Yes, The Donnas are for real and they are here to stay. They are a loud and proud American original. They are a band of influence, survivors in an industry known more for comet casualties than career success stories. And the Donnas really are a savvy, brazen success story; they are the American Rock n’ Roll Machine.

The legend begins in a Palo Alto junior high school in Northern California where four self-described “dorky pre-teen girls” form a rock n’ roll band at the age of 13 in 1993, under the influence of KISS, Motley Crue, and the Ramones. Over the course of the next 16 years, eight ever-evolving, critically acclaimed rock n' roll albums are released. The Donnas jet-set the planet several times over to an ever-expanding, international fan base of rabid “Donnaholics." From Palo Alto to the stages of Letterman and Saturday Night Live, to the pages of Rolling Stone and the cover of Billboard, The Donnas have grown up to become one of the best female rock groups of all time.

Sixteen sweet years later, the exact original line-up remains intact: Brett Anderson on lead vocals, Maya Ford on bass, Allison Robertson on guitar and Torry Castellano on drums–a steadfast longevity that is testament to their deep four-way friendship and career dedication. But there is a vast divide between the awkward tweens of the 1990s and The Donnas of the 2000s. Besides utterly poker-hot musicianship, the gorgeous foursome has entered into a new chapter of maturity, comfort, and nostalgia, looking back on their long career of growing up Donnas.
To celebrate 16 legendary years of pounding out head-banging, fist-pumping rock and roll together, on July 7, 2009, The Donnas unleash a career-spanning retrospective entitled The Donnas Greatest Hits Vol 16, on their own Purple Feather Records.
The Donnas: a four-way, equal partnership of women in friendship, art and business. A rare trust exists between these members that most bands could never dream of achieving in a similar group dynamic. That is why most bands break up and The Donnas continue to stick together and thrive, celebrating sixteen candles… and counting.

When Robert Matheu of Creem Magazine introduced the two at Spaceland in Los Angeles in 2004, stars aligned. Corvette and Gore quickly became kindred spirits and started writing songs. What resulted becomes part of Detroit's new R'n'R era. Lianna Castillo (Gore Gore Girls) and Al King (Powertrane) round out the lineup. Listen and watch carefully... history is being made.

The Nukes are an all-teenage rock band based in Los Angeles that plays all originals (at some point they may cover a song or two) .What gives them an edge over all other teen rock bands are their affinity for musicianship - having studied their instruments since before becoming teenagers - and indifference about that commercial-friendly sound in favor of challenging the industry to try something new.