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Saturday, October 18, 7 PM, with Jay Godfrey (guitar) and Mark Lerner (bass)
Mark Donato grew up musically in Southwestern PA, New York City, and Upstate New York. He writes eccentric and poetic rock songs and earthy, experimental pop.
He's worked as a drummer and singer with John Linnell of They Might Be Giants, Amy Allison, Flat Old Word, Rosine, and the Oswalds (songwriting vehicle for author Camden Joy), while piling up songs for his own releases.His new record -- released in June 2025 -- is called Community Theater in honor of locals forever entertaining other locals. It can be found here:
Community Theater - Album by Mark Donato | Spotify or here: Community Theater | Mark Donato
He has 7 full-length records in all and many more songs ready to be dressed and served.
Find more at: www.markdonato.com
What others are saying:
" …A History of the Boys and Girls draws its title from an unfinished work by the late poet and author Delmore Schwartz, who in his lifetime influenced everyone from Saul Bellow to Robert Lowell to Lou Reed. It's worth noting the disparate group of names in an effort to draw a parallel between the disparate sounds on this utterly wonderful collection of songs…"
Roll Magazine
"An unflinching yet sympathetic look at love, work, and memory, this wry singer-songwriter's appealing latest batch of songs, The Old Joy, is like an arm around your shoulder during hard times...delightfully droll country rock."
Village Voice
"Mark Donato is a smart (but not eggheady!) songwriter from upstate whose new album, I Haven't Wasted All This Time Alone (Rag and Bone Shop), is alternately sweet, witty and wry."
Time Out New York
Saturday, October 18, 7 PM, with Jay Godfrey (guitar) and Mark Lerner (bass)
Mark Donato grew up musically in Southwestern PA, New York City, and Upstate New York. He writes eccentric and poetic rock songs and earthy, experimental pop.
He's worked as a drummer and singer with John Linnell of They Might Be Giants, Amy Allison, Flat Old Word, Rosine, and the Oswalds (songwriting vehicle for author Camden Joy), while piling up songs for his own releases.His new record -- released in June 2025 -- is called Community Theater in honor of locals forever entertaining other locals. It can be found here:
Community Theater - Album by Mark Donato | Spotify or here: Community Theater | Mark Donato
He has 7 full-length records in all and many more songs ready to be dressed and served.
Find more at: www.markdonato.com
What others are saying:
" …A History of the Boys and Girls draws its title from an unfinished work by the late poet and author Delmore Schwartz, who in his lifetime influenced everyone from Saul Bellow to Robert Lowell to Lou Reed. It's worth noting the disparate group of names in an effort to draw a parallel between the disparate sounds on this utterly wonderful collection of songs…"
Roll Magazine
"An unflinching yet sympathetic look at love, work, and memory, this wry singer-songwriter's appealing latest batch of songs, The Old Joy, is like an arm around your shoulder during hard times...delightfully droll country rock."
Village Voice
"Mark Donato is a smart (but not eggheady!) songwriter from upstate whose new album, I Haven't Wasted All This Time Alone (Rag and Bone Shop), is alternately sweet, witty and wry."
Time Out New York