The best time to hit the road

By Frank De Blase on February 22, 2007

After prying my ass of the couch, I got all the way down to the Dinosaur to find out swamp bluesman Jimbo Mathus had bailed on the whole tour. Apparently he has marital problems, financial problems....his world is collapsing. Well s'far as I'm concerned that's when it's best to hit the road with your guitar. But alas no jimbo. The replacement act, Scotty Mac and the Gold Tops, bopped solid with soundman Scott Sterling jumping in at one point to resurect Lou Reed and The Modern Lovers.