JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound & Not Blood, Pain Play Cameo Gallery on June 28th

Here is a great upcoming show - Chicago's "raw power soul" band JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound (who recently signed to Bloodshot records) and local performance art/art-rock crazies Not Blood, Paint are playing a show at Cameo Gallery on Tuesday, June 28th. Cover is $5 and Pass Kontrol and Bad Credit No Credit are sharing the bill.







Links:
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound
Not Blood, Paint

JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound - Pre-Show Interview, Southpaw, Brooklyn 5-7-10

DOWNLOAD: JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound - "Get It Together"

Chicago raw-power soul band JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound made their third trip to Brooklyn earlier this month for a headlining show at Southpaw. I had the chance to sit down and talk with the band prior to their set.

JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound released their debut CD Beat of Our Own Drum (Vampisoul/Rabbit Factory) last year and have followed it with a new 7" single, "Get It Together" backed with a funky reworking of Wilco's "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart".

"Get It Together" is razor-sharp in the groove department -- lots of funky riffing guitar, hard-hitting bass, and badass horns -- all a perfect setting for JC's raw soul vocals! "I Am Trying" is great too -- a cut that starts out with a bit of a trippy start, then moves into some hard-stepping funk right away -- a killer, kickass groove that's mighty nice!

Upcoming Tour Dates:
Jun 11, 2010 -- KDHX Twangfest @ Blueberry Hill, St Louis, MO
Jul 03, 2010 -- Taste of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Jul 16, 2010 -- Dawson City Music Festival, Dawson City, Yukon , CA
Jul 17, 2010 -- Dawson City Music Festival Dawson City, Yukon , CA
Jul 27, 2010 -- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
Aug 27, 2010 -- Ravinia, Highland Park, IL

Links:
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound

JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound Play Southpaw on May 7th (Chicago Soul)

DOWNLOAD: JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound - "Get It Together"
DOWNLOAD: JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound - "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart"

JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound had me at "hello" - fresh sounding soul from a young Chicago band that has a sound that is one part Booker T and one part James Brown; all with a little garage rock thrown in on the side. Mojo Magazine calls the band “one of the hottest US soul acts right now”.

JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound released their debut CD Beat of Our Own Drum (Vampisoul/Rabbit Factory) last year and have followed it with a new 7" single.

"Get It Together" is razor-sharp in the groove department -- lots of funky riffing guitar, hard-hitting bass, and badass horns -- all a perfect setting for JC's raw soul vocals! "I Am Trying" is great too -- a cut that starts out with a bit of a trippy start, then moves into some hard-stepping funk right away -- a killer, kickass groove that's mighty nice!

JC Brooks is headlining a show at Southpaw on May 7th with The Revelations and Ex Caminos. Advance tickets are $10 and the show starts at 9PM.

Links:
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound