The Band

Relax, get a drink, hit the dance floor.

The Whiskey Treats play the kind of music you put on when you want to go out with your people, drink pints at the bar, and get a little rowdy.

A high-energy infusion of bluegrass, punk, folk, and rock, the band has never fit a single mold and never tried to. You can hear the tradition in the strings, and you can feel the punk rock underneath it, loud, fast, and grinning. It's raucous, danceable, and built for a crowd.

The Treats started in Phoenix in 2011, led by frontman and songwriter Brett Dooley, who cut his teeth singing and playing guitar and bass in punk and hard rock bands. What he really loves is getting a whole room rowdy, and the Whiskey Treats are where that comes together.

The band moved to Denver in 2014 and has called Tucson home since 2017. They write their own songs, from upbeat drinking tunes to songs about home, with maybe a slow one or two when everyone needs to catch their breath. Between the fast picking and the whiskey-fueled sing-alongs, the band has just as much fun as the room does.