Personnel: Nick DiNardo, vocals; Jamey Patricks, drums; Corey Reid, bass; Mairon, guitar.
Formed: January 1990, after Fatal Charm veterans DiNardo and Patricks auditioned for a guitarist. Mairon answered the call and introduced them to former Jinxton Wild bandmate Reid.
Sound: ”It`s hard rock, but we have varied interests,” DiNardo says.
Influences: DiNardo cites Led Zeppelin, Rush, Whitesnake and Aerosmith plus ”just a lot of the contemporary hard rock bands. We like to keep up with the times.”
In-concert cover versions: None.
Namesake: Patricks came up with the name, which DiNardo says is a response to Loverboy and other bands that stress a pretty-boy, chase-the-girls image. ”It`s kind of an expression that we`re not really like that.”
Turf: The band covers the South, West and North Sides with appearances at the Thirsty Whale, S.O.P.`s, the Gateway Theatre and the Avalon.
Recordings: The band released a three-song cassette in June to shop to labels and to sell at shows and area record stores. ”Paradise,” from the tape, has received significant airplay on WVVX-FM 103.1. No Romeo plans to return to Villa Park`s DKP Studios in September to record a five-song tape.
Philosophy: ”We try to be very open-minded to music and life in general,” DiNardo says, noting that the band would consider incorporating jazz influences into their hard rock on future projects. ”We don`t want to put restrictions on this band.”
Goals: ”Just to be long-lived and to be doing the same thing 20 years from now,” DiNardo says. ”Aerosmith started way back when, and they`re still around, and we`d like to be able to do the same thing.” But he adds that No Romeo could do without the druggie down days that Aerosmith slogged through.
Next appearance: Aug. 22, Avalon.
