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David Donderoby Eric Boucher |
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At first glance, it is easy to lump David Dondero in as a protege of Conor Oberst. After all, the Bright Eyes leader did sign Dondero to his new label, Team Love, and the two artists’ songs do share some similarities. However, Dondero has actually been performing and writing songs for as long as Bright Eyes and has the material to rival his new label boss. After releasing an acclaimed live recording, Live At The Hemlock (Future Farmer Records), Oberst signed Dondero to his fledging label to release South Of The South, a surrealist and oblique travelogue of the southern states. Whether it’s the descriptive geography lessons of the title track or the simultaneous embrace and condemnation of adolescence heard on “Journal Burning Party,” Dondero’s muse shines with a resonance all its own. It’s little wonder that Dondero received such a warm reception when he performed in Buffalo with Tilly And The Wall and others this past fall. This time, Dondero returns all by himself to prove he is not just another member of the Bright Eyes camp but rather a talented, lonesome troubadour in his own right.
Monday, December 5 at 9pm. Mohawk Place, 47 E. Mohawk St. (855-3931). $7
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