Squirrel Nut Zippers News

Multi-instrumentalist sensation Andrew Bird will grace the stage in Portsmouth on Wednesday, Oct.

This is a promotional documentary for the release of the Squirrel Nut Zippers "Perennial Favorites" eCD in 1998.

People have always had a difficult time describing Royal Crown Revue. Perhaps the best thing to call it is classic American music.

The Lessons of Likeness Oct. 1, 7 p.m., Sonja Haynes Stone Center Auditorium Gurganus reprises this multimedia lecture with a lengthy subtitle -- "Being a true history of Thomas Eakins' Portrait of Walt Whitman ...

Midday Update Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008 12:07PM It's just after 12 noon and we have new dates for Delbert McClinton , Squirrel Nut Zippers , Susan Tedeschi and Yonder Mountain String Band , and links to very ...

I'm not usually one for reunion shows, those trumped-up arena pageantries invariably emblazoned with "BACK TOGETHER" in big bold letters and "to take your money" way down in the tiny script of the Obligatory ...

T he Squirrel Nut Zippers aren't a swing band. Despite a breakout hit single, "Hot," that conveniently fit into the swing revival of the early '90s , the Zippers' sound always veered towards the unclassifiable.

Day passes are now on sale for the 16th Annual Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival, taking place Aug.

Trianglewide Gonzo An art house near you - When Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson opens today, it will not be the first or even second time the film has graced silver screens in the Triangle.

VIDEO: Squirrel Nut Zippers, "Hell" Squirrel Nut Zippers aren't just a cult band - ' they're practically a cult.

It started as a hobby of sorts. Jimbo Mathus wanted to play around with new forms of music, learn how to play new chords and maybe become a better guitarist.

Neo-swing fans can head to the Paradise Rock Club tonight to see the Squirrel Nut Zippers , a Chapel Hill, N.C., band best known for its catchy hit from 1996, "Hell." The band, which has been on hiatus, says ...

Every week, we dig in the archives for videos that we find noteworthy, memorable, or just unbelievably stupid.

Squirrel Nut Zippers, the mid-'90s chart-topping Chapel Hill swing and rock band that reunited early last year, will play a surprise show tonight at Carrboro's The Station at Southern Rail.

What do you call a modern-day vaudeville duo from New York City that prominently features kazoos in its music? The Two Man Gentlemen Band.

Asleep at the Wheel has ensured that Texas swing music is no museum piece. In fact, they can be downright postmodern - recording, on occasion, with the likes of Manhattan Transfer and the Squirrel Nut Zippers, ...

While felicitous circumstance crowns many of history's victors, there are always others cobbling the streets and surveying the valleys along the way.

The Closing Bell Thursday, Jun 19, 2008 5:01PM It's that time again. Time to close the doors, mop the floors, wipe the sweat off of the computer keyboards and get ready for another day.

HERE'S A LESSON in late-'90s music-business marketing: If your group looks like a swing band--based, say, on its number of members, its use of horns, or its snazzy dress--you might be able to jump on the latest ...

Happy June, everyone! Thanks to Dog on Fleas for stopping by and Jarrett for welcoming us to his home/studio! You can stream the show here: Segment 1 TMBG - It's Spare the Rock -Ella ID TMBG - Flying V Renee & ...