Squirrel Nut Zippers News

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.

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July 22, 2009 -- The La Monica Ballroom may have shut down half a century ago, but the big band era it evokes will be recreated Thursday evening when swing music fills the air and dancers take the floor outdoors during a free concert on the Santa Monica Pier.

Like most things about Merge Records, the label's name fits it perfectly. Memorable and elegantly simple, it works on a practical level.

Attention, anybody who ever tripped the light fantastic at La Monica Ballroom on the Santa Monica Pier: Pier officials are seeking 100"alumni" of the famed ballroom, which had its heyday during the swing band era, to take a turn on the re-created dance floor from 7 to 10 p.m. on July 23.