Started in 2006 by Guitarist/Vocalist Vyasa Dodson, Delta Groove Recording Artists The Insomniacs, add their own unique and fresh sound to West Coast Blues, Swing and Old School R&B. Anchored by a tight rhythm section featuring Dave Melyan on drums and Allen Markel on bass, replacing original bassist Dean Mueller, The Insomniacs have a strong foundation on which to build their many original tunes and obscure covers. Alex Shakeri rounds out the four piece with killer chops on piano, organ and harmonica.

Getting picked up by Delta Groove barely a year after their first gig allowed The Insomniacs to reach a world wide audience and both releases on the label rose quickly up the national blues charts. Highly lauded in their home town of Portland Oregon with CBA Muddy Awards for Best Debut Artist and Best Contemporary Artist, the band added to their national attention with a Blues Blast Album of the Year win for "At Least I'm Not With You" and a BMA nomination for Song of the Year with the title track of the same album.

Having shared the stage and studio with such respected artists as Al Blake, Kirk Fletcher, Tommy Castro, Frank Goldwasser, Mitch Kasmir, Rand Chortkoff, and Jimi Bott, The Insomniacs follow a heavy tour schedule around the country as well as in Canada and, more recently, Europe. So look them up online at www.theinsomniacsonline.com and keep an eye out for when they come to a town near you!

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