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Yacht rock has never been better: Portland lo-fi electro-pop prince and Blow half Jona Bechtolt, aka YACHT, has delivered on his promise to rock an actual yacht in celebration of the release of I Believe in You. Your Magic Is Real., out May 8 via Marriage Records.

On Cinco de Mayo-- known in some circles as May 5-- Bechtolt, his trusty skipper, and a cluster of lucky landlubbers will board the S.S. Crystal Dolphin (no joke) and cast off down PDX's Willamette River, destination: party time. No, but seriously, the destination is cooler than any old house party: it's the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI). I mean, indie dance party field trip, how sick is that?

Joining YACHT aboard the Crystal Dolphin are Bobby Birdman and the Juice Team DJs, while DJ Beyonda, E*Rock, and Thanksgiving's Adrian Orange (and the Child Slave Rebellion) will demonstrate the science of making your booty shake at the museum. YACHT performs at each unique locale, and part of his museum set will feature a live band.

While the rest of the irony/meta-hungry indie world is no doubt envious of this YACHT on yacht action, rest assured: YACHT might just be coming to a land-locked venue in your town. Dude's quest continues May 11 in San Francisco, and continues when he docks in L.A. May 12 for an Anticon-affiliated art opening at Unitard. It don't stop until he hits Japan in July.

In related news, YACHT thinks your Flickr page sux. (Thanks to alert reader Rob Jansen for the tip!)

Can't stop the YACHT:

04-26 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
05-05 Portland, OR - Crystal Dolphin yacht (early show) $
05-05 Portland, OR - Oregon Museum of Science & Industry %
05-11 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop (Mission Creek Music Festival)
05-12 Los Angeles, CA - Unitard (Florida Is a Death Metal art opening) ^
05-15 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
05-16 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
05-17 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon
05-18 St. Louis, MO - Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center
05-19 Oklahoma City, OK - Conservatory
05-20 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves
05-21 Houston, TX - Proletariat
05-22 Austin, TX - Emo's *
05-24 Phoenix, AZ - Modified Arts *
05-25 San Diego, CA - Ché Café
05-26 Upland, CA - Baldy Brewery
05-27 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo *
05-28 Davis, CA - Delta of Venus *
05-31 Olympia, WA - Manium Warehouse *
06-02 Portland, OR - Holocene *
06-13 Seattle, WA - Neumos #
06-14 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards #
06-15 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom #
06-16 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club #
06-18 Pomona, CA - Glasshouse #
06-19 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre #
07-02 Tokyo, Japan - O-Nest
07-03 Yokohama, Japan - Club24
07-04 Nagoya, Japan - KD Japon
07-05 Kobe, Japan - Triton Cafe
07-06 Okayama, Japan - TBA
07-07 Kyoto, Japan - Urbanguild
07-08 Kanazawa, Japan - Socila

$ with Bobby Birdman, Juice Team DJs
% with DJ Beyonda, E*Rock, Adrian Orange and the Child Slave Rebellion
^ with Jel, Bat Rays, Doseone (poetry reading), Odd Nosdam (DJ)
* with Tussle
# with Architecture in Helsinki