Tag Archives: Jimbo Mathus

Please Rise For Bobby Joe Owens

Posted on May 2, 2012 by L.H. O'Connor

I really enjoyed the album art for Bobby Joe Owen’s new disc, Please Rise. He’s artistically rendered in a rose embroidered Nudie type suit, wailing away into a microphone. Just looking at it gave me high hopes for what was … Continue reading →

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The Only Good Confederate Is A Buddhist

Posted on January 30, 2012 by L.H. O'Connor

Jimbo Mathus is one of the most thoughtful folks I’ve “met” in years. His worked is filled with references to backwoods bodhisvattas, Huck Finn and Siddhartha.  To put it bluntly, I was shocked. I felt like the day I did when I saw an … Continue reading →

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