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Yächtley Crëw , “The Titans of Soft Rock” return to City National Grove of Anaheim, December 28, 2023 , as part of their Seas The Day tour. The band first appeared at the venue in March to a sold-out audience.
Yächtley Crëw , the seven-piece band who burst onto the California club scene in 2017, selling out countless local venues before exploding into a nationally recognized touring act have just released their debut six-song EP, Seas the Day via Jimmy Buffett ’ s Mailboat Records . Seas the Day was produced and mixed by Grammy award winning Chris Lord-Alge (Stevie Nicks, Steven Tyler, Keith Urban, Bruce Springsteen, Green Day) and features the band ’ s first original song “ S *x on the Beach,” accompanied by a video with a guest appearance by the Access Hollywood & iHeart host, Mario Lopez . The video was directed by Myles Erfurth (Dead Sara, Ice Nine Kills, Twiztid) and will debut on July 17 th . The band is managed by longtime industry icon Andy Gould (Rob Zombie, Pantera, Lionel Richie, Guns N’ Roses).
The nautical-suited and captain ’ s-hat-clad Yächtley Crëw (also known as “ The Titans of Soft Rock”), includes lead vocalist Phillip Daniel (Philly Ocean), drummer Rob Jones (Sailor Hawkins), bassist Chaz Ruiz (Baba Buoy), guitarist Thomas Gardner Jr. (Tommy Buoy), backing vocalist Curt Clendenin (Stoney Shores), saxophone/flutist Paul Pate (Pauly Shores) and keyboardist Matt Grossman (Matthew McDonald). The ships ahoy septet are joined on the album by special guest, world-class percussionist Lenny Castro.
For those uninitiated, Yacht Rock encapsulates the revival of soft rock and Top 40 hits from the late ‘ 70s to the early ‘ 80s, which has become a nationwide phenomenon, inspiring fans to dress the part and sing along. Other songs on Seas the Day include fan favorites such as Boz Scaggs ’ “ Lido Shuffle, ” Ace ’ s “ How Long,” Robbie Dupree ’ s “ Steal Away,” the Bee Gees ’ “ How Deep Is Your Love” and all-time Yacht Rock pioneer Christopher Cross ’ “ Ride Like the Wind.” Other songs in the band ’ s set include Toto ’ s “ Africa, ” Looking Glass ’ “ Brandy” and Rupert Holmes ’ “ Escape (The Pi ñ a Colada Song). ”
Yächtley Crëw are currently on a nationwide “Seas The Day” tour, with a residency at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas through December. The band performed and helped ring in the New Year on KLAS and KTLA’s “Las Vegas Countdown to 2023,” the exclusive, Emmy-winning special syndicated across 14 Nexstar markets and reaches more than 16.5 million U.S. TV households.
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WARREN, Ohio – The “yacht rock” music genre has no formal definition.
But people know it when they hear it. And they love it.
The term encompasses the soft pop music that was all over the airwaves in the ’70s and ’80s. Think “Lido Shuffle,” “Brandy,” “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” and “Ride Like the Wind.”
They’re not heavyweight tunes, but for anyone who lived through the era – and many who didn’t – they evoke good times and carefree days.
The resurgence of yacht rock has become a national phenomenon.
Just ask Yachtley Crew, the California-based band that is riding the resurgent genre’s wave. Yachtley Crew will make its Mahoning Valley debut Thursday, Aug. 8, when it comes to the Robins Theatre.
Philly Ocean – his real name is Phillip Daniel – is the lead singer and frontman for Yachtley Crew. He said the genre needs no introduction.
“We’ve been doing this for seven years and we still get asked the question, ‘What is yacht rock?’” Ocean said.
His stock answer is, “You know what yacht rock is even if it’s the first time you’ve heard that term.”
By the way, the term originated with the YouTube comedy series “Yacht Rock,” which spoofed that music scene in a campy way.
The seven-piece Yachtley Crew band has been making ports of call all over the country for years. Clad in nautical Navy dress whites and captain hats, the act delivers a Jimmy Buffett-style party wherever it goes.
Yachtley Crew likes to get the crowd involved and having fun, but it also has respect for the music. Part of the appeal of the songs, Ocean said, is that they connect with almost everyone.
“The fans are passionate about it,” he said. “There is a core set of songs that they need and want to hear, and they’ll get mad if we don’t play them.”
Diehard fans of Yachtley Crew have been dubbed “crewpies” (rhymes with “groupies”) and they are ready to get into the spirit at concerts.
“Some of them wear captain’s hats,” Ocean said. “I’ve seen them dressed as Gilligan and The Skipper or wearing a life preserver.”
The members of the band are all seasoned musicians and performers who had careers before Yachtley Crew. They not only do justice to the songs but infuse them with new energy.
“These are not just three-chord pop songs,” Ocean explained. “They are interesting and complex, with complicated chord changes and a lyric that tends to tell a story.”
Appreciation of the yacht rock genre is growing.
“There’s fun and nostalgia to these songs, and it connects to people of our generation,” Ocean said. “But the cool thing is, since the pandemic, there’s been a resurgence, and it exposed a much younger generation to this music. We just played five shows in the New England and New York area, and we saw kids under 10 with captain’s hats on, singing the songs like they’ve known them all their lives.”
The success of Yachtley Crew has taken even the band by surprise.
“We had no idea of the attraction it would have on people,” Ocean said. “We started this in 2017, just because we thought it would be fun. We grew up with this music and love it. But it’s always been the guilty pleasure, the elevator music. It was a sin to admit you liked it.”
Fans responded to the act from the very first show.
“It’s cool to see this music get to have a second life, or a third or fourth, or whatever life it’s on,” Ocean said.
Yachtley Crew recently released its first album, “Seas the Day,” on Jimmy Buffett’s Mailboat Records. It includes five classic yacht rock songs (“How Deep Is Your Life,” “Lido Shuffle, “Steal Away,” “Ride Like the Wind” and “How Long Has This Been Going On?”) plus one original, “Sex on the Beach.”
The latter tune sounds like a hit waiting to happen.
“We’ve all had careers and made original music, so bringing our own creations was a goal,” Ocean said. “But the timing had to be right. [‘Sex on the Beach’] fits right in alongside the other songs on the album and sounds like it’s from the era, both in lyric and theme. It tells a specific story, kind of tongue in cheek, with a playfulness.”
The video stars actor Mario Lopez, who is a fan of the band, as the bartender. Check it out HERE .
Thursday’s concert at the Robins Theatre starts at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $45 to $25 and are available at the theater’s box office and its website .
Pictured at top: Yachtley Crew will play the Robins Theatre in Warren on Thursday.
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Yachtley Crew are the seven-piece So Cal band who burst onto the club scene in 2017, selling out countless local venues before starting a nationwide Yacht Rock craze. The band set sail on their “Full Steam Ahead Tour” in February and continue on their nationwide tour throughout 2024 in support of their debut EP Seas The Day via Jimmy Buffett’s Mailboat Records. Newly added to their schedule is a stop at Sacramento’s The Backyard, Friday, August 30 . Tickets are available via Ticketmaster , Friday, May 3, at 10AM .
The nautical-suited and captain ’ s-hat-clad Yachtley Crew (also known as “ The Titans of Soft Rock”), includes lead vocalist Phillip Daniel (Philly Ocean), drummer Rob Jones (Sailor Hawkins), bassist Chaz Ruiz (Baba Buoy), guitarist Thomas Gardner Jr. (Tommy Buoy), backing vocalist Curt Clendenin (Stoney Shores), saxophone/flutist Paul Pate (Pauly Shores) and keyboardist Matt Grossman (Matthew McDonald).
For those uninitiated, Yacht Rock encapsulates the revival of soft rock and Top 40 hits from the late ‘ 70s to the early ‘ 80s, which has become a nation wide phenomenon, inspiring fans to dress the part and sing along. Other songs on Seas the Day include fan favorites such as Boz Scaggs ’ “ Lido Shuffle,” Ace ’ s “ How Long,” Robbie Dupree ’ s “ Steal Away,” the Bee Gees ’ “ How Deep Is Your Love” and all-time Yacht Rock pioneer Christopher Cross ’ “ Ride Like the Wind.” Other songs in the band ’ s set include Toto ’ s “ Africa,” Looking Glass ’ “ Brandy” and Rupert Holmes ’ “ Escape (The Piña Colada Song).”
Yachtley Crew have appeared on Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live , have helped ring in the New Year on KLAS and KTLA’s “Las Vegas Countdown to 2023” (the exclusive, Emmy-winning special syndicated program that reached reaches more than 16.5 million U.S. TV households), performed on countless morning television and radio shows throughout the country, have been featured on Fox News nationally and performed on SiriusXM’s Yacht Rock Radio “Yacht Rock 311” show as the first ever Yacht Rock band to perform live at the station. They have also performed at a cadre of charity and special events throughout the years including Mario Lopez Golf Classic Tournament in support of the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center.
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Indeed, "The Piña Colada song, that is a great yacht rock core song, like 'Ride Like the Wind,'" Daniel said. Audiences often dress up for the shows in yacht-themed attire and love to sing-along.
Yächtley Crëw at Tower Theatre, Oklahoma City, OK, USA Artist: Yächtley Crëw , Venue: Tower Theatre , Oklahoma City, OK, USA Reelin' in the Years Magic Break My Stride Steal Away Turn Your Love Around I'd Really Love to See You Tonight Maneater Biggest Part of Me Brandy Careless Whisper Ride Like the Wind You Make My Dreams
Other songs on Seas the Day include fan favorites such as Boz Scaggs' "Lido Shuffle," Ace's "How Long," Robbie Dupree's "Steal Away," the Bee Gees' "How Deep Is Your Love" and all-time Yacht Rock pioneer Christopher Cross' "Ride Like the Wind."
Obviously, that didn't work out." He said it was nice to have a record label that believed in Yachtley Crew. The six-song EP includes "Lido Shuffle," "How Long," "How Deep is Your Love," "Steal Away" and "Ride Like the Wind" and the original "Sex on the Beach."
YACHTLEY CREW Yachtley Crew, the seven-piece band who burst onto the California club scene in 2017, selling out countless local venues before exploding into a nationally recognized touring act have just released their debut six-song EP, Seas the Day via Jimmy Buffett's Mailboat Records. Seas the Day was produced and mixed by Grammy award winning Chris Lord-Alge (Stevie Nicks, Steven Tyler ...
Yachtley Crew are the seven-piece So Cal band who burst onto the club scene in 2017 selling out countless local venues before starting a nationwide Yacht Rock craze.
Other songs on Seas the Day include fan favorites such as Boz Scaggs" 'Lido Shuffle," Ace's "How Long," Robbie Dupree's "Steal Away," the Bee Gees" 'How Deep Is Your Love" and all-time Yacht Rock pioneer Christopher Cross" 'Ride Like the Wind."
Yachtley Crew performing Christopher Cross Ride Like The Wind at Dr. Pepper Park in Roanoke, VA.
Yachtley Crew are the seven-piece So Cal band who burst onto the club scene in 2017, selling out countless local venues before starting a nationwide Yacht Rock craze. The band set sail on their "Full Steam Ahead Tour" in February and continue on their nationwide tour throughout 2024 in support of their debut EP Seas The Day via Jimmy Buffett's Mailboat Records. VIDEO FOR "S*x On The ...
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Other songs on Seas the Day include fan favorites such as Boz Scaggs' "Lido Shuffle," Ace's "How Long," Robbie Dupree's "Steal Away," the Bee Gees' "How Deep Is Your Love" and all-time Yacht Rock pioneer Christopher Cross' "Ride Like the Wind."
Yachtley Crew are the seven-piece So Cal band who burst onto the club scene in 2017, selling out countless local venues before starting a nationwide Yacht Rock craze.The nautical-suited and captain's-hat-clad Yachtley Crew (also known as "The Titans of Soft Rock"), includes lead vocalist Phillip Daniel (Philly Ocean), drummer Rob Jones (Sailor Hawkins), bassist Chaz Ruiz (Baba Buoy ...
Yachtley Crew recently released its first album, "Seas the Day," on Jimmy Buffett's Mailboat Records. It includes five classic yacht rock songs ("How Deep Is Your Life," "Lido Shuffle, "Steal Away," "Ride Like the Wind" and "How Long Has This Been Going On?") plus one original, "Sex on the Beach."
Yachtley Crew's Intro and performing Ride Like The Wind by Christopher Cross at Sainte Rocke in Hermosa Beach on December 8, 2018.Intro 0:00Riding Like The W...
220 Weybosset Street, Providence, RI 02903. Los Angeles, CA—Yachtley Crew, are the seven-piece So Cal band who burst onto the club scene in 2017, selling out countless local venues before starting a nationwide Yacht Rock craze and being noticed by the legendary Jimmy Buffett who signed them to his own Mailboat Records label.
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Yachtley Crew at the Coach House, San Juan Capistrano 11/4/22
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