This is the third and final update of our September tour. If you haven’t checked out the first two, you can do so here: #1 #2, but it’s not like they’re some sort of prerequisite for reading this blog post about the audiences we encountered and the tacos we ate on the final leg of […]
When we last left off, we were hanging out in Winter Park watching the Vikings (lose). The next morning we woke up early and started the long drive to Blanding, Utah, a stopover on our way to Phoenix for a show at the Musical Instrument Museum. Our drive took us through Eisenhower tunnel and into […]
We are in the beginning of a 3 week tour right now. On Friday, Sept 11, we flew to DC to perform at the Rosslyn Jazz Festival the following day. The festival was one of the more exciting bills we’ve had the pleasure of being on. The day started with DC based Afrobeat/Funk ensemble, The […]
Last night we played at City Winery in Chicago (who made some bottles of Sonny Knight And The Lakers Wine). I believe this was our 5th time playing in Chicago. The last time was at Millennium Park with Antibalas (one of my favorite bands) back in early July. It was fun to talk to so […]
NEW MORNING, PARIS Excellente surprise que la programmation au New Morning, en cette rentrée plutôt avare de propositions inédites, d’une étape de la première tournée européenne, après la sortie d’un premier album très réussi, de Sonny Knight et de ses Lakers. Malgré la faible notoriété du groupe, la salle est correctement remplie pour accueillir la […]
This weekend we played 2 sets a night on Friday and Saturday at the Minnesota State Fair. Our home state prides itself on many things; the Juicy Lucy, classic beers like Hamms and Grainbelt, incredible natural resources, and groundbreaking musicians including Bob Dylan and Prince. But there are few things more celebrated in the land […]
Last weekend we played Chicago. It was our first time there as a band. Our first engagement was an in-studio performance at WBEZ for which we had to load-in at 7:45 AM on Friday morning. That meant we had to arrive in town Thursday night. I had just picked up the bus from getting a […]
Last weekend we played the Bayfront Blues Festival in Duluth, MN. Duluth is a beautiful town, and the festival is held right on Lake Superior. If you’ve never been to Duluth, put it on your list of awesome little towns to check out someday. Don’t have a list of awesome little towns to check out […]
By John Miller, Super Producer Founder, Hollywood Upstairs Tour Management This was the most strenuous tour the band has seen so far. Luckily they had prepared for it with ample mixtapes, clean clothes, comfort foods like brownies and cookies, and a great tour manager. Fri 4:45 AM, Sam picked me up. We made our way […]
This weekend we stayed pretty close to home. On Friday we went out to Stillwater, a super cool little town on the MN side of the WI border. For many years there was a summer festival there called Lumber Jack days. They haven’t done it for the last couple years. As I understand, it just […]