Nightcaps (band)

Nightcaps
Nightcaps, 2011. Left to right: William Herzog, Dan Cunneen, Theresa Hannam, Garth Brandenburg and Tor Midtskog
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington, USA
Genres	Lounge, Pop, Jazz, Torch, Soul, Garage
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Sub Pop, Rendezvous Recordings, Estrus Records, V2 Records
Members	Theresa Hannam Dan Cunneen Garth Brandenburg William Herzog Tor Midtskog

(Seattle's Nightcaps should not be confused with the early 1960s Dallas, Texas band The Nightcaps, who had regional success with the song "Wine Wine Wine.")

Nightcaps are an American lounge band from Seattle, Washington. The band was most active from 1995 through 2000, but they continue to play occasionally in the Pacific Northwest.

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 as one of the few renascent lounge bands to avoid irony and kitsch.

In addition to the torch, jazz and lounge influences that typically characterized the genre’s revival, Nightcaps also incorporated Wrecking Crew pop, Memphis Soul, and garage rock into their sound.

Seattle's Nightcaps released several singles, four full-length albums (including a "Best of" compilation released in Japan and a live CD of the band's performance on KEXP's "Live Room") and toured extensively throughout Western United States.

Nightcaps were originally conceived and formed in 1994 by drummer Dan Cunneen (Final Warning, Obituaries, Zipgun), vocalist Theresa Hannam, guitarist Garth Brandenburg (The Crows, Moonspinners) and bassist William "Bill" Herzog (Citizens Utilities, Joel RL Phelps, Jesse Sykes). In 1995 Robert Fucci replaced Herzog on double bass and the band added John Broeckel (Death to Anders, Little Red Lung) on percussion.