Few rooms offer what Bowery does in terms of acoustics; dial your levels right onstage and the Ballroom's soundsystem and resonant effects will do the rest. With Cass McCombs's fourth LP, the endlessly repeatable Catacombs, the traveling troubadour has never... CONTINUE READING CASS MCCOMBS/ACRYLICS @ BOWERY BALLROOM, NYC 11/9/09»
Posted on November 10, 2009 in , (3 comments)
Tags: Acrylics | Bad Girlfriends | Beach House | Cass McCombs
San Fran's Great American Music Hall hosted a great bill the other night featuring hometown heroes and future Behind The Music candidates Girls, fellow local indie-pop champs Papercuts, and the always excellent Cass McCombs. We sent Paige Parsons to capture... CONTINUE READING GIRLS/CASS MCCOMBS/PAPERCUTS @ GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL, SAN FRANCISCO 9/9/09»
Posted on September 11, 2009 in , (3 comments)
Tags: Cass McCombs | Girls | Papercuts | U2
Cass McCombs fourth LP Catacombs is a stunner on its own (add it to yesterday's list of Domino's 2009 triumphs), and now is two-for-two in yielding beautifully compelling videos. Aaron Brown directs the clip for Cass's Norman Mailer-repurposing "The Executioner's... CONTINUE READING NEW CASS MCCOMBS VIDEO - "THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG"»
Posted on September 4, 2009 in , (3 comments)
Tags: Cass McCombs | The Flaming Lips
Cass McCombs' fourth album Catacombs opens with its first single, "Dreams Come True Girl," which features the ghostly guest vocals of Academy Award-nominated actress Karen Black. If you recall, she played the country star Connie White in Nashville and wrote... CONTINUE READING NEW CASS MCCOMBS VIDEO - "YOU SAVED MY LIFE"»
Posted on July 13, 2009 in , (10 comments)
Tags: Black Whales | Bumbershoot | Cass McCombs | Karen Black
Cass dropped The Writ this week, an album we've been digging into since presenting you with the color-faded whimsy of the all-that "That's That." That's not all Dropping's good for, though; "Deseret"'s another dusty cut deserving repeat plays on your... CONTINUE READING NEW CASS MCCOMBS - "DESERET"»
Posted on October 11, 2007 in (4 comments)
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Rangy singer-songwriter Cass McCombs turns the big 3-0 this year, so it's no surprise the first single from his new album engages in a little nostalgic storytelling. "That's That" is a triplet shufflin' gem, seeing Cass croon whimsically of a... CONTINUE READING NEW CASS MCCOMBS - "THAT'S THAT"»
Posted on September 13, 2007 in (1 comments)
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