The Chronic Blues Band

Blues for a New Millennium

The Group

Chronic Blues Band, based out of Romulus Michigan, delivers a grungy rock-n-blues experience to engross audiences. Bringing to stage over a 120+ years of musical experience among its five member band. Performances deliver a combination of truly staple to modern covers intertwined with our definitely addictive sound of originals.

Featuring two lead singers, allowing vocals to span several octaves and both with their own flavor/style, means that Chronic Blues Band is able to proudly boast set list covering an array of music that continues to surprise your audiences song after song.

Your venue doesn't have a sound system? No Problem, Chronic Blues Band is able to furnish/supply it own professional PA sound system (for a modest extra fee). Your event is outdoors and you don't really have a stage or covered roof area, electrical supply for a band? Again no problem, we have a large canopy tent that can house the band (again a small fee is requested) that does require an extra hour of setup and tear down. In extreme cases we also could bring generators to supply our own stage power or maybe consider a acoustic performance for your occasion.

Whatever the case may be Chronic Blues Band is ready and able to partner with you to deliver a re-memorable experience for your audience, guest or patrons will talk about for years.

About the Members ...

Mark Anthony

Lead singer and harp player. The serious one, also known as the leader of the band. Mark definitly puts a certain flavor to our sound.

Tim Dunn

Lead Guitarist and singer. Music and especially the blues has been a part of his life since before he was born. He grew up in a very musical family and most of what influences him came from those roots. He has been an active musician since he was 10. First, playing drums in school and then later picking up guitar. He has played in various garage style bands and across several genres over the last few years, but has always had a love for the blues. His many influences range from BB King to Stevie Ray Vaughn to Clapton and Albert King. His greatest influence however is an unknown local group from the Central Illinois area, called The Dunn Brothers Band, made up of Tim’s dad and his two uncles. Tim learned two valuable lessons: a genuine love of performing and the importance of using your musical “ear”. “There is just something about the blues that hits you in the gut, makes a connection that you couldn’t break even if you wanted too”. Tim remembers, “ I knew I was hooked when I saw BB King play the Fox theater in Detroit, MI. No matter how much pain and suffering you’re going through there is always some good ole blues to get lost in. That’s way I play. It just magic.” No time clock, no deadlines, no bottom line, and most importantly no rules. “Blues all day baby!”

Tom Blankinship

Rhythm Guitarist. Tom is originally from Kansas and made his way to Detroit in 1986. He grew up playing in marching and concert band through high school in a region known for country music, but his real love was always playing blues and rock guitar. He has been a guitar player in several local blues and classic rock bands over the the years, including Shopping Cart Joyride, Little Blues Pill, Barn Find, Telegraph Blues and Bellisima, After retiring from a career in the automotive industry, he is focusing on music full-time and is particularly enjoying playing blues with the guys in CBB.

Paul Flores

Bassist and back up vocals. Music has been a part of his life from an early age around age 10 started playing trombone in school band and orchestra. Around age 12 started playing guitar and played in garage bands, at about age 16 switched to bass to fill an absence in a band and have been playing in rock, fusion, jazz and blues bands ever since. I thoroughly enjoy playing blues in the CCB

Pat Novack

By day he is a real estate broker, by night he is the drummer boy in the back. Also the online media manager. Patrick is a founding member of the Barn Rats Musicians Club and the Action Detroit Entertainment Network. Patrick started playing the drums with the Southside Jimmy group, which disbanded during the covid pandemic. At that time both Tim Dunn and Pat Novack reached out to Mark Anthony to come together and form the Chronic Blues Band of today.