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SUMMARY:Yacht Rock Revue 2022 Tour
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DESCRIPTION:What is left for Yacht Rock Revue to prove? This top-notch grou
 p of\nmusicians has already rocked onstage with John Oates\, Eddie Money\n
 (RIP)\, and both versions of the band Player. They’ve trademarked the\nt
 erm “yacht rock\,” both metaphorically and literally (U.S.\nRegistrati
 on Number 3834195). From humble beginnings in a basement\,\ntouring in par
 tnership with Live Nation and Sirius XM\, they now\nheadline sold-out show
 s across the country\, from Webster Hall in New\nYork to the Wiltern in L.
 A. While ​rising from bars to\namphitheaters\, they’ve ticked every bo
 x on the Rock Star\nAccomplishments bingo card. Except for one: Writing an
 d singing their\nown songs. Yacht Rock Revue’s first original record is 
 ten songs\ninspired by the smoooooth sounds of the Seventies and Eighties.
 \nThey’ve brazenly titled it​ Hot Dads In Tight Jeans​ — forgive\n
 them for bragging\, but that’s what they are — and it returns Yacht\nR
 ock Revue to their roots in original music. “I had a midlife\ncrisis. Th
 at’s why we made this album\,” says Nick Niespodziani\,\nthe group’s
  singer\, guitarist\, and spiritual leader. “Everyone in\nthe band is a 
 dad now\, so we needed to make this happen\, before we\nbecome grandpas. I
 ’ve sung ‘Escape’ by Rupert Holmes at least a\nthousand times\, and 
 if that isn’t paying your dues\, I don’t know\nwhat is.” It’s rare
  that musicians in their 40s chase their rock\nstar dreams. You’d have t
 o be crazy to try. YRR knew they were\nunderdogs\, but resolved to take on
 e more shot at the Top 40\, and maybe\neven become a Cinderella story of m
 idlife fulfillment. Yacht Rock\nRevue began in the least-yachtiest of stat
 es\, 2\,000 miles from breezy\nMarina del Rey. Niespodziani and Pete Olson
  met in the fourth grade in\nsuburban Indiana\, went on to Indiana Univers
 ity in the late Nineties\,\nformed the band Y-O-U\, then escaped — Ruper
 t Holmes reference\nintended — to Atlanta. One night\, Y-O-U tucked thei
 r tongues deep in\ntheir cheeks and played a show of Yacht Rock songs. The
  rowdy (a nice\nway of saying drunk)\, the sold-out crowd loved it. When t
 he club owner\nasked them to do it again\, Niespodziani didn’t want to. 
 But the club\nowner had an ace up his sleeve: money. Over the years\, YRR 
 (there’s\nalso a Dave\, a Greg\, and literally three guys named Mark) ha
 ve turned\nthemselves into human wine spritzers\, playing 120 to 150 shows
  a year\,\nmastering Yacht Rock’s slick chords and mellow grooves\, and 
 partying\nlike it’s 1979. What began as a joke among friends soon put a 
 ripple\nin the zeitgeist\, starting a national trend through YRR’s conce
 rts\,\n​lauded as “unabashedly joyous affairs” by Entertainment Week
 ly.\n​They accumulated an extensive wardrobe of white belts and polyeste
 r\nshirts. Yacht Rock Revue was revered and well-compensated! Their life\n
 was a tenor sax solo! This is what every musician wants. But even as\nYRR 
 was sailing the smooth seas of tribute-band superstardom\, and the\nband m
 embers all became dads\, Niespodziani was still writing original\nsongs. T
 hese new tunes had the spirit of Yacht Rock\, but were more\nmodern – ak
 in to Phoenix or Air\, the hip bands that adapted Yacht\nfor a younger aud
 ience. They brought the songs to a hot producer\, Ben\nAllen\, who’s wor
 ked with Gnarls Barkley\, Animal Collective\, and Neon\nIndian. Allen gave
  the songs a lustrous shine\, for both new audiences\nand their ever-loyal
  fans\, the Nation of Smooth. Niespodziani and\nOlson even co-wrote a song
 \, “Big Bang\,” with Yacht Rock master\nMatthew Wilder\, famous for hi
 s massive 1983 hit “Break My Stride.”\n“Step\,” the record’s fir
 st single\, is a peppy number replete\nwith falsetto and bumping bass\, a 
 cross between the Bee Gees and\nSteely Dan’s “Peg.” ​It’s also t
 he mission statement for the\nalbum in a way\, because it’s about decidi
 ng who you want to be\, and\nmaking space for that in your life.​ The se
 ven-piece band displays\ntight chops\, and the songs incorporate Yacht Roc
 k Revue’s sense of\nhumor\, especially on the funky\, pro-margarita “B
 ad Tequila\,” the\nflute-fired “Another Song About California\,” and
  opening track\n“The Doobie Bounce\,” where Niespodziani brags\, “I 
 used to sleep\non couches/Now I sleep on nicer couches.” Hot Dads In Tig
 ht Jeans​\nis as plush and shiny as Kenny Loggins’ beard. And YRR is a
 lready\ndropping these new songs into their sets\, to great response from\
 nlongtime fans who are thrilled to hear new smooth. While others in\nYRR
 ’s position stick with the tried-and-true\, Niespodziani hopes the\nalbu
 m will let them welcome aboard new fans\, too. To paraphrase a\nnotable ma
 riner… they’re gonna need a bigger yacht. “Here’s\nhow I see it\,
 ” Niespodziani concludes\, sliding into a waiting\nlimousine. “We have
  only one fewer hit than Player did\, and Player\nis immortal. We built th
 is Yacht Rock thing on the power of memories\nand good vibes. None of that
  is changing\; we're just gonna make a few\nnew memories as well.\" Venue:
  Freeman Arts Pavilion. Presenter: Joshua\nM. Freeman Foundation.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:What is left for Yacht Rock Revue to prove? Th
 is top-notch group of musicians has already rocked onstage with John Oates
 \, Eddie Money (RIP)\, and both versions of the band Player. They’ve tra
 demarked the term “yacht rock\,” both metaphorically and literally (U.
 S. Registration Number 3834195). From humble beginnings in a basement\, to
 uring in partnership with Live Nation and Sirius XM\, they now headline so
 ld-out shows across the country\, from Webster Hall in New York to the Wil
 tern in L.A. While ​rising from bars to amphitheaters\, they’ve ticked
  every box on the Rock Star Accomplishments bingo card. Except for one: Wr
 iting and singing their own songs. Yacht Rock Revue’s first original rec
 ord is ten songs inspired by the smoooooth sounds of the Seventies and Eig
 hties. They’ve brazenly titled it​ Hot Dads In Tight Jeans​ — forg
 ive them for bragging\, but that’s what they are — and it returns Yach
 t Rock Revue to their roots in original music. “I had a midlife crisis. 
 That’s why we made this album\,” says Nick Niespodziani\, the group’
 s singer\, guitarist\, and spiritual leader. “Everyone in the band is a 
 dad now\, so we needed to make this happen\, before we become grandpas. I
 ’ve sung ‘Escape’ by Rupert Holmes at least a thousand times\, and i
 f that isn’t paying your dues\, I don’t know what is.” It’s rare t
 hat musicians in their 40s chase their rock star dreams. You’d have to b
 e crazy to try. YRR knew they were underdogs\, but resolved to take one mo
 re shot at the Top 40\, and maybe even become a Cinderella story of midlif
 e fulfillment. Yacht Rock Revue began in the least-yachtiest of states\, 2
 \,000 miles from breezy Marina del Rey. Niespodziani and Pete Olson met in
  the fourth grade in suburban Indiana\, went on to Indiana University in t
 he late Nineties\, formed the band Y-O-U\, then escaped — Rupert Holmes 
 reference intended — to Atlanta. One night\, Y-O-U tucked their tongues 
 deep in their cheeks and played a show of Yacht Rock songs. The rowdy (a n
 ice way of saying drunk)\, the sold-out crowd loved it. When the club owne
 r asked them to do it again\, Niespodziani didn’t want to. But the club 
 owner had an ace up his sleeve: money. Over the years\, YRR (there’s als
 o a Dave\, a Greg\, and literally three guys named Mark) have turned thems
 elves into human wine spritzers\, playing 120 to 150 shows a year\, master
 ing Yacht Rock’s slick chords and mellow grooves\, and partying like it
 ’s 1979. What began as a joke among friends soon put a ripple in the zei
 tgeist\, starting a national trend through YRR’s concerts\, ​lauded as
  “unabashedly joyous affairs” by Entertainment Weekly. ​They accumul
 ated an extensive wardrobe of white belts and polyester shirts. Yacht Rock
  Revue was revered and well-compensated! Their life was a tenor sax solo! 
 This is what every musician wants. But even as YRR was sailing the smooth 
 seas of tribute-band superstardom\, and the band members all became dads\,
  Niespodziani was still writing original songs. These new tunes had the sp
 irit of Yacht Rock\, but were more modern – akin to Phoenix or Air\, the
  hip bands that adapted Yacht for a younger audience. They brought the son
 gs to a hot producer\, Ben Allen\, who’s worked with Gnarls Barkley\, An
 imal Collective\, and Neon Indian. Allen gave the songs a lustrous shine\,
  for both new audiences and their ever-loyal fans\, the Nation of Smooth. 
 Niespodziani and Olson even co-wrote a song\, “Big Bang\,” with Yacht 
 Rock master Matthew Wilder\, famous for his massive 1983 hit “Break My S
 tride.” “Step\,” the record’s first single\, is a peppy number rep
 lete with falsetto and bumping bass\, a cross between the Bee Gees and Ste
 ely Dan’s “Peg.” ​It’s also the mission statement for the album 
 in a way\, because it’s about deciding who you want to be\, and making s
 pace for that in your life.​ The seven-piece band displays tight chops\,
  and the songs incorporate Yacht Rock Revue’s sense of humor\, especiall
 y on the funky\, pro-margarita “Bad Tequila\,” the flute-fired “Anot
 her Song About California\,” and opening track “The Doobie Bounce\,”
  where Niespodziani brags\, “I used to sleep on couches/Now I sleep on n
 icer couches.” Hot Dads In Tight Jeans​ is as plush and shiny as Kenny
  Loggins’ beard. And YRR is already dropping these new songs into their 
 sets\, to great response from longtime fans who are thrilled to hear new s
 mooth. While others in YRR’s position stick with the tried-and-true\, Ni
 espodziani hopes the album will let them welcome aboard new fans\, too. To
  paraphrase a notable mariner… they’re gonna need a bigger yacht. “H
 ere’s how I see it\,” Niespodziani concludes\, sliding into a waiting 
 limousine. “We have only one fewer hit than Player did\, and Player is i
 mmortal. We built this Yacht Rock thing on the power of memories and good 
 vibes. None of that is changing\; we're just gonna make a few new memories
  as well.\" Venue: Freeman Arts Pavilion. Presenter: Joshua M. Freeman Fou
 ndation.
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