Sean Kershaw is the kind of drunk who makes things happen. In the past two years, he has gone from singing alone next to the pool table in a mostly empty dive bar to assembling an all-star classic country band; and, in the process, he has transformed Sunday nights at Hank’s Saloon into the place to be for ass-shaking Brooklyn honky-tonk. The lineup varies from week to week, but usually includes two guitars, a banjo, mandolin, bass, drums, and pedal steel., and features members of Uncle Fucker and, occasionally, someone from Sean's other, hard-rockin' band, The Blind Pharaohs. The set list rests heavily on the classics—Hank, Johnny, Merle, assorted bluegrass—but also veers into the realm of originals, Pogues covers, and a crowd-frenzying rendition of “Eastbound and Down” (a.k.a. the theme from Smokey and the Bandit.) When these boys play, there are only two things you can be sure of: Somebody in the band is gonna end up loaded, and somebody in the audience is gonna end up dancing.

Band review by Uncle Leon.

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