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By Richard Giraldi\comments
Chicago’s soul sensations JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound will drop a new 7″ on Tuesday, November 16, on Addenda Records which features a cover of The Kaldirons’ “To Love Someone (That Don’t Love You)” and “Everything Will Be Fine”.
Both the songs were recorded live in the studio with pre-1965 gear and are just a taste of their upcoming full-length, which is set to drop in 2011. You can pre-order the 7″ and hear clips of both tracks right now at Addendarecords.com. You can also order the single from Chicago’s Dusty Groove Records, which will include a digital download.
Additionally, the band is hitting the road this month, heading to Brooklyn, Washington D.C., St. Louis and more. Check out their full tour dates and a video of the band performing “To Love Someone (That Don’t Love You)” live at Chicago’s Ravinia from back in August after the jump.
It’s Friday. It’s Sunny. There’s honestly no better tune to enjoy than JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound‘s soulful, R&B take on Wilco’s “I Am Trying To Break Your Heart” for which they’ve just released an official music video. The song is the B-Side to their latest 7″ single release, “Get It Together”. Also, be sure to catch the band tomorrow at the Wrigleyville Harry Caray’s for a fundraiser for the fight against diabetes. The event starts at 8 p.m. and admission is $12 at the door. Great music for a great cause. You can’t beat that. In the meantime, check out the video:
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.
For producer Michael Slaboch, seeing this labor of love come to fruition has been a long time coming and so far has garnered two sold out screenings at the 92Y Tribeca in Manhattan.
“The project took four years from first thought to the screening in New York City last weekend,” said Slaboch. “The first two and a half years it sat on the dry erase board.”
Chicago’s soul sensations 
