Wednesday, December 31, 2025

About Us

We're two guys from Chicago who started this little band back in 2010. We're very passionate about the music we write, and we really don't know what we'd be doing with our lives if music didn't fuel our hearts. OUR...
Boys and girls - the holidays are among us and we want to close out the year by inviting you to a New Year's Eve party! We'll be spending the evening at Horseshoe (4115 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL)...
Thanks to those of you who came out to Double Door last Tuesday night, and those of you we met that evening.  It was a fun show! Thanks to our good friend Anitra, we have some footage of the...
Prior to Pinto and the Bean, Ivan was drumming for my solo music.  But when we decided to form this band, it became obvious to me that Ivan is an amazing songwriter too - one of the best I’ve...
Are you coming out to Ivan's birthday celebration?  We sure hope so!  It's this Thursday night, June 23 @ Abbey Pub.  We'll be sharing the stage with friends Matadora, Bad Bad Meow, and Wonderland Honey.  The festivities begin at 8:30pm....
We recently shared the stage at Cobra Lounge with the band Estrella Negra.  It just so happens that the singer of the band, Otoniel, is also the owner of the very popular restaurant in Bucktown by the same name....
We are very excited to announce that we've been invited back to perform at Double Door (1572 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL) this Thursday night, March 24th. We'll be the opening act, so be sure to get there early! We should...
Our ‘Let’s Make Noise’ music video is HERE!  The specific video release date information is listed below.  Nick Palazzo, our director and good friend, is just working on the final touches as we write this.  We realize many...

Miss America

Howdy Pinto and the Bean friends!     So, in the past few weeks, there have been a few updates in our Pinto and the Bean world.  First of all, Paul has learned how to do a headstand in his...
Howdy Pinto and the Bean friends!  Since so many of you have enjoyed and shared our Midnight Monsters video with each other, we decided to post pictures with captions behind the making of the video. As you already know, the...