I'm Glenn Richards and this is WUFT Amplified, showcasing some amazing local ar On this episode, we're going to meet Matcha.

Jon Catino on lead vocals and gu We've got Sebastian ‘Tati Sayavedra on lead guitar.

On bass, we've got Riley Sechres We've got Ivan Padilla on drums.

And on percussion, Austin DeVito Saxophone is Ryan Gamberino.

And on trombone, it's Brian Burw Get ready for “One Hell of a Vib Here's Matcha on WUFT Amplified.

Evening sun is burning and I'm already sweating.

I see her walking by me I wonder where shes heading.

On a mimosa Sunday, were over f Keep passing glances already kno Cotton candy, ice cream, strawberry cheesecake.

Champagne, calamari, chimichurri skirt-steak.

Say a destination, I say we're g Vail, Colorado, jacuzzi in the s And I said you are one hell of vibe.

I said you are one hell of a vib I said you are one hell... Evening sun is burning Im already sweating I see her walking by me.

I wonder where she's heading.

On a mimosa Sunday were over flowing.

And keep passing glances already Say a destination, I say were g Vail, Colorado, jacuzzi in the s And I said you are one hell of a vibe.

I said you are one hell of a vibe.

I said you are one hell... You are one hell of a vibe.

I said you are one hell of a vibe.

I said you are one hell...

So glad you guys could make it t WUFT Amplified.

Thanks for being here.

Thanks for having us.

So, Jon, tell us about how Matcha came to I moved to Gainesville in 2020 and I had like a handful of song I met Ivan and we wanted to put some sort of rock project.

And slowly but surely, we got five other people on boar now we're here.

How long have you been doing it?

Since August 2020.

Okay.

So two and a half years.

Well, by this time, three years.

I hear a lot of influences.

You want to narrow a couple down like specific influences for the musically?

Everyone say one.

Theres so many and we all have a lot of crossover in our influe But Chicago.

Yeah, Chicago.

Marc Marcus King Band.

Goose.

Goose.

Lots of like roots rock.

Steely Steely Dan.

I was going to say Steely Dan, I heard that.

Chili Peppers.

Maybe some Santana.

There's some of that seventies v Yeah, we love classic rock.

We do.

Cool.

Yeah, we do.

So tell us about this next one.

What is next?

Oh, “Just People ” It's all about being, you know.

Yeah.

The song is- Oh, man, This is the probably our deep on This is our deep song.

And it's It's about- I don't want to say being yourse it's about: Don't put too much pressure on y We're all just people.

We're all in this together.

All right.

With “Just People ”, here's Match on WUFT Amplified.

One day here and one day back.

Telling time by the railroad tra Tired same old face again as everyone is counting on him.

Searching through the snow until his skin and his bones were weak and brittle.

The friend who caught his fall said to him, “Don't you know we' all just people?

” Time is lethal, dont you know were all just people?

Good and evil, dont you know were all just people?

Do you smoke or are you clean?

There's nothing else that you ca Find the difference between who you are and who you supposed to be.

Searching for a purpose or a rea what's forgiven?

Whats illegal?

The only way we find it is toget Dont you know we're all just pe Time is lethal, don't you know were all just people.

Good and evil, dont you know were all just people.

Time is lethal, dont you know were all just people.

Good and evil, dont you know were all just people?

Introducing Spooky Mama.

Time is lethal, don't you know we're all just people.

Good and evil, don't you know we're all just pe Time is lethal, don't you know we're all just people.

Good and evil, don't you know we're all just pe Time is lethal, don't you know we're all just people.

Good and evil, don't you know we're all just pe Thats Matcha, with “Just People You mentioned that songs available on Spotify.

Where else can people find out more about Matcha?

Our Instagram is probably a really good way to keep up wit which is at Matcha Music on Inst We are also Matcha Music on Face And if I forget anything, you can always visit our website MatchaBand.com.

Matcha-band-dot-com.

All right.

Touring information, recordings, things like that.

All of that available there?

Yeah.

Yeah.

All right.

Around this time, our EP should so we probably have a newly released EP around this so definitely check out our musi It's going to be basically all t we're playing right now.

All right, well, let's hear one more and to play us out with their final song on WUFT Am “I Only Want You ”.

It's Matcha.

Sipping honey through a concrete big brother gave me, but why am Sipping honey through a concrete big brother gave me, but why am Sipping honey through a concrete big brother gave me, but why am No, I can not understand.

He's making money in his sleep while Im day dreaming about liv He's making money in his sleep while Im day dreaming about liv He's making money in his sleep while Im day dreaming about liv No I can not understand.

They say I won't be worried.

They say I won't feel so alone.

Even if that's true, I only want I only want you.

Whats the deal with this deal that theyre prescribing, is it Whats the deal with this deal that theyre prescribing, is it Whats the deal with this deal that theyre prescribing, is it No, I can not understand.

Well, sugar, sugar, pick me up and mesmerize me and diagnose me Sugar, sugar, pick me up and mesmerize me then diagnose m Sugar, sugar, pick me up and mesmerize me then diagnose m And no, I can not understand.

They say I wont feel worry.

They say I won't feel so alone.

Even if that's true, I only want I only want you.

I only want you.

I only want you.

“I Only Want You ” from Matcha, on WUFT Amplified.

If you want more Matcha, you can find out more at MatchaB And if you want more of WUFT Amp check out past episodes at WUFT.org/Amplified.

I'm Glenn Richards.

Thanks for checking us out.

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