In his 1970 Playboy Interview, Ray Charles described soul as "people who do things from the heart." In performance and on record, it is undeniable that JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound are 100% soul. Like Otis Redding fronting the Stooges, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound get crowds twisting and writhing on the floor, something that's been sorely missing from live music.

Brooks erupts with heart and raw emotion, harnessing the Uptown Sound's post-punk reimagining of JB's moves and... more