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Infobox musical artist | name = The Ziggens | caption = | image_size = 200 | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Orange County, California|Orange County , California | genre = Surf rock , Punk rock|Punk , Rockabilly , Cowpunk | years_active = 1990& ndash;present | label = Skunk Records Cornerstone R.A.S. | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = Brad Conyers Bert Susanka Jon Poutney Dickie Little | past_members = | notable_instruments =
The Ziggens are a band based out of Orange County, California|Orange County , California whose self-described style of "cowpunksurfabilly" combines elements of surf , rockabilly , punk rock|punk , ska , and country music|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 http://www.cornerstoneras.com/ziggens/ 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 (band)|Sublime and were originally signed to their Skunk Records label. Their song "Big Salty Tears" was covered and popularized by Bradley Nowell on the Sublime Acoustic: Bradley Nowell & Friends|Sublime acoustic album . The Ziggens, and more specifically Bert Susanka were also mentioned in the Sublime song " Robbin' the Hood|Greatest Hits ". Also, their song "Outside" is sampled in the Sublime song " Smoke Two Joints " for the line "Smoked cigarettes 'til the day she died!" The Ziggens contributed a cover of the song " Sublime (album)|Paddle Out " to the Sublime tribute album Look at All the Love We Found , released in June 2005. The Ziggens are currently signed to Cornerstone R.A.S., which is a subsidiary of Skunk Records.
