David Dondero & Franz Nicolay announce tour, coming to Chapel Hill

Singer-songwriters David Dondero (named by NPR as one of the best living songwriters) and Franz Nicolay (of The Hold Steady) are teaming up for a hefty seven-week tour that will kick off in Brooklyn on February 25 and cover the country before ending where they started in New York, NY on April 15.

The tour will stop at Local 506 in Chapel Hill on Tuesday, March 1. Tickets are on sale now via etix for $8.

Dondero's new album A Pre-Existing Condition will be released on February 22 via Ghostmeat Records. Download the song "Not Everybody Loves Your Doggie Like You Do" from the album below.

David Dondero - "Not Everybody Loves Your Doggie Like You Do" (mp3)

David Dondero & Franz Nicoly tour dates
02.25.11 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool
02.26.11 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
02.27.11 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
02.28.11 - Charlottesville, VA - The Southern
03.01.11 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 [Tickets]
03.02.11 - Charlotte, NC - The Milestone
03.03.11 - Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern
03.04.11 - Athens, GA - Caledonia Lounge
03.05.11 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
03.06.11 - Macon, GA - TBA
03.07.11 - Orlando, FL - Will's Pub
03.08.11 - Tampa, FL - New World Brewery
03.09.11 - Pensacola, FL - Sluggo's
03.10.11 - Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree
03.11.11 - Jackson, MS - The Ole Tavern
03.12.11 - Shreveport, LA - Mediastar Lounge
03.13.11 - Denton, TX - 35 Conferette
03.15.11 - Houston, TX - Cactus Records
03.16.11 - Houston, TX - The Mink
03.17.11 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03.18.11 - Austin, TX - The Tap Room
03.20.11 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress [Tickets]
03.21.11 - Tempe, AZ - Sail Inn [Tickets]
03.22.11 - San Diego, CA - Tin Can Alehouse
03.23.11 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo
03.24.11 - Santa Barbara, CA - Muddy Waters
03.25.11 - Merced, CA - Black Box Theater
03.26.11 - Sacramento, CA - Beatnik Studios
03.27.11 - San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern
03.30.11 - Eugene, OR - Sam Bond's
03.31.11 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
04.01.11 - Kennewick, WA - Red Room
04.02.11 - Tacoma, WA - O'Malley's
04.03.11 - Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern
04.05.11 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
04.06.11 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
04.09.11 - St. Louis, MO - The Firebird [Tickets]
04.10.11 - Chicago, IL - Schuba's
04.12.11 - Rochester, NY - Bug Jar
04.13.11 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Smiling Moose
04.14.11 - Harrisburg, PA - Abbey Bar
04.15.11 - New York, NY - Cakeshop