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YACHT
Genre: Electronic Hometown: Portland OR
www.teamyacht.com
Thursday, March 13   11:00 p.m.
Wave Rooftop   (408 E 6th St)
"YACHT smells wonderful. I must say, all the time he spent in our bus, it was as if a cool breeze was blowing through my mind. and good songs, too!"
-- James Murphy, LCD Soundsystem

"YACHT = megaphysical."
-- Devendra Banhart

"Positive energy rainbow dome music from a next-generation west coast healer"
-- Dave Longstreth, The Dirty Projectors

"YACHT is a true renaissance man, feel his magic zap you with its lightning bolt made of awesome"
-- Architecture in Helsinki

"Being indie rock's Timbaland ain't easy."
-- VIBE Magazine

"Oh, man, we love this kid."
-- NME

"No one combines giddy bubblegum melodies with clinically precise programming quite like Bechtolt."
-- Entertainment Weekly

"After spinning Yacht's new one, I Believe in You. Your Magic Is Real, we are prepared to echo the album title's assessment with respect to the artist himself"
-- Time Out New York

"Yacht rock has never been better."
-- Pitchforkmedia

"YACHT's not just music, it's a way of life."
-- PAPERMAG

"YACHT Became This Week's Biggest Artist In The World"
-- Idolator

"Don't miss the boat on YACHT."
-- The Fader Magazine

"Bechtolt's hip-hop-influenced beats make you want to dance like you're a 10-year-old in aerobics class."
-- Venus Magazine

"Jona Bechtolt is no more a normal human being than a toaster is a Ferrari."
-- austinist.com

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