Don Dixon

Saturday, October 16, 2010
8:00 PM (doors 7:30)
Donation $15

Don Dixon is a singer, songwriter, musician, and producer hailing from North Carolina.  He has released 9 solo albums and his songs have been recorded by the likes of Joe Cocker, Marshall Crenshaw and Ronnie Spector.  He has produced albums by R.E.M., Matthew Sweet, The Smithereens and many others.  Dixon’s music is a blend of classic pop, rock and soul sounds with a healthy dose of humor and clever wordplay thrown in (album titles include Romantic Depressive and Romeo at Juilliard).  Dixon wrote the song “Teenage Suicide (Don’t Do It)” for the 1989 film Heathers and acted in the 2003 underground hit Camp.  Additionally, a collection of Dixon’s lyrics entitled Songs 101: The Lyrics of Don Dixon was published in 2009.  This show is highly recommended for fans of Nick Lowe, John Hiatt, Graham Parker, Loudon Wainwright III, Warren Zevon, Elvis Costello…

“Don Dixon is a smart, talented guy with a natural instinct for writing songs. His lyrics sneak up on you, packing an emotional wallop while avoiding the obvious.”
-Larry Groce, host of NPR’s Mountain Stage
 
“Don Dixon is an underrated performer who possesses two emotive bass instruments (one vocal, the other stringed) and a songwriting talent for both the puckish and the poignant.”-The New Yorker
 
“Don Dixon is such a moving singer, deft producer and inventive player, that it's been easy to overlook his way with words. His lyrics are clever -- so clever, in fact, that the deep emotions underlying the smart turns of phrase often don't register their impact until a second or third listen.”
-Anthony DeCurtis, Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone