THREE INDiaN SUMMER SHOWS THIS WEEKEND. WAKEFIELD! COVEnTRY! WEST GREENWICH! MIKE "TUNES" ANTUNES. RIP! ROCK N JOCK ONE OF THE BEST YEARS EVER! DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU MUSIC VIDEO!

Rocking into the new year!

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Rest In Peace!

It is with a heavy heart that I have to share the news with everyone that Mike "Tunes" Antunes has passed away. The music world is both shocked and devastated at the loss of one of the greatest saxophone players in the universe. I am honored to be able to say that Tunes was my friend. He brought life and laughter into any room he entered. Through his saxophone he brought joy to the whole world. I wish to extend my deepest sympathy, thoughts and prayers to the Antunes family. I especially send my thoughts and prayer to my cousin John and the Beaver Brown family for the loss a friend and a brother. Unless you have been in band for as long as we have, you would not understand how each individual band member becomes a part of your life. The bond is an unexplainable bond. We will miss you Tunes! Rest in peace my Brother! Say hello to boys for me. TJ, Bobby, Pat and Clarence. Oh yea, tell Elvis, "Stevie Says Hey"! Love you my brother! Steve.

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The "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" music video can now be viewed on YouTube. We would like to thank Alec Asten and his Firesite Film crew for helping produce this spectacular video. Thanks also go out to Kevin Finnegan, Patrick McMullen and the whole Ocean Mist staff for allowing us to use the Mist to make our video. It's were we wanted to be. At the Beach, "You Should be TOO!

NOW STREAMING!

"Don't Call Us, We'll Call You", is now available for streaming! Scan here for more information!

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First Time Ever, This Friday Night!

This Saturday night in Coventry!

Sunday afternoon! Outdise at the Tavern on the Hill!

Turning Up The Heat All Summer Long!

Message from Steve Smith

A killer Labor Day Weekend! Although we had no show last Friday, we still rocked everyone's weekend with two shows. Saturday was our annual Labor Day Weekend afternoon at Hill's Tavern, Chepachet, RI. It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon outside at the Tavern .The gate opened at 2:00p. By the time the show started at 3:00p the lawn was filled with blankets and chairs. The grill was ablaze and the Gansett were ice cold. It was barefoot and dancing in the grass all afternoon.! Then came Sunday afternoon at the greatest beach bar in the universe, the Ocean Mist, Matunuck, RI. The show started at 2:30p because of the set change for the evening's entertainment. At 2:30p there wasn't a spot left on the sandy floor of the Mist! Asshole to elbow as they say, all afternoon! The ultimate Labor Day weekend sweat fest. Can't wait for our return to Ocean Mist on Columbus Day Weekend! Thanks to all who made last weekend GIGANTIC!

This weekend should also be GIGANTIC! Three more shows starting on Friday night. Come join us for our first appearance ever at the Two Ten Oyster Bar, Wakefield, RI. The show starts at 7:00p outside on the deck. No need to tell you about the menu at the oyster bar. It's reputation is well documented. Plenty of Gansetts too! Saturday we return to the Old Theater Dinner, Coventry, RI. We haven't performed at the dinner since the spring. Come early for a fantastic dinner from their spectacular menu. We look forward to seeing the staff and everyone there on Saturday night. On Sunday another outdoor show under the beautiful pavilion at the Tavern on the Hill, West Greenwich, RI. Bing your own blankets and chairs and spread out, out back at the Tavern. The Tavern on the Hill also has a great food menu and ice cold Gansett. It should be another spectacular weekend!

Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Stay Strong!

Hi Neighbor, Have Gansett this weekend!

As always, thanks to all of our fans for your support.

God Bless America!

Steve Smith

go to the main page to check out our full schedule. All of our shows are posted on our website and on Bands In Town.

2025 Twenty Five Years as The Official Band of Narragansett Beer!

"IT WAS TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY" Narragansett Brewing asked the band to play. We are very proud that Steve Smith and the Nakeds has been and still are the official band of Narragansett Beer. We can't thank Gansett enough for letting us be a part of their growing process since 2005 when they made the move to bring Narragansett Beer home to it's roots. You can now visit the facility at 271 Tockwotton Street, Providence, RI. The Nakeds and I look forward to promoting our favorite brew for another 20 years!

So Hi Neighbor! Have a Gansett!

Ladies Long Sleeve Tee. Available in Coral, Hot Pink, Black & Blue

The Steve Smith and Nakeds Beach Bum Line. Now available online and at all of our shows. All women's apparel available in Blue, Black, Hot Pink and Coral. Time to start your holiday shopping today! thenakeds.com. The Nakeds Our Little Town Ornament is also available at the Where is Rhode Island Store at the Warwick Mall, Warwick, RI.

The other night I was scanning the hundreds of movies available to me from my cable service. After a lengthy search I decided to revisit the Greatest Beer Run Ever. For those of you who haven't seen this movie yet, it's time to check it out.

Again my great friend Peter Farrelly chose another one of our songs to be placed in the Apple TV release, "The Greatest Beer Run Ever". We are honored, blessed and humbled that Peter would once again choose a Nakeds' song for this movie. "That's Alright" from our first Album, "Coming To Theatre Near You", is featured in "The Greatest Beer Run Ever" The film released on September 30, 2022 on Apple TV. The Movie features, Zac Efron, Russell Crowe and Bill Murray. Beer Run is directed by academy award winner and my friend Peter Farrely. We can't thank Peter enough for giving us this great honor and adding to the bands legacy! Check out the movie on Apple TV. It's just as fantastic as the first time I watched it!

Steve Smith and the Nakeds Golden Anniversary Ale!

After a year of brewing our Golden Anniversary Ale., Gansett let us know they will not be brewing any more of our beer. We can't thank Narragansett Beer enough for helping us celebrate our 50th Anniversary by giving us our own beer. Just a reminder. 2025 is the 20th Anniversary of Narragansett Beer's return to Rhode Island. It is also our 20th Anniversary of being the official band of Narragansett Beer! You never know? Maybe a beer commemorating our 20th year a representing Gansett.

Our Steve Smith and the Nakeds Golden Anniversary Ale Tee Shirt is still available at all shows and on the Nakeds website.

NOW AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE STORE AND AT EVERY SHOW!

The new Nakeds 50th anniversary apparel!

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I’m Huge Video 1983!

How "I'm Huge" came to be. By the early 1980s, Naked Truth had become the most popular band on Cape Cod. Their schedule included appearances at the biggest club on the Cape, The Casino By The Sea in Falmouth, Massachusetts, which encompassed every extra-celebratory point of the summer season from Memorial Day weekend to the Fourth of July to Labor Day weekend. But in Falmouth, there was an “extra” special weekend between the 4th and the end of summer: Road Race weekend in August. From 1972 to the present, Falmouth has played host to an annual seven mile race which ends at the Casino and by this time, there were over 10,000 runners competing. The band had become friendly with two of the bartenders at the Casino, Michael Hennessey and Billy Threadgold. (Bill was a college athlete who participated in the Road Race and worked his way through school tending bar in the summers.) In the summer of 1981, Mike and Billy bought a tiny motor boat to use as a fishing skiff in the mornings which, in tribute to the massive yachts, sailboats and cabin cruisers which docked or moored on the beach side of the Casino all summer, they christened “The Huge.” The little dinghy, which more often than not had to be bailed out in the morning before fishing could commence, became the talk of the town and “huge” became the buzzword of the summer: 
How’re you doin’ today? I’m huge! 
How was the band last night? They were huge! 
How was that sandwich? It was huge! 
Late one night during Fourth of July weekend ’81, the band was hanging out after their show with Billy and Mike sipping on GIQ’s of ‘Gansett. (The “Giant Imperial Quart” was a 42 ounce beer produced by the Narragansett Brewing Company of Cranston, Rhode Island, favored by the band which was dutifully and ritually stockpiled by the Nakeds before each road trip to ensure there would be some refreshments for the post-gig wind-down period after their shows.) One thing led to another and when someone asked, “How you doin’,” and got the expected answer, “I’m huge,” someone tossed out, “…and the babes go wild!” Next thing you know, Mike and Billy and trumpet player, Steve “The Kid” DeCurtis began running with the idea and the lines began to flow. Kevin Cason, the band’s bass player and chief arranger said, “I’d better write this down!” Before the sun came up, the song had been born. Before long, the band had worked up an arrangement of the tune and they debuted it at The Casino at their next appearance on Road Race weekend to a massive audience response. At that time MTV had been born and offered a format for unsigned bands to send independent videos for airplay on MTV. The show was called Basement Tapes. So in 1981 I had the idea of filming an 
independent video of I'm Huge (and the babes go wild)! It was submitted to MTV's Basement Tapes and the Nakeds made the rotation. I recently dug up the beta master tape of that video and had it digitally formatted. Our 1983 I'm Huge (and the babes go wild) is now available to view on YouTube! https://youtu.be/t0GdD-hgiSU

As promised Our I'm Huge 1983 video is now available to view on YouTube! Check it out!

https://youtu.be/t0GdD-hgiSU