Revival / NYC Recap

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 [...]

Revival: What To Know…

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 [...]

Weezer Cruise = Big Deal?

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 [...]

Still Scared of Santa in July

This week we’re on the road to Nashville to play at the Mercy Lounge Friday night (TICKETS.)  The show will feature a special guest appearance from legit ’70s yacht rocker WALTER EGAN, the artist behind the smash hit “Magnet and Steel,” writer for Gram Parsons and others, and friend of Fleetwood Mac!  His appearance is [...]

Blessing the Rains?

Mother Nature’s attempts to thwart the smooth (and the U2) over the last couple of weeks were met with resolute soft rock from the PleaseRock crew.  (Thanks to Smynings Yacht Club for the inspiration for the blog title this week!)  Uno Dos Tres Catorce followed a torrential downpour at Meehan’s last Saturday with a downpour [...]