Benji Cossa’s cover of “Nights on Broadway” is up on Soundcloud. 

Benji played this one at our third Serious Business Rock & Roll Revue at Littlefield a week ago — the theme being New York. Benji’s take on this Bee Gee’s classic is remarkable.

Dig this hot hot Soundcloud set culling a bunch of rehearsal recordings from preparations for this Saturday’s Serious Business Rock and Roll Revue III: NYC at Littlefield in Brooklyn. We’re talking big-time set-list spoilers here. HAHA! Dig it! This Saturday night we are celebrating the music of NYC. What better excuse to work up Television, Ramones and Velvet Underground covers? This is just a small taste of the party. Note on fidelity: These recordings sound SWEET. Don’t fear that I record these things with my iPhone and toss the shit-mess on the internet. These are full-on hi-fi versions. of the studio magic I normally conjure for BTR.

Serious Business Rock and Roll Revue III with Higgins + Benji Cossa + The Unsacred Hearts + Rocketship Park.

TimeOut NY says, “Serious Business, a local label devoted to the dying art of unpretentious guitar pop and other handmade styles, stages a family-style revue featuring mix-and-match personnel, lovingly chosen cover tunes and more. (Look out for wistful, psych-leaning indie-pop crew Higgins, supporting a new SB full-length, Straight A’s.)”

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Setlist from forthcoming episode of Serious Business on BTR starring HIGGINS

THANKS to Tris McCall for delivering this thoughtful review of HIGGINS’ Straight A’s for the NJ Star-Ledger:

Straight A’s
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Those familiar with the High Llamas will know what I mean when I say that “Straight A’s,” the new disc by Higgins, is to “Zs,” their last, as “Hawaii” is to “Gideon Gaye.” Kevin Fish, Higgins’ principal songwriter, will: He shares with the High Llamas an appreciation of the impressionistic side of the Beach Boys and the impish, provocative side of the Grateful Dead. “Straight A’s” lacks the splashy instrumental rave-ups that made “Zs” so much fun. But by sticking to Higgins’ true strength — subtly magnificent pop melodies, Beatlesque vocal harmonies and graceful arrangements that scream of perfectionism but never sound less than relaxed — the band has topped itself. Every detail is framed for maximum impact: the thumping piano on “Satch Lab,” the portamento synthesizers and fuzz guitar on “Easy Thing,” twinkling music-hall spinet and rich strings on “T and T,” rattling percussion and slow-decaying snare hits by imaginative drummer Brian Kantor on “Never Here.” The productions are grand, but quietly grand; Higgins lets the band’s craftsmanship speak for itself. If you’re the sort of listener who pays attention to detail — and has the patience to let an album unfold at its own pace — Higgins may be the group for you.

— Tris McCall

thanks for the kind words about benji’s “nights on broadway” (bee-gees cover)

bolachasgratis:

Is there a better reason to post about longtime favorite Benji Cossa than the release of a perfect Bee Gees cover song? Don’t think so.

DSS

the arrival of green-ass vinyl. HIGGINS’ Straight A’s. Get on this. (If you’ve already ordered it, it’s-a-coming.)

fuckyeahgbv:

Lifeguards - Product Head (from Waving At The Astronauts, 2011)

BENJI COSSA: Annie Delia.

This song is part of Benji’s forthcoming double album II. We recorded this a pretty long time ago now. It still rocks.
Love Benji Cossa the King of Song here:

zomgkasey:

Me, I get high on reefer, then I fall asleep.

This is how we handle 4/20 at Serious Biz

Get the record here

fuck yeah @arossexperience

beckysioux:

Love it when 23 shuffles on at 223. “I hope you think that it’s not too late. I want you to believe that I’m in your side.”

fuck yeah @arossexperience

geekspeak1337:

Secret Dakota Ring is the solo project of Andy Ross (OK Go guitarist/keyboard…ist?). ‘Cantarell’ is his second album and it was released in 2008. I’ve just discovered it after watching the video for the album’s first single, ‘The Fade To Black’, on YouTube. It’s quite a bit different from the…

jdkaufman:

The world rejoices!!!  New Higgins record Straight As is available on Serious Business Records and Tapes!  We’re all really psyched about how this one came out.  Thanks Efrain for the sweet promo video.

HIGGINS - Slap or Pinch

STRAIGHT A’S

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COMING SOON

VINYL / CD / DIGI

http://twitpic.com/8zhhpw Higgins Straight A’s testes pressing arrival. Delicious. Prepare for gatefold jacket, color vinyl, CD, etc #classy