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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (June 22, 2017)
SAD IS ALL YOU NEED I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t from time to time like to feel sad — to occasionally pull melancholy over themselves like a warm blanket or, on a warm summer day, bathe in it like a cool, dark room. Acclaimed but heretofore pretty esoteric Mid-Western songwriter David Dondero specializes in this kind of feeling, particularly on his latest acoustic, indie-folk release Inside the Cat’s Eye, a collection of songs featuring Dondero’s dark twist on folk, country and hyper-quiet indie rock. Throughout the album Dondero’s voice is plain and very accessible in its vulnerability. Relaxed because it doesn’t need to compete with amplified instruments, but not always comfortable in its warble when in the spotlight; a blemish that only makes Dondero’s literate but unpretentious lyrics all the more arresting, particularly on stand-out album track “Capitol Buildings Bleed.” With a descending melody and sparkling yet maudlin guitar line, the track tells the story of seeking solace, family trauma, and disappointment, all while asking the question: “Why you gotta drive yourself crazy?” The song’s tone, like much of the album, evokes that stretch of winter after the holidays, when comforting cold turns to a damp restlessness. Or summer after the Fourth of July, as the picnics and camping trips wrap up and there’s nothing left to do but wait for fall. Dondero’s not always sad, but even the album’s happier tracks have a wry humor to them. “Bacon, Eggs and Beer,” he sings on the eponymously named track over relatively spritely Texas-folk, “I got everything I need out of life.” David Dondero plays with Noelle Tannen & The Filthy No Nos as well as Eugene-based singer songwriter Kaitlin Sevy 9 pm Monday, June 26, at Old Nick’s; $7, 21-plus. — Will Kennedy TUESDAY 6/27 5TH ST CORNUCOPIA Jesse Meade w/Girin Guha—9:30pm; n/c COWFISH Trap-House Tuesday w/Wes Light—9pm; n/c CUSH Poetry Open Mic— 7:30pm; n/c DEXTER LAKE CLUB Acoustic night w/Brian Chevalier—6pm; acoustic jam, open mic, n/c THE EMBERS DJ Victor—8pm; Current hits, standards, requests, n/c HI-FI LOUNGE Reggae Night ft. Laborer w/King Toby—9pm; reggae jam, n/c WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke w/Slick Nick—9pm; n/c LEVEL UP Karaoke w/Kade— 9pm; n/c LUCKEY'S Amusedays w/Chaz Logan Hyde—10pm; comedy, open mic, n/c MAC'S Roosters Blues Jam w/ Skip Jones & Byron Case— 7pm; blues jam, n/c MULLIGAN'S PUB Steve Ibach—8pm; acoustic, n/c O BAR Karaoke w/Jared—9pm; n/c OAKSHIRE Bluegrass Jam— 6pm; n/c OLD NICK'S Weirdo's Experimental Open Mic w/ Jevon—9pm; n/c SAM BOND'S GARAGE Bluegrass Jam—9pm; n/c WEDNESDAY 6/28 5TH ST CORNUCOPIA Karaoke w/Slick Nick—9pm; n/c BLACK FOREST Karaoke w/KJ Powers—9pm; n/c BREW & CUE Crystal Harmony Karaoke—9pm; n/c THE COOLER Karaoke w/Caught in the Act—9pm; n/c COWFISH Submerged w/Rico & Olivier—9pm; deep-house, techno, disco, n/c HAPPY HOURS Mama Jan’s Blues Jam w/Brian Chevalier— 8pm; n/c HI-FI LOUNGE Funk Night— 10pm; funk jam, n/c ISLAND HUT Karaoke w/Jared— 5pm; n/c JERSEY'S Karaoke w/Sassy Patty—8pm; n/c LUCKEY'S Wednesday Night Groove Sessions w/The Sunday Bump—10pm; funk, jazz, open jam, $3 MAC'S My Band ft. Darlene Jackson—6pm; blues, soul, pop, variety, n/c MOHAWK TAVERN Karaoke w/ Caught in the Act—9pm; n/c MULLIGAN'S Open Mic— 8:30pm; variety, n/c OLD NICK'S Headdress, Broken Dead, Paranoiac—9pm; punk, $5 ROARING RAPIDS Swing Shift Jazz Orchestra—7pm; n/c SAM BONDS GARAGE Resonant Rogues, DiTrani Bros—9pm; $5 SIDELINES SPORTS BAR Karaoke w/Mike—9pm; n/c VANILLA JILL'S Open mic— 8pm; poetry, music, n/c WAYWARD LAMB Lipsync Battle—9:30pm; n/c WEST END TAVERN BTM Karaoke—9pm; n/c CORVALLIS & THE REGION HAVURAH SYNAGOGUE — Ashland TH Irene Farrera & Alice DiMicele—7pm; $20 THE NOTI PUB — Noti SA Justin Case—9pm; classic rock, n/c BRITT PAVILION — Jacksonville WE Good Vibes Summer Tour: Rebelution, Nahko & Medicine for the People, Collie Buddz, Hirie—5:50pm; sold out America’s Premier Jewelry & Bead Shows GEM FAIRE On Sale Fri 10:00AM saturday october 7 w.o.w. hall 291 W 8th ave · eugene, or 8:00Pm ShoW · all ageS ticketS at all ticketmaSter locationS charge By Phone 1-800-745-3000 alSo availaBle at WoW hall Box office JUNE 30 - to - JULY 2 EUGENE Lane County Events Center { 796 W. 13th Ave., Eugene, OR } *Bring this ad to receive ONE september 28 arlene schnitzer concert hall 1037 SW BroadWay · Portland, or · 6:30Pm ShoW · all ageS ticketS at WWW.Portland5.com · charge By Phone 800-992-8499 alSo at Portland5 Box office · co-Produced With ShoWBox PreSentS FRI 12pm-6pm | SAT 10am-6pm | SUN 10am-5pm JEWELRY ² CRYSTALS GEMS ² BEADS SILVER ² MINERALS FOSSILS ² PEARLS a ***** Admission $7 Jewelry Repair | Largest Selection | New Vendors! *Not valid with other offer. 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