(“Nightcaps” should not be confused with The Nightcaps, a Texas garage rock band that had a national hit in 1962 with Wine, Wine, Wine)
Nightcaps were an American Lounge music (or “Cocktail Nation”) band from Seattle, Washington active from 1994 until 2002.
Nightcaps were an integral part if the mid 1990s Lounge music resurgence that included bands such as Combustible Edison, Squirrel Nut Zippers and Love Jones. Nightcaps had an impact on the gen...
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(“Nightcaps” should not be confused with The Nightcaps, a Texas garage rock band that had a national hit in 1962 with Wine, Wine, Wine)
Nightcaps were an American Lounge music (or “Cocktail Nation”) band from Seattle, Washington active from 1994 until 2002.
Nightcaps were an integral part if the mid 1990s Lounge music resurgence that included bands such as Combustible Edison, Squirrel Nut Zippers and Love Jones. Nightcaps had an impact on the genre as one of the few lounge bands that avoided kitsch, while adding elements of punk rock and garage rock to their sound. Nightcaps combined American jazz, soul, blues and jump swing with their punk-rock roots to create a sound that was influenced by artists such as Sarah Vaughn, Henry Mancini and Oscar Brown Jr., as well as Nancy Sinatra, Joe Tex and The Sonics.
Originally formed in 1994 by drummer Dan Cunneen (Final Warning, The Obituaries, Zipgun), vocalist Theresa Hannam and guitarist Garth Brandenburg (YGBG, The Crows, Lushy, Moonspinners...
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