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JC BROOKS & THE UPTOWN SOUND RELEASE 7” featuring “I GOT HIGH” b/w “RIVER” NEW TOUR DATES UPDATED INTO OCTOBER Following the release of their Bloodshot Records debut full-length Want More last fall and an amazing performance at Lollapalooza, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound has released a limited-run 7” record (only 500 copies), which will highlight a stretch of tour dates extending through September and feature a Brooklyn Soul Shakedown at the Brooklyn Bowl in New York. 7” LINK: http://bloodshotrecords.com/album/i-want-more-7-single The vinyl-only release features crowd favorite, “I Got High” – a song that NPR Music recently praised in saying, “Words are laced with honesty, as a burgeoning band brings a joyous song to life while singing about the everyday”. Side B is “River”, a newly written ballad that showcases the band’s flourishing songwriting (a la some Otis Redding slow-burning gospel fervor), where inspirational wordplay intertwines with a prowli...

JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound are releasing the second single from their 2011 album Want More. “Sister Ray Charles” is a bouncy organ-led singalong that will its own music video in the next couple weeks. The band is currently touring across the US. Here's a free "Download" If you like what I’m doing, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band! -  ”LIKE”

Last week, JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound released their Bloodshot Records debut, Want More , an 11-song collection of soul crooning, R&B horn pops, and a raw post-punk aesthetic. Metromix mentioned that the album, “ Sounds like the MC5 jamming with Otis Redding’s horn section.” Following the release of their first single from the album, “Everything Will Be Fine” (available for download below), the band has followed up with a music video for the song as well. Co-created by the band and folks at Chicago’s storied Second City, the video is a fusing of retro ‘80s Dial-A-Lawyer commercials and a narrative that brings JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound from the street to the board room. In addition to the main video, the band also made five short teaser videos that showcase their well-intentioned but somewhat misinformed manager, Glenn Peacock. #1 “The Interview” - http://youtu.be/RaLWkVibVoQ #2 “Wilco” - http://youtu.be/6tV2J8_Kky0 #3 “Bullies” - http://youtu.be/gcHAYcinJ8...

I have been listening to the new JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound release. This is a very upbeat recording fusing soul, power pop, funk,rock and blues (and a bunch of other stuff I'm sure. It's got the the soul singing with guitars and horns and a dance beat. What else could you want...right? Want More, available to the public via CD/LP/digitally on October 25. Get Facebook support for your favorite band or venue - click HERE

A month ago, we announced the signing of Chicago post-punk soul outfit JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound . Now, fresh off performances opening for Robert Plant, Fitz and The Tantrums and a featured appearance at the Wilco-curated Solid Sound Festival, we’d like to announce the details of their forthcoming debut Bloodshot Records album, Want More , available to the public via CD/LP/digitally on October 25. Want More – JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound’s (JCBUS for brevity’s sake) first full-length in two years – is an 11-song, sweat-filled house party featuring the band’s pure and uncompromising soul music that ranges from dance-punk booty shakers and garage rock thumps, to upbeat on-the-one workouts and aching R&B ballads. Below is a listing of the track titles, album art, and a slew of new tour dates. For a download of the album cover image (above), click HERE 1. Want More 2. Everything Will Be Fine 3. I Got High 4. I Am Trying to Brea...