Live
Every Show Is a Ceremony
From Chicago basement stages to international festival grounds — The Braided Janes bring post-punk urgency, Latin soul, and community fire to every performance.
The Live Experience
More Than a Concert
A Braided Janes show is a full-body experience — bilingual anthems that move the crowd, percussion that hits like a heartbeat, and a stage presence rooted in joy, resistance, and belonging. Whether it's an intimate club set or a festival mainstage, the energy is always the same: real, raw, and relentless.
""Post-punk, alternative rock wrapped in a dark fringe... that is The Braided Janes, and so much more! Theirs is a music of revolution and celebration. Their fans come from all walks of life because that's what the Janes are all about... But, no re- cording can do them justice. And, I say this without hesitation, after you buy the album you must see them live! The raw energy and passion of The Braided Janes simply cannot be contained on any LP or in any video."
- Jean Marc Lavoie, Gozamos Chicago Indie Musicians Redefine Their Sound: Our List of Current Favorites
Select Live Credits
Direct Support
Aterciopelados · Vetusta Morla · Jenny and the Mexicats
Festivals
Taste of Chicago · Ruido Fest · Fiesta del Sol · Villapalooza · Pilsen Fest
Upcoming Shows
On the Road — 2026
Tour History
Where We've Been
From Mexican Consulates across the US to festival stages in Wisconsin — every city, every show.
Hover any dot to see shows · dot size reflects number of performances
Walkers Square Farmers Market
w/ Tlalok Rodriguez — Outdoor
Joe's on Weed Street
Cultural Exchange 2026
Above and Beyond Children's Museum — Outdoor
The Westmoreland
Outdoor
Navy Pier — Pride at the Pier 2026
MUSAS Stage Take Over — Skyline Sessions
Levitt Vibe 2026
Earlham City Park — Outdoor
The Burlington
w/ Descarga and Glasshouse Owl — Logan Square
FitzGerald's
Livewire Lounge
w/ LaMor
SomosMonos
The Burlington
w/ Kelroy — Logan Square
Centro Cultural El Rule
Cultura Comunitaria CDMX — Centro Histórico
Halloween Show
w/ Making Movies
Zócalo
Walkers Square Farmers Market
Outdoor
Levitt VIBE Chicago Music Series
Braided Janes + Los Vicios de Papá — Riis Park
Sor Juana Festival — La 10.ª Musa
National Museum of Mexican Art
Driftless Curiosity & MFAC Dia De Muertos
Mexican Folk Art Collective's 4th annual Dia De Muertos — Keewaydin Farms
El Grito Bolingbrook 2024
Bolingbrook Performing Arts Center
Artspire 2024
Riverside Park
Reggie's
w/ Making Movies
Complejo Cultural Los Pinos
Corazón Migrante Tour closing — Bosque de Chapultepec
Bottom Lounge — Aterciopelados
Direct support for Aterciopelados (El Dorado Tour — 25th anniversary)
Consulado General de México — Corazón Migrante
Live performance at the Corazón Migrante Art Exhibit inauguration
MFAC 3rd Annual Día de los Muertos
Mexican Folk Art Collective — Keewaydin Farms
The Pump House Regional Arts Center
Corazón Migrante Tour
National Museum of Mexican Art
Renacer album release — Corazón Migrante Tour
Consulado General de México — Corazón Migrante
Live performance at the Corazón Migrante Art Exhibit inauguration
Solidarity Triangle
Corazón Migrante Tour
Tequila Chito's — Groupo Miztli & Pulso Nueva York
Corazón Migrante Tour
Consulado General de México en New York — Corazón Migrante
Corazón Migrante Art Exhibit inauguration
Kermes Mexicana en New York
Corazón Migrante Tour
Consulado General de México en Philadelphia — Corazón Migrante
Corazón Migrante Art Exhibit inauguration
MKE Latin Music Night at The Cooperage
With De La Buena and Los Mitoteros
Consulado General de México en Chicago — Corazón Migrante
Corazón Migrante Art Exhibit inauguration
Consulado General de México en Kansas City — Corazón Migrante
Corazón Migrante Art Exhibit inauguration
Consulado General de México en Houston — Corazón Migrante
Corazón Migrante Art Exhibit inauguration
Consulado General de México en El Paso — Corazón Migrante
Corazón Migrante Art Exhibit inauguration
Consulado General de México en Nogales — Corazón Migrante
Corazón Migrante Art Exhibit inauguration
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
Corazón Migrante Tour
LatiNXT Latin Music Festival
Navy Pier
Reed's Local
w/ Man Cub and Paper Constellations
Private Event
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Festivals, cultural institutions, universities, community events — we bring the full experience. Get in touch to bring us to your stage.