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Right as we were trying to begin the PR campaign for The Greatest Yacht Rock Revival in the Universe, Weezer decided to go and announce their cruise: Weezer, Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh, Gene Ween, Wavves, Boom Bip… and the Yacht Rock Revue?  Apparently this is a big deal so YRR was mentioned in Pitchfork, Spin, MTV [...]

We had another fun excursion with our friends from Sixthman on the VH1 Best Cruise Ever last weekend from Tampa to Cozumel.  Cheers to all of our new pals!  Bencoo loved his jam with the undermanned (and amazing) One eskimO, and Pat from Train told us we would be huge if we had a hit [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

By sheer coincidence my e-mail greeted me this morning with this H.L Mencken nugget of wisdom: “No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.”  Two big shows this week at Smith’s (info below), but first there is some business to taste:
The taste of Yacht Rock Revue’s 3 Creative Loafing “Best of [...]

By now you’ve probably heard we’ll be performing the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon on Wednesday, September 29 at Smith’s Olde Bar.  (Both albums in their entirety from start to finish.)  TICKETS.
But with us it’s never that simple.  We’ll be pairing Floyd’s opus [...]

PleaseRock Nation spreads its wings this month with some new shows sure to smooth your mind!
First up is our latest incarnation: Main Street Exiles.  This gritty tribute to the Rolling Stones captures the rock and roll f**kitude of the Stones without trying to imitate Mick and Keith verbatim.  MSE kicks off a month-long residency at [...]