Katharine Whalen, former frontperson in the roaring nineties swing band Squirrel Nut Zippers, is planning her return to music following a short hiatus with her first solo album in seven years, Dirty ...

“Stylistically, I keep the music going in a lot of different directions,” says Katharine Whalen, former singer and banjo-picker of the celebrated Squirrel Nut Zippers. Well, that’s an understatement.

RALEIGH, NC - Katharine Whalen, former frontperson in the roaring nineties swing band Squirrel Nut Zippers, is planning her return to music following a short hiatus with her first solo album in seven ...

The former Squirrel Nut Zippers vocalist trades in her cabaret for lounge on Dirty Little Secret, distancing herself from the old-fashioned jump blues and jazz swing of her old outfit. While Whalen's ...