DONZII (post-punk, goth) invoking a spellbinding tour from Miami to LA
Emerging from subtropical Miami and named after an Italian speedboat company, DONZII (pronounced dawn-ZEE) exists in a dystopian dream, experienced through an all-knowing, all-seeing gaze cast upon discordant politics, unravelling environments, deconstruction of sexual conventions, and the ever present threat of an alien apocalypse. Led by the inimitable singer, artist and choreographer Jenna Balfe, post-punk outfit DONZII are trekking across the US for a string of tour dates that will see the bedevilled collective revel in the waning light of fall.
DONZII was started by vocalist Jenna Balfe and musician Dennis Fuller. Their post-punk vision is a unity of go-hard industrial bangers, darkly ambient balladry, and new takes on the funk traditions of No Wave. They have created a Donzii Universe, as they call it weaving together a stream of narratives through performance art and lyricism.
Donzii is: Jenna Balfe (vocals), Danny Heinze (guitar), Dennis Fuller (bass, drums), Violeta De La Guardia (keys).
Donzii (Miami FL)
RIYL: post-punk, no wave, electro-industrial
FFO: Drab Majesty, New Order, Siouxsie and the Banshees
Album: Fishbowl (Grey Market Records, 2023)
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Donzii - Fishbowl (Grey Market Records, 2023)
1. Rightway Highway (04:49)
2. Penetrate (03:43)
3. Crash Landing (03:56)
4. Fishbowl (03:40)
5. Fun (03:23)
6. Left to Right (01:11)
*7. Pattern 26 (04:04)
8. Funny Pants (03:43)
*9. Baby Wilder (03:31)
*10. Grave (03:42)
11. Love (03:46)
(* denotes Focus Track)
Donzii : Fall Tour 2023
10/28 - Miami @ The Ground
10/31 - New Orleans @ Music Box Village
11/01 - Houston @ 1810 Ojeman
11/02 - Austin @ Hotel Vegas
11/08 - San Francisco @ The Knockout
11/09 - San Diego @ Kensington Cub
11/12 - Los Angeles @ Resident DTLA
Donzii: Jenna Balfe (vox), Dennis Fuller (bass, dr), Danny Heinze (gtr), Violeta De La Guardia (keys)
DONZII has performed on stages and festivals all across the country including SXSW, Born Losers Fest, and III Points Festival. Their track "Sand" was featured on the HBO show "Pretty Little Liars", and they have shared bills with New Order, Boy Harsher, Mr. Twin Sister, Eartheater, Surfbort, Otto Von Schirach, the Jacuzzi Boys, Drab Majesty, Lydia Lunch, The Growlers and Jorge Elbrect.
DONZII is a therapeutic exercise in sincere and honest expression, a confrontation with demons, and ultimately a celebration of getting lost within yourself with an inner urge to dance the dystopia away.
