The Ziggens
The Ziggens are a band based out of
Orange County,
California who's self-described style of "cowpunksurfabilly" combines elements of
surf rock,
punk,
ska, and
country. The Ziggens are led by
Bert Susanka who sings and plays rhythm guitar. Other members include Dickie Little on lead guitar, Jon Poutney on bass, and Brad Conyers who plays the drums and provides background vocals
1. The Ziggens have been playing since the early
1990s and have developed a strong following in
Southern California.
The Ziggens were contemporaries with
Sublime and were originally released under their
Skunk Records label. Their song
Big Salty Tears was covered and popularized by
Bradley Nowell on the
Sublime acoustic album. The Ziggens, and more specifically Bert Suzanka were also mentioned in the Sublime song "Greatest Hits". Also, Bert Susanka is sampled in the Sublime song Smoke Two Joints in the line: "Smoke cigarettes til the day she died!" The Ziggens contributed a track to the Sublime tribute album released in June
2005,
Look at All the Love We Found with a cover of the song
Paddle Out. The Ziggens are currently with Cornerstone R.A.S., which is a spinoff of Skunk Records.
Wake Up & Smell (
1991)
Rusty Never Sleeps (
1992)
Chicken Out (
1994)
Ignore Amos (
1996)
Pomona Lisa (
1998)
Live: Tickets Still Available (
2000)
The Ziggens (
2002)
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Greatest Zits: 1990-2003 (
2003)
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Official Cornerstone R.A.S. Webpage*
Pictures at Ziggens.8m.com
