Chicago’s own Bloodshot Recordsannounced that it has teamed up with Jim Beam and Founders to host a holiday concert and food drive next Saturday, Dec. 17 at Cobra Lounge.
The food drive will benefit Back of the Yard’s organization Casa Catalina Basic Human Needs Center. Those concertgoers who donate will receive a Bloodshot Records gift.
In addition to music, local grill club Manbque will be on hand to serve burgers; proceeds from food sales will also benefit the food drive.
To get you in the mood for JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound’s record release show tonight at the Double Door, we’ve found this tasty clip of the band adding a dash of soul to everyone’s morning on ABC-7’s “Windy City Live” earlier this week. The Uptown Sound banged out a fresh performance of “Everything Will Be Fine” and then gave a brief interview with host Val Warner about the group’s influences and how they got together. The Want More release party kicks off at 8 p.m. with performances by DJ Sloppy White, Satan’s Youth Ministers and White Mystery. Tickets are $12.
When someone tells me that everything will be fine, I am inclined to not believe it. However, snappy soul rockers JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound feel like pretty trustworthy fellows.
Their new single “Everything Will Be Fine” is big and upbeat enough to put some real swagger in your step with its groovy key strokes, twangy guitar licks, and thumping rhythm section. As always the track is the perfect showcase for Brooks’ smoky, theatrical howls. Listen here.
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound’s new album Want More hits the street tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 25) via Bloodshot Records. But if you can’t wait, Paste magazine has the whole thing streaming right now.
While this signing may not stack up to say, Derrick Rose signing with the Bulls, it is vaguely similar in that both the band and the label are straight products of Chicago. And that’s always a good thing, right?
Anyway, if you’re new to JC Brooks & The Uptown sound, then you obviously don’t get out much. Their punky take on classic soul and Motown has kept Chicagoans groovin’ for more than four years. Plus, you’ve probably seen their funky cover of Wilco’s “I Am Trying To Break Your Heart,” which has caught of the attention of Wilco main man Jeff Tweedy himself and even new Mayor Emanuel (the band played his inauguration concert).
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound are set to release their Bloodshot Records debut, titled Want More, this fall. This Summer, however, they’re hitting the road. Check out their complete tour dates, including a stop at Chicago’s Taste Of Randolph Festival in two weeks, after the jump.
The sampler finds many Bloodshot Records’ artists performing songs about, what else, love, and features Chicago’s own Robbie Fulks, who can be caught every Monday at the Hideout, Texas’ Old 97s, Missouri’s Ha Ha Tonka and more.
Download Bloodshot Records’ Lonely Hearts Valentine’s Day Sampler for free at Amazon.com right now.
It’s Superbowl weekend, but there are still a bunch of awesome shows happening this weekend! But before we get to the shows, a reminder that Loud Loop Radio will be back on the air tomorrow, Saturday, February 6, at 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Radio DePaul.
Chicago’s own Bloodshot Records announced that it has teamed up with Jim Beam and Founders to host a holiday concert and food drive next Saturday, Dec. 17 at Cobra Lounge.
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