David Dondero enjoying Summer time Jam 8 at New World Brewery in Ybor Metropolis, Florida on Sept. 1, 2012. The fabled adopted son of Tampa returns to the realm subsequent month for a present at Bayou Bodega on Davis Islands.Nicole Kiber/elawgrrl.com
Nationwide singer-songwriter David Dondero has so many shut ties with Tampa he seems like one in every of our personal, and now he’s apparently able to play a live performance at one of many hottest new restaurants to open in 2021.
Dondero—a veteran of the now defunct Pre-Fest and different native venues like New World Brewery and Unbiased Bar & Cafe—is enjoying a super-intimate present on the new Davis Island spot Bayou Bodega on Wednesday, June 9.
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Solely 30 tickets will probably be offered to see the man NPR as soon as referred to as one of many world’s “best living songwriters” (Paul McCartney, PJ Harvey and Tom Waits had been among the heavy hitters additionally on the Prime 10 checklist).
Dondero has additionally performed fairly a couple of smaller exhibits in Tampa, together with an unofficial pre-Fest party at Fortunate You Tattoo approach again in 2019.
Tickets for the within present run $15-$20, dinner and drinks usually are not included. Bayou Bodega has an in depth worldwide pure checklist plus a menu crammed with Latin-Caribbean and Creole-Cajun impressed meals.
For those who occur to be a budding Dondero, Bayou begins an open mic the next Wednesday, June 16, and it’ll occur weekly from 5 p.m.-9 p.m.
For tickets, go to brokenmoldeventbrite.com.
See an inventory of Tampa “Secure & Sound” reside music venues here.
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