Full length albums
The Donnas - 1998
American Teenage Rock & Roll Machine - 1998
Get Skintight - 1999
Turn 21 - 2001
Spend The Night - 2002
Members:
Donna A (
Brett Anderson): vocals
Donna R (
Allison Robertson): guitar
Donna F (
Maya Ford): bass
Donna C (
Torry Castellano): drums
An
all-girl rock band out of
Palo Alto,
California. They've released five
albums so far, and countless
vinyls and
singles. Music-wise, the Donnas have been compared to a lot of different
bands, including the
Ramones, which I guess is sort of accurate, but they cite a lot of different influences like
L7 and
Shonen Knife. Not anything to take very seriously, just three-minute
kick-ass rock songs, with most of the usual
cock rock messages reversed, to the dismay of some of the men. Their new album,
Spend The Night, isn't much of change from their earlier work, but Brett's
vocals sound cleaner and more mature, and the band in general just sounds more
grown-up.
Also, they seem to be working incredibly hard at the moment. Said to be working on the new album while going around the country with
Lollapalooza. Either the girls are really
committed to their music, or their
record label is riding the hell out of them. Whatever the case, they still make good music.
And hey, they are pretty cute.