| David Dondero | |
| Landscape: | Yes |
| Birth Date: | 24 June 1969 |
| Origin: | Duluth, Minnesota, United States |
| Genre: | Indie folk |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter |
| Years Active: | 1979–present |
| Label: | Ghostmeat Records, Future Farmer Records, Team Love, Flippin Yeah Industries, Unrequited Records |
| Associated Acts: | Sunbrain, This Bike is a Pipe Bomb, The Flatwheelers, Fat Stinkin' Belgian Bastards, National Dust, Flaming Chicken Intestines |
David Dondero (born 24 June 1969 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.[1] [2] [3] In 2006, NPR's All Songs Considered named David one of the "best living songwriters" alongside Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney and Tom Waits.[4]
Dondero started his musical career on drums at the age of nine, due in part to the fact that he "was always drumming on stuff with my hands".[5] Dondero released four records with the Clemson, South Carolina–based punk/hardcore band Sunbrain (three on Grass Records and one on Ghostmeat Records), before breaking up in 1995. The following year, Dondero joined This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb for nearly two years as their drummer. He left in 1998 to focus on his solo material. He has since released seven solo albums – two with Ghostmeat Records, three with Future Farmer Records and the most recent two with Team Love Records. His eighth album, titled
, was released on 3 August 2010.[6]
Dondero has toured with such acts as Crooked Fingers, Jolie Holland, Against Me!, The Mountain Goats, David Bazan, Preston School of Industry, Bright Eyes, Tilly and the Wall, Erik Petersen of Mischief Brew, Spoon, and Willy Mason.