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Donna The Buffalo is not just a band, rather one might say that Donna The Buffalo has become a lifestyle for its members and audiences. Since 1989, the roots rockers have played thousands of shows and countless festivals including Bonnaroo, Newport Folk Festival, Telluride, Austin City Limits Festival, Merle Fest, and Philadelphia Folk Festival.
They've opened for The Dead and have toured with Peter Rowan, Del McCoury, Los Lobos, Little Feat, Jim Lauderdale, Rusted Root, and Railroad Earth to name a few. They also toured with Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen to help raise awareness about increased corporate spending in politics.
In 1991, the band started the Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival in Trumansburg, NY. The four day festival has become an annual destination for over 15,000 music lovers every year and was started as an AIDS benefit. It continues as a benefit for arts and education. To date, the event has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars and is now one of three Grassroots Festivals; the Bi-annual Shakori Hills fest in North Carolina and Virginia Key festival in Florida. In 2016 GrassRoots Culture Camp was introduced in Trumansburg, New York as four days of music, art, dance and movement workshops, including nightly dinners and dances.
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The band was on point, as always. Have not been in a few years and forgot how they know how to piece a jam together. Just great. Love the Jefferson theater. Staff is always great, place is clean, sound is on point and it is set up to be a great place to see a show.
First time to see them and loved the band! Cant wait to see them again
We really enjoyed the event-especially Tara Nevin's musical versatility. She was amazing on violin, guitar, squeezebox, and washboard! The only downside was that we're over sixty, and it appeared that many others in the audience were, as well, which made standing for the entire performance pretty uncomfortable. Maybe an option for seats or standing could be arranged for future performances? We would have happily paid more for the choice. Otherwise, it was a great evening!
Donna the Buffalo was great as always, but it was completely the wrong venue (Jimmy’s Jazz Club) for this band. Everyone had to sit at dinner tables and there was almost no opportunity and space for people to dance. When someone would get up and dance, it looked awkward. We were sat in a side room that is cut off from the main ballroom and we had to view the whole concert through an open window. I spoke to folks who were sat up close to the stage and they said the sound was overpowering and terrible because they were too close. Why there was no dance floor, I have no idea. This venue is probably better suited for quieter, more mellow music like Jazz or Folk, not Rock music. Very strange place. I absolutely would not recommend going to a concert here unless they remove all of the tables and chairs.
I saw a blip of DtB on late night tv some time ago (Austin City Limits?) and remembered their name, of course. Saw they were in town and decided to go, not really knowing anything else. Less than one minute into their opening number I grew a big smile on my face and it stayed there the rest of the night! In fact, I’m still smiling. Go see them, sit/stand/dance up close, and you will not be disappointed.
First time seeing Donna the Buffalo live. Tara and Jeb were amazing. Such a fun band. One of the best shows I’ve seen this year!
We've been enjoying Donna The Buffalo since 1992, sometimes following them across the country for dozens of shows. We'd planned a Maine vacation this year but didn't find out until our reservations had been made that they'd be in Portland, Maine, 2 days before we planned to be there. So we adjusted our schedule, braving a hurricane and having nowhere to stay those extra days, and it was well worth making that adjustment. Great show, the kind of show that keeps us coming back for more. Great start to our vacation, and it gave us a chance to enjoy a little more of Portland. A little disappointed we didn't see anyone we knew, we know quite a few "Herd"members, but it was a nice crowd and a stellar show.
My sister's and I loved the 2 hour concert. The venue was Art Deco, the herd was steady dancing, and the music was Incredible!
Seen them many times. So many changes . I love much of their older music. New album trying to bring that back . Ideally, i would love to hear those songs i know and love but i would settle for 50% but low and behold , for me , way not enough of . I am now an old fart . I used to be able to dance to most of their concert , now i sit and girate, lol . I miss the old days and the old bliss . So friday brought back a few kisses. Conscious evolution, of course, the jazz . I have a hard time w steps , especially in the dark . I almost danced up the stairs ❤️
The 5th time we’ve seen them at this venue and it is always a pleasure
Tara Nevins is an amazing musician!! The venue was perfect.
Can you even count the number of shows you've seen over the years at the Tralf? Surely not enough, I'd venture to say. Donna the Buffalo is always a fun time for sure! They did not disappoint at this final show at the Tralf.
This is my 2nd time enjoying the December 30th show and it was a treat. Venue is always clean, organized and has friendly staff. The band was amazing and better than I remember. Hope to see them again.
Great show, nice venue...Donna the Buffalo Rocks! Groovy!!!
SR system has one or more blown drivers in the right stack. Awful sounding to me and really annoying and ruined it for me even after moving to different locations on the floor. Not the band's fault but the sound technicians should have noted it and tried to disconnect the guilty speakers. PV Concert hall should fix their equipment if they want me back.
Met some friends at The Jefferson to see Donna the Buffalo ~ my husband and I had never been. We LOVED it!!!! Great venue and not too crowded :) Especially loved that I could dance down front then go up to the balcony and watch from there!!!! Not a bad seat in the house ~ very cozy and the acoustics were FABULOUS!!!!!!
La am a fan of Donna the Buffalo. I danced the whole night with my friends. The venue was comfortable should one want to sit or dance. Hope that they return soon!
This show was amazing! I've seen them a bunch of times but this time seemed different, a good different. Tara was on FIRE!! Their jams got pretty psychedelic at times and everyone in our party had an absolute blast, as always. The PV Music Hall is a great venue with this layout to allow a little seating but also plenty of room to shake your bones.
Love this band, we try and see them when they come down and this venue is awesome. Clean, nice bar but could use more variety! Great vibe and so much better then Funky Biscuit where they don't start playing until so late. The band is always such fun and I'm still sore from non stop dancing....
While Donna the Buffalo always gets an A+ for their performance, the Abdo Room at the BPAC gets an F. When we arrived there was no seating provided, then the staff brought out seating for a limited few. I’m sorry, either everyone stands or everyone sits. Considering the average age of attendees it should have been the latter.
