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Donnas, Donnas, Donnas, I hear lots about them these days. Whatever reviewed their CD "American Teenage Rock and Roll Machine" in the last issue, and while I gave them the thumbs-up I did take a few cheap shots at them because of their age and stuff.
I only mention this because after I gave Donna R a
copy for taking
a "Whatever Shameless Promotion" picture the other ladies ended up reading
my review and explaining to me where they thought I was wrong. Mostly
Donna C, the drummer didn't like me saying "It's so simple you can almost
hear Donna C counting her drum beats in her head." She thought it made
her sound stupid. So, I gotta say she's isn't. She kicked some drum ass
during the Donnas set.- honest.
Not for nothing but the Donnas were pretty awesome. Its everything that's
been missing from music for a while- 4 young people who've been playing
together since like 13 who just play simple punk about dating, drinking,
and having fun. They ripped through three or four songs at a time with
only the bass player, Donna F yelling, "come on" or "lets go" between
songs.
Donna R really plays some good licks on her guitar while slouching around
the stage with a big smile on her face. She and the singer, Donna A,
worked the crowd and kept things simple. I think they did like 19 songs
or something, I can't remember and I didn't keep a list- sorry. I can say
that they did most of "American Teenage R&R Machine," as well as some of
their earlier stuff which Lookout! has re-issued- so go get it.
The fans all mashed themselves up to the stage and had
a great time
singing along and jumping around. The Donnas don't go for any flashy
stage gimmicks and just pumped out the tunes. There wasn't any stage
diving or gorilla pit to deal with so everybody was just doing the pogo
and drinking some brews. I had a blast, it was really great.
Hopefully the Donnas will keep touring. When I talked to them they had
dropped out of their freshman year of College to do this tour and didn't
know if they were going back or not. I'd like to think that they could
count on getting bigger and bigger, but who knows? Lately I've heard that
they are recording again and a CD should be out by summer. I really hope
so.
Also on the bill from Lookout! were The Hi-Fives. These guys were a 4
piece with a wide body guitar and old style suits. They did a mix of pop
rock, punk, and even some good surf. I loved the surf, "Black Sand
Beach," which was an instrumental that rocked, bit other songs like
"Smoochin the Pooch," and "Seven Years," were also pretty good. They may
have looked kinda white bread in their Beatles suits, but they did punk it
up pretty nice.
Providence's' own Double Nuthins opened the night.
These guys put
out one of my favorite 7inch with a b side- "Going To Sh'Booms which is a
riot. They always do a great set. Jay, Ted, and Matt play some good
straight punk and also like to goof around to keep things fun. Write to
them for the 7inch at PO Box 28097 Providence, RI 02911.
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