Squirrel Nut Zippers News

Who remembers the Squirrel Nut Zippers ? Ah, when ragtime managed to sneak into the charts because swing had crept in the door left open by ska.

Squirrel Nut Zippers came to prominence in the mid-1990s with a retro mix of big-band, Harlem hard-bop and Deep South roots music.

There's an "End of the Week" happy hour at The Dubliner with $3 Domestic Beers from 4 to 9 p.m. What's going on in Hoboken tonight? - Devil You Know and Trimm playing at Whiskey Bar beginning at 10 p.m.; - Squirrel Nut Zippers and Red Hook Ramblers are playing at Maxwell's but sadly the show is sold out; - There are DJs at Liberty Bar and Grill , ...

WHERE: Maxwella TMs, 1029 Washington Ave., Hoboken; 201-798-0406 or ticketweb.com. HOW MUCH: $25. FOR MORE INFO: snzippers.com. Squirrel Nut Zippers spent much of the mid- to late-1990s as one of the music industrya TMs most unlikely success stories, a band that sold loads of records, played lots of concerts and attracted a loyal fan base by ...

By Keith LoriaHour CorrespondentIt may seem strange that the origins of a successful band came from a couple of marionette artists working together on an art project, but when you're dealing with the Squirrel Nut Zippers, nothing should surprise you."We formed back in North Carolina in .

The Squirrel Nut Zippers made it big, briefly, in the 90's by accidentally riding the wave of the swing dance revival - but to lump them in with those retro zoot suiters would be selling them short.

Imagine the Squirrel Nut Zippers, a modern band that played 30's and 40's style swing and jazz.

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Without a release in nine years, the Squirrel Nut Zippers needed to come back with a bang.

IT MIGHT HAVE been nine years since the band's last album, but it's never too late to dig the Squirrel Nut Zippers .

Lost at Sea Review Posted by Jesse Coy on 10.26.2009 Down some highballs and dance the night away on a cold winter night in Brooklyn with the Squirrel Nut Zippers.

Feeling squirrelly? I wouldn't call Squirrel Nut Zippers ' new album, Lost at Sea , the comeback of the year.

The career of Andrew Bird has followed a weaving road through classical-music studies to European and American folk and a stint with swing revivalists Squirrel Nut Zippers.

Bird's whistling is the shining diamond embedded in the gold band of song he's been developing since he played a sideman's role for the Squirrel Nut Zippers in the '90s. Charleston City Paper 636 words Andrew Bird is to the violin what Jimi Hendrix was to the guitar, which is to say not merely a virtuoso but also a visionary.

Bird's whistling is the shining diamond embedded in the gold band of song he's been developing since he played a sideman's role for the Squirrel Nut Zippers in the '90s. Charleston City Paper 636 words Blogwire SA native and adorable Mad Hatter stand-in Bill White is coming to town tomorrow in pursuit of the Senate seat... QueBlog ​Does ...

Andrew Bird Has Many Talents, but Have Y... Bird's whistling is the shining diamond embedded in the gold band of song he's been developing since he played a sideman's role for the Squirrel Nut Zippers in the '90s. charleston city paper>> Blogwire Alan Ball was known for his masterful use of music in Six Feet Under.

Andrew Bird might not consider himself to be a man out of time, but his renaissance talents and fascination with 19th/early 20th century music forms suggest otherwise.

The Lake Eden Arts Festival, poised for its 29th installment, has a tradition of bringing both top-notch world-music performers and acts near and dear to the hearts of local festival-goers. And if that seems a rather tall and precarious order, the twice-yearly music, arts and camping event makes it look downright easy.

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You read the title right. An official press release has confirmed that the Squirrel Nut Zippers are coming out with a new album.