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THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES

The Interiors – These guys crafted the intro music to our series #Re-H@SH w/ Wendy & Lori, they’re also our good friends. We heart them

Le Spam and the All Star Players – If these guys don’t make your feet move, you shouldn’t be walking around

RunnerUP – Old school beats with a new school feel, check it

JunkieRush – Island blend, rock beats, sweet voiced, awesome musicians…just listen

Ruby Yo – You thought we were sassy, this girl’s en fuego

 

COMEDIANS AND CLUBS WE LOVE

iO Chicago - This is like our second home, also the home to well we don’t mean to name drop but…ChrisFarleyMikeMeyersTinaFayAmyPoehlerVanessaBayerListgoesonandon

The Playground Theatre – Our heart and soul love playin on this stage a place where you can truly play

Second City- What can we say? The mother of all Chicago comedy

Chemically Imbalanced Comedy – they do edgy storefront theater with style

Chicago Improv Festival Productions – Do we need to say more?? The only place you wanna be in April

MikeyO Productions – Shows are always a guaranteed laugh, showcasing the best Latino comedians in the city

Paul Thomas – This dude’s videos are hysterical and one of our best comedy pals

Juan Bago – Dominicano and Renaissance man, Bago does everything from parodies to parties to full on theater production. Keep your eye on him…

Sad on Vacation – These boys are about to blow, the hit outta the ballpark every time with their off the wall vids

Ay Que Funny – Fellow Latino sketch comedy comin atcha outta NYC, they’re a hustlin and we’re all gonna be famoose one day

The Freshman – This ain’t yo regular high school orientation, this diverse group make us giggle every time

The Puterbaugh Sisters – These girls are cray cray and we love them for it

 

THEATERS WE VISIT:

Teatro Luna- The ladies lay it all out for you and sprinkle it with sass. Devised original work, that’s what we’re all about

Tympanic Theatre- Not afraid to risks and add a tinge of humor to everything they do, yum

Urban Theater Company – Doing original, defiant, and unorthodox work, right up our alley

Teatro Vista – Producing the best Latino plays out there and home to our favorite Mexicana Tanya Saracho

 

ARTISTS WE DIG

Mano y Metal – Omg, we wear her jewelery like crazy, and she’s hot too, we have a chick crush

Burton History Trees – We met this guy recently at an event and his designs blew us away…so cool

Surropa – Fun Latino musings on shirts, whatchoo want

 

BLOGS WE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT

Latino Rebels – GRITO! Humor, commentary, and analysis. Founded by 20 like-minded Rebeldes

The Tilt – Ugh, her words, biting sarcasm, and the way she tells stories, makes you think they’re your own…seriously, grab a dirty vodka martini, sit at the computer and start reading.

The Daily Refried – This guy just cracks us up, home of El Guapo, we love the tongue-in-cheek humor

Living with Diabetes by Christina Rodriguez – This one comes to you from a real journalist y’all, and there’s so many things she talks about that we didn’t know! Even if you don’t have diabetes, we bet someone in your family does, this could help!

 

ORGANIZATIONS WE’RE SUPER INTO

#Latism – Latinos in Social Media aka Awesome. We love this organization, they do so much for the community and have been major supporters of ours for years

New Futuro – Focusing on getting Latino students into college, how can you not be a fan? Let’s get educated mi gente!