[3][4] Rolling Stone has stated that "the Donnas offer a guileless take on adolescent alienation; they traffic in kicks, not catharsis, fun rather than rage".

Lead vocalist Brett Anderson on May 30; guitarist Allison Robertson on August 26; bassist Maya Ford and drummer Torry Castellano, both on January 8.

They are all self-taught musicians and practiced in Castellano's garage nearly every day during their years at Palo Alto High School.

In February 2005, they toured Australia with the Big Day Out music festival, playing from Sydney to Perth.

"Who Invited You" can be found on the soundtracks for True Crime: Streets of LA and MVP Baseball 2003 as well as Splashdown: Rides Gone Wild.

The band appeared in the movie Drive Me Crazy in 1999 (as The Electrocutes),[8] and later on the TV show Charmed performing the single "Fall Behind Me" at P3.

They also appeared in the 1999 teen comedy Jawbreaker as the prom band, contributing two songs to the soundtrack ("Rock 'N' Roll Machine" and "Checkin' It Out").

A cover of "Roll On Down The Highway" was used in the Disney comedy film Herbie: Fully Loaded and Backstage was used in "Freaky Friday".

The Donnas can also be heard on Mean Girls during the end credits playing a cover of the Billy Idol song "Dancing With Myself", and they also contributed to the soundtrack of the movie Grind.

The Donnas independently released their seventh studio album titled Bitchin' on September 18, 2007 Purple Feather Records label.

On July 9, 2010, Castellano announced via the band's website that due to her continued shoulder problems she would have to retire from drumming and performing with the Donnas.

[10] She is currently an attorney working at the Texas Office of Capital and Forensic Writs (OCFW) which serves as a post-conviction public defender.

[11] In August 2012, the band was reported to be recording their eighth studio album and also premiered a new song called "Tramp" at a private show.

In April 2023, for Record Store Day, the band released a compilation of earlier material entitled The Donnas - Early Singles 1995-1999.