Dan Cunneen (aka Dan Steely ) is an American musician , songwriter, disc jockey, screen printer and graphic designer originally from Portland, Oregon , United States. He is best known for his drumming with the 1980s Portland bands Final Warning and The Obituaries , as well as the 1990s Seattle bands Zipgun and Nightcaps . In 2020, Cunneen began recording under the moniker Dan Steely. He occasionally plays drums with the Perkins Coie Band (aka PCBs), the in house band for the Seattle law firm Perkins Coie . As Dan Steely, Cunneen is currently the lead singer and principal songwriter for the Seattle-based band Roxbury Saints.
18-675: Cunneen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Dan Cunneen (born 1963), American musician James Cunneen (1826–1889), Australian politician Jim Cunneen , American politician John Cunneen (1848–1907), American lawyer and politician John Cunneen (bishop) (1932–2010), New Zealand prelate Margaret Cunneen (born 1959), Australian barrister and prosecutor Paddy Cunneen (born 1936), Irish retired hurler Peter Cunneen (1926–2007), Australian speedway driver Shannon Cunneen (born 1977), Australian cricket player [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
36-424: A few months later. Stacy Guess (formerly of Pressure Boys) joined shortly after. "Nut Zippers" is a southern term for a variety of old bootleg moonshine. The band's name comes from a newspaper story about an intoxicated man who climbed a tree and refused to come down even after police arrived. The headline was "Squirrel Nut Zipper." It is also the name of a caramel and peanut candy dating back to 1890. The band
54-633: A hand in numerous other projects. Je Widenhouse and Reese Gray recorded and toured with Firecracker Jazz Band. Chris Phillips spent two years with the Dickies and William Reid from the Jesus and Mary Chain . His band The Lamps included members of the Bangles and The Connells . In early 2007, the band's official website announced tour dates with a lineup consisting of Jimbo Mathus, Katharine Whalen, Chris Phillips, Je Widenhouse, Stuart Cole, Hank West, and Will Dawson. With
72-779: A new lineup to tour in support of the 20th anniversary of their highest-selling album, Hot . The Squirrel Nut Zippers continue to tour, and released their new album Beasts of Burgundy in March 2018, and singles "Mardi Gras for Christmas" and "Alone at Christmas" in November 2018. The band was founded by James "Jimbo" Mathus, formerly of Metal Flake Mother and Johnny Vomit & The Dry Heaves , and his then-wife Katharine Whalen in Carrboro , North Carolina, with Tom Maxwell, Chris Phillips, Don Raleigh, and Ken Mosher. The group made its debut in Chapel Hill
90-885: A studio album in 2010. The band taped a performance for NPR's Mountain Stage , which aired in mid-November. Following renewed interest at the approach of the 20th Anniversary of Hot , Mathus began assembling a revival band, focusing on musicians in the New Orleans area. They began touring in June 2016, with the initial line-up including Mathus, Dr. Sick (fiddle, vocals), Ingrid Lucia (vocals), Kris Tokarski (piano), Charlie Halloran (trombone), Dave Boswell (trumpet), Hank West (saxophone), Tamara Nicolai (upright bass) and Kevin O’Donnell (drums), with original Zippers drummer Chris Phillips managing, and Alex Holeman as road manager. The band has continued to tour;
108-579: A two-year DJ residency at Linda's Tavern in Seattle. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s he performed at private parties and Seattle venues such as Re-bar, the Baltic Room, Moore Theater and the Capitol Club. Cunneen continues to occasionally disc jockey at clubs and private events using the name "DJ Dan Steely." Cunneen was art director and designer for many of the commercial releases and promotional material for
126-399: Is a fusion of Delta blues , gypsy jazz , 1930s–era swing , klezmer , and other styles. They found commercial success during the swing revival of the late 1990s with their 1996 single "Hell", written by Tom Maxwell. After a hiatus of several years, the original band members reunited and performed in 2007, playing in the U.S. and Canada. In 2016, Mathus and Phillips reunited the band with
144-467: Is credited for contributing to the swing revival that occurred during the 1990s. The band was influenced by Johnny Ace , Cab Calloway , Django Reinhardt , Raymond Scott , Fats Waller , and Tom Waits . The breakthrough single "Hell", with its calypso rhythm, more closely aligned the band with the neo-swing movement. The Zippers's debut album, The Inevitable (1995), received airplay on National Public Radio , and its second album, Hot (1996),
162-659: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Dan Cunneen On January 3, 2015, Cunneen was ordained as a minister in the Universal Life Church . Cunneen formed his first band, Final Warning , in 1982 with Jeff “Simon” Simoncini, bassist Tim Paul and vocalist Jeff Paul. Final Warning was notable for its anti-war political themes and as one of the early hardcore bands to incorporate heavy metal into their sound. After Final Warning broke up in 1987, Cunneen played drums with Portland-based folk-rock singer songwriter Lew Jones. Later that year, he joined
180-488: The surname Cunneen . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cunneen&oldid=1144445794 " Categories : Surnames Anglicised Irish-language surnames Hidden categories: Use dmy dates from April 2022 Articles with short description Short description
198-839: The United States and Canada and appeared in the Doug Pray film Hype! , which chronicled Seattle Grunge music scene of the 1990s. Following Zipgun's dissolution in 1995, Cunneen formed and led the Seattle-based lounge band, Nightcaps with vocalist Theresa Hannam, guitarist Garth Brandenburg and bassist William Herzog. Nightcaps were an integral part of the mid 1990s Lounge music resurgence that included bands such as Combustible Edison , Squirrel Nut Zippers and Love Jones . The Nightcaps were known for avoiding irony and kitsch . In 2011, Rendezvous Recordings released Cunneen's "The Answer b/w Shoot & Share" solo 7-inch single . He described
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#1732855377847216-627: The bands he played in. In 2016, he founded the Seattle-based company ORANJ Custom Printing. with Final Warning with Lew Jones with Obituaries with Zipgun with Nightcaps Dan Cunneen Dan Steely Squirrel Nut Zippers Squirrel Nut Zippers is an American swing and jazz band formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill , North Carolina, by James "Jimbo" Mathus (vocals and guitar), Tom Maxwell (vocals and guitar), Katharine Whalen (vocals, banjo, ukulele), Chris Phillips (drums), Don Raleigh (bass guitar), and Ken Mosher. The band's music
234-570: The proclamation "Ladies and Gentlemen...They're Back," the band performed concert dates throughout the U.S. and Canada in the spring and summer of 2007 and through 2008. In late February 2009, Phillips sent an email announcing a forthcoming live album titled You Are My Radio , recorded in Brooklyn in December 2008. The album title was later changed to Lost at Sea and was released on October 27 through Southern Broadcasting/MRI. They also announced plans for
252-625: The punk, rock, and blues band, The Obituaries , a significant part of the 1980s Portland underground scene alongside bands like Napalm Beach , Dead Moon , and Poison Idea . Cunneen played drums and co-wrote one song on The Obituaries EP, but left the band mid-tour in 1989. After relocating to Seattle in 1991, Cunneen formed the punk band Zipgun with guitarist Neil Rogers, singer Robb Clarke and bassist Mark Wooten. Zipgun released three singles and two full-length albums on Pacific Northwest independent record label Empty Records and several singles on various labels. Zipgun toured extensively throughout
270-594: The radio show Prairie Home Companion and on television shows The Tonight Show , Late Show with David Letterman , Conan O'Brien , and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve . By the early 2000s, the Zippers were inactive. Mathus and Katharine Whalen had divorced, and the band members went their separate ways. Whalen released her debut album, Katharine Whalen's Jazz Squad. Mathus toured and recorded extensively with Buddy Guy and has released 18 solo records on various labels, and under various names, while keeping
288-748: The studio album Beasts of Burgundy was released on March 23, 2018 through their own label Southern Broadcasting. Performers on the album include Mathus (guitar, vocals), Dr. Sick (fiddle, banjo, various instruments, vocals), Cella Blue (vocals), Vanessa Niemann (vocals), Tamar A. Korn (vocals), Dave Boswell (trumpet), Kevin Louis (trumpet), Aurora Nealand (clarinet), Charlie Halloran (trombone), Colin Myers (trombone), Henry Westmoreland (tenor and baritone saxophone), Kris Tokarski (piano), Leslie P. Martin (piano), Tamara Nicolai (upright bass), Neilson Bernard III (drums) and Chris Phillips (percussion). As of 2021, music performed by
306-562: The two songs as "Black comedy metal, combining lyrical irony with metallic garage-punk musical sensibilities." In 2020, under the name "Dan Steely", Cunneen released a single and music video of the Electric Light Orchestra song " Showdown ." The seven-inch single's B-side features a remix of the A-side, "Showdown (DJ Yot Roc Mix)", in the yacht rock style. In 1994, using the moniker "DJ DiamonDan," Cunneen began what would become
324-542: Was certified platinum . Hot was also one of the first enhanced CDs, containing an interactive presentation created by filmmaker Clay Walker . In support of the album, the band toured with rock singer Neil Young . Perennial Favorites (1998) followed, then Christmas Caravan and Bedlam Ballroom . The Squirrel Nut Zippers performed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and at President Clinton's second inaugural ball. Their numerous appearances included such notables as
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