by Bman | Nov 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Electro-Fi recording artist Fruteland Jackson is a History Maker He is an author, storyteller and oral historian, Fruteland grew up on Chicago’s West side, and Fruteland is a three time Blues Music Award Nominee and a recipient of the Blues Foundation’s Keeping the...
by Bman | Nov 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
BOB CORRITORE GOT HIS MOJO WORKING 2011 has been quite the landmark year for blues impresario Bob Corritore. Things got off to a promising start as Corritore entered the New Year following the announcement of two Blues Music Award nominations in December - one...
by Bman | Nov 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
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...
by Bman | Oct 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
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...
by Bman | Sep 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
Subject: "Chicago's Hardest-Working Blues Band" Doing Double-Duty@Double D's, Oct. 14&15 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, NOW Contact: Doug Deutsch Publicity ServicesSeptember 30, 2011 213.924.4901 dougdeutschpr@gmail.com "Chicago's Hardest-Working Blues Band...For Over Two...
