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JC Brooks And The Uptown Sound At Black Cat: HuffPost DC Top 5 For May 16, 2012
Huffington Post
This Chicago group has shared the stage with Wilco and Rahm Emanuel, which means they're the most well connected band in the Windy City. They also happen to be a tight five piece post-punk, soul revival act. Dirty, smooth and able to make anyone move.

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ChicagoPride.com
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sounds blast Metro as headliners
Chicago Tribune
JC Brooks was just back from his costume change – trading his grey suit coat and vest for a white tuxedo jacket over a black T shirt – when he and the Uptown Sound launched into "Sister Ray Charles," riding a loping electric piano part to a crescendo ...
"More" and more: an interview with JC Brooks of JC Brooks & the Uptown SoundChicagoPride.com

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Nashville Scene
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound at 12th & Porter
Nashville Scene
You can tell from the band name that JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound have staked out stylized territory for themselves. And when retro is your thing, there's always the option of pouring the bulk of your energy into getting the look, the sound, ...

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Heatwave finds some classic soul
Tampabay.com
Chicago soul-punk crew JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound's connection to the theater is quite literal. Singer Brooks is an actor while guitarist and songwriter Billy Bungeroth is a director with the famed Second City improv comedy troupe.


 
ChicagoNow (blog)
Chicago Weekend Music Spotlight (Memorial Day Edition): City and Suburban Live ...
ChicagoNow (blog)
Summer Camp Music Festival (Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL) - Umphrey's McGee, Jane's Addiction, moe., Pretty Lights, Common, Primus, Government Mule, JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound, Kids These Days, Leftover Salmon, ...


 
Tropical Heatwave
Tbo.com
Up-and-coming JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound, based in Chicago, will be among more than 70 bands to play at Heatwave. Chuck Prophet, who first played Heatwave more than a decade ago, will perform at this year's event. By WALT BELCHER | | Special ...

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Musical Line-Up for Big Apple Barbecue Block Party
Village Voice (blog)
2:45 pm JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound--Vocalist JC Brooks, guitarist Billy Bungeroth, drummer Kevin Marks, keyboardist Andy Rosenstein, and bassist Ben Taylor make up an outfit that modernizes the Soul sounds of the '60s, '70s, and '80s.

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