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 a band as a duo? Things will be easier if we just start something on our …
Check it out friends! Our third official music video, shot completely on an iPhone, we present to you, Let’s Make Noise
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 do to check it out is enter your email address in the space below. You’ll get …
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 of you are excited to see it; but rather than do the traditional YouTube release as we’ve …
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 seemingly honest appreciation and recognition in the world of film. This year’s Oscars resonated with energy, …
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 a name. Soon, the thought occurred to us to ask people for their favorite band name …
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Exactly a month ago today, we headed out to Michigan to begin filming our third music video for the song ‘Let’s Make Noise’. If you aren’t familiar with our two official music videos for ‘Midnight Monsters‘ and ‘Robot Wars‘, check them out because we’re total music video nerds and we get all giddy when we’re about …
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 making balloon animals, drinking champagne, and playing music. Our next show is in a few weeks …
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) celebrating the last moments of 2011 in a night that includes a buffet, champagne, and of …
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 to describe this song? It’s called “Christmas Hug”. We’re thinking about sending it out in our …