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WCCO’s Pulling Together

By Captain Obvious on August 22, 2018

WCCO-TV’s Pulling Together is back! In its second year, this epic tug-of-war across the Mississippi River between Minneapolis and St. Paul is set to be BIGGER and BETTER. WHAT is Pulling Together :: https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/pullingtogether/ WHEN is Pulling Together :: Saturday, September 8th 10:30 AM: Gates open 11:00 AM: Team weigh-ins begin 12:00 PM: Pulling Together […]

James Ballentine VFW Uptown

By Captain Obvious on August 8, 2018

WOW! That was super duper fun. Tons of new Yachty friends and a true feeling of togetherness. Nothing but singing and dancing in the air! There was Captains hats as far as the eye could see 🙂 Thanks to everyone who came out, that was a great time and we cannot wait to do it […]

12th Annual Red Stagg Block Party

By Captain Obvious on August 1, 2018

Red Stag Supperclub & The Growler are proud to bring you Minneapolis’s First Collaboration Festival – In Cahoots! 17 local breweries and 1 distillery form 9 teams to create 9 new collaboration beers that will debut at this year’s block party. You vote on the best brew! A portion of the event proceeds will be […]

2018 Fulton Beer Gran Fondo

By Captain Obvious on May 15, 2018

So we survived our maiden voyage. The folks at Fulton Brewery and the entire staff were amazing. Everyone in the band had a great time and worked hard with very little notice. We are now beyond excited to get more shows on the books and continue to grow our expanding repertoire of Yachtful goodness.

What the hell is Yacht Rock anyway?

By Captain Obvious on May 15, 2018

Single-handedly responsible for the population explosion between 1974 and 1984, Yacht Rock has stood the test of time. Although hidden in the shadows of neon, digitalized, push button, loop every progression, autotune, me me me bubblegum pop music, it’s still here. After spending years on life support, provided by the Time-Life love songs and soft […]

KFAI’s Cruise Control, the smoothest two hours in Twin Cities radio!

By Captain Obvious on April 4, 2018

From the passenger seat of an El Dorado to the docks at Marina Del Rey, Cruise Control is your weekly ride to the smoother side. Mason Butler brings a dusty vinyl mix of classic jazz funk, sunset disco, soft rock (call it Yacht if you must) and soul to KFAI’s airwaves every Tuesday at midnight […]

The Crew and The Boat Are Ready To Set Sail!

By Captain Obvious on March 14, 2018

A Lonesome Journey

By Captain Obvious on February 15, 2018

After years of musical confusion and wondering what these melodies were that were swimming around in my head. It found me, there it was right in front of me on TV, the Time-Life soft-rock music compilations. Those songs, those melodies, those sweet musical arrangements and of course Michael McDonald’s backup vocals on everyone’s music. Song […]

Getting Ready To Set Sail!

By Captain Obvious on February 12, 2018

Shine up your collar anchors, dust off those yacht club epaulets, and prepare that captains hat. It’s time to drop it like its Yacht! June 2nd is the target date and Can Can Wonderland is the location for our first ever Yacht Rock coming out party. It’s time for closet Yacht Rock fans to gather […]

Captains Log

By Captain Obvious on January 7, 2018

Welcome to our Yacht Rock safe family. Please feel free to share our information with any of your friends or family that may still be in the closet about their Yacht Rock Addiction. Together we can take a stand against music bullying and one day proudly wave our sails of yachtyness openly for the world to see. […]