Beep Beep is a rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band from Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

, on Saddle Creek Records

Saddle Creek Records

Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...

. The band was formed in July 2001 by Eric Bemberger and Chris Hughes, formerly of Saddle Creek group Gabardine

Gabardine (band)

Gabardine was a band on Saddle Creek Records that formed in 1996. Composed of members of Beep Beep, Broken Spindles, and The Faint, their members were Chris Hughes, Eric Bemberger, Ben Armstrong, and Joel Petersen. They released one self-titled album and added two tracks to the Saddle Creek sampler...

. Former member Joel Petersen plays bass in The Faint

The Faint

The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Jacob Thiele, Dapose, Joel Petersen and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst...

 and also has his own electronica project, Broken Spindles

Broken Spindles

Broken Spindles is Joel Petersen of Omaha, Nebraska. Joel also plays bass and guitar in The Faint and at one time played bass in Beep Beep. The music of Broken Spindles ranges from instrumental electronic songs to sparse piano pieces to rock-influenced pop songs.Broken Spindles originally started...

. Their first album, Business Casual, was released August, 2004. A second album Enchanted Islands was released in March, 2009.

Band members

Current members:

• Eric Bemberger
• James Reilly
• Ian Francis
• Kyle Petersen

Former members:

• Javid Dabestani
• Chris Hughes (aka Chris Terry)
• Ben Armstrong
• AJ Mogis
• Joel Petersen
• Mike Sweeney
• Katie Muth
• Darren Keen

Discography

• Business Casual (2004 · Saddle Creek Records
  Saddle Creek Records
  Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
  
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• Enchanted Islands (2009 · Saddle Creek Records)

External links

• The Band's Myspace
• Saddle Creek Records
• Lazy-i Interview: July 2003
• Lazy-i Interview: August 2004