December 2009
Join Donna The Buffalo For New Year's In Nashville!
There's still time to make plans to ring in 2010 with Donna the Buffalo! The band's annual New Year's Eve celebration will take place at the Loveless Barn in Nashville, TN and will also feature the Josh Williams Band, the Believers, and other special guests. Tickets are $60 and include light hors d'oeuvres, champagne, hats, noisemakers, and a late-night brunch after the show. Visit the Loveless site at www.lovelessbarn.com to purchase tickets or for more information.
This special New Year's Eve show will be bookended by two other can't-miss gigs: On Wednesday, 12/30/09, Tara and Jeb will perform two sets (9 and 11 pm) as a duo at The Family Wash (615-226-6070). There's no cover--it's a pass-the-hat affair. Reservations are required for seating, and a limited number of standing room only spaces will be available on a first-come, first-served basis for each set.
Then on Friday, 1/1/10, Jeb and Tara (plus special guests) will perform another duo show at Saffire Restaurant (615-599-4995). Doors at 3 pm, show at 4 pm; a heavy hors d'oeuvres menu will be available. Like the Family Wash shows, there's no cover for this performance--it's a pass-the-hat affair.
For hotel reservations, contact the Hampton Inn (615-662-3133; mention the Loveless Barn show for a $105 plus tax rate) or the Microtel Inn (615-662-0004; $79 plus tax). (posted 12/27/09)
Review Of 12/18/09 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
Last Saturday Donna the Buffalo returned to New York's Bowery Ballroom for a pre-holiday show in the City. The band's set included some interesting choices, such as a Look to the Future opener, early-set versions of Family Picture and a spacey Conscious Evolution, a sweat-inducing Hot Tamale Baby, and a soaring Mystic Water. The night also featured an encore that was almost a full show in itself: Jeb and Tara doing There Must Be as a duet, an onstage marriage proposal, It's A New Day, and then Walk on the Wild Side and Funky Side with the Believers. Read details in my review of DtB's performance on 12/18/09 in New York, NY. I also posted a few cellphone photos of dubious quality at http://twitpic.com/photos/donnafans. Enjoy, and if you've got any photos of this gig, feel free to send them to me at fans@donnafans.com. (posted 12/20/09)
Live On Twitter: Coverage Of DtB's 12/18/09 Show In NYC
I'll be tweeting the setlist and photos from Donna the Buffalo's show at the Bowery Ballroom in New York, NY on Friday, 12/18/09 starting at about 10 pm eastern time on www.twitter.com/donnafans. You do not need to have a Twitter account or provide any personal information to view this page.
(posted 12/17/09)
Just Added: Photos From 12/11/09 Millvale, PA
Each December for quite some years, Donna the Buffalo has treated fans in the Northeast to what has affectionately become known as the "holiday run" of shows, a series of gigs on consecutive weekends at some of the band's favorite venues in the region. The first two shows took place at Mr. Small's Theater outside Pittsburgh, PA and Town Ballroom in Buffalo, NY. Frequent DonnaFans.com contributor Larry Franklin was at the former, and provides us with 12 photos of DtB playing on 12/11/09 in Millvale, PA. On this night, the band played an early-set Let Love Move Me, The Mill, Love and Gasoline (by request) and an absolutely legendary version of Mystic Water. They capped off the night with Jeb and Tara performing There Must Be as a duet, and then the entire band did Funky Side. Thanks to taper Lee Maine, a BitTorrent of this show is already available at http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=530704. Thanks so much for the photos, Larry! The holiday run continues next weekend with shows at the Bowery Ballroom in New York, NY and Bearsville Theatre in Woodstock, NY.
(posted 12/13/09)
New Photos: 12/5 Ithaca, NY
Donna the Buffalo's roots run deep in the Ithaca area, so any time the band is able to play a gig there, it's cause for major celebration. The most recent of these took place on an early December night, as Ithaca's venerable State Theatre hosted Life Is Water, A Concert to Defend the Finger Lakes Against Unsafe Gas Drilling. Tim Andersen, the person responsible for the most excellent Funkyside.com, a site dedicated to music of all genres from the Finger Lakes region, was at this show and kindly shares with us 12 photos of DtB performing on 12/5/09 in Ithaca, NY. After spirited performances by the Horse Flies and Sim Redmond Band, DtB took the stage for a set filled with favorites old and new, including Family Picture, It's Love Time, Conscious Evolution, Ding Dang Dong, and Funkyside. You can already listen to and download this show--in addition to taking these photos, Tim also made a soundboard recording and uploaded it to the Live Music Archive at www.archive.org/details/donna2009-12-05.sbd. Tim, on behalf of DonnaFans everywhere, thanks so much! (posted 12/7/09)
Benefit Show On 12/5 Will Be Webcast on HaveYouHerd.com
Thanks to HaveYouHerd.com and the usual crew, Donna the Buffalo's performance at Life Is Water, A Concert to Defend the Finger Lakes Against Unsafe Gas Drilling, at the State Theatre in Ithaca, NY on Saturday, 12/5, will be webcast live at http://webcast.haveyouherd.com. Live coverage of this concert, which will also feature the Horse Flies and Sim Redmond Band, will start at approximately 8 pm eastern time. For tickets and more information about this show, go to www.statetheatreofithaca.com/lifeiswater. (posted 12/4/09)
Donna The Buffalo To Play Benefit Show In Ithaca On 12/5
On Saturday, 12/5, Donna the Buffalo will perform at Life Is Water, A Concert to Defend the Finger Lakes Against Unsafe Gas Drilling, at the State Theatre in Ithaca, NY. Proceeds from this concert will go to Shaleshock Citizens Action Alliance (http://www.shaleshock.org), a grassroots group of Finger Lakes residents who are concerned with understanding and protecting their communities and environment from exploitation by the energy industry with regards to drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale. The concert will also feature the Horse Flies and Sim Redmond Band. For tickets and more information, go to www.statetheatreofithaca.com/lifeiswater. (posted 12/3/09)
Special Guests Announced For New Year's Celebration In Nashville
Donna the Buffalo has announced that for this year's New Year's Eve extravaganza they will be joined by the Josh Williams Band, the Believers, and other special guests. The New Years Eve show will take place at the Loveless Barn, a cool new venue in Nashville, TN. Complete show details, including special guests, will be announced very soon, so check this page daily. Tickets will be $60 and will include light hors d'oeuvres, champagne, hats, noisemakers, and brunch after the show.
It gets even better: On Wednesday, 12/30/09, Tara and Jeb will perform two sets (9 and 11 pm) as a duo at The Family Wash (615-226-6070), which is famous for their Shepherd's pie. Reservations are fully booked for the 9 pm seating but a limited number of standing room only spaces will be available on a first come, first served basis. For the 11 pm seating (light menu only), reservations are still available and there will also be limited standing room. There's no cover--it's a pass-the-hat affair.
Then on Friday, 1/1/10, Jeb and Tara (plus special guests) will perform another duo show at Saffire Restaurant (615-599-4995). Doors at 3 pm, show at 4 pm; a heavy hors d'oeuvres menu will be available. Like the Family Wash shows, there's no cover for this performance--it's a pass-the-hat affair.
For hotel reservations, contact the Hampton Inn (615-662-3133; mention the Loveless Barn show for a $105 plus tax rate) or the Microtel Inn (615-662-0004; $79 plus tax). (updated 12/3/09)
