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| Location: | SAN FRANCISCO, California |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | May 1, 2008 (614 days back) |
About Me |
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| A notoriously eclectic bunch, The Dont's spend several hours a week improvising in their studio adjacent to a glass factory in San Francisco, retaining hundreds of hours of experimental recordings since forming in 2003. After their sophomore self-release INNER EL CAMINO hit the streets in early 2007, The Dont's were named CMJ/Sonicbids Artist of the Week, SF Deli Magazine's Artist of the Month, and were selected to showcase at CMJ 2007 in New York as well as Noise Pop 2008 as one of Sonicbids' featured artists. Recorded predominantly at John Vanderslice's Tiny Telephone, 2007's INNER EL CAMINO features Tom Waits' onetime horn virtuoso, Ralph Carney, as the band expands their indie rock palate to incorporate jagged new-wave romps, crusty psychedelica and their trademark no-fi balladry. In April 2005, the band self-released MISC RADIO LEAKAGE, a binaurally recorded foray into the depths of love and commerce. Leakage found the four pursuing darkly melodic passages inspired by the likes of Can, The Fall, Talking Heads and The Flaming Lips. Along with INNER EL CAMINO, both records have garnered acclaim from an array of local and national print and online press. The Dont's are presently working on their third record and will be road testing selective material along the West Coast in Spring/Summer 2008 before setting it to tape. View The Dont's EPK Discography: Inner El Camino - CD (2007) Misc Radio Leakage - CD (2005) Model - EP (2003) “Fusing 90s alt-rock with Talking Heads quirkiness, The Dont's create a truly eclectic sound.” – CMJ "Inner El Camino is a clamorous exploration of noise and improvisation with undeniable funkified dance elements veiled by raw "freak pop." - West Coast PERFORMER "Ranging from rock to pop to splashes of jazz and ambient, the group thrives on challenging the listener....sounds like a cross between At the Drive-In and James Brown...and the quirky “Worldview” sounds like a cross between the Flaming Lips and the Hold Steady on sedatives." - PopMatters “The Dont’s have refined the art of teetering at the splintered edge of disaster, embracing just the right amount of abandon...” – Flavorpill “Edgy and wildly creative... a fantastic indie rock record." - East Bay Express “Inner El Camino is an indie rock fun house... simultaneously off-kilter and embracing.” – Nascent “The Dont's have created an unusual indie-rock blend... lots of noise with plenty of spacious quiet moments...” – In Music We Trust “The Dont's pour down smart, angular and snappy songs that have deep roots somewhere between early UK post punk and the more accessible works of Sonic Youth.” – Left Hip Magazine “San Francisco indie rockers The Dont's are the apple of the local music press's eye.” – San Francisco Chronicle “Peppered with spacey blips and bleeps, The Dont's have produced a very organic, authentic sound.” – The Owl Mag “The Dont's make great sense out of a couple of decades of indie-rock... hectoring Fall vocals, extended Can jams, and tense but eloquent Modest Mouse guitars...” - Delusions of Adequacy “The Dont's sound like Can meets the Replacements. It makes me almost wet myself.” – Tiny Mix Tapes “The Dont's take the knotty melodies and fractured rhythms of icons like Wire, the Fall and Gang of Four and bring them into the new millennium.” – High Bias BlahBlahBlah Add to My Profile | More Videos The Dont's LIVE - January 2007 Add to My Profile | More Videos The Dont's - Live @ Cafe Du Nord, May 2007 Add to My Profile | More Videos Your super-special drink recipe is finally here! MOUNTAIN DON'T 1 shot vodka 1 shot cough syrup 1 splash absynth Mtn Dew Code Red glass (optional) |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 5/6/2005Band Website: thedonts.com/ Band Members: Jonny Don't sing Joey Don't guitar JJ Don't bass Kenny Don't drum Influences: Can, The Fall, Talking Heads, Pixies, Flaming Lips, Les Savy Fav, Sonic Youth, Iggy & the Stooges, Pavement, Sea and Cake, Built to Spill, Tripping Daisy, Tortoise, Bowie, Cream, Television, GoGoGo Airheart, The Flaming Groovies and truckstop cassette racks. Sounds Like: the dentist's drill and a little sweet tooth The Dont's on iTunes Inner El Camino Record Label: Self-Released Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Indie / Experimental / Rock) |
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My Blog |
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Pacific NW Tour Photo Blog |
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| Check em' out...Many thanks to Louise and Bebet for flashing us:http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user
.viewPicture&friendID=15323636&albumId=1567060 Posted by The Dont's on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:38:00 PST |
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Bay Guardian Preview of Noise Pop performance |
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| San Francisco's Dont's are JJ Don't (bass), Ken Don't (drums), Jonny Don't (vocals), and Joey Don't (guitar), but as with the Beatles, a fifth Don't looms like a specter. In this case it's the Mountai... Posted by The Dont's on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:02:00 PST |
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Synthesis Band of the Day... |
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| Synthesis Band You've Never Heard of Band of the Day: The Don'ts Author: James 25 Jan The Don'ts are from San Francisco. That's probably the best way to describe them. Their lineup consists... Posted by The Dont's on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:30:00 PST |
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Live clip from Hotel Utah 12/14/07 |
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| found this on you tube...thanks to the mystery seasick cameraman!
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The Deli feature & Bottom of the Hill |
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| http://www.thedelimagazine.com/sf/..> ..> ... Posted by The Dont's on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:21:00 PST |
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IMEEM Artist Of The Day |
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| We're pretty excited to be IMEEM's artist of the day. Our music video for Blah Blah Blah will also be featured next Thursday, October 18th. Please visit IMEEM here:
wwwdotcmjdotimeemd... Posted by The Dont's on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:20:00 PST |
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CMJ - New York 2007 Performance |
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| Where: The Delancey168 Delancey StreetNew York, NY 10002 map When: Friday Oct. 19, 7:00 PMSharing the stage with:Bling Kong 8:00 PMPicastro 9:00 PMMannequin Men... Posted by The Dont's on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:46:00 PST |
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BlahBlahBlah (New Video !!!) |
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| New Video !!!undefined BlahBlahBlah
Add to My Profile | More Videos... Posted by The Dont's on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:01:00 PST |
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Bay Bridged Vol. 1 - CD Release Party !!! Friday July 13th |
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| hey summer people...first off, a huge thank you to all of you who made our recent mini-tour a success -it was definitely one of the more memorable stints we've experienced as a band.we'll be playing n... Posted by The Dont's on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 02:04:00 PST |
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New IEC Review from Hybrid Magazine |
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| ..> The Don'ts Inner El Camino (self-released) ... Posted by The Dont's on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:55:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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