We’re keeping it fresh in 2011, kicking it off with our first big show of the year this Friday, January 21 at the Variety Playhouse in Little Five Points.  We’re performing the Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and XTC’s Black Sea in their entirety – all 3 records!  It will be a feat of musical nerd-dom you don’t want to miss, performed with the usual PleaseRock accuracy, humor, and irreverence.

TICKETS are only $10 in advance, and it’s the best-sounding venue in Atlanta!

We’ll talk about the show on an appearance on the Regular Guys Shw on Rock 100.5 this Wednesday morning, and we’ll give you a stripped-down live performance to wet your whistle.  They’ll be giving away tickets to the show all week, so tune in.

In other news, the Yacht Rock Revue returns to East Andrews at 8 Traxx on Friday, January 28 (TICKETS) and road-tripping to the 40 Watt in Athens on Saturday, January 29.  The Schooner plays the Winter Beer Fest at the Masquerade on January 29 in Atlanta, and the Main Street Exiles take on the Ill-Eagles for a Stones vs. Eagles Rock Fight at the Peachtree Tavern in Buckhead on January 28.

Please PleaseRock Me is back at Smith’s Olde Bar for a Beatles vs. Stones Rock Fight with the Main Street Exiles on February 11.  Keep up with all of our shows on PleaseRock.com and on the Facebooks.

We’ve got some exciting things coming up the next couple of months: a couple of new aliases, talk of a live album, and the return of the PROM.  Until then, here are some pictures to remember us by:

Then we woke up early Sunday morning to drive to Chattanooga to rock our .38 Special band with the original guitarist / songwriter as Jeff Carlisi and the Hold On Bruce Lees.  We opened for the Krystal World Hamburger Eating Championships.  Kobayashi won by eating 93 Krystals in 8 minutes.  Cobb got a picture, and we got a flat tire on the way home.

Starting this week and for the next two months, Yacht Rock is upping the ante for the most yacht-ily dressed member of the Nation of Smooth.  Every week, one winner will take home a pair of tickets to see Yacht Rock perform at the Atlanta Zoo on September 26 for Jazzoo Atlanta.  Not that you should care.  Tickets are only $100 a piece.  Time to step up your game.  Tuck it.

PICK UP YOUR MUSTACHE ROCK PICS HERE:

Y O U dropped “The Long-Playing E.P.” at Smith’s Olde Bar on Saturday night.  Check back soon for the new PleaseRock Store where you’ll be able to purchase music and other merchandise from Y O U and the Yacht Rock Revue.

For credits and details on the new EP, head to the official LPEP page!  You can read a review of the new EP here or here.

The Nation of Smooth represented in full force at Deisel Tuesday night at over 350 strong.  Thank you for rocking the Yacht. There was no shortage of eat, drink, or free stuff during the whole cruise.  Even the cabin boy got to eat.  You’re welcome.  Witness the yachtiness and pick up your Yachty Photo Booth pictures HERE (courtesy of our friends at Mixtape Atlanta).

Of course, Three Dog Stevens is thankful for all of the sponsors that helped keep the event afloat, especially the fine young ladies of Sashay Creative Events.  3DS even debuted their first silent film!  You can check out the production complete with sound overdubs at the PleaseRock YouTube page.  Or, just look below.

Hi. Thanks for being here. If you’re looking for Y O U, the Yacht Rock Revue, the Tupperware Party, 3 Dog Stevens, the Flying Wallabies, Rock Fight… even Limozeen (see the photo to the left.)  We’re all here!

Thanks in advance for bearing with us as we robust-ify our new bloggish site. We’ll be able to update a lot more often this way, and help you keep track of all of the different things we do.

Speaking of, we’ve got a crazy weekend:

Thursday – the usual Yacht Rock @ 10 High.

Friday – Yacht Rock @ Andrew’s Upstairs.  We’re filming with 3 cameras and multi-tracking the audio.

Saturday – Y O U @ Decatur Greenfest and Vinyl for Ponderosa’s CD Release with Lord is My Shotgun.

Multiple appearances by all members throughout the week @ 500 Songs for Kids!