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Daniel Donato’s Cosmic NOLA

The Civic Theatre

Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country Horizons Winter Tour will come to the Beacon on Saturday, April 4.

Daniel Donato

Beacon Theatre

There are a lot of musical influences and sources that Daniel Donato has drawn on during his career and that inform Reflector, the Nashville guitarist-singer-songwriter-bandleader’s first all-original album. But within those Donato has carved out a unique and individualized spot for himself, one that speaks to the deep American music heritage that inspires him — and that he’s pushing towards the future with inspired, intentional vigor. He calls it Cosmic Country, a moniker that’s both self-descriptive and a statement of purpose. It’s an organic rock band aesthetic with plenty of roadhouse twang, a showcase for Donato’s instrumental virtuosity and facility for songcraft. Bridging Nashville and the Great West, Kentucky and mid-60s northern California, tie-dye and plaid, it’s a world of his own, and a wide world of musical adventure at that. This is their SMF debut. This event is standing room only.

Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country

Victory North Savannah

Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country

Saint Andrew’s Hall

There are a lot of musical influences and sources that Daniel Donato has drawn on during his career and that inform his latest album, Reflector (Retrace Music), his first all-original album. But within those, Donato has carved out a unique and individualized spot for himself, one that speaks to the deep American music heritage that inspires him--and that he's pushing towards the future with inspired, intentional vigor. He calls it Cosmic Country, a moniker that's both self-descriptive and a statement of purpose. It’s an organic rock band aesthetic with plenty of roadhouse twang; a showcase for Donato’s instrumental virtuosity and facility for melodically infectious songcraft. Bridging Nashville and the Great West, Kentucky and mid-60s northern California, tie-dye and plaid, it's a world of his own, and a wide world of musical adventure at that. While growing up in Nashville his father, who turned his young son on to music of all genres, suggested the fledgling and industriously minded (even at just 14) artist start busking in Nashville’s lower Broadway area and outside concerts, for eight hours at a time on the weekends. One night, the two happened by Robert’s Western World where legendary honky-tonklocal mainstay the Don Kelly Band were performing. “Their songbook was that of my main influences still to this day--Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Bob Wills, Marty Robbins, Bill Monroe, traditional bluegrass music, Hank Williams Sr.--old-timey music with real stories and emotions that everybody has. It just hooked me right away. “Donato eventually became a member of the band, playing four hours a night at Robert's (464 shows in total). Another piece of the puzzle came through later in Donato’s teenage years--the Grateful Dead, thanks to a high school American History teacher who gave him a pile of bootleg recordings when he was 18. "When I discovered Jerry Garcia, there's really never been anyone who writes like that," says Donato. "From there I went on to discover Bob Dylan and all the great writers and made me want to make that part of what I did as well. "The whole package of player, singer, writer and band leader was in place. Two albums in, Daniel Donato and Cosmic Country, featuring Nathan Aronowitz (keyboards/guitars/vocals), Will McGee(bass/vocals) and Will Clark (drums, percussion/vocals) are selling out venues throughout the country and bringing their brand of Cosmic Country to an ever growing, passionate fanbase.

The Showbox

Daniel Donato and his Cosmic Country band serve up psychedelic rock with plenty of roadhouse twang. Bridging influences from Merle Haggard and Bill Monroe to Jimi Hendrix and the Grateful Dead, Donato’s albums Reflector (2023) and Horizons (2025) showcase virtuosic guitar hooks and impeccable songwriting that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Daniel Donato

Events

Upcoming events

Jul 1, 2026

Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country & Molly Tuttle · Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts

Past events

Apr 30, 2026

Daniel Donato’s Cosmic NOLA · The Civic Theatre

Apr 4, 2026

Daniel Donato · The Beacon Theatre

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