After a long hiatus, the group has just released its first-ever live recording, Lost at Sea , seven years after the release of its Best Of compilation. Read More
When the Squirrel Nut Zippers emerged from Chapel Hill, North Carolina in the mid-'90s as the unwilling face of the swing revival, they also found themselves at the center of a debate between fans, who found the band's take on '20s and '30s hot jazz to be refreshing, and purists, who considered the Zippers' music a ham-handed travesty. Read More
To ease into this reunion thing — and to whet your appetite for new material — they've released a live album this week, culled from one hot night in Brooklyn late last year. Read More
Squirrel Nut Zippers return with Lost At Sea , their first release since 2002's best-of collection. Read More
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Every now and then, but especially in the 1990s, bands rise to prominence with massive airplay and impressive record sales seemingly overnight, only to disappear from sight just as quickly. Read More
The commercialization of alternative music in the '90s resulted in many strange one-hit wonders, but few were quite as ... Read the full Squirrel Nut Zippers bio.