current_members associated_acts years_active label image_size article_title background genre image origin name
brad conyers bert susanka jon poutney dickie little sublime 1990 & ndash ; present skunk records cornerstone r.a.s. 200 the ziggens
 group_or_band surf rock , punk , rockabilly , cowpunk thumb orange county , california the ziggens
the ziggens

the ziggens are a band based out of orange county , california whose self-described style of `` cowpunksurfabilly '' combines elements of cowpunk , surf , rockabilly , punk , ska , and country .
the ziggens are led by bert susanka who sings and plays rhythm guitar .
other members include dickie little on lead guitar , jon poutney on bass , and brad conyers who plays the drums and provides background vocals .
the ziggens have been playing since the early 1990s and have developed a strong following in southern california .
the ziggens were contemporaries with sublime and were originally signed to their skunk records label .
their song `` big salty tears '' was covered and popularized by bradley nowell on the .
the ziggens , and more specifically bert susanka were also mentioned in the sublime song `` greatest hits '' .
also , their song `` outside '' is sampled in the sublime song `` smoke two joints '' for the line `` smoked cigarettes 'til the day she died ! ''
the ziggens contributed a cover of the song `` paddle out '' to the sublime tribute album `` look at all the love we found '' , released in june 2005 .
more recently , sublime 's drummer bud gaugh formed the band jelly of the month club , a children 's music side project , with bert susanka .
the ziggens are currently signed to cornerstone r.a.s. , which is a subsidiary of skunk records .
