The Squirrel Nut Zippers in Concert
Venue: Lyric Theatre, Blacksburg
Organizations: Squirrel Nut Zippers
Date: Friday, October 14, 2016
Time: 8:00 - 11:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:

Description:
Lyric Theatre presents The Squirrel Nut Zippers in concert on Friday, October 14, 2016.

It was about 20 years ago when NPR's Morning Edition said: "It's not easy to categorize the music of the Squirrel Nut Zippers, except that it's hot."

2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the Squirrel Nut Zippers most celebrated and commercially successful album Hot. Originally released in the summer of 1996, Hot was the follow up to the band's critically acclaimed debut The Inevitable. By this time the group had already established a substantial live following across the country thanks to early support from NPR, college radio and non-commercial stations. Hot wound up selling over 1.3 million copies.

In honor of the 20th Anniversary the album, the bands visionary creator Jimbo Mathus, along with founding member and partner Chris Phillips (Drums), have crafted a brand new stage show including singer Ingrid Lucia of Flying Neutrino's fame. Several leading musicians from New Orleans have also been enlisted to serve up the bands unique musical flavor which owes its roots to that city.

Squirrel Nut Zippers is a firecracker Jazz Band playing a fusion of Delta blues, gypsy jazz, 1930s era swing and other styles. The band formed in 1993 and is based out of Chapel Hill, NC.

Links:

• http://www.snzippers.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/SNZippers
• https://www.twitter.com/snzippers

To purchase tickets online when they become available for public sale, visit: http://www.thelyric.com/live/.

Doors open at 7:00 pm.

For more information, visit: http://www.thelyric.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/lyric.blacksburg or call 540-951-4771.