Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Yep, we got some new band members.  They aren't necessarily human though.  In case you didn't already know, Ivan is a major keyboard junkie and he quickly falls in love with the right set of keys.  He has an...
The 2012 Oscars aired this past Sunday and watching the show was a lovely experience.  It makes you want to sit back, relax and order a pizza to go with a nice glass of wine.  It's three hours of...

Night Rider

Yeah, Halloween has past but it still feels Halloweeny out...Ivan's out drumming for a friend's band tonight.  They needed a fill in for this show, and well, they chose Ivan the terrible. We shot this video right before Halloween last...
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....
Hey there Pinto and the Bean friends! So, it's Sunday night and we're resting after a well needed practice.  We're guessing many of you checked out the Grammy Awards tonight.  It's great to see Arcade Fire take home the Grammy...
It's almost summer and we're super stoked about the festivals going on in Chicago.  We're mostly excited for Do Division Fest and Wicker Park Fest.  Do Division Fest is today and tomorrow and we'll be checking out Chicago's White...
Life is, for the most part, pretty unpredictable.  As much as you're sure you have a grasp on the future, the unexpected is to be expected at any moment.  You could meet the love of your life on the...
Boys and girls - the time has come. As many of you know, we've been working diligently on our debut album for over a year, and it's finally made its way to a physical form known as the CD....
We want to thank those of you who came out to our show on New Years Eve at Horseshoe.  We really couldn't ask for anything more - surrounded by our favorite people on the last day of 2011, while...
So we were just looking through an old hard drive and found a Christmas song we wrote almost two years ago. This was well before Pinto and the Bean even existed. Listening to it... awkward...is that the right way...