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Annnnnnd, it’s the final Weekend Diversions of 2011. So sad. So, so, so sad. Or is it? Yes, it is. Maybe. Either way, there’s no shortage of rad New Years Eve shows we just have to talk about this weekend. Of course, there’s Disappears at the Bottle or Local H at the Bottom Lounge, but there’s also JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound at Schubas tonight and so much more.
Dig it, y’all.
By Staff \ 1 commentJC Brooks & the Uptown Sound recently dropped a brand new video for the B-side, “Everything Will be Fine,” to their latest Addenda Records 7″ To Love Someone (That Don’t Love You), and it’s quite a fun one. The premise? The band becomes the law firm Uptown Law, and boy do we wish they existed, because they seem to be more interested in getting down in the office than heading to court. Also, we really dig the mix of high-def and the squiggly, scratchy VHA look. Finally, the JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound have announced New Years Eve and New Years Eve Eve shows at Schubas on December 31 and December 30, respectively. Grab tickets now at Schubas.com, but first check out the video below:
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It’s such a great weekend for festivals in Chicago. We’ve got Taste of Randolph occupying the West Loop with the salivating sounds of British rockers The Heavy and Swervedriver as well as local rockers JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound and The 1900s. Not to mention the three-day birthday bash going on at Saki featuring Great Society Mind Destroyers and much, much more.
With so much rock happening there’s really no need to wait. Let’s get on with the show!
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Bloodshot Records have announced the signing of locals JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound.
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.
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Yet another sign of summer, despite Chicago’s foray into November-like Fall temperatures, is the announcement of the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival’s musical lineup.
The three-day street festival kicks off Friday, July 29 and ends Sunday, July 31, along North Milwaukee between California and Kimball Avenues in Logan Square. The Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival includes two stages chocked full of local artists, including four of our 11 Chicago Bands to Watch in 2011.
The main stage will be ruled by groovy soul rockers JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound on Friday. Brother and sister fuzz rockers White Mystery headline on Saturday and dance rock mash-up masters The Hood Internet follow suit on Sunday night.
Cole’s stage, located at the south end of the festival along Milwaukee and Belden Avenues, turns up the rock-and-roll ferocity with several local psych-rockers on Friday night including The Great Society Mind Destroyers and headliners Rabble Rabble.
More acts will likely be announced, but you can get the full festival lineup after the jump.
By Audrey Leon \ 1 commentChicago’s gotten a respite from rainy, gloomy weather and we here at Loud Loop Press felt that we all could use some body-shaking grooves to to make this day even brighter. Funky soul quintet JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound helped us achieve just that with their brand-new Coach House Sounds session released this week and specifically the second song in their set, “Want More What.” Check it out:
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Members of famed local soul band JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound have been cast in the Chicago adaptation of the Tony-award winning rock and roll musical “Passing Strange.” The show will hit the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts stage in late April for a month-long run.
The coming-of-age tale, penned by Stew and adapted by local theater company Bailiwick Chicago, is centered on a young man (Uptown Sound lead singer Jayson Brooks) breaking away from family and friends and strutting out on his own.
Per the play’s website:
PASSING STRANGE is a daring new musical that takes audiences on a journey across boundaries of place, identity and theatrical convention. Loaded with soulful lyrics and overflowing with passion, the show takes us from black, middle-class America to Amsterdam, Berlin and beyond on a journey towards personal and artistic authenticity.
The musical also stars fellow Uptown Sound members Billy Bungeroth, David Keller, Kevin Marks and Ben Taylor, in what is probably the most important role: backing band.
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