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The Dont's
Indie / Experimental / Rock

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SAN FRANCISCO, California
United States

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Member Since5/6/2005
Band Websitehttp://www.thedonts.com/
Band MembersJonny Don't sing
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Joey Don't guitar
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JJ Don't bass
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Kenny Don't drum
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InfluencesCan, 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 Likethe dentist's drill and a little sweet tooth

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Inner El Camino
Record LabelSelf-Released


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   About The Dont's
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.

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 mixing their third record, entitled THOSE DELICATE CHEMICALS, which is slated for a late Spring release in 2009.

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Discography:

Those Delicate Chemicals CD (2009) TBA
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

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The Popravinas





Jun 19 2009 7:35 PM

Greetings to you in SF...From here in Santa Monica.
See you down the road apiece....Cheers...
WORK





Jun 8 2009 10:49 PM

COME HANG OUT AND GET DOWN WITH SUGAR & GOLD, HOTTHOBO, AND UFO! AT WORK THIS THURSDAY. IT'S THE SECOND TO LAST WORK PARTY EVER! NO COVER ALL NIGHT!

LAURA BETH CALDWELL





May 21 2009 12:38 AM

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May 14 2009 3:00 AM

thanks :)

enjoy your evening!
.the evening room
The Mutineers





May 12 2009 3:45 AM

Sounding good on the TLE comp! Hope all is swell.
The Mutes
Tender Loving Empire





Apr 26 2009 11:00 PM

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The Synthetics





Apr 13 2009 2:28 PM

Thanks for the add.
The Synthetics
D.A.N.K





Apr 12 2009 9:33 AM

Ten DANK things you can do to help legalize marijuana (in no particular order).


1. Write a letter to a policy maker. This can be local, state or federal level-if we all take the time to do this it makes a huge difference. Take a few minutes to an hour to draft a letter-then once a week take five minutes-send it to a different official, when there is a bill related to marijuana you will have a good base.
DANK recommends using a government website or visiting http://www.makepotlegal555.org to find address information for legislators.


2. Encourage others to write their legislators-each time you write to one, pass the name and address around to your like minded friends-get them writing in, too.


3. Volunteer for a Pro-Cannabis event! Look on online, maybe there is one in your area-there are several on the DANKinfo website and at least once volunteer for Seattle Hempfest-you will be impacted in unimaginable ways.
For more info: http://hempfest.org/drupal/Volunteers

4. Attend a Pro-Cannabis event! Bring your friends and family members-especially those that would like to be better educated on the drug war and related issues. See the DANKinfo website for a list and once again, I must say (maybe I am biased) at least once in your life attend Seattle Hempfest-the third week of August.
See http://www.hempfest.org/drupal for more info.
Another good choice is the Global Marijuana March (www.globalmarijuanamarch.org).
Check the website for it-there is likely a march planned near you—if not see #9

5.
Support organizations such as LEAP, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (http://www.leap.cc/cms/index.php), where the proponents of changing the law are those whom have enforced it and seen the failures first hand. Methods of support include donating, volunteering, passing out fliers, attending events, passing on info, re-posting MySpace bulletins, etc.


6.
Donate money to those organizations who are influencing policy change-great examples are NORML (www.norml.org),
The Chop





Mar 16 2009 5:30 PM

Michael





Mar 1 2009 9:10 AM

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Jonathan





Feb 26 2009 8:50 PM

I So Wanted To See You All, Last Night At "The Independent", But I Promised A Friend I'd Attend His Temporally Conflicting Event, Weeks Ago. Hope It Went Well! Next Time... For Sure! WILL BE THERE!
HELIBASE BOOKING





Feb 25 2009 11:22 PM

one other thing....

good luck tonight at Noise Pop!
destroy!

you guys rule.
g
Flags of Hope





Feb 23 2009 11:11 PM

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Feb 20 2009 6:16 AM

I am So SAD to be missing the show @ NoisePop with french Kicks no less! I have every confidence you will RAWK it ...details after Please!
trish





Feb 8 2009 10:52 PM

i cant stop listening to worldview
happy dwarf





Feb 4 2009 6:43 AM

Rad to meet you too. Lets show swap sometime!!! Great stuff on here.
Soundrive





Jan 15 2009 4:34 AM

Hey guys,

Thanks for the add and the comment! You're music sounds really good. Do you guys use a thermin to get those sound effects? It sounds really awesome.

Take care,
Jason K.
of Soundrive
Martin





Jan 14 2009 9:21 PM

Thanx guys,love your stuff,came by you by way of Zera......just good musical taste all round.

Martin
ZODIAC DEATH VALLEY





Jan 14 2009 9:37 AM

see you saturday!
SIMON CITY





Jan 9 2009 9:30 PM

hey you too! listen to my tunes! keep it smoove.

-simon city
theSpells





Jan 10 2009 12:35 AM

to you as well! cheers!

x
theSpells
Finn Riggins





Jan 6 2009 9:08 AM

what up team Dont's? happy 2009!

we're rockin El Rio in 'ol SF this saturday (i see y'all are there next saturday...)

not sure if you knew we were going to be in town. was hoping we might get a chance to see some of yous... miss you guys. def. gonna be weird coming to SF and not playing with y'all...

hope all is well.
tons of love from team finn riggins.

g
Sarah





Dec 27 2008 10:31 PM

Really diggin your music..Thanks and I love your band name, conspicuously simple and very cool!

love love
Sarah
LuLu





Dec 22 2008 8:03 PM

Happy Holidays
The Freeks





Dec 19 2008 7:18 AM

Right On! Welcome to the FREEK-SCENE! Glad you slipped inside this SPACE as it passed by.
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