It's hard to be grumpy when Dan Zanes and Friends are onstage. Even a finicky 8-year-old who considered himself too grizzled for the "Hokey Pokey" had to admit he had a good time; his 4-year-old ...

Dan Zanes is on a mission to show everybody that they can play music together and feel “pretty good” while doing it. This Sunday, Zanes and Friends will bring to the Napa Valley Opera House what ...

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 ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Listen to the official audio for "Take This Hammer" by Dan Zanes and Friends, featuring Valerie June. This track is featured on 'Lead Belly Baby!

“Well, it’s up to you,” Dan Zanes explained to the crowd who packed the dance floor into front of the stage at The Egg on Saturday afternoon. “We can have a concert, or we could have a wild party. A ...

(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 ...

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 ...

It's a big weekend with many of the region's corn mazes opening; the major downtown festival BugFest; Grammy Award winner Dan Zanes; and much more. Your weekend family fun. It's a big weekend with a ...

A Feb. 11 Style article about Dan Zanes, a veteran rock musician who has become known for children's music, incorrectly attributed a quotation to Zanes. It was Jake Flack of the Rhodes Tavern ...

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," ...

The former frontman for the roots-rock band Del Fuegos long ago abandoned the rock star life for his new calling -- family music. And with his shock of wild hair and his lanky frame hung with suits in ...