front there are no flaws. (Depending on what reviews you read.) We recently got back from a US tour that took us to many great places where we meet some beautiful people. We plan on uploading a bunch of pictures from the trip to share with the world. Let us hope that doesnt take to long for us to figure out. So, with that we will bid you fairwell, I hope you enjoy this website. If you don't just give it some time. It will get better. Peace out, The Donkeys DONKEYSONGS.COM 2008