Here you will find links to media coverage about Sonny Knight And The Lakers as well as a short list of selected press quotes…
“New “old-school” soul music, it captures the singer sounding as vital as ever…a wonderful album.” –NPR’s World Café
“Sonny Knight is the goods with his vocal power.” – WBEZ’s Sound Opinions
“Do It Live perfectly captures the raw energy of their concerts…They are ferocious on stage.” – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
“A crackling soul and funk ensemble.” – WNYC’s Soundcheck
“Sonny Knight & the Lakers’ new album I’m Still Here on the Secret Stash label proves to groove!” – KCRW
With Knight’s gruff vocals and high-energy delivery taking center stage, the ensemble’s debut effort I’m Still Here hearkens back to the classic ’60s proto funk and boogaloo sounds of James Brown and Dyke and the Blazers while occasionally touching on the gospel-soaked soul ballad style of Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. Ahead of the upcoming […]
When soul music comes to your mind, one of the last places you might think about would be Minneapolis, Minnesota. Well, there’s a hip joint there called Dakota Jazz Club, and they get some hot groups that swing around the Midwest. On a cold Tundra night in December 2014, Sony Knight and his Stax sounding […]
“Instead of just sitting there watching, you get an actual chance to be a part of the show,” he said of his interaction with fans. “Basically they can expect to have a really good time.” Full Article
Sponsored by the Rosslyn BID and presented by Arlington Cultural Affairs, the Rosslyn Jazz Fest celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. There will be performances by the Funk Ark, Sonny Knight & the Lakers, Debo Band and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, plus a food truck row, a beer and wine garden and fashion trucks. Saturday. […]
Not too many artists would have the balls to use as their stage-entrance music Led Zep’s “Heartbreaker”—and by transmogrifying the decidedly metallic tune’s signature opening riff into something significantly more funkified and swinging, also ensuring that a percentage of listeners would scratch their heads and think, hmm, this is kinda familiar, but…. Still, if anyone’s […]
Though Sonny Knight & The Lakers are a Minneapolis band, they take cues from Motown and Stax and all the good soul coming from Detroit and Memphis… Knight’s voice makes him sound like half of his 66 years. Full Article
The Lakers stepped in to continue as the newly dubbed The Secret Stash Soul Orchestra(a combination of The Lakers and Black Market Brass). With about twenty band members on stage, including a brass section and two dedicated go-go dancers, all playing and dancing on the same level – you can tell this whole thing was […]
Sonny Knight and the Lakers have never played Live on King Street before but they’re quite prepared. The eight-member retro soul band is coming off an intense year of touring that’s included some notable outdoor festival performances. Full Article
Truth be told, I would’ve recommended Matt’s Bar no matter who I was scheduled to meet. It has been about five months since my last Jucy Lucy, and I was just thinking I was due for another. As it happens, when you interview anyone involved with Sonny Knight & the Lakers, there can be no […]
Artists often spend years struggling before they achieve success. Soul singer Sonny Knight spent half a century. “I guess inside of us all we’ve got that dream that says something will happen that’s good,” Knight said. Full Article