ASPEN ” Jimbo Mathus has been a key sideman for some legendary musicians. He was a guitarist and arranger for two of Buddy Guy’s finest CD: 2001’s “Sweet Tea” and 2004’s Grammy-winning “Blues Singer,” ...

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 ...

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 ...

FALL RIVER — The Narrows Center for the Arts will host Squirrel Nut Zippers on Friday, March 30, at 8 p.m. 2016 marked the 20th anniversary of the Squirrel Nut Zippers' most celebrated and ...

Twenty years ago, the Squirrel Nut Zippers released their album “Hot.” The second effort from the North Carolina gypsy-jazz/vaudeville music combo wound up selling more than 1.3 million copies, ...

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

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Squirrel Nut Zippers ringmaster Jimbo Mathus had hoped to join the rest of the band in New Orleans this year. Over the decades, he’s made a dozen or so albums in the city, including the Zippers’ 1996 ...

Squirrel Nut Zippers was dubbed "a swing revival band" by the music world in the mid-1990s, achieving commercial success with the 1996 album, "Hot." But frontman James "Jimbo" Mathus begs to differ ...

Squirrel Nut Zippers has plenty on its plate this year. The group is on the road now celebrating the 25th anniversary of its debut album, “The Inevitable,” by playing it in its entirety. It will also ...

Jimbo Mathus says he never planned to make money playing music. That’s a good thing, because by the time the first lineup of his band Squirrel Nut Zippers folded, it was all gone. The Zippers’ ...