MP3 The Church of What´s Happenin´ Now - URBAN/R&B: Retro-Soul

An Orlando, FL based funky southern soul revue in the tradition of greats such as James or Otis but keeping it fresh with a 21st-century vibrancy.

9 MP3 Songs
URBAN/R&B: Retro-Soul, URBAN/R&B: Rhythm & Blues

Show all album songs: The Church of What's Happenin' Now Songs


Details:
"The J.C.'s shine as torchbearers."
Creative Loafing of Tampa.

It all started with some sharkskin suits and Otis Redding tunes more than seven years ago. Since that point, the members of the The Legendary J.C.'s have ridden a wave of press accolades and flocks of sweaty fans to a point where they are ready for lift-off.

The Legendary J.C.'s (commonly: 'The J.C.'s') started flooring Central Florida crowds with their brand of soulful rocking blues in 2000. Founding members Eugene Snowden and Brian Chodorcoff started out with a band of roving musicians but always delivered quality high-energy rock n' roll performances infused with a new funky soul energy.

Such over-the-top shows have garnered the band headlining slots at three consecutive years worth of NOLA Jazz Fest late-nights, Florida Music Festival and Macon's Bragg Jam. They have also headlined: a month at Monte Carlo Casino â Las Vegas, Tropical Heatwave in Tampa, Milledgeville BBQ Festival, Crawfish Fest in Tallahassee and community events throughout the southeast. The J.C.'s have also headlined radio-station events for WMNF, WLOQ and WMMO. Other festival performances include Voodoo Music Experience, Langerado, Down on the Farm and Dunedin Mardi Gras.

Chodorcoff says, " A typical show touches on rootsy-blues music and rockin' the f--- out, balls to the wall. We are not a jam band by any means, but we improvise a lot. So a typical show is really two -- the opening set we keep our songs four to five minutes long, but when we get deep into it, we can go for three or four hours."

The band has been in high demand at corporate functions, as well, playing for dignitaries of the G8 Summit, Full Sail, Harley-Davidson and Southern Comfort to name a few.

Not only does the band pay respects to their influences through their gold-standard original tunes, they have also performed with some, including: James Brown, B.B. King, Dr. John, Al Green and Sam Rivers. Other opening slots have included: Robert Randolph, The Black Keys, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Cowboy Mouth, J.J. Grey and Mofro, Galactic, Blues Traveler and even Bad Company.

Expect to see their sophomore studio effort follow strong Fall dates, in time for Christmas 2007.

www.myspace.com/thelegendaryjcs