Higgins just celebrated the release of Straight A’s with a show at the Rock Shop. Tim from SYFFAL was there. He posted a vid of “Easy Thing.” Here’s a concert review too: “balls out awesome” … read it!
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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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Our pal Tim at Syffal shouts out tonight’s REVUE at the Rock Shop.
Our friends at Serious Business Records are bringing their unique and delicious brand of music to the Rock Shop in Brooklyn, NY - TONIGHT!
Come see SYFFAL friends Rocketship Park and Higgins, along with Benji Cossa and The Unsacred Hearts who strangers that SYFFAL finds both dangerous and erotic.
You can read up more at Facebook
And you can get tickets here
COME OUT TONIGHT AND HELP US SELL THE BITCH OUT.
Rocketship Park + Benji Cossa + Higgins + Unsacred Hearts
The Rock Shop, Fri 7:30pm. 249 Fourth Ave (between Carroll and President Sts) (718) 230-5740Subway: R to Union StGet directions$10 Serious Business, a homegrown NYC label devoted to rough-edged, hooks-forward rock and pop, shows off its wares at this post-CMJ (thank God!) showcase. Come early for the grizzled, folk-tinged Unsacred Hearts and stay all night.
THE SERIOUS BUSINESS ROCK AND ROLL REVUE.
Benji Cossa. Higgins. Rocketship Park. The Unsacred Hearts.
What does this mean?
The four acts performing here don’t play out enough and that’s not cool so we’re trying to remedy that by doing it all together. It’s not like we’re all taking turns playing on the same bill like a normal rock show. We’re concocting a seamless platter of show-business fun-times with no set breaks, no “thanks-for-coming-out-tonight-stick-around-for-the-next-band-they’re-great,” none of that noise. Hey this is show business isn’t it? We’re our own house band. You have to come to hear our imaginary hits. THE SERIOUS BUSINESS ROCK AND ROLL REVUE! FRI OCT 28 / THE ROCK SHOP / BROOKLYN / 249 4TH AVE
