I saw The Donnas again last week. I think this was my third or fourth Donnas show. The girls are getting more serious. They played some new songs and I sensed a little more mid-20s angst (not to be confused with teen angst). The old songs were just as fun as they’ve always been, but the new ones had a different vibe. Maybe they’re getting tired of singing about hooking up and doing it in the back seat.
Yeah, your guess is as good as mine.
One thing I did pick up on was that the larger the venue, the harder it is for a band’s energy to translate. Allow me to illustrate. Every Donnas show I’ve seen thus far has been at Emo’s in Austin, which, if restricted only to the area in front of the main stage, has room for a couple hundred people. That’s not a lot of space, and when you’ve got four hyperactive girls rocking out on stage, you get a hyperactive audience all squished together in a hormonal mass. It’s rather entertaining.
But this Donnas show was at a venue that held 1,000 people, and it was less than half full. There was no hyperactivity. There was no hormonal mass. I need the hormonal mass. Give me the hormonal mass! Maybe next time.
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hah... riot grrl nightmare...
Posted by p-man | February 10, 2007 8:15 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 20:15
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Friend A knew distantly/went to school with (?) I think two of the Donnas. Friend B either shared or lost a boyfriend to a Donna, but I don't know which one. (Friend A also has S-K issues! It is a riot grrl nightmare.)
Posted by Janine | February 10, 2007 8:15 PM
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you betcha. big S-K fan. they've found permanent spots on my mp3 player. i haven't gotten the chance to see them live yet, though. when that day comes, you can count on a thorough review. did you say gossip? do tell.
Posted by p-man | February 10, 2007 8:15 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 20:15
Slightly apropos of this, do you like Sleater-Kinney? Just checking. I have a whole friend-of-a-friend *thing* with The Donnas, or at least a couple of them (not necessarily *against* The Donnas, but with them, because I am never given adequate gossip *sigh*).
Posted by Janine | February 10, 2007 8:15 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 20:15
true dat, dood.
Posted by amanda | February 10, 2007 8:15 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 20:15