RALEIGH, NC - Katharine Whalen, former frontperson in the roaring nineties swing band Squirrel Nut Zippers, is planning her return to music following a short hiatus with her first solo album in seven ...

I don't think that the Easter holiday had anything to do with the persistence of my current earworm, although it has been running through my head on and off since the beginning of Lent. I'd like to ...

Squirrel Nut Zippers leader Jimbo Mathus calls as he’s driving through Tupelo, Mississippi. “The whole region here is quite historic,” he says. Tupelo is, of course, where Elvis Presley was, born and ...

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Working hard is what Jimbo Mathus does. As a young boy he not only took part in his family’s music circles but also helped with his father’s business of raising hunting dogs and horses. After stints ...

Back in 1996, the Squirrel Nut Zippers pulled off one of the strangest hit records of the decade. Its breakout single “Hell” was a cheerful swing tune built on a calypso rhythm — and lyrically, it was ...

(dmk) Squirrel Nut Zippers have announced that they are bringing their legendary Christmas Caravan Tour back for the 2025 holiday season! With a festive blend of holiday classics, original seasonal ...

As unlikely as it sounds, in the mid-’90s there was a swing music revival. Movies like Swing Kids and Swingers inspired a new generation to sign up for swing-dancing classes. Right in the middle of ...

The members of the reunited Squirrel Nut Zippers figure an album of new material is inevitable, if not imminent. By Gary Graff The members of the reunited Squirrel Nut Zippers figure an album of new ...

Two years after returning to active duty from a five-year-hiatus, Squirrel Nut Zippers will release their first album in nine years -- and also their first live album -- with the Oct. 27 release of "L ...

Andrew Bird and Squirrel Nut Zippers founder Jimbo Mathus have reunited to release a new song, “Sweet Oblivion” from their upcoming collaborative album, These 13, out March 5th via Thirty Tigers.

A special Belly Up road show at the Music Box in Little Italy for Squirrel Nut Zippers. A special Belly Up road show takes us to Music Box in Little Italy for Squirrel Nut Zippers. The Chapel Hill ...