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 ...

Call it a revival of the swing revival. Two decades after the Squirrel Nut Zippers ’ breakout album “Hot” — which included the still-ubiquitous oddball single “Hell” and sparked the late-1990s swing ...

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 ...

If you hate fun, now would be the time move on to another session. My guests on the show today are the members of Squirrel Nut Zippers. The band just released Beasts of Burgundy, its first new album ...

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,” ...

Swing into the holiday season with platinum-selling jazz-rock band Squirrel Nut Zippers. Serving up a boisterous blend of Delta blues, big band, klezmer jazz, and calypso sound in their holiday ...

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 ...

Jimbo Mathus of Squirrel Nut Zippers says the best part of Christmas for him is seeing all the happy, happy people at their holiday shows. "We use our stagecraft and our costuming and everything," ...

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 ...

In the summer of 1995, only about two years after forming the band in Chapel Hill, N.C., Jimbo Mathus came to bandmates Tom Maxwell and Ken Mosher, two other co-founders of the vintage-styled old, ...

Get ready for a rollicking night as the Squirrel Nut Zippers return with a high-energy tribute to the birthplace of jazz. Set against the vibrant backdrop of New Orleans, this must-see night of ...

Jimbo Mathus, front and center, leads the 2018 version of Squirrel Nut Zippers. Photo by Nate Burrell. Few bands have had a more unusual birth, death and rebirth than Squirrel Nut Zippers, who this ...