Pitchfork

Gas, grass, or Cass: nobody rides for free. Young Cass McCombs is Dropping the Writ and picking up the roadmap for a two-fer of tours kicking off in early November.

The first pairs McCombs with Ariel Pink on a co-headlining thing, with members of each gentleman's regular backing band forming a kind of side-person megaband that'll accompany both performers. If you miss that one-two punch, McCombs' follow-up oughta soften the blow: he'll open for gentle giant José González on a fortnight's worth of gigs.

Cass:

11-05 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
11-07 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Showcase Lounge *
11-08 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall *
11-09 Jamaica Plain, MA - Milky Way Lounge *
11-10 Bronxville, NY - Sarah Lawrence College *
11-12 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
11-14 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
11-15 Vienna, VA - Jammin' Java *
11-16 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom *
11-17 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 *
11-19 Athens, GA - Tasty World *
11-20 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
11-25 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 ^
11-26 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up ^
11-27 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda ^
11-29 Austin, TX - The Parish ^
12-01 Louisville, KY - 930 Listening Room ^
12-02 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge ^
12-03 Bloomington, IN - Buskirk-Chumley Theater ^
12-05 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop ^
12-06 Ottawa, Ontario - Zaphod Beeblebrox ^
12-07 Toronto, Ontario - The Mod Club ^
12-08 Montreal, Quebec - Le National ^

* with Ariel Pink
^ with José González