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Three reasons to boogie your way over to the Empty Bottle tonight to catch JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound…

1. Because JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound are Chicago’s newest soul sensations. Sure there’s Pitchfork and Lollapalooza that celebrate Chicago’s alternative-indie rock side, but it was Jazz, R&B, blues and soul music that dominated this city’s musical landscape for much of the early 20th Century. JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound recapture that spirit and energy with a soul-meets-funk-meets-post-rock sound with an incredible live show to boot. If you haven’t seen them play yet, you really haven’t lived.

2. Because there is a great chance they’ll play their incredible version of Wilco’s “I Am Trying To Break Your Heat”:

3. Because also on the bill are Chicago indie pop-soul outfit the Dirty Diamonds and a DJ set from East of Edens. Oh, and did we mention this is all FREE?!?!?!?! Testify!

9:30 p.m. Monday, 3/8. Empty Bottle. 21+. FREE!!!!