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The Greatest Yacht Rock Revival was a smash, thanks to YOU Nation of Smooth!  We could go on a hyperbole-filled rant about the greatness of Little River Band, Ambrosia, Peter Beckett of Player, Walter Egan, the impromptu reunion of Starbuck after 30 years(!), Ill-Eagles, Schooner, and – most of all – ourselves… but most of [...]

Don’t ever let someone tell you that staging a festival reviving an entire genre of under-appreciated music is easy.  From massive tent rentals to beer sponsors, from volunteer schedules to big band riders, from press releases to assembling 1,000 John Oates fans… we’ve been working hard for a long time to bring you our very [...]

Reagan Rock Prom II was a bash!  Productions of that magnitude always wear us out: we learn a lot of tunes, storm a lot of brains, and engage in a lot of crafts to make the show happen.  It’s nice when it comes off so smoothly… and with air conditioning.  If you [...]

The annual PleaseRock involvement at the Limerick’s Junction St. Patrick’s Day Celebration was an extravaganza this year, with six bands on three stages and lots of drunk honorary Irishmen and women.
I was in Austin playing SXSW with Lovett the week of St. Pats.  I yummied down on food trucks (Korean tacos!), saw some excellent bands [...]

We’ve played the best St. Pats every year since we moved to Atlanta in 2002. The 24th Annual Limerick Junction St. Patrick’s Day Festival is Thursday, and we’re taking over Virginia Highlands with outdoor and indoor stages (and the 10 High as always) featuring all of your favorite PleaseRock bands: DETAILS.
Uno Dos Tres Catorce [...]

The Dark Side of the Moon / Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band / Black Sea show at Variety Playhouse was so filled with good vibes it’s tough to put into words.  So we’ve got all the pictures below!  (Here’s a cell video of our encore.)
The Yacht Rock Revue returns to action this weekend in [...]

It was a whirlwind end to 2010 and beginning of 2011 for the PleaseRock collective: 2 sold-out shows for our Second Annual Yacht Rock Holiday Special, a sold-out New Years Eve at Park Tavern with Quasi Mandisco and DJ MP3PO, and Glove Night at 10 High last Thursday. Wow.
We’re keeping it fresh in 2011, [...]

The Second Annual Yacht Rock Holiday Special is almost here – this Friday night, December 10 at Park Tavern.  We’ve got some very special surprises to put under your tree.  Don’t forget to bring 2 cans of food for the Atlanta Community Food Bank to get your picture taken with Santa Claus via Mixtape Atlanta!
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The Second Annual Yacht Rock Holiday Special will be held on Friday, December 10 at the Park Tavern in Piedmont Park!  This is a festive entertainment blowout on 3 levels that could only be brought to you by PleaseRock. It sold out the Variety Playhouse last year, so we recommend advance TICKETS.
If you need a clue [...]

Singing “The Star Spangled Banner” (video) at a National League Divisional Series playoff game is an honor.  That it was Bobby Cox’s final game as skipper of the Atlanta Braves made it epic!
And meeting Ted Turner was otherworldly.  We were hanging out in the green room when Captain Courageous himself blew into the room and [...]