Pachanka Music Culture

06/03/2026

JUNIO IS HERE! June brings the Summer Solstice, warm nights, its Pride Month, Juneteenth, and the arrival of the Strawberry Moon. It’s the perfect to celebrate outdoors and enjoy cultural diversity that makes our barrio shine.

Join us every Thursday in June for FREE Pachanka’s Latin music series on the beautiful Fitzgerald’s Patio!

Doors Open: 5PM
Live Music: 7PM–8:30PM
Fitzgerald’s Nightclub Patio
6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn IL
FREE • All Ages

June 4 — PHI UNO .uno
Led by Luis Villalobos, from Jalisco, México, PHI UNO presents a genre-bending music with psychedelic Latin rhythms, experimental rock, cumbia, funk, and global sounds.

June 11 — NAHUALTECA
The visionary project of Juan Carlos Bueno, Nahualteca fuses electronic music with ancestral Indigenous roots, tribal percussion, mystical soundscapes, and pre-Hispanic cosmology. A hypnotic journey through ancient and modern worlds.

June 18 — GRUPO CHA CHA
Featuring some of Chicago’s finest women in Latin Jazz, Grupo Cha Cha delivers the tropical sounds of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Brazil. Expect classics, original salsa, cha cha chá, cumbia, merengue, samba, bossa nova, and Latin jazz.

June 25 — LAS CRUXES RECORD RELEASE PARTY
Rock Sin Anestesia & Pachanka Music Culture present: The release of the new Las Cruxes album! Led by Yayo Trujillo, this Omaha-based powerhouse blends psychedelic Latin rock, cumbia, soul, funk, and borderland sounds into a fresh and electrifying musical experience.

Enjoy Thursday evenings in Berwyn for the most exciting genre-bending, Latin-rooted artists in the Midwest.

06/01/2026

JUNIO IS HERE! June brings the Summer Solstice, warm nights, its Pride Month, Juneteenth, and the arrival of the Strawberry Moon. It's the perfect to celebrate outdoors and enjoy cultural diversity that makes our barrio shine.

Join us every Thursday in June for FREE Pachanka's Latin music series on the beautiful Fitzgerald's Patio!

Doors Open: 5PM
Live Music: 7PM–8:30PM
Fitzgerald's Nightclub Patio
6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn IL
FREE • All Ages

June 4 — PHI UNO
Juan Carlos Buenois Villalobos, originally from Jalisco, Mexico, PHI UNO presents a genre-blending musical experience that weaves together experimental folk, ritual introspection and global sounds.

June 11 — NAHUALTECA
The visionary project of Juan Carlos Bueno, Nahualteca fuses electronic music with ancestral Indigenous roots, tribal percussion, mystical soundscapes, and pre-Hispanic cosmology. A hypnotic journey through ancient and modern worlds.

June 18 — GRUPO CHA CHA
Featuring some of Chicago's fiRock Sin Anestesian Jazz, Grupo Cha Cha delivers the tropical sounds of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Brazil. Expect classics, original salsa, cha cha chá, cumbia, merengue, samba, bossa nova, and Latin jazz.

June 25 — LAS CRUXES RECORD RELEASE PARTY
Rock Sin Anestesia & Pachanka Music Culture present: The release of the new Las Cruxes album! Led by Yayo Trujillo, this Omaha-based powerhouse blends psychedelic Latin rock, cumbia, soul, funk, and borderland sounds into a fresh and electrifying musical experience.

Enjoy Thursday evenings in Berwyn for the most exciting genre-bending, Latin-rooted artists in the Midwest.

05/07/2026

Thursdays: Live Music Series 🎶

Spring is here again, tender age in bloom, and there’s no better way to celebrate than with live music, community, and culture. Join us every Thursday in May at outdoor PATIO for Pachanka Thursdays—a free, all-ages concert series bringing vibrant global Latino sounds to the stage.
Doors: 5:00 PM
Showtime: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Free & open to all ages

May 2026 Lineup:
• 5/7 – Aya Wa Ska (Andean fusion)
• 5/14 – .lok Tequila Trio (Funk & Rock from Milwaukee)
• 5/21 – & His Arpa Café Band (Colombian/Venezuelan Ensemble)
• 5/28 – Prohorova’s Soviet Jazz

From traditional roots to contemporary grooves, each night offers a unique musical journey. This is what Thursdays should feel like.

Musica. Culture. Community. PachanKa.

05/05/2026

Pachanka Thursdays: Latino Live Music Series 🎶

Spring is in full bloom, and there’s no better way to celebrate than with live music, community, and culture. Join us every Thursday in May at FitzGerald’s outdoor PATIO for Pachanka Thursdays—a free, all-ages concert series bringing vibrant global Latino sounds to the stage.

Showtime: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Free & open to all ages

May 2026 Lineup:
• 5/7 – Aya Wa Ska (Andean fusion)
• 5/14 – Tlalok Tequila Trio (Funk & Rock from Milwaukee)
• 5/21 – Dany Harp & His Arpa Café Band (Colombian/Venezuelan Ensemble)
• 5/28 – Olya Prohorova’s Soviet Jazz

From traditional roots to contemporary grooves, each night offers a unique musical journey. Bring your friends and your family. This is what Thursdays should feel like.

🌿 Music. Culture. Community. PachanKa.

04/10/2026

Sabado 11 de Abril – El CirCo unofficial Tributo a Maldita Vecindad y los hijos del 5o patio & AL KAN BUGIE Tributo a FOBIA + DJ Nana en Universal Entertainment Events.

Universal Entertainment Events
2138 West Cermak Road
Chicago, Illinois 60608

Sabado 11 de Abril 2-26
9pm – 21+

Buy tickets for Noche De Rock at Universal Entertainment Events in Chicago on 2026-04-11

04/05/2026

03/30/2026

April, the cruellest month brings songs of hope and songs to dance at every Thursday. Performing live: Boleros, Cumbias, Rock and Folklore Latinoamericano PRESENTE.
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4/2 The AdrianaVelazquez Trio
4/9
4/16 The Alexis Gonzalez Trio
4/23 The Braided Janes
4/30 Exodo Kumbiero
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03/26/2026

April, the cruellest month brings songs of hope and songs to dance at FitzGerald's Sidebar every Thursday. Performing live: Boleros, Cumbias, Rock and Folklore Latinoamericano PRESENTE.

4/2 The Adriana Velazquez Trio

4/9 Amnesia

4/16 The Alexis Gonzalez Trio

4/23 The Braided Janes

4/30 Éxodo Kumbiero

01/07/2026

January had a rough start… but we’re still here.
Seguimos firmes promoviendo y presentando música en el SIDEBAR del FitzGerald’s, porque la música también es resistencia, comunidad y esperanza.

EVERY THURSDAY 8:30PM – FREE ADMISSION
FitzGerald’s SIDEBAR – 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn IL

Este mes arrancamos con música revolucionaria y bohemia, celebrando a los grandes de La Nueva Trova Cubana y la canción de autor: Silvio Rodríguez, Pablo Milanés, Joaquín Sabina, y muchos más.

Presentamos la serie TROVA BOHEMIA: 3 cantautores · 3 voces únicas · 1 solo escenario.
En escenario con su propia interpretación de la trova:
✨ Luis Badillo
✨ José Rojas
✨ James Molina

Y esto es solo el comienzo de 2026. Durante el año presentaremos Rock, música de los Andes, boleros románticos, psicodelia, Mariachi y musica latinoamericana de todos los rincones de nuestro continente.

Ven a bailar, cantar y reflexionar y ser parte de la pasión que compartimos los Latinos. Musica, raíz y expresión musical de Mexicanos, Boricuas, Ecuatorianos, Bolivianos, Argentinos, Uruguayos, Peruanos, Colombianos y muchos muchos mas. Música para todxs. Nos vemos los jueves.

JANUARY
1/8 – Trova Bohemia: James Molina & Luis Badillo & Jose Rojas
1/15 – Roka Monki
1/22 – The Hueseros
1/29 – Kichwa Music Ensamble

FEBRUARY
2/5 – La Bola
2/12 – Tumbao Mariano
2/19 – Julio Churches
2/26 – Los Cool Shades

MARCH
Celebrate International Women's Month!