On the road again. That famous saying applies to many bands, and Sonia Dada isn’t any different. And in case you missed ’em this summer, they’re back in Des Moines, playing The Venue Tuesday night. “The road is awesome,” singer Paris Delane boomed. “It’s a great chance to perform to a broader audience.”

Before Delane became a singer in a band, he towed the road crooning in subways. Convincing himself to quit his day job as a police officer, trained physical therapist and many others, wasn’t that difficult of a decision for Delane. “Sometimes you have to face your destiny,” Delane said. “Follow your dreams, don’t be afraid.”

Sonia Dada played at The Love Shack in Des Moines on the outside stage last August to a packed and enthusiastic crowd. Delane stood out, tall, big and possessing a booming voice. Beside him to his right was Michael Scott, a long lost friend, and to his right was Sam Hogan.

The three of them were singing in a Chicago subway when Daniel Pritzker ran into them on his way to a baseball game. He never made the game. With the addition of guitarist Dave Resnik, drummer Hank Gualianone, bassist Erik Scott and Chris “Hambone” Cameron on the keyboards, Sonia Dada was born.

The history behind the three gospel-esque singers is a storied, if not confusing, one. “It’s mixed up a little bit,” Delane said. Let’s sum up.

Scott and Delane lived in the same neighborhood as kids and used to sit out on the front stoop and sing. They separated, and Delane then met Hogan.

“Sam and I were both dating the same woman and didn’t know it,” Delane said. Needless to say, Delane came over to the woman’s house and bingo, Hogan was there. “It’s weird to say this, but it was the greatest thing that ever happened to me,” Delane said.

So, the singing career, excuse me, the subway singing career of Delane and Hogan started. “Sam kept bugging me about getting this other guy down to sing with us,” Delane said. “We had always tried a third singer, but he was always a jerk.”

Anyway, Hogan convinced Delane to try this new guy out, so the new guy called Delane. “Michael called me and we were talking, and he said, ‘Are you Paris Delane? This is Michael Scott.’ ‘You’re kidding,’ I said,” Delane remembered. “He came over and we got together.”

And the rest is history, or the start of history. “I’ve always wanted to do this kind of music; this is the real deal,” Delane added.

So check out “the real deal” at The Venue Tuesday night. Tickets are $6 in advance and $8 at the door. The Nodding Begonias open at 9 p.m. with Sonia Dada taking the stage at 10:30 p.m.