The Insomniacs
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DEC
05
2019
New York, NY
Pianos
I Was There
JUL
26
2019
Lafayette, IN
Lafayette Theater
I Was There
AUG
17
2016
Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
The Zephyr Lounge
I Was There
JAN
16
2016
Birmingham, Uk
The Sunfflower Lounge
I Was There
JAN
14
2016
Denver, CO
Globe Hall
I Was There
MAY
30
2015
Philadelphia, PA
Ortlieb's
I Was There
MAY
23
2015
Birmingham, United Kingdom
O2 Academy 3 Birmingham
I Was There
AUG
16
2014
Redditch, United Kingdom
Morton Stanley Festival
I Was There
JUL
25
2014
Redditch, United Kingdom
Foxlydiate Pub
I Was There
JUL
19
2014
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Mini Moduska
I Was There
JUN
13
2014
Philadelphia, PA
Ortlieb's
I Was There
MAY
17
2014
Long Branch, NJ
The Brighton Bar
I Was There
APR
05
2014
Sedgley, United Kingdom
L2G Festival
I Was There
JAN
31
2014
Redditch, United Kingdom
The Golden Cross
I Was There
JAN
25
2014
Redditch, United Kingdom
The Golden Cross
I Was There
JAN
11
2014
Studley, United Kingdom
Royal Oak
I Was There
JUN
29
2013
Redditch, United Kingdom
Sportsmans Arms
I Was There
JUN
28
2013
Stratford On Avon, United Kingdom
Chicago Rock
I Was There
JUN
08
2013
Redditch, United Kingdom
Railway Inn
I Was There
APR
19
2013
Redditch, United Kingdom
Railway Inn
I Was There
APR
11
2013
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Roadhouse
I Was There
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About The Insomniacs
Living Blues Magazine summed them up with one poignant sentence: “The Insomniacs could become legendary.”
They play vintage instruments and channel a blues style from the 1950s, but there is a distinct new cyberspace bent to Delta Groove’s blues award winning quartet, The Insomniacs.
These musicians who have quickly jumped into the top tier of clubs and whose disc hit No. 5 on the blues charts and has been highly ranked since its release, tour endless highways in a beat up van, babying a gut-string upright, the 1951 Fender “Nocaster” guitar, the 1964 Framus Star Bass and their Magnatone and Ampeg tube amps.
But, they fill the long drives between gigs surfing the web on wireless laptops, looking at the MySpace and Facebook friends lists of the clubs down the road, and personally emailing blues fans to get them to listen to the band and come to the show.
As a result, they’ve gotten 27,000 plays on MySpace, a site usually focused on alternative, pop and hip-hop music. And they’ve enrolled a whole new generation of first-time young blues fans, as well as older ones who recognize the roots of their music.
The Blues community recognized their talent early on. They won a Muddy Award from Oregon’s prestigious Cascade Blues Association for Best New Act of 2006 and Best Contemporary Act of 2007. They are nominated for a 2008 Best New Artist Debut Award from The Blues Foundation.
Guitarist Vyasa Dodson, whose exotic name is a Sanskrit gift from his Northern California mother, had a revelation when he switched from emulating Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton to studying blues masters such as Junior Watson, Tiny Grimes, Johnny “Guitar’’ Watson, Charlie Christian, and Little Charlie Baty.
“The Blues isn’t dead,” says singer and guitarist Vyasa Dodson, 26, “It’s just going in different directions. B.B. King and Buddy Guy got started when they were young. The same thing is happening today.”
“Blues music just speaks to me,” says bassist Dean Mueller, who had his mind blown teaching at Centrum’s Port Townsend Country Blues Festival, where he jammed with John Cephas, Louisiana Red and Honeyboy Edwards. “It was just so cool. I knew I had found my home.”
Together with Alex Shakeri on keys and Dave Melyan on drums they bust out with an original mix of blues, swing, jump, and roots rock & roll that has crowds dancing the night away. You can’t get that energy from a computer, the Internet, MySpace or a DVD.
Put on your dancing shoes before you take a test drive of “Left Coast Blues” and check it out yourself - The last thing you’ll want to do is sleep.
They play vintage instruments and channel a blues style from the 1950s, but there is a distinct new cyberspace bent to Delta Groove’s blues award winning quartet, The Insomniacs.
These musicians who have quickly jumped into the top tier of clubs and whose disc hit No. 5 on the blues charts and has been highly ranked since its release, tour endless highways in a beat up van, babying a gut-string upright, the 1951 Fender “Nocaster” guitar, the 1964 Framus Star Bass and their Magnatone and Ampeg tube amps.
But, they fill the long drives between gigs surfing the web on wireless laptops, looking at the MySpace and Facebook friends lists of the clubs down the road, and personally emailing blues fans to get them to listen to the band and come to the show.
As a result, they’ve gotten 27,000 plays on MySpace, a site usually focused on alternative, pop and hip-hop music. And they’ve enrolled a whole new generation of first-time young blues fans, as well as older ones who recognize the roots of their music.
The Blues community recognized their talent early on. They won a Muddy Award from Oregon’s prestigious Cascade Blues Association for Best New Act of 2006 and Best Contemporary Act of 2007. They are nominated for a 2008 Best New Artist Debut Award from The Blues Foundation.
Guitarist Vyasa Dodson, whose exotic name is a Sanskrit gift from his Northern California mother, had a revelation when he switched from emulating Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton to studying blues masters such as Junior Watson, Tiny Grimes, Johnny “Guitar’’ Watson, Charlie Christian, and Little Charlie Baty.
“The Blues isn’t dead,” says singer and guitarist Vyasa Dodson, 26, “It’s just going in different directions. B.B. King and Buddy Guy got started when they were young. The same thing is happening today.”
“Blues music just speaks to me,” says bassist Dean Mueller, who had his mind blown teaching at Centrum’s Port Townsend Country Blues Festival, where he jammed with John Cephas, Louisiana Red and Honeyboy Edwards. “It was just so cool. I knew I had found my home.”
Together with Alex Shakeri on keys and Dave Melyan on drums they bust out with an original mix of blues, swing, jump, and roots rock & roll that has crowds dancing the night away. You can’t get that energy from a computer, the Internet, MySpace or a DVD.
Put on your dancing shoes before you take a test drive of “Left Coast Blues” and check it out yourself - The last thing you’ll want to do is sleep.
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Genres:
Garage Rock, Punk Rock, Rock, Punk
Band Members:
Guitar - Ben Henderson, Drums - Jake Powell, Lead Vocals - Tom Watkins, Bass Guitar - Josh Wells
No upcoming shows
Send a request to The Insomniacs to play in your city
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Similar Artists On Tour
Bandsintown Merch
Circle Hat
$25.0 USD
Live Collage Sweatshirt
$45.0 USD
Rainbow T-Shirt
$30.0 USD
Circle Beanie
$20.0 USD
concerts and tour dates
Past
DEC
05
2019
New York, NY
Pianos
I Was There
JUL
26
2019
Lafayette, IN
Lafayette Theater
I Was There
AUG
17
2016
Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
The Zephyr Lounge
I Was There
JAN
16
2016
Birmingham, Uk
The Sunfflower Lounge
I Was There
JAN
14
2016
Denver, CO
Globe Hall
I Was There
MAY
30
2015
Philadelphia, PA
Ortlieb's
I Was There
MAY
23
2015
Birmingham, United Kingdom
O2 Academy 3 Birmingham
I Was There
AUG
16
2014
Redditch, United Kingdom
Morton Stanley Festival
I Was There
JUL
25
2014
Redditch, United Kingdom
Foxlydiate Pub
I Was There
JUL
19
2014
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Mini Moduska
I Was There
JUN
13
2014
Philadelphia, PA
Ortlieb's
I Was There
MAY
17
2014
Long Branch, NJ
The Brighton Bar
I Was There
APR
05
2014
Sedgley, United Kingdom
L2G Festival
I Was There
JAN
31
2014
Redditch, United Kingdom
The Golden Cross
I Was There
JAN
25
2014
Redditch, United Kingdom
The Golden Cross
I Was There
JAN
11
2014
Studley, United Kingdom
Royal Oak
I Was There
JUN
29
2013
Redditch, United Kingdom
Sportsmans Arms
I Was There
JUN
28
2013
Stratford On Avon, United Kingdom
Chicago Rock
I Was There
JUN
08
2013
Redditch, United Kingdom
Railway Inn
I Was There
APR
19
2013
Redditch, United Kingdom
Railway Inn
I Was There
APR
11
2013
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Roadhouse
I Was There
Show More Dates
About The Insomniacs
Living Blues Magazine summed them up with one poignant sentence: “The Insomniacs could become legendary.”
They play vintage instruments and channel a blues style from the 1950s, but there is a distinct new cyberspace bent to Delta Groove’s blues award winning quartet, The Insomniacs.
These musicians who have quickly jumped into the top tier of clubs and whose disc hit No. 5 on the blues charts and has been highly ranked since its release, tour endless highways in a beat up van, babying a gut-string upright, the 1951 Fender “Nocaster” guitar, the 1964 Framus Star Bass and their Magnatone and Ampeg tube amps.
But, they fill the long drives between gigs surfing the web on wireless laptops, looking at the MySpace and Facebook friends lists of the clubs down the road, and personally emailing blues fans to get them to listen to the band and come to the show.
As a result, they’ve gotten 27,000 plays on MySpace, a site usually focused on alternative, pop and hip-hop music. And they’ve enrolled a whole new generation of first-time young blues fans, as well as older ones who recognize the roots of their music.
The Blues community recognized their talent early on. They won a Muddy Award from Oregon’s prestigious Cascade Blues Association for Best New Act of 2006 and Best Contemporary Act of 2007. They are nominated for a 2008 Best New Artist Debut Award from The Blues Foundation.
Guitarist Vyasa Dodson, whose exotic name is a Sanskrit gift from his Northern California mother, had a revelation when he switched from emulating Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton to studying blues masters such as Junior Watson, Tiny Grimes, Johnny “Guitar’’ Watson, Charlie Christian, and Little Charlie Baty.
“The Blues isn’t dead,” says singer and guitarist Vyasa Dodson, 26, “It’s just going in different directions. B.B. King and Buddy Guy got started when they were young. The same thing is happening today.”
“Blues music just speaks to me,” says bassist Dean Mueller, who had his mind blown teaching at Centrum’s Port Townsend Country Blues Festival, where he jammed with John Cephas, Louisiana Red and Honeyboy Edwards. “It was just so cool. I knew I had found my home.”
Together with Alex Shakeri on keys and Dave Melyan on drums they bust out with an original mix of blues, swing, jump, and roots rock & roll that has crowds dancing the night away. You can’t get that energy from a computer, the Internet, MySpace or a DVD.
Put on your dancing shoes before you take a test drive of “Left Coast Blues” and check it out yourself - The last thing you’ll want to do is sleep.
They play vintage instruments and channel a blues style from the 1950s, but there is a distinct new cyberspace bent to Delta Groove’s blues award winning quartet, The Insomniacs.
These musicians who have quickly jumped into the top tier of clubs and whose disc hit No. 5 on the blues charts and has been highly ranked since its release, tour endless highways in a beat up van, babying a gut-string upright, the 1951 Fender “Nocaster” guitar, the 1964 Framus Star Bass and their Magnatone and Ampeg tube amps.
But, they fill the long drives between gigs surfing the web on wireless laptops, looking at the MySpace and Facebook friends lists of the clubs down the road, and personally emailing blues fans to get them to listen to the band and come to the show.
As a result, they’ve gotten 27,000 plays on MySpace, a site usually focused on alternative, pop and hip-hop music. And they’ve enrolled a whole new generation of first-time young blues fans, as well as older ones who recognize the roots of their music.
The Blues community recognized their talent early on. They won a Muddy Award from Oregon’s prestigious Cascade Blues Association for Best New Act of 2006 and Best Contemporary Act of 2007. They are nominated for a 2008 Best New Artist Debut Award from The Blues Foundation.
Guitarist Vyasa Dodson, whose exotic name is a Sanskrit gift from his Northern California mother, had a revelation when he switched from emulating Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton to studying blues masters such as Junior Watson, Tiny Grimes, Johnny “Guitar’’ Watson, Charlie Christian, and Little Charlie Baty.
“The Blues isn’t dead,” says singer and guitarist Vyasa Dodson, 26, “It’s just going in different directions. B.B. King and Buddy Guy got started when they were young. The same thing is happening today.”
“Blues music just speaks to me,” says bassist Dean Mueller, who had his mind blown teaching at Centrum’s Port Townsend Country Blues Festival, where he jammed with John Cephas, Louisiana Red and Honeyboy Edwards. “It was just so cool. I knew I had found my home.”
Together with Alex Shakeri on keys and Dave Melyan on drums they bust out with an original mix of blues, swing, jump, and roots rock & roll that has crowds dancing the night away. You can’t get that energy from a computer, the Internet, MySpace or a DVD.
Put on your dancing shoes before you take a test drive of “Left Coast Blues” and check it out yourself - The last thing you’ll want to do is sleep.
Show More
Genres:
Garage Rock, Punk Rock, Rock, Punk
Band Members:
Guitar - Ben Henderson, Drums - Jake Powell, Lead Vocals - Tom Watkins, Bass Guitar - Josh Wells
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