BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Sirius XM Presents Yacht Rock Revue - Reverse Sunset Tour at F reeman Arts Pavilion BEGIN:VEVENT UID:161122023-09-01 DTSTART:20230901T230000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230901T040000Z LOCATION:31806 Lake View Drive\nSelbyville Delaware 19975 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=31806 Lake View Drive\nSelb yville Delaware 19975;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=31806 Lake View Drive:geo: 38.466017,-75.112054 GEO:38.466017;-75.112054 SUMMARY:Sirius XM Presents Yacht Rock Revue - Reverse Sunset Tour at Freema n Arts Pavilion CLASS:PUBLIC 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\, t​hey’ve ticked every box on the Rock Star\n\nAccomplishments bingo card. Except for one: Writi ng and singing their\nown songs. \n\nYacht Rock Revue’s first original record is ten songs inspired by\nthe smoooooth sounds of the Seventies and Eighties. They’ve brazenly\ntitled it​ Hot Dads In Tight Jeans​ – forgive them for bragging\,\nbut that’s what they are – and it return s Yacht Rock Revue to\ntheir roots in original music. \n\n“I had a midl ife crisis. That’s why we made this album\,” says\nNick Niespodziani\, the group’s singer\, guitarist\, and spiritual\nleader. “Everyone in the band is a dad now\, so we needed to make\nthis happen\, before we beco me grandpas. I’ve sung ‘Escape’ by\nRupert Holmes at least a thousan d times\, and if that isn’t paying\nyour dues\, I don’t know what is. ” \n\nIt’s rare that musicians in their 40s chase their rock star dre ams.\nYou’d have to be crazy to try. YRR knew they were underdogs\, but\ nresolved to take one more shot at the Top 40\, and maybe even become a\nC inderella story of midlife fulfillment. \n\nYacht Rock Revue began in the least-yachtiest of states\, 2\,000 miles\nfrom breezy Marina del Rey. Nie spodziani and Pete Olson met in the\nfourth grade in suburban Indiana\, we nt on to Indiana University in the\nlate Nineties\, formed the band Y-O-U\ , then escaped – Rupert Holmes\nreference intended – to Atlanta. One n ight\, Y-O-U tucked their\ntongues deep in their cheeks and played a show of Yacht Rock songs.\nThe rowdy (a nice way of saying drunk)\, sold-out cr owd loved it. \n\nWhen the club owner asked them to do it again\, Niespod ziani didn’t\nwant to. But the club owner had an ace up his sleeve: mone y. \n\nOver the years\, YRR (there’s also a Dave\, a Greg\, and literal ly\nthree guys named Mark) have turned themselves into human wine\nspritze rs\, playing 120 to 150 shows a year\, mastering Yacht Rock’s\nslick cho rds and mellow grooves\, and partying like it’s 1979. What\nbegan as a j oke among friends soon put a ripple in the zeitgeist\,\nstarting a nationa l trend through YRR’s concerts\, ​lauded as\n“unabashedly joyous aff airs” by Entertainment Weekly. ​They\naccumulated an extensive wardrob e of white belts and polyester shirts.\nYacht Rock Revue were revered and well-compensated! Their life was a\ntenor sax solo! This is what every mus ician wants. \n\nBut even as YRR was sailing the smooth seas of tribute-b and\nsuperstardom\, and the band members all became dads\, Niespodziani wa s\nstill writing original songs. These new tunes had the spirit of Yacht\n Rock\, but were more modern – akin to Phoenix or Air\, the hip bands\nth at adapted Yacht for a younger audience. They brought the songs to a\nhot producer\, Ben Allen\, who’s worked with Gnarls Barkley\, Animal\nCollec tive\, and Neon Indian. Allen gave the songsa lustrous shine\, for\nboth n ew audiences and their ever-loyal fans\, the Nation of Smooth.\nNiespodzia ni and Olson even co-wrote a song\,\n\n“Big Bang\,” with Yacht Rock ma ster Matthew Wilder\, famous for his\nmassive 1983 hit “Break My Stride. ” \n\n“Step\,” the record’s first single\, is a peppy number repl ete\nwith falsetto and bumping bass\, a cross between the Bee Gees and\nSt eely Dan’s “Peg.” ​It’s also the mission statement for the\nalbu m in a way\, because it’s about deciding who you want to be\, and\nmakin g space for that in your life.​ The seven-piece band display\ntight chop s\, and the songs incorporate Yacht Rock Revue’s sense of\nhumor\, espec ially on the funky\, pro-margarita “Bad Tequila\,” the\nflute-fired “Another Song About California\,” and opening track\n“The Doobie Bou nce\,” where Niespodziani brags\, “I used to sleep\non couches/Now I s leep on nicer couches.” \n\nHot Dads In Tight Jeans​ is as plush and shiny as Kenny Loggins’\nbeard. And YRR are already dropping these new s ongs into their sets\,\nto great response from longtime fans who are thril led to hear new\nsmooth. While others in YRR’s position stick with the\n tried-and-true\, Niespodziani hopes the album will let them welcome\naboar d new fans\, too. To paraphrase a notable mariner… they’re\ngonna need a bigger yacht. \n\n“Here’s how I see it\,” Niespodziani concludes \, sliding into a\nwaiting limousine. “We have only one fewer hit than P layer did\, and\nPlayer is immortal. We built this Yacht Rock thing on the power of\nmemories and good vibes. None of that is changing\; we're just gonna\nmake a few new memories as well.\"\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

What is left for Yacht Rock Revue to prove? This top-notch group of musicians has already rocked onstage with John Oa tes\, Eddie Money (RIP)\, and both versions of the band Player. They&rsquo \;ve trademarked the term &ldquo\;yacht rock\,&rdquo\; both metaphorically and literally (U.S. Registration Number 3834195). From humble beginnings in a basement\, touring in partnership with Live Nation and Sirius XM\, th ey now headline sold-out shows across the country\, from Webster Hall in N ew York to the Wiltern in L.A. While ​rising from bars to amphitheaters\ , t​hey&rsquo\;ve ticked every box on the Rock Star

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Accomplish ments bingo card. Except for one: Writing and singing their own songs.&nbs p\;

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Yacht Rock Revue&rsquo\;s first original record is ten songs inspired by the smoooooth sounds of the Seventies and Eighties. They&rsqu o\;ve brazenly titled it​ Hot Dads In Tight Jeans​ &ndash\; forgive th em for bragging\, but that&rsquo\;s what they are &ndash\; and it returns Yacht Rock Revue to their roots in original music. \;

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&ldquo \;I had a midlife crisis. That&rsquo\;s why we made this album\,&rdquo\; s ays Nick Niespodziani\, the group&rsquo\;s singer\, guitarist\, and spirit ual leader. &ldquo\;Everyone in the band is a dad now\, so we needed to ma ke this happen\, before we become grandpas. I&rsquo\;ve sung &lsquo\;Escap e&rsquo\; by Rupert Holmes at least a thousand times\, and if that isn&rsq uo\;t paying your dues\, I don&rsquo\;t know what is.&rdquo\; \;

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It&rsquo\;s rare that musicians in their 40s chase their rock star dr eams. You&rsquo\;d have to be crazy to try. YRR knew they were underdogs\, but resolved to take one more shot at the Top 40\, and maybe even become a Cinderella story of midlife fulfillment. \;

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Yacht Rock Rev ue began in the least-yachtiest of states\, 2\,000 miles from breezy Marin a del Rey. Niespodziani and Pete Olson met in the fourth grade in suburban Indiana\, went on to Indiana University in the late Nineties\, formed the band Y-O-U\, then escaped &ndash\; Rupert Holmes reference intended &ndas h\; to Atlanta. One night\, Y-O-U tucked their tongues deep in their cheek s and played a show of Yacht Rock songs. The rowdy (a nice way of saying d runk)\, sold-out crowd loved it. \;

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When the club owner aske d them to do it again\, Niespodziani didn&rsquo\;t want to. But the club o wner had an ace up his sleeve: money. \;

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Over the years\, YR R (there&rsquo\;s also a Dave\, a Greg\, and literally three guys named Ma rk) have turned themselves into human wine spritzers\, playing 120 to 150 shows a year\, mastering Yacht Rock&rsquo\;s slick chords and mellow groov es\, and partying like it&rsquo\;s 1979. What began as a joke among friend s soon put a ripple in the zeitgeist\, starting a national trend through Y RR&rsquo\;s concerts\, ​lauded as &ldquo\;unabashedly joyous affairs&rdq uo\; by Entertainment Weekly. ​They accumulated an extensive wardrobe of white belts and polyester shirts. Yacht Rock Revue were revered and well- compensated! Their life was a tenor sax solo! This is what every musician wants. \;

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But even as YRR was sailing the smooth seas of tri bute-band superstardom\, and the band members all became dads\, Niespodzia ni was still writing original songs. These new tunes had the spirit of Yac ht Rock\, but were more modern &ndash\; akin to Phoenix or Air\, the hip b ands that adapted Yacht for a younger audience. They brought the songs to a hot producer\, Ben Allen\, who&rsquo\;s worked with Gnarls Barkley\, Ani mal Collective\, and Neon Indian. Allen gave the songsa lustrous shine\, f or both new audiences and their ever-loyal fans\, the Nation of Smooth. Ni espodziani and Olson even co-wrote a song\,

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&ldquo\;Big Bang\,&r dquo\; with Yacht Rock master Matthew Wilder\, famous for his massive 1983 hit &ldquo\;Break My Stride.&rdquo\; \;

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&ldquo\;Step\,&rdqu o\; the record&rsquo\;s first single\, is a peppy number replete with fals etto and bumping bass\, a cross between the Bee Gees and Steely Dan&rsquo\ ;s &ldquo\;Peg.&rdquo\; ​It&rsquo\;s also the mission statement for the album in a way\, because it&rsquo\;s about deciding who you want to be\, a nd making space for that in your life.​ The seven-piece band display tig ht chops\, and the songs incorporate Yacht Rock Revue&rsquo\;s sense of hu mor\, especially on the funky\, pro-margarita &ldquo\;Bad Tequila\,&rdquo\ ; the flute-fired &ldquo\;Another Song About California\,&rdquo\; and open ing track &ldquo\;The Doobie Bounce\,&rdquo\; where Niespodziani brags\, & ldquo\;I used to sleep on couches/Now I sleep on nicer couches.&rdquo\;&nb sp\;

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Hot Dads In Tight Jeans​ is as plush and shiny as Kenny L oggins&rsquo\; beard. And YRR are already dropping these new songs into th eir sets\, to great response from longtime fans who are thrilled to hear n ew smooth. While others in YRR&rsquo\;s position stick with the tried-and- true\, Niespodziani hopes the album will let them welcome aboard new fans\ , too. To paraphrase a notable mariner&hellip\; they&rsquo\;re gonna need a bigger yacht. \;

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&ldquo\;Here&rsquo\;s how I see it\,&rdqu o\; Niespodziani concludes\, sliding into a waiting limousine. &ldquo\;We have only one fewer hit than Player did\, and Player is immortal. We built this Yacht Rock thing on the power of memories and good vibes. None of th at is changing\; we'\;re just gonna make a few new memories as well.&qu ot\;

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