You wouldn’t be alone if your first response to a Squirrel Nut Zippers concert listing was to wonder, “Are they still around?” Ardent fans excepted, listeners mostly lost track of the Zippers after their late-90s heyday—but the show ain’t over yet. The Squirrel Nut Zippers formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 1993 (taking their name from a brand of old-time candy) with six members, including James "Jimbo" Mathus and his wife at the time, Katharine Whalen.…
You wouldn’t be alone if your first response to a Squirrel Nut Zippers concert listing was to wonder, “Are they still around?” Ardent fans excepted, listeners mostly lost track of the Zippers after their late-90s heyday—but the show ain’t over yet. The Squirrel Nut Zippers formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 1993 (taking their name from a brand of old-time candy) with six members, including James "Jimbo" Mathus and his wife at the time, Katharine Whalen.…