An excerpt from Naked Omaha's website (link coming soon):
"We're a rock band -- a twangy guitar/bass/drums rock band from
Philadelphia, Pa. Dan DeLeon's on guitar and vocals. Scott
Kerber's the other half of the guitar/vocals and Bob Vanstone’s
on bass and vocals, while Steve Kirsch is banging the drums and
knows better than to get near a vocal microphone.
"We're as proud of our Philly roots as folks from the South are
of their Southern heritage, and we'll gladly discuss the history
of our fine city over some cheesesteaks and Yuengling (or
Schmidt's) when you're in town. But for now let's talk about
that word 'rock.' 'Rock' doesn't mean some overproduced slop
that you'll hear on commercial radio these days. It's gritty,
organic and comes from a long lineage of country, blues and R&B.
Does that mean there are Memphis horns on the next Naked Omaha
record? Well, no, but only because we happen to be a little more
mired in the twangier side of rock. Naked Omaha is squarely
settled into that genre of music called roots rock, alt-country,
Americana, No Depression, insurgent country and a host of other
monikers, all of which add up to one thing: basic guitar-driven
rock and roll with a touch (or more) of twang flavoring the
songs. Other folks in that category include the likes of Son
Volt, the Bottle Rockets, the Drive-By Truckers, Blue Mountain
and Slobberbone and Slobberbone (RIP to those two...we'll miss 'em),
and somewhere amidst those sounds sits Naked Omaha. We have the
firm belief that a well-placed dollop of twang amidst the
kerrang of electric guitars makes a fine rock and roll album
even better, and we'll wager our time-worn copies of 'Exile on
Main Street' on it.
"We've been hard at work in the Philadelphia area for a while
now, winning a 'Best Unsigned Band in Philadelphia' competition,
and playing at bars like the North Star, the Fire (aka Philly
Bar & Grille), the Trocadero and the Bishop's Collar. We've been
featured on the 'Edges From the Postcard2' compilation CD, and
moved on to play out-of-town shows from New Hampshire to
Michigan, including roots-rock festivals in Lansing and
Pittsburgh.
"At Twangfest 4 (in 2000), the definitive grassroots twang
festival, held each June in St. Louis, Mo., we had a blast, and
in May 2000, Naked Omaha self-released our debut album, 'Belt.'
More recently, we've recorded (but not released yet) our second
album--'The Blue Route'-- and continued to play around Philly,
in NYC and New Hampshire. And we've made The Fire at 4th and
Girard our Philly homebase for now, playing there fairly often."
