B-Side’s Open Jam hosted by Andy Saxby of Banned From the Tavern www.bannedfromthetavern.com and Matt Beeman of Acoustic Brew www.acousticbrew.net.

A new event at B-Side bringing together fellow musicians from the Fairport/Rochester area performing live on stage. There will be a full drum kit, bass, and electric guitar rigs, keyboards, and vocal mics set up and ready to plug in and play. Bring your full band or if you’re a guitarist, bass player, harmonica player, sax player etc. you can jam on stage with the House Band or plug in your acoustic guitar to the house sound system, step up to the mic, and show off your solo skills.

Bring your friends, your fans, and your family for some great beers on tap and bottles, classic cocktails, and delicious food to pair with an amazing night of musical performances at B-Side every 3rd Thursday of the month.

We welcome back Steve Grills and The Roadmasters to B-Side.

“Blues guitarist Steve Grills is about as low key as they come; a tres cool operator that wields a red-hot guitar. Parked stage left, he puts his band, The Roadmasters, through the paces as he gives the audience a tour of the blues – a sampler platter, if you will, or perhaps passages off yellowy pages ripped from an encyclopedia of the blues. Mixed in with Grills’ referential and reverential treatment lies the man’s own sound, one that weaves in and out with the ghosts he admires and conjures.” – Jeff Spevak / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

“Someone told me recently that if you live in Rochester, and you’ve never heard of Mitty & The Followers, then you just haven’t been paying attention. Believe me, I am all ears. Eric “Mitty” Moore – a.k.a the Ambassador of Soul – leads this powerful, energetic R & B outfit with solid, sophisticated bass lines and a staggering vocal range.” – David Yockel, Jr. / CITY Newspaper

Check out Mitty’s music here: https://www.reverbnation.com/mttythefollowers/songs

Women Making Music hosted by Amanda Lee Peers.

Amanda will be hosting and performing and has brought together 3 talented women to grace the B-Side stage for the second edition of this series.

AMANDA LEE PEERS
Amanda Lee Peers is a singer/songwriter from Rochester, NY. She was most recently seen on NBC’s The Voice as a contestant Gwen Stefani’s team. Since then, she released an EP titled Summertime State of Mind, toured the North East and has opened up for the likes of Sawyer Fredericks, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Mat Kearny and The Script. She has just released her first single, Questions, off her upcoming EP. She describes her style as old soul with a new swagger.
https://www.amandaleepeers.com

CHRISSIE ROMANO
Chrissie has had words and music in her soul from the day she was born. Following in her pianist mother’s footsteps – she studied classical music throughout high school and college as a bassoon player. Throughout these years she dealt with a lot of the pain, emotions and things that vexed her soul through writing and ended up with a Bachelor’s degree in English focusing on Creative Writing. After starting to sing one day and picking up the guitar a decade and a half later she was finally able to merge both loves – music and writing. Her music is acoustic pop/rock with a message. She writes from the heart about things those things that move her soul and it’s the combination of catchy, rhythmic melodies her music stands apart. She is an energetic, captivating performer – a true story teller at heart; in short an act not to be missed.

BOY JR
Bio coming soon.

FATIMA
Bio coming soon.

The music of Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, and many other classic acoustic blues performers comes together in Steve’s clean finger-picking and gutsy resonator work.

Steve has performed all across Western New York, as a solo performer, as the front man for W.B. Blues, The Tabletop Three and as part of shows that he is known for putting together with other great acoustic performers from the region. Check out Steve’s music: https://www.stevewestmusic.com/the-music

Leah & the Upheaval performs an eclectic mix of jazz standards, 70s pop hits, contemporary R&B tunes, and original songs drawing upon all of these elements.

Freshly minted in August 2016, the group is a configuration of veteran Rochester musicians, featuring the bluesy vocals of Leah Fiorucci. Leah began singing the blues with her father, Danny Fiorucci, when she was just a toddler. She has since refined her craft over the years and assembled a show that is at times moving, at times playful, and always irresistibly danceable!

We welcome back Sam Nitsch to B-Side. Sam combines classical training and contemporary influences including innovative use of a loop pedal in his performances and recordings.

Sam was honored in 2017 with The Rochester Music Hall of Fame Douglas Lowry, (Music Student) Award.

Checkout some of Sam’s music here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4ihW7AcrIuQUUZs9fXKiQQ