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
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COWFISH Trap-House Tuesday
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CUSH Poetry Open Mic—
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DEXTER LAKE CLUB Acoustic
night w/Brian Chevalier—6pm;
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THE EMBERS DJ Victor—8pm;
Current hits, standards,
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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—
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LUCKEY'S Amusedays w/Chaz
Logan Hyde—10pm; comedy,
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MAC'S Roosters Blues Jam w/
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MULLIGAN'S PUB Steve
Ibach—8pm; acoustic, n/c
O BAR Karaoke w/Jared—9pm;
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OAKSHIRE Bluegrass Jam—
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OLD NICK'S Weirdo's
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5TH ST CORNUCOPIA Karaoke
w/Slick Nick—9pm; n/c
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BREW & CUE Crystal Harmony
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THE COOLER Karaoke w/Caught
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COWFISH Submerged w/Rico &
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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—
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JERSEY'S Karaoke w/Sassy
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Jackson—6pm; blues, soul,
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