The Donnas

Biography: •June 8, 1993: 1st show ever, "Day on the Green" at Jordan Middle School as 8th graders under the band name "Screen" soon to be changed to "Ragady Anne" •November 6, 1993: 1st Battle of the Bands, freshman, as Ragady Anne 9. (blew everyone off the stage!) •December 20, 1993: 1st Annual Christmas Benefit - Food and toy drive, Local Bands for the Ecumenical Hunger Program (We put one on every year w/the band assisting in every aspect of the show's production). as Ragady Anne. •December 21, 1994: 2nd Annual Christmas Benefit - Food and toy drive, Local Bands for the Ecumenical Hunger Program. as Ragady Anne. •February 28, 1995: Ragady Anne 7" vinyl released on Radio Trash Records. •July 10, 1995: The 1st Radio X single •September 8, 1995: 1st live show as The Donnas with the Odd Numbers, Vulcaneers, Donnas, at the Los Gatos Teen Center •October 4, 1995: Ragady Anne and the Donnas appeared on KZSU's (Stanford college radio) Wednesday Night Live. (back to back live performances, the ladies posing as 2 different bands!) •December 16, 1995: 3rd Annual Christmas Benefit. Food and toy drive, Local Bands for the Ecumenical Hunger Program. as The Electrocutes. •May 30, 1996: The 2nd single, also on Radio X, on Brett's B-Day •September 12, 1996: Their 3rd single and 1st on Superteem Label •December 21, 1996: 4th Annual Christmas Benefit - Food and toy drive, Local Bands for the Ecumenical Hunger Program. as The Electrocutes •January 10, 1997: 1st Donnas Superteem LP released at Slim's show w/MTX and Hi Fives •March 19-28, 1997: 1st tour as The Donnas, Japan •August 15, 1997: Signed w/ Lookout! Records •May 28, 1998: 1st Feature on MTV News 1515 interview live footage from NYC show •February 20, 1998: 1st tour w/ Groovie Ghoulies. Through March 28, 1998 •December 16, 1998: The Electrocute "Steal Yer Lunch Money" finally surfaces on 12" Vinyl and CD on Sympathy for the Record Industry •February 11, 1999: Win 2 Bammies. California Music Awards were held at the Bottom of the Hill and the Donnas take home 2 Bammies: Outstanding Independent Album for American Teenage Rock 'n' Roll Machine, and Outstanding Punk Artist •January 1, 1999: The BAM critics annnouce the Donnas' feisty, no-nonsense "American Teenage Rock 'N' Roll Machine" the best California release of 1998, w/Donnas on the cover of BAM magazine. •April 24, 2000: Live appearance The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. Performed "Skintight" •December 14, 2001: Signed w/ Atlantic Records •September 28, 2002: Shot video for "Take It Off" •October 14, 2002: Perform live on The Tonight Show •October 23, 2002: Spend The Night headlining tour kicks off. Expand

The Donnas' Scores

Average career score: 67
Highest Metascore:
Metascore: 74
Lowest Metascore:
Metascore: 54
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
4 music reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
Metascore: 54
Bitchin'
Sep 18, 2007 Primary Artist 7.7
Metascore: 70
Gold Medal
Oct 26, 2004 Primary Artist 8.4
Metascore: 74
Spend The Night
Oct 22, 2002 Primary Artist 9.1
Metascore: 71
The Donnas Turn 21
Jan 23, 2001 Primary Artist 7.0