caption current_members website years_active label article_title past_members background genre image origin name
in performance in san francisco , 2008 james stu cole je widenhouse will dawson tim kendt hank west `` laura mcindoe jimbo '' mathus katharine whalen chris phillips -lsb- http://www.snzippers.com official website -rsb- 1993 -- 2000 , 2006 -- 2010 mammoth squirrel nut zippers
 tom griffin dave wright tim smith adam lake reese gray andrew maxwell bird ken mosher don raleigh stacy guess robert group_or_band swing revival squirrel nut zippers 2008 san francisco.jpg chapel hill , north carolina , united states squirrel nut zippers
squirrel nut zippers

the squirrel nut zippers are an american band formed in 1993 in chapel hill , north carolina , united states , by james `` jimbo '' mathus -lrb- vocals and guitar -rrb- , tom maxwell -lrb- vocals and guitar -rrb- , katharine whalen -lrb- vocals , banjo , and ukulele -rrb- , chris phillips on drums , don raleigh on bass and sideman ken mosher .
while the band 's eclectic fusion of delta blues , gypsy jazz , 1930s-era swing , klezmer , and other styles makes them hard to categorize , their unique music found a niche in the late 1990s , when the band met with national recognition and commercial success , sometimes associated with the swing revival of the same period .
they found their greatest success with the 1996 single `` hell '' , penned by tom maxwell .
after a hiatus of several years , the original band members reunited and took to the stage again in 2007 , playing select dates around the united states and canada through 2008 .
since that time , the band 's website mentions only sporadic activity .
