John Herndon

John Herndon is an American drummer, percussionist, and producer from Asheville, North Carolina, who relocated to Chicago in 1985 and became a founding member of the boundary-pushing post-rock band Tortoise. Under his solo alias A Grape Dope he explores instrumental hip hop, dub, house, and experimental electronic textures on releases including the EP Missing Dragons and the album Backyard Bangers. He has also performed with Isotope 217, 5ive Style, The For Carnation, Uptighty, and Exploding Star Orchestra. He currently drums in the new trio Casa Sueño alongside guitarist Mike Baggetta and bassist Mike Watt.