Rock 'n' Vote 2008 finalists

Rock 'n' Vote 2008 finalists

JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound
Only one member of this old-school quartet, together only since March 2007, actually lives in Uptown, but frontman Jayson “JC” Brooks says the name is more of a state of mind. The group has a lot of soul mixed with some hard-rockin’ edge (they like describing themselves as “Otis Redding fronting the Stooges.”), and Brooks is intent on helping the crowd get into the band’s nostalgic, danceable vibe: “I like to make people sweat. I advise the ladies not to wear makeup to the shows.”

Listen: “Baltimore Is the New Brooklyn”

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