The Touchables

Scott is the band leader, and what you get from Scott via email/text/telephone conversation is the same vibe you take away from your first look at the website: playful, self-deprecating, genuine, and in love with music and performing. (Read towards the bottom for cautionary tales!) My then-fiancee (now wife) and I found a show on their calendar we could attend (their calendar is publicly available and they're booked up consistently which says more than a thousand flashy marketing photos could convey!). Before the show we reached out to Scott to let him know we're interested in booking them, he held our wedding date (no cost!) and even asked if we had song requests for the night we'd be at their show. The bar we saw them play at (Strasse Haus) is a dive-y place that doesn't pay much (I know because I used to play in a cover band there regularly) -- which told me this band is in it for the MUSIC, not just the high paying gigs. The band was GREAT! Upon further inquiry with Scott, we discovered the band personnel never varies, so this band is consistent and cohesive. The group we saw that night would be the EXACT same group that would play our wedding Their prices were very reasonable. Scott was amenable and responsive throughout the many months of lead up to our event, and he was on-point with the day-of details, delivering on the plans we discussed. We hired the full band with brass and we have NO regrets. They have at least 3 people that sing and they're constantly harmonizing. Special shoutout to the female vocalist -- girl's got PIPES. I mentioned I used to play in a band myself -- before I could even ask, Scott insisted that I join the band onstage (for as little or as much as I wanted) to be part of the music on my wedding day. Scott let me play HIS GUITAR (so I didn't have to bring one), and he even had the guitar effect DIALED IN for the song I played. Talk about going above and beyond. As a guitar player myself, I do not hand over my guitars lightly to ANYONE, so that was a huge gesture. The cherry on top: the day after our wedding we're opening gifts and one of them is from The Toucables band!! Name a wedding vendor that gives the couple a gift! Now some cautionary tales.... I looked at LOTS of wedding bands and talked to several professional musicians in Cincinnati who importantly steered me AWAY from other 'wedding bands'/corporate bands: - Naked Karate Girls -- this band plays with a backing track! According to a reliable source, some of the band members are not even playing their instruments! This is an expensive karaoke dance troupe. - Bluewater kings -- very expensive, and they are NOT a consistent group of musicians i.e. you're unlikely to have the same band lineup arrive for your event as they appear in online photos. These types of corporate event bands are essentially temp agencies for musicians -- it's not a consistent lineup and they don't rehearse much if it all, so you're rolling the dice on quality of the music while paying top dollar! SEE YOUR BAND LIVE BEFORE HIRING -- JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE EXPENSIVE AND HAVE A NICE WEBSITE DOES NOT MEAN THEY'RE GOOD. IN FACT IT MAY BE A YELLOW FLAG.