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ko and the knockouts
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formed                       
Detroit: 2000
members                    
Ko Shih (vocals, bass), Mark Craven (guitar), Jeff Klein (drums)
mcr profile                

One of the newer bands to emerge from the Detroit scene, Ko and the Knockouts have a rhythmic-driven, blues-influenced sound.  Ko Shih, a Detroit rocker through and through, fronts the group.  Ko is a captivating performer to watch live - she enters a sort of mesmerizing punk-blues-soul-influenced trance and the audience can’t seem to look away from her.  Eddie Baranek (also lead singer of The Sights) used to man the guitar, but now Mark Craven works with Jeff Klein (drums) to provide driving harmony and rhythm under Ko's commanding vocals. 

If the heavy blues and soul influence didn’t already alert you that Ko and the Knockouts are from Detroit, they also do great, updated covers of Motown classics by the  Marvelettes and Nolan Strong.  The band's strongest performances are their own material however such as the lyrical “Go Getter” written by Ko and Eddie, and “Black and Blue” written by Ko (featured on the Sympathetic Sounds of Detroit compilation).  With great melodic lines, Ko and the Knockouts are catchy and upbeat.  
--Ryan Sult

UPDATE: Ko & the Knockouts disbanded in 2003, and Ko replaced Tom Potter on bass in the Dirtbombs.

discography                  
click to buy  2002 – Ko and  the Knockouts (Sympathy)  buy it!    UK CUSTOMERS
appeared on                
cover2000 - Sympathetic Sounds of Detroit (Sympathy)    buy it!    UK CUSTOMERS
see also                       
the come ons
     get a load of ko's keyboard skills on their first album
the dirtbombs
     ko occasionally steps in on bass
bogue
     ko occasionally steps in on bass
the sights
    former guitarist eddie baranek is a member of the sights


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