Jimbo Mathus
Sat
July 10, 2021
10:00 pm
(Doors: 6:00 pm )
The Southgate House Revival - The Lounge
Ages 21 and Up
FREE
A very special, free, ENCORE performance! TONIGHT ONLY
JIMBO MATHUS has blazed a singular path as a singer, songwriter, guitarist,producer and shaman for 40 years. Founder of New Orleans swing band SquirrelNut Zippers, he has recorded and released more than 300 songs. A body of workthat is a testament to his hoodoo craftsmanship and to the sounds, sights andspirits of his inspirations in the Deep South.In the mid-1990s, Mathus' frequent trips back to Mississippi led to his meetingJim and Luther Dickinson, which resulted in Mathus writing and recording "PlaySongs for Rosetta", a benefit project to aid Mathus' childhood nanny, RosettaPatton, daughter of the near mythical Mississippi musician Charley Patton. Thisrekindled Mathus' interest in Mississippi music and set him on a new path. Duringthis time, Mathus also began recording and producing on his own.Simultaneously, Mathus was gaining recognition for his blues guitar knowledgethrough his work with blues legend Buddy Guy. Mathus toured with Guy off andon from 2001 to 2003. He also recorded with Guy on his album Sweet Tea, and theGrammy winning album Blues Singer.Mathus has performed hundreds of shows in the deep South, mostly inMississippi. He became a regular and favorite performer at Morgan Freeman'sGround Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale. Several of his songs have found theirway into film and television, most notably Hiway at Night and Fallen Angel(House of Cards), Haunted John (Shameless) and Butcher Bird (RayDonovan).His latest album Incinerator, which debuted in Spring 2020 on Mississippis BigLegal Mess Records, is the epitome of that art - an incendiary reflection of hisworld in music. Incinerator was recorded in a burst of inspiration in Water Valley,Mississippis Dial Back Sound. Produced by Bronson Tew and Matt Patton,bassist of Drive by Truckers.In 2021, a collaboration with Andrew Bird led to the album These 13. Released tocritical acclaim and high praise, the duo were once bandmates in Squirrel NutZippers. Up until meeting Jimbo, all my musical heroes were dead, Andrew Birdsaid in a statement. Jimbo was anything but and just oozed musicality of a kind I thought was extinct."
JIMBO MATHUS has blazed a singular path as a singer, songwriter, guitarist,producer and shaman for 40 years. Founder of New Orleans swing band SquirrelNut Zippers, he has recorded and released more than 300 songs. A body of workthat is a testament to his hoodoo craftsmanship and to the sounds, sights andspirits of his inspirations in the Deep South.In the mid-1990s, Mathus' frequent trips back to Mississippi led to his meetingJim and Luther Dickinson, which resulted in Mathus writing and recording "PlaySongs for Rosetta", a benefit project to aid Mathus' childhood nanny, RosettaPatton, daughter of the near mythical Mississippi musician Charley Patton. Thisrekindled Mathus' interest in Mississippi music and set him on a new path. Duringthis time, Mathus also began recording and producing on his own.Simultaneously, Mathus was gaining recognition for his blues guitar knowledgethrough his work with blues legend Buddy Guy. Mathus toured with Guy off andon from 2001 to 2003. He also recorded with Guy on his album Sweet Tea, and theGrammy winning album Blues Singer.Mathus has performed hundreds of shows in the deep South, mostly inMississippi. He became a regular and favorite performer at Morgan Freeman'sGround Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale. Several of his songs have found theirway into film and television, most notably Hiway at Night and Fallen Angel(House of Cards), Haunted John (Shameless) and Butcher Bird (RayDonovan).His latest album Incinerator, which debuted in Spring 2020 on Mississippis BigLegal Mess Records, is the epitome of that art - an incendiary reflection of hisworld in music. Incinerator was recorded in a burst of inspiration in Water Valley,Mississippis Dial Back Sound. Produced by Bronson Tew and Matt Patton,bassist of Drive by Truckers.In 2021, a collaboration with Andrew Bird led to the album These 13. Released tocritical acclaim and high praise, the duo were once bandmates in Squirrel NutZippers. Up until meeting Jimbo, all my musical heroes were dead, Andrew Birdsaid in a statement. Jimbo was anything but and just oozed musicality of a kind I thought was extinct."
Jimbo Mathus
