The Smooth Sounds of Yacht Rock Will Invade Your Senses Tonight
Monday, July 10, 2006 at 12:16PM
They blew into town about a week or so ago, invading open mics and showcases from
The Mix
, to
Chicago Underground Comedy,
to
The Playground Theater
, and have been assaulting the airwaves as guests of
the Visitors Locker Room
. Tonight the invasion of the L.A. Contingent will culminate at the
Empty Bottle
for a FREE screening of the complete
Channel 101 series, "Yacht Rock"
.
What the heck is "Yacht Rock?" To quote the Empty Bottle site, it's a serial that "examines the ‘soft rock’ era of the seventies, recreating it in all its dramatic, excessive glory, offering up a gripping, hilarious ‘behind the scenes’ narrative that exposes the intersections and motivations of the Doobie Brothers, Loggins & Messina, Steely Dan and others." Sounds like ironic nostalgia at its finest.
Lots of "Chicago boys gone L.A." have been in town this week, wearing The Bastion out - and many of them will be at the Empty Bottle tonight to cheer on their "Yacht Rock" pals - but it's been nothing short of magical having them all back in sweet home Chicago.
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