B-Sides

20/06/2024

We will be kicking off the festivities for the city of Blanchester, Ohio for the 4th of July weekend. Tanja Resler will be playing a few to warm us up. The weekend is full of great bands. Plenty of activities all weekend

21/03/2024

It's okay to support other musicians...it's not a competition.

20/03/2024

23/01/2024

Our great friend has her solo act up and running!! Now available for bookings. Awesome song list. Check her out

31/10/2023

lol oops!! Maybe I should have mentioned the name of Tanja Reslers page. Tanja Reen Music. Check it out. Like it, follow her page

31/10/2023

Troy’s wife just started her music page. Please like and share. She is currently booking gigs. Check her out

12/10/2023

RIP Rudy Isley 😥 you and your brothers were true inspirations to me. Time for you to take that “Voyage To Atlantis” to be with your momma

01/10/2023

Ribs were hurting pretty good, so was the foot from my motorcycle accident just 3 weeks ago. But I was able to play on such a beautiful night. We’d like to thank everyone who came out and showed your support

21/09/2023

It’s Troy’s birthday today!!!! Let’s wish the better half of B-SIDES a very happy day!!

27/08/2023

Thank you Coolass Fest for letting us open the show for Sharktooth, The Les Whyte Band, Counting Stars, and Partytown. It was an honor and a blast. All the bands rocked!!!

16/08/2023

You know what musicians really appreciate more than anything? You reaching out to your local venue and telling them about us so that they reach out to us to book. We love that Sh*t…JS….
Also…tips…we enjoy cash tips…😁

07/08/2023

Come on out for a good cause and enjoy some good music and fun

16/07/2023

Our view from the right side of the stage last night. Thanks Cottonwood campground. We had a blast

12/05/2023

B-SIDES wants to thank everyone for coming out to The Wicked Pickle last night. You people made it a very special evening for us. Thank you all so much

30/04/2023

We want to thank everyone for coming out to The Wicked Pickle last night. You all made it a special evening for us.

29/04/2023

Time change!!! B-SIDES will be playing The Wicked Pickle 5-8 this evening. Since Mother Nature doesn’t like to cooperate often when we play outside

21/04/2022

Dear venue owners and managers,

You may have noticed a decline in attendance, lower quality of music, and generally unappreciative performers. I feel your pain and have some suggestions for you so that you get the highest quality of music, more attendance, and happiness in your life.

We professional musicians--the humble, the great--know we are servants. We bring joy and soul to the darkest corners of downtown, and then shlep our axes through the back alleys.

Pay us.

That’s right! Monetary compensation for a service which we have trained for years to be able to provide. Some of us even went to school to better understand the magic that we bring. Do you understand how disheartening it is to watch the doorman go home with most of our cover?

W**d out the amateurs. We don’t mind.

Don’t feel you should pay lower quality musicians? We agree! Take a little time to make sure your acts are the real deal. Feel free to listen to the music. Look at our resumes. You are a curator.

Have a decent PA system.

If we bring our own PA, it might not be the best kind for your specific venue. We want to sound our best so people are comfortable STAYING. You want that too.

Feed us.

Musicians shouldn’t have to spend money to stay standing at a gig. It is common courtesy to provide food.

Don’t give us “drink tickets”.

It’s like giving an allowance to a 23 year old. It’s patronizing to 1) be paid in beer (Is that how you pay your bartenders?) and 2) have you assume we are gluttonous drunks.

Promote us.

We will do our fair share of promo, but unless you want us to only bring our friends and family (half of which will want to be on the guest list and none of which will return without us), do a little work. Get us on your website calendar (with a picture, mini-bio, and link to our website). Put up our flyer in your bathroom.

We have fans, but the steady working musician can’t be expected to bring them to every gig. I’m sure there are fans of your venue. Bring them out! What’s more, if you can build a reputation for always having amazing musicians, people won’t even care who is playing. They will show up.

Stop offering us “exposure”.

To what are you exposing us? Our own fans who we painstakingly convinced to come support us? Unless you have a large, built-in audience (e.g. a festival) that is there to see what great new act you have procured, “exposure” means nothing to us. NOTHING. (And if you are running a festival, you should be paying musicians anyway because that’s probably why people are there.)
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Okay, take a deep breath. You are probably pretty angry right now and want to switch to Pay-to-Play just to spite us (if you haven’t already). We know that you are running a business. We are too. You need to make a profit. There are expenses. And unless you are happy with a noob garage band who will trash your lovely establishment or drink until horizontal because that is their only payment, we are one of those expenses. You have a right to expect excellence. We WANT to provide you with quality entertainment. We WANT people to keep ordering food and drink all night so they stay and watch us. We WANT to build a rapport with you. So please stop pushing us away by making gigging a miserable experience.

Treat us well and we will be your bards, your court jesters, and your geisha.

Because, remember, when you are counting on word of mouth, we hold the microphone.

Sincerely,
A concerned performer...

26/02/2022

Both of us in B-SIDES want to wish Troys wife Tanja Resler a very happy birthday. We both thank you for all the support you give us. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TANJAROO!!!

31/01/2022

Both of us in B-SIDES want to congratulate the Cincinnati Bengals and the town’s people of Cincinnati. This town has been waiting so long for this. WHO-DEY!!!

24/12/2021

Both of us in B-SIDES want to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas. We hope everyone receives good health, lots of wealth, and an abundance of happiness

24/08/2021

RIP CHARLIE WATTS. YOUR LEGEND WILL LIVE ON FOR MANY GENERATIONS

01/08/2021

Thank you Cincyscca for a great evening!!! It was a pleasure playing for you again this year. Again, sorry Troy couldn’t make it. He’s still healing from his surgery. He was a little upset because he really wanted to play for you great folks. See you next year

01/08/2021

Thanks again Cincyscca for a great evening!!!!