I've been trying so hard to give away this pair of Donnas tickets and have discovered: no one in Nashville cares. Both winners that were drawn on the radioshow didn't call in to claim their tickets, no one's responded to my offer for them... the listeners of WRVU are so nonplussed about the Donnas coming to town that even fifty bucks worth of free tickets can't convince them to venture into the estrogen-fueled commercial badgirl rock that is The Donnas.
I mean, I'll be honest: I'm not going. I don't really care at all about The Donnas. Look at the absurd amount of feathered hair and metal studs going on in the above photo. There's a lot of packaging going into making them look like icons for the modern female teen rock movement, but come on--there's nothing in their heeled boots and leather jackets that seems the least bit legitimate. Still, do we all need to be cultural snobs in the events we attend? Can we only support music that doesn't try to make money, that doesn't want to be cool? Yeah, such an outright attempt at image can be a bit ridiculous, but you can't look at Of Montreal without recognizing there's an image they're trying to project as well--a very different one, but a distinct one nonetheless. The White Stripes practically made a name on their iconic look--granted, with damn good music to accompany it.
So are The Donnas just an empty look? I don't think so. They're music's not the most, oh, intellectual thing around, but it's solid fun rock, and hell, for a free night of music, it's not a bad deal.
So this is my last plea:
SOMEONE TAKE THESE DAMN TICKETS.
Let me know by tonight at midnight if you're interested. Please. Somebody?
MP3:
The Donnas, "Are You Gonna Move It For Me?"
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