Honky-Tonk Origins

Whiskey Nick spent his early years playing rock and punk in dive bars across Northeastern Ohio. After getting a little burnt out and taking a break from music, a series of events led Whiskey Nick down his honky-tonk path.

It started when his buddy Gary dragged him to the Dusty Armadillo for a series of country concerts. The storytelling, the twangy guitars trading licks with the singer, and the bass and drums driving the party had Nick hooked.

Next, while trying to sell a bunch of guitars, he reluctantly traded a few of them for a beat-up green Telecaster. Instantly, he fell in love with twangy double stops and chicken pickin’ through his barely overdriven VOX amp.

Finally, Nick ran into his old friend Tornado Joe at a bonfire. After sharing half a bottle of bourbon, Tornado whipped out a banjo and somebody handed Nick a guitar. The two jammed out to country classics and the whole crowd sang along. When they finished the impromptu set with a banging bluegrass-country version of “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” the new Whiskey Nick was born.

Whiskey-Nick takes bourbon-fueled memories, runs them through a beat-up Telecaster, adds a dash of banjo, and turns the whole damn thing into a honky-tonk sing-along.