The Delta Sonics music takes a Chicago Blues base and seasons it with Swing, Delta, NOLA R&B and some early Rock n' Roll . They were Westword's best blues band in Denver the last six of nine years. The band made the semi-finals in the Memphis (International Blues Challenge) in 2012. They have been featured at many of the major festivals in Colorado and Wyoming . The Delta Sonics have played the Taste of Colorado, Pearl St. Blues & Brews, the Five Points Jazz Festival, Larimer County Fair ,Parker Days, Denver BBQ Fest, Cheyenne Frontier Days , the Cherry Creek Arts Fest, and many others. Al Chesis supplies vocals & foot stomping showmanship but it's his harmonica playing that grabs you. He has been a Hohner endorser since 1992. Al recently received a Colorado Blues Society Lifetime Achievement Award. Bob Pellegrino supplies the dazzling, slide guitar. Bob was the Colorado Blues Society's best slide guitar player in three years in a row. Rising bass star Alissa Chesis and Stefan Flores on drums drive the bus, and are a grooving rhythm section. The Sonics have been the Mile Hi go-to band for touring Blues national acts for 15 yrs. The band has backed national blues acts like Big Bill Morganfield, Steadyrollin' Bob Margolin, Ronnie Baker Brooks, grammy -nominated Lurrie Bell, grammy -nominated John Primer and the late Pinetop Perkins, & the late Bo Diddley.