Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Soul Power

Chicago’s JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound represent a wailing maelstrom of deep-soul howl and snarling punk-rock swagger equally informed by Sam Cooke and the Stooges. That lively combination has drawn raves from coast to coast — not to mention a blessing from Jeff Tweedy for the band’s cheeky 2010 R&B cover of Wilco’s “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart.” On Sunday, August 12, the band returns to Vermont for the first time in more than two years for a show at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge.