Step right into a world of classic jazz, haunted glamour, and southern revelry because the Squirrel Nut Zippers rejoice the thirtieth anniversary of their landmark album Sizzling with an unique weekend on the historic Stanley Lodge in Estes Park, CO — the very resort that impressed Stephen King’s The Shining.
The celebration kicks off Friday, March 20, because the Zippers current their “In The Afterlife” present a, 30th anniversary celebration of the album that captured lightning in a bottle and cemented the band’s legacy as probably the most authentic and unpredictable acts of the period. Later, the Zippers will rework the Stanley right into a steamy French Quarter nightclub throughout the “Late Night time New Orleans Throw Down” for resort friends. Throughout this raucous revelry, anticipate horns blaring, our bodies transferring, and the sort of wild, musical abandon that might make even the Overlook’s ghosts need to dance.
The weekend continues Saturday, March 21, with a “New Orleans Jazz Brunch” that includes members of SNZ performing as the Again O’ City Allstars— channeling the joyful spirit and sound of Frenchman Road. Friends will take pleasure in a feast of music and taste full with horns, drums, and Bloody Marys — the right Saturday session. After the brunch, friends staying on the Stanley Lodge will take pleasure in an unique meet-and-greet with the band, together with autograph and photograph alternatives. The get together continues that night because the Zippers, as soon as once more, current one other “In The Afterlife” present.
Including much more classic magic, all through the weekend there might be particular screenings of newly- restored Fleischer Studios cartoons from the groundbreaking animated works of Max Fleischer, whose timeless creations (Betty Boop, KoKo The Clown and so many extra) have influenced generations of artists and musicians alike.
Moreover, unique “In The Afterlife,” 30th anniversary of Sizzling, merchandise — together with limited-edition posters, shirts, and vinyl — might be obtainable solely all through this weekend.
“The Stanley Lodge has its ghosts, and we’ve bought ours — the spirits of previous New Orleans, visions of the ‘Blue Angel,’ and naturally the ‘Ghost of Stephen Foster,’” mentioned bandleader Jimbo Mathus. “This anniversary is an opportunity to stir all that up once more and throw one hell of a celebration. Count on the sudden — and don’t overlook your dancing sneakers.”
Recorded on the famed Kingsway Studio in New Orleans (owned by Daneil Lanois), Sizzling radiated authenticity. The album’s heat analog sound and wry, vivid storytelling made it a crucial and business success, topping the Billboard 200 for a powerful 51 weeks. The file produced standout tracks equivalent to “Put a Lid On It,” “Blue Angel,” and the band’s largest hit thus far, “Hell.”
“Hell,” an unlikely radio single on the time, defied expectations, climbing to #13 on Billboard’s Various Airplay Chart and embedding itself in popular culture historical past. Almost 30 years later, it continues to resonate with new audiences, just lately featured in hit TV collection like Wednesday(2025) and Lucifer (2021).
For lifelong Zippers followers or just those who love the music and aesthetic of New Orleans’ golden period, this weekend guarantees to be THE get together of the yr — a once-in-a-lifetime expertise at one among America’s most iconic resorts.
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About Squirrel Nut Zippers
The Platinum recording artists have bought over three million albums to-date with their watershed album, Sizzling (1996), making them a family title. Recorded within the warmth of New Orleans, fueled by a smoldering mixture of booze and a youthful starvation to unlock the secrets and techniques of old-world jazz, this pivotal launch was just the start for the band.
Since then, SNZ has unveiled such hits as Beasts Of Burgundy (2018), which debuted at #4 on the Billboard Jazz Albums Chart, and Christmas Caravan (1998), which went on to promote 1 / 4 of 1,000,000 copies and attain #12 on the Billboard Vacation Albums chart.
Their most up-to-date file Misplaced Songs of Doc Souchon debuted in late 2020. It featured 10 tracks – a mixture of newly-penned Zippers songs, together with a couple of tunes from previous instances – and has obtained acclaim from followers and critics alike.
Since reactivating in mid-2016, SNZ have been performing to packed homes throughout the nation and all over the world. As Mathus has mentioned for the reason that band’s re-launch, “it’s not a reunion, it’s a revival.”
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