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Serious Business Records Rock & Roll Revue @ The Rock Shop in Brooklyn, NY on 10/28/11 (Feat: Rocketship Park, Higgins, Unsacred Hearts, Benji Cossa)
So just over a week ago I went to Brooklyn's Rock Shop for the first time. It was a venue that I have been dying to check out. I kept hearing that it had a real Austin vibe to it. The venue was indeed great and in its own way reminded me of my times in Emo's.
I was fortunate enough to have my Rock Shop cherry busted by the very excellent line up of the Serious Business Records Rock & Roll Review, which featured SYFFAL faves Rocketship Park and Higgins; and introduced me to future faves Benji Cossa and the very excellent Unsacred Hearts.
Since more than a week has gone by I don't really remember the set list and I don't really remember the specifics.
I take full responsibility since this here show review is a little late.
Did I break my own rules about the 3 day turn around for show reviews?
Yes, but it was also Halloween weekend and I had a shit ton of pictures and video of my daughter dressed as a monkey and our dog dressed as a banana. Can you say cutest thing ever? You sure can, so Fuck off Del and stop throwing it back in my face.
So while I don't necessarily remember everything as it went down, I do remember that I was wildly impressed by all of the artists. I have seen some of these acts in one form or another over the years. Usually it was more stripped down and acoustic, which is nice, but seeing the Serious Business Records roster at full strength like this really took me back. I wasn't expecting the power and wall of sound that was the Rock & Roll review.
The whole line up was on stage or surrounding the stage, everyone contributing and adding pinches of flavor. The night was broken into two sets and in the interest of full disclosure I only stayed for the first set which ran about an hour and a half. It was a very quick hour and a half. They managed to keep it moving, every act playing 5 or song songs and rotating in and out of each others sets.
Rocketship Park set the table with their unique brand of quirky fold pop, that leaves you feeling shower fresh.
Next up was Unsacred Hearts who tore shit up with Bukowski meets Van Morrison style, sort of spoke, sort of sung, sort of broken.
Higgins hit the stage next bringing the full sound of their 70ish power pop funk that sounds like its fingering 90s indie rock in a set that featured Kevin Fish being just as dreamy as you can be in khakis.
Finally the set ended with some stripped down Benji Cossa with a set that was so impressive that it caused me to run home and download his albums.
Apparently the second set involved satanic ritual sacrifice and Korean War reenactments. Sorry I didn't stay longer.
You can get more of the Serious Business fuckers here
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