Huh. You know, given that the man put out two full-length(ish) albums in 2011 (the hilariously tragic WITS END, followed by the tragically hilarious Humor Risk) and managed to condescend his way through a record-high three or four cagey interviews, I’d have thought that Cass McCombs would be spending most of 2012 detoxing from all the fools he feels he’s had to suffer this year by donning a bear-proof suit and locking himself inside a sensory deprivation tank built into the middle of an anechoic chamber housed in a 100% germ-free, underground building.
But, apparently I’d be wrong (especially on some of those details, yikes), because the suddenly gregarious McCombs is going to be starting parties all over North America and Europe in January of 2012, presumably in further support of those albums. Either that or he’s got a bunch of funeral luncheon gigs lined up in advance… but that’d be kind of weird, wouldn’t it? And even though everyone in his family, his touring band, and his label urged him to take it easy and fade gracefully into the background in the new year like a good folk artist, he stubbornly refused, telling each of them to “slag off”. You just can’t reason with this guy anymore. I think he may have an addiction. To success.
Winter tourdates:
12.08.11 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir ^
12.09.11 - Eugene, OR - Cozmic ^
01.12.12 - Marfa, TX - Padre’s *
01.14.12 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s BBQ (Indoor Stage) *
01.15.12 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald’s *
01.16.12 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks *
01.18.12 - Nashville, TN - Foobar *
01.19.12 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
01.20.12 - Saxaphaw, NC - Haw River Ballroom *
01.21.12 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar *
01.22.12 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie *
01.25.12 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
01.26.12 - Montreal, QC - Il Motore *
01.27.12 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison *
01.28.12 - Detroit, MI - Pike Room *
01.29.12 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall *
01.30.12 - Madison, WI - High Noon *
02.01.12 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry *
02.02.12 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room *
02.03.12 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive *
02.04.12 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *
03.05.12 - Manchester, UK - Band on the Wall
03.07.12 - Liverpool, UK - Leaf Cafe Bold St.
03.09.12 - London, UK - Union Chapel
^ White Magic
* Frank Fairfield
• Cass McCombs: http://cassmccombs.com
• Domino: http://www.dominorecordco.us
