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In 2007, singer-songwriter Cass McCombs told the San Francisco Chronicle that he wants his tombstone to read “Home at Last.” McCombs’s subtle and sardonic humor, enmeshed with a poetic truth, also informs his songwriting. Although he doesn’t really sound like Roy Orbison, his lushly evocative tunes resonate with the same kind of dusky, yesteryear charm as the late singer’s. Like a wave of nostalgia that makes you remember the most poignant moments of your life one by one, they’re both heartbreaking and heartwarming. But there’s also a haziness that makes such memories seem more present yet soft around the edges at the same time. Touring in support of his most recent 2011 release, Humor Risk, McCombs is sure to bring his understated wit and penetrating observations to vibrant life on stage.
