Former lead singer of the indie-rock band the Del Fuegos, Dan Zanes. When he became a father he realized he couldn stomach the music for kids so started writing his own. He also formed the Rocket Ship ...

Dan Zanes says there are advantages to performing music for children and families. "We can have a full-throttle dance party before lunchtime, and to me that's a step up from playing adult concerts," ...

“YOUNG PEOPLE ARE everything that I always wanted grown-ups to be,” says Grammy Award-winning children’s music performer Dan Zanes. “When I was with the Del Fuegos, we never even considered it a show ...

Dan Zanes released Little Nut Tree on Sept. 27. When Dan Zanes became a father 16 years ago, he took seriously the decision of which song to play to his newborn daughter first. He chose the 1968 ...

May 28, 2009 (CHICAGO) Back by popular demand, the all-ages folk hero, Dan Zanes returns to the Harris Theater with his band and all of their friends for a very special concert celebrating the sounds ...

After a seven-year absence, Grammy Award-winning family musician Dan Zanes is returning to Long Island May 27 — and this time, he’s bringing his wife, Claudia, a Haitian American jazz singer, along to ...

Dan Zanes' life changed 15 years ago after Chuck Swanson invited the singer/songwriter to Iowa. The former Hancher executive director asked Zanes to visit Iowa for three weeks to perform and immerse ...

(AP) Dan Zanes and Elizabeth Mitchell had only been playing for about 10 minutes when the stage was invaded. The first to appear was a stuffed lamb. Then a cuddly dinosaur. Then all hell broke loose ...

Dan Zanes, former frontman of the ’80s garage-pop band the Del Fuegos, now heads the group Dan Zanes and Friends, which secured a Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children with its 2006 release ...

When Dan Zanes became a father 16 years ago, he took seriously the decision of which song to play to his newborn daughter first. He chose the 1968 Jamaican hit "Little Nut Tree." Now, after more than ...