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Tim caught the first of two epic 90 minute sets at the recent Serious Business Rock and Roll Revue at the Rock Shop in Brooklyn. He wrote some nice stuff about it. He’s a very nice person.

“…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 Revue.

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 folk 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.

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