Squirrel Nut Zippers Christmas Caravan Tour

Squirrel Nut Zippers bring their Christmas Caravan Tour to 9:30 Club for a special celebration of the 30th anniversary of their breakthrough album, *Hot*. The band’s exuberant sound combines 1920s New Orleans hot jazz, Southern roots music, blues, folk, vaudeville, and carnival-like theatricality.

Formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in the mid-1990s by Jimbo Mathus, Katherine Whalen, and Chris Phillips, the group emerged as an unconventional alternative to the era’s alternative rock and grunge. Their platinum-certified 1996 album *Hot* produced the hit “Hell,” which reached No. 13 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay Chart, and helped propel the band from cult status to national prominence.

The Squirrel Nut Zippers have sold more than three million albums and appeared on *Late Night with Conan O’Brien*, *The Tonight Show*, *Late Show with David Letterman*, *Sesame Street*, and *Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve*. Their career has also included a Carnegie Hall performance with Tony Bennett, appearances at President Bill Clinton’s inaugural festivities, multiple sold-out tours, and an animated music video created by artists associated with *The Simpsons*.

The anniversary tour honors *Hot* while showcasing the band’s continuing musical evolution. Their later releases include *Beasts of Burgundy*, which reached No. 4 on Billboard’s Jazz Albums chart, and *Lost Songs of Doc Souchon*, a collection pairing original material with rediscovered pieces from America’s musical history. The group has also collaborated with Fleischer Studios on an animated video inspired by the Betty Boop studio’s archives.

When: Wednesday, December 9

Showtimes: Doors open at 7 PM. Opening acts and set times are subject to change.

Tickets: Price not available

Featured act: Squirrel Nut Zippers

Music: Hot jazz, Southern roots, vaudeville, blues, folk, and theatrical performance

Venue: 9:30 Club

Address: 815 V St. NW, Washington, DC 20001

Ticket policy: Tickets are non-transferable until 72 hours before showtime. Tickets believed to have been purchased primarily for resale may be canceled, and buyers may be refused future ticket purchases for I.M.P. shows.

Age and accessibility information: Not specified.