Wednesday, November 19, 2025
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....
In June of 2010, we decided this little rock & roll project of ours needed a band name.  We had already written half a dozen songs since January of that year and the band certainly couldn't perform concerts without...

New Site

To break through to new creative rhythms and stunning, sparkling melodies that truly shine brightly with authentic emotion, the duo of Paul Taneja and Ivan Sosa put in an incredible effort to push themselves in incredibly exciting & different...
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...
What?  A movie review by Pinto and the Bean?  That movie is over 40 years old and you're musicians, not film snobs!  We know, but we just saw it for the first time this past week...you know how you're...
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...
We're happy to announce that we have a brand new video to share with you tonight! It's called Robot Wars which is a song from our upcoming album release. Yes, we're releasing our debut album in a few short...
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....
One wintery day in 2009, Ivan was headed off to O'Hare airport to jump on a plane to visit family for Christmas; right before he took off, he said something along the lines of "why don't we start up...

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...