David Dondero plays New World Brewery in Ybor City, Florida on March 8, 2011. Credit: Photo by Nicole Kibert/elawgrrl.com

Not that we need any help getting there these days, but there’s nothing like a David Dondero song to bring someone back down to earth.

The OG Tiny Desk-er is easily one of the best songwriters in America, and for 25 years has spun spellbinding, narrative lyrics into timeless Americana. His latest outing, last year’s Immersion Therapy, is full of three-chord meditations on anxiety and altruism—and it’s the right medicine for these uncertain times.

At Jack Kerouac House, the 55-year-old dances with the ghost of one of St. Petersburg’s most famous residents at this intimate mid-week gig where he’ll also hawk copies of his new novel, “Chaos The Cat”.

Bay area songwriter Shawn Kyle, no stranger to spinning epic yarns about rock and roll, opens.

Tickets to see David Dondero play The Jack Kerouac House in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, Dec. 4 are still available and start at $15.

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This article appears in Nov 21-27, 2024.