Monday, June 1, 2026
Hey folks!  We don't have a bunch to say today.  We'll let our newest music video for 'Let's Make Noise' do the talking.  It's up on the secret page of our web site RIGHT NOW!  All you have to...
One Christmas, I received a gift that I didn't realize was going to end up being used nearly as much as it has, and that's the Hohner Melodica 37, an incredibly cool little instrument that is now in several...
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...
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...
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...

Life Safari

We'd like to share another tune with you tonight called Life Safari. If you listened to the previous two songs we sent out in the past few weeks, you'll notice Life Safari is much different.  If you didn't hear our...
Last Thursday night was a blast and thanks to everyone who came out for Ivan's drunken birthday (very drunken birthday)!  Here are some pics from the evening.  If you want to see more, just click here . So, as you may or...
We've recently been discussing our soon to be released debut album "The Waiting Place".  So we thought to share with you here a live recording of our song which is also titled 'TheWaiting Place'.  This is in our rehearsal...
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....
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...