DAVID DONDERO, A WEATHER, AAN
(Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison) Cut from the classic cloth of restless troubadours who trade songs for a warm meal or a place to lay their head, David Dondero doesn’t necessarily fit in our modern times. Pity the poor old singing soul stuck in an era of $4 gasoline and downloadable records. Dondero’s road-weary tales stretch from the bedroom to the bars and to the pews, the latter of which (“Rothko Chapel”) is the finest moment of 2007’s Simple Love. “Your heart is like the Rothko Chapel/Cold, dark, void, yet simple and intriguing/Somewhat comforting, got me believing almost anything/There was this line by Charlie Parker, somewhat worth remembering/‘If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.’” Catch him before he packs his bindle and catches the next rumbling boxcar out of town. EAC

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David Dondero - Rothko Chapel