[WUFT Amplified Intro] ...”Lets go do some crime.” When Im feeling landlocked and theres a neon lighthouse right that I know will shelter me.

In inclement weather when its n its under this umbrella that I find me whiskey and compa Im Glenn Richards and this is W showcasing some great local band for your listening pleasure.

On this episode, we welcome lon Gainesville favorite Whiskey and with Kim Helm on vocals, Brian on acoustic guitar and vocals.

Ronnie Holmes on electric guita Jacky Leeper on bass and vocals, Jon Reinertsen on drums and Michael Collins on pedal ste It's Party Time on WUFT Amplifie From their 2006 album Leaving th here's Nightlife from Whiskey & Well Im leaving the nightlife, still carrying this baggage unde Im headed for the daylight and blue skies, lots of explaining for lost time With lots of explaining for lost and Im missing you.

Oh, and I'm tired as hell.

I don't know what to do.

If I could just hold on to you.

I wouldn't be drinking until I c not caring if I ever wake up.

Walking these streets all along, not caring if I even make it hom If I could just see you one more Id make it right this time...

Cause Im leaving the nightlife.

I wouldnt be killing myself fro Abusing these razors of my self- staring at the cracks in my ceil just wasting away and not eating If I could see you one more nigh and make it right this time...

Cause Im leaving the nightlife, Im still carrying this baggage Headed for the daylight, blue skies, with lots of explaining for lost And I'm missing you.

Oh, but Im tired as hell.

I don't know what to do If I could just hold on to you.. Im leaving the nightlife.

Here we go.

I want a beer for breakfast.

I want a beer for brunch fest, want a beer for lunch fest, supper fest, dinner fest, and de I wanna drink beer all day long.

I'd rather be fishing.

I'd rather be swimming.

I'd rather be laying in the shad Than working for some corporate I wanna drink beer all day long.

Today I wanna wake up at the crack of dusk, and drink for you, drink for me, and the rest of us... Want a beer for breakfast.

Want a beer for brunch fest.

Want a beer for lunch fest, supper fest, dinner fest and des I wanna drink beer all day long.

I want to drink beer all day lon From their 2010 album Rust Color that is Whiskey & Co with Beer F Nightlife ahead of that.

The band has released four albums between 2003 and 201 They've got a fifth one in the that we'll talk about in a littl Founding members Kim and Brian a joined by longtime Gainesville m and longtime friends John and Mi and recently Jackie, have been a Tell us about the origins of Whi and and the evolution over the Yeah, me and me and Ron and my b and wanted to write some songs a We come from punk rock backgroun Wanted to switch it up with a li We played a show over at Dirty N And then Kim saw us and said, “You know what?

I'm going to joi And that's just the way it's goi I did, it's a true story.

I said And they said, “Ok.” And that's what we needed.

You know, I can't sing.

And she And she she does the magic.

So, that's that's how we we fire So you mentioned, being punk roc Long time fan favorites at Gaine punk festival Fest.

Tell us about how this seemingly you know, contradictory pairing punk and country comes together.

Where does it come from?

It comes from the, you know, it' you know, of of anti-establishme you know, smash the government a I was going to say we're playing And, we all played punk rock as, And then as we got a little olde And really, the beauty of it is, in when you're playing in this s a lot of times some great lyrics in some of the heavier and faste All right, well let's keep the p and hear some more of those lyri Another one from their album Leaving the Nightlife.

This is Happy Hour from Whiskey Well sober mans secret is a drunken mans speech So Ill get up on this bar stool to the choir thats gathered for happy hour.

Well Im beat up and kicked down I got back up, I swallowed some and Im headed for one more at h Well everyones saying I've been drinking too much.

I tellem hell, Im still standi And I'm headed for one more at h Well whiskeys like coal in the but it's a diamond in the aftern And come 5:00 and a two for one, Ill get a round for me and you.

get a round for me and you.

Well sober mans secret is a dru so Ill get up on this barstool to the choir thats gathered for happy hour.

Preach it, preach it.

Yeah, lets do it!

Sitting on the cool sand, watching the surf roll in, underneath the waning moon and Im thinking about you, and Im staring at my beer can.

Stars sparkled in your eyes, like stars sparkled in the sky , of a beautiful life that was tak And the tide rolls in, again and and the tide rolls in.

Thinking about heartbreak.

Thinking about all my mistakes, thinking about where I'd be if y And the tides roll in.

And the tide rolls out, Im looking for something, anyth And the tide rolls in, again and and the tide rolls in.

I got a letter today from yesterday and all I can say is damn, I miss you.

The incessant rain gave the stre and given the times it felt like world was crying at the same tim I was trying to read a book but So I got a wry smile and a voice “Lets go do some crimes.” When Im feeling landlocked and theres a neon lighthouse right a that I know will shelter me.

In inclement weather when its n its under this umbrella that I find me whiskey and company.

Well I was headed downtown with A preponderance of problems pili and squarely baring down on me, but let's not worry about the mu A shot and a beer is all I need to get the trains to run on time When Im feeling landlocked and theres a neon lighthouse right that I know will shelter me.

In inclement weather when it's n under this umbrella that I find whiskey and company.

You know it's not always a wonde Well easy come, easy go.

It's not easy come when you go i And though I hadnt seen you sin Well I saddled up, settled down, when I met your ey you put the world on pause.

When youre feeling landlocked a theres a neon lighthouse right that I know will shelter me.

In inclement weather when it's n it's under this umbrella that I find me whiskey and compa Yeah, I find me whiskey and company.

Well Im trying not to be sad, but I'm going nowhere fast and there's no slowing down.

Just hanging around this little I've been working for my beer, i I'll save a little more and off Its been ten years and Im thir I hope that the high life is more than me just getting hi Just hanging around this little Pissing my days away not caring I hope the high life is more tha just getting high.

Well my rooms a mess and I can' I gotta be up by 8:00.

Oh, deep inside, I know the answ There's no time like the present and I like to get high but who d Ive made enough mistakes for th and Im here to make amends.

Well I hope that the high life is more than me just getting hig Just hanging around this little Pissing my days away not caring I hope that the high life is more than me just getting hig Well, I hope that the high life Thats High Life from Whiskey & on WUFT Amplified.

A brand new one!

Whiskey and Company before that Kind of like Bad Company by Bad from the album Bad Company.

You got it!

You get it.

And Damn, I Miss You before that from 2017s Ripped Together Torn So four albums, 2003 to 2017, and a fifth one in the works, or Tell us what's happening.

Yeah, definitely in the works.

Brian's been, writing a lot of s some new ones to learn, but I'll Yeah.

Well, yeah, I got a, I got a ton I got, I got sober for a little for about a year and a half and, and wrote a lot of songs, collec and wrote it all down into verse So that song Whiskey and Company and we got Cat's Eyes and State of the State on our St That'll be, due out any minute n And, yeah, that's what we've bee Yeah.

It's great.

What keeps you I mean, 20 years is a long time but for a Gainesville band, it s I mean, so what, what drives you I guess it's amazing that we're and we're all still here, and we So we all stayed in the same tow So that's been an impetus of it.

So, I don't know.

I feel really lucky that I met t And we were able to do all the t How about you, Bryan?

Same.

Yeah.

Yeah.

It didn't didn't feel weird.

We A lot of, you know, for whatever Had families, had jobs and thing But, Jackie joined the band when moved to Atlanta, and, and we ju And here we are learning new son and taking it to the next level and hopefully having another alb Well, I'm looking forward to it And I know your fans... you guys are playing Fest again you know, regular appearances fo at Bo Diddley Plaza and pop up n around town doing shows.

And it's always a treat whenever So it's a treat for me to have y It's been a lot of fun.

It's like, a little some greates And, so this single that's going is two brand new songs, and you guys are going to do one Yeah.

All right.

Thank you.

Let' With a brand new song, Cat's Eye on WUFT Amplified.

Kick the can, kick the bucket, another year, hell suck it.

What's another when your number You can read it in the Sunday Ti Cat's eyes dont mean nine lives theres no way to survive, so to were gonna set this town on fir Slow death is killing me I got the low down blues drinkin So strike a match and light the lets send this one off.

Cats eyes don't mean nine lives theres no way to survive, so to were gonna set this town on fir I got a couple of glasses and a I got a drinking habit that'll b So tonight were gonna set this Cause Cats eyes don't mean nine when youre living in the dark t So tonight, were gonna set this tonight, were gonna set this to tonight were gonna set this tow Thank you!

Thats Cats Eyes from Whiskey & Find out more about WUFT Amplifi You can see past episodes and so I'm Glenn Richards, thank you to It's been a pleasure.

Thank you We'll see you next time.

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