May Madness: dtb is coming to PA, VA, and MA
Donna the Buffalo has a run of shows coming up that guarantees to make the rest of May a stellar month to be a DtB fan, especially those of you in or near Virginia. The fun begins on Thursday, 5/17, when the band returns to Edinboro, PA for the Edinboro Art & Music Festival, a fest they've played each year since 2009. From there, it's south for a pair of shows in Virginia: Friday, 5/18 at Kingdom in Richmond and Saturday, 5/19 at the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville. The following Friday, 5/25, DtB will be in Greenfield, MA for the Strangecreek Campout. Tickets for all of these shows are still available from the respective venues. See you there!
Jeb Breaks Out The Pedal Steel At Shakori!
The biggest news coming out of this year's Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival: The return of Jeb Puryear's pedal steel guitar. The instrument has taken on an almost mythical status among the Herd since Jeb last played it, which most likely was in 2004. Jeb brought his pedal steel with the band when they traveled to Florida for a run of shows in January 2006, but it stayed on the bus. The instrument returned to the public eye during DtB's set at Shakori on Saturday, 4/21/12, first for a performance of (surprise, surprise) Riddle of the Universe, during which Tara played Jeb's Strat. Then, at the end of the evening, Jeb played on pedal steel for a moving, all-star version of The Band's The Weight as a fitting tribute to Levon Helm, who passed away on 4/19/12. This tribute also include guest appearance by Ritchie Stearns, Greg Humphreys, Chris O'Neil, and others. DonnaFans.com contributor Paul Roberge generously shares with us 11 photos of DtB playing at Shakori Hills GrassRoots in Silk Hope, NC, including shots of the aforementioned songs with Jeb on pedal steel from 4/21/12 as well as a few from the band's early-evening set on Thursday, 4/19/12. At this fest, DtB also performed with Preston Frank twice: a late-night dance tent set on Friday 4/20/12 and a mid-afternoon set on Saturday, 4/21/12. Thanks for the photos, Paul!
new video: 2/9/12 Virginia Key GrassRoots, Miami, FL
More video has been posted from the inaugural Virginia Key GrassRoots Festival, which took place 2/9/12 to 2/12/12 in Miami, FL. This time, Gene Martin has post a video of Donna the Buffalo's complete set on Thursday, 2/9/12 in Miami, FL. "A short but sweet set with great energy and a super selection of songs," Gene said. During this set, DtB played It's A New Day, Living in Babylon, Me and Depression, Love and Gasoline, 40 Days & 40 Nights, Part-Time Lover, Broken Record, Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday, and The Ones You Love. Gene's got a bunch of great videos, including performances by DtB, Sim Redmond, the Horse Flies, Big Leg Emma, and many more, on his YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/Genegenedtb. Thanks, Gene!