Cass McCombs Band

Singer-songwriter Cass Mc Combs hails from Concord, CA, and during the 1990s played in numerous local bands before relocating to New York. Since his debut release, the EP Not the Way in 2002, he’s evolved a style incorporating folk, psychedelic, and rock elements, along with social commentary, like his single “Bradley Manning” (2012) which premiered on the Democracy Now News Hour. In recent years he’s toured with John Cale and the Meat Puppets. In 2023, he teamed up with SF schoolteacher Mr. Greg for the Smithsonian Folkways collaboration Mr. Greg & Cass McCombs Sing and Play New Folk Songs for Children.