It was tacky of me not to mention the opening act, Cass McCombs, for the José González show I'm so excited about. Making my tackiness worse is the fact that apparently the opening act kicks ass. Entertainment Weekly gives McCombs new CD an A- rating and has these nice things to say about it and McCombs:

It's a rare musician who can finesse a great pop hook into a psych-rock jam, but on ''Deseret,'' Cass McCombs does just that with help from a twinkling piano and Beach Boys-style harmonies. On Dropping the Writ, his third full-length CD, the singer-songwriter seems to source his lyrics from dreams, with hazy impressions of longing and wonder that linger. The real gem here: ''That's That,'' a superb '70s AOR-style track on which a mournful pedal-steel guitar, a driving bass line, and McCombs' reedy voice alchemize into something almost divine.