"Day on The Green" held by Jordan Middle school was a chance for the students to play 15 min. sets in front of everyone during lunch. But, there were never any girls up there playing. So Allison Robertson (Donna R.) and Maya Ford (Donna F.) who were best buds decided they'd show those boys that they could rock! The only problem was that they only had a few months of experience playing the guitar and bass, and they didn't have a drummer or a lead vocalist. They asked Allison's friend Torry Costellano (Donna C.) and a girl they met in their 8th grade Social Studies class, who was Brett Anderson (Donna A.). Neither Torry or Brett had any expirience. Ragady Anne was born! Influenced by R.E.M., L7, The Muffs, Bikini Kill and Shonen Knife, they practiced in Torry's garage. A month later they were playing covers of L7, the Muffs, and Shonen knife during lunch. They liked it enoigh to keep practicing everyday afterschool and playing at lunch. They played their first show at a Palo Alto Community Center, playing all original songs. The result was a 7" vinyl that is now highly collectable by Ragady Anne. They eventually changed their name to the Electrocutes. Later on, record label owner Dan Raffeli approached the girls wanted them to play and record his songs under the name of The Donnas. This resulted with a few 7"s and a full length LP on his label Radio X, which became Super*Teem! Records. The Electrocutes first and last CD came out in 1996 when they were junoirs. They stuck with the name of The Donnas because they were just more popular. They signed with LookOut! Records in 1998. They then put out "American Teenage Rock 'n' Roll Machines" and then the media responded. Ranging from radio stations to Mtv, Rolling Stones, Music Magazines, and of course web pages. They appear in 2 flicks "Drive me Crazy" which they perform as The Electrocutes but playing songs of The Donnas. They also are in "Jawbreaker" doing "Rock 'n' Roll Machine". They were accused of not writing their own songs. It was true, their first album was written by Dan Rafelli, and they collaborated with him on "Rock 'n' Roll Machines." In the dorm where Allison and Maya were living at UC-Santa Cruz, snobby girls started the "Anti-Donnas" club. They left Dan Rafelli and wrote "Get Skintight." When they all turned 21, they then wrote "Turining 21." What can we say, they've been through all that and they still ROCK!
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