Hailing from Clarksdale, Miss., Mathus has spent the last two decades touring and record-ing with a host of musicians including his band, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Andrew Bird and Gut-Bucket, as well as releasing solo records. Presently, he is on the road with his backing band, the versatile Tri-State Coalition, which can hurl Mathus into a chugging, electric Delta blues or create a pocket for the funky twang and jazz guitar chords that Mathus stirs into the mix.


