October 4, 2007: Again some sad news. Frank Lucchesi passed away on Saturday morning. Frank served the musicians of the Pioneer Valley as a master luthier. He was the owner of Lucchesi Vintage Instruments in Easthampton. He has worked on many Rikk's basses dating back to his days at Pizzitola Music in Holyoke. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all his family and friends. You can read more at http://blog.masslive.com/localbuzz/2007/10/frank_luchessi.html
August 5, 2007: Too Youg To Die: 1914, 1917, 1942, 1950, 1964. These are some of the birth years in today's obits. You could say that someone born in 1914 or 1917 lived a long life if they were to die in 2007. But we'd have to agree that 1964 is way too young. Jeff Zomek, founder of Contenental Cablevision's Studio C died Thursday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. Donut Kings apeared twice in that show in the 1990's. Our condolances go out to Jeff's family and friends. You might remember last year around the very same time we lost Karen Kelly.
May 6, 2007: Seven will be released officially this Thursday. The party will be at Paper City Brewery on Friday (May 11.) Free beer for all. Next Thursday (May 17) the Donut Kings will be on Valley Free Radio WXOJ 103.3 FM between 9-11PM.
April 2, 2007: This is no April Fools! The Donut Kings new single is out and available as a FREE DOWNLOAD right here on our See & Hear page as well as on our MySpace page.
March 30, 2007: Next week the FREE downloadable single Long Time Comin' from the Donut Kings new album will be right here on donutkings.com. We are taking pre-orders for Seven now. Anybody who pre-orders the CD will get a bonus plus the CD will be autographed.
March 24, 2007: It looks like a May release for the new Donut Kings record. The title has been changed to "Seven" because it is the Donut Kings seventh release, and hey seven is our lucky number. The art has been released, and it continues the theme NOTHINGHEAD left off.
March 11, 2007: The band is doing a few last minute tweaks on the new record. It should be off to the pressing plant soon. A tentative release of May/June looks possible. The cover art will be unveiled soon.
January 31, 2007: The Donut Kings have finished the new album. It should be out sometime this spring. The title of the album will be "Donut Kings." Check below for upcoming live shows.
Old News has been relocated to reduce clutter.
| Date | Venue | Address | Other bands on the bill | Special news |
| April 7, 2007 | The Brass Cat | 65 Cottage St Easthampton, MA 01027 Phone: (413) 527-4085 |
The Probates and Hotblack | Best dressed like "Donut Kings Girl" wins Donut Kings CD catalog. |
| May 11, 2007 | Paper City Brewing Company | 108 Cabot Street, Holyoke, MA | Seven CD release party EARLY show 6-8 PM. FREE BEER Really! It's a brewery. |
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| May 17, 2007 | Valley Free Radio LIVE in the studio | Valley Free Radio » WXOJ-LP » 103.3 FM | 9-11 PM | |
| June 22, 2007 | The Compound | 281 Lunenburg Street Fitchburg, MA 01420-4503 (978) 348-2500 |
1st-Nude Black Glass 2nd-Eye Witness 3rd-Thumbprint Railway Company 4th-3 Reasons 5th-Donut Kings. |
Best dressed like "Donut Kings Girl" wins Donut Kings CD catalog. |
| July 12, 2007 | Bulfinch Yacht Club | 234 Friend St. Boston, MA 02101 (617) 723-800 |
The Medicine Line Weight Thumprint Railway Co. |
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| August 18, 2007 | Private Party | Holyoke, MA | ||
| August 30, 2007 | Geraldine's | 1519 Elm St.
West Springfield, MA 01089 |
Best dressed like "Donut Kings Girl" wins Donut Kings CD catalog. | |
| September 7, 2007 | Paper City Brewing Company | 108 Cabot Street, Holyoke, MA |
EARLY show 6-8 PM. FREE BEER Really! It's a brewery. |
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| September 27, 2007 | Geraldine's CANCELLED |
1519 Elm St. West Springfield, MA 01089 |
with Dennis Most (punk) The Covers (zaney 80's covers) |
Donut Kings will NOT appear due to illness |
| October 22, 2007 | GCTV Homegrown | Check your local listings | If you would like to be part of the live audeience please email us. |
| Feb 25, 2006 | Chazzy B's | 43 Main St, Chicopee, MA (413) 598-8121 | Special Guests Foolish U | Best dressed like "Nothinghead Girl" wins Donut Kings CD catalog. |
| March 3, 2006 | Paper City Brewing Company | 108 Cabot Street, Holyoke, MA | EARLY show 6-8 PM. | FREE BEER Really! It's a brewery. |
| April 29,2006 | Chazzy B's | 43 Main St, Chicopee, MA (413) 598-8121 | Special Guests Foolish U | Best dressed like "Nothinghead Girl" wins Donut Kings CD catalog. |
| May 5, 2006 | Paper City Brewing Company | 108 Cabot Street, Holyoke, MA | EARLY show 6-8 PM. | FREE BEER Really! It's a brewery. |
| May 13, 2006 | Ronnie's Lounge and Restaurant | 215 South Street Holyoke, MA |
Best dressed like "Nothinghead Girl" wins Donut Kings CD catalog. | |
| July 21, 2006 | Shakago's Third Floor | 23 Hampden St. Springfield, MA | 9 PM | Free show with Space Captain & Prescription America |
| August 6, 2006 | Sunday in the Park, Pulaski Park | Main St., Northampton (Downtown) |
1-3 PM | All ages, in the park next to the Academy of Music. |
| September 8, 2006 | Paper City Brewing Company | 108 Cabot Street, Holyoke, MA | EARLY show 6-8 PM. | FREE BEER Really! It's a brewery. |
| November 25, 2006 | Waterfront Tavern | 920 Main St. Holyoke, MA | 6-closing Donut Kings go on at 9PM Tickets $20 | Lopez Family Benifit Dinner To raise money for their son who has cancer |
November 22, 2006 .
The Donut Kings will be performing Saturday November 25, at the Lopez Family Benifit Dinner at the Waterfront, 920 Main Street, Holyoke, MA. The benefit is for their son, who has cancer. Tickets are $20. Call Bernice at 413-262-3350 or Jim at 413-306-2799.
August 15, 2006 Karen Kelly passes away at 42.
Some sad new to report. Karen Kelly passed away on August 9 after a long battle with cancer. The Donut Kings backed Karen on three songs, two of which were released on the Volume Two Compilation. She also recorded a CD "Sands of Time" in 1998. She will be missed. You can read more about Karen on MassLive.com.
July 19, 2006 The Donut Kings will appear at Shakago's Third Floor, 23 Hampden St., Springfield, MA with Space Captain & Prescription America, this Friday Night July 21.
July 10, 2006 The Donut Kings have a track featured on the new Valley Independent Artists compilation CD. Look for this CD later this month.
May 1, 2006 We now have a page up on MySpace.com. Check out streaming audio and more.
April 13, 2006 The April 15th date for Chazzy B's has been officially changed to April 29.
April 6, 2006 The April 15th date for Chazzy B's has to be rescheduled. Check back soon for updates.
February 9, 2006 New T-shirts are avaialable. See our shop for details
February 8, 2006 The first group photo with Marty.
January 26, 2006 New shows have been scheduled.
January 26 2006 - Download Special. If you purchase a download song from one of the single track music stores like iTunes, MSN Music, PassAlong, or Napster for a limited time you get one FREE song from our selected catalog. To quality you must have purchased a Donut Kings track from one of our vendors between the dates 1/26/06 and 2/28/06 and forward the confirmation email to along with the name of the track you would like for FREE. You may select any tracks from NOTHINGHEAD, FAPLUNK, or No Evacuation Possible. Please allow 72 hours for us to email you your track.
January 17, 2006 Happy New Year. The Donut Kings are working on some new material. Wait 'till you hear the new tunes! The DK's hope to record and release a new CD by years end. In the meantime dates are being booked for some shows. Come out and see the Donut Kings play some new songs along with some classics.
August 1, 2005 We had such a great time with Marty Irizarry at the Paper City show that he will be joining us on a regular basis. Can you say Marty Donut!?! Marty has played guitar in bands across the county and Puerto Rico. We are excited to have Marty aboard as the new "fourth" Donut King.
July 30, 2005 - Sorry- this special has expired. Download Special. If you purchase a download song from one of the single track music stores like iTunes, MSN Music, PassAlong, or Napster for a limited time you get one FREE song from our selected catalog. To quality you must have purchased a Donut Kings track from one of our vendors between the dates 8/1/05 and 8/31/05 and forward the confirmation email to (email address-deleted) along with the name of the track you would like for FREE. You may select any tracks from NOTHINGHEAD, FAPLUNK, or No Evacuation Possible. Please allow 72 hours for us to email you your track.
July 8, 2005. Bob unfortunatly could not make the Paper City show, but Marty Irizarry stepped in to fill the guitar duties. We thank Marty for his quick fingers and great wit.
May 9,2005. Donut Kings music is now available at iTunes, MSN Music, Napster and more.
June 19, 2005. We have some new pictures up in our gallery.
April 1, 2005 Check out a sample of the new title track "Nothinghead"
Don't forget to check out our "Dress Up" contests. We will have theme dress-ups at most of our shows. It's like Halloween all year!!!
Gigs:
| April 29, 2005 | Schmedley's PUB & Restaurant | 847 Stafford Rd., Rt. 32, Storrs, CT | Special Guests: Diminishing Jim |
NOTHINGHEAD CD release party. |
| April 30, 2005 | Zen Bar | 270 Farmington Ave. (Route 4) Farmington, CT |
Opening for Mullethead | Best dressed like a "Donut" wins copy of Donut Kings CD catalog |
| May 13, 2005 | Club Meadows | East Longmeadow, MA | Opening for Slush | |
| June 18, 2005 | Maximum Capacity | 1970 Memorial Drive Chicopee, MA |
Opening for Mullethead | Best dressed like "Nothinghead Girl" wins Donut Kings CD catalog |
| July 8, 2005 | Paper City Brewing Company | 108 Cabot Street, Holyoke, MA | EARLY show 6-8 PM. | FREE BEER. Really! It's a brewery. |
| September 9, 2005 | Paper City Brewing Company | 108 Cabot Street, Holyoke, MA | EARLY show 6-8 PM. | FREE BEER. Really! It's a brewery. |
| September 30, 2005 | Schmedley's PUB & Restaurant | 847 Stafford Rd., Rt. 32, Storrs, CT |
Donut Kings will come out of hiding for a show at Mixer's, 645 Sullivan Ave. South Windsor, CT on Thursday April 8, the day before Good Friday.
Donut Kings start around 9:00.
Plastic Box and Ex Inferus are also playing.
They have a few microbrews on tap and also pool tables, and video games.
July 14, 2001. It was a fun gig.
We do have a very special gig this Saturday. We will be playing a benefit show for Alan Timmons. Alan has ALS. For more ALS info: see ALS Website.. Some people know ALS as Lou Gehrig's disease. It will be a night of comedy. The lineup will be:
Eggplant Players and Friends - Improvisational Comedy and Donut Kings
Tickets are $20 to $10 (sliding scale) or 10 cents a pound. Tickets available at the door. For reservations call 802-254-7076.
This all takes place on Saturday July 14 at 6:00PM at the West Village Meeting House on South Street in West Brattleboro. The show should be over around 10:00PM just in time for a Beer at McNeil's or for you old farts early enough for you to get home before bedtime.
Directions: 91 N to Vermont exit 2. Turn right onto Rt. 9 west. Approximately 2 miles on Rt. 9 is an intersection with a Congregational church and fire station on left. At that intersection turn left onto South St. Follow signs for West Village Meeting House.
I hope to see you all there.
The Donut Kings and guitarist Bob Haberern are once again nominated for Best Alternative/Eclectic and Best Guitarist respectively in the Valley Advocate's Grand Band Slam 2001. Thanks to all who voted. Unfortunatly the DK's did not win this year.
The Donut Kings are also climbing the charts on mp3.com. The week of May 10, 2000 they were number one in the Springfield, MA chart. and number 19 in the Massachusetts chart. There are free downloads and a special mp3.com only CD for sale.
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last updated July 19, 2001