"I mix rainbow tears and lightning bolts, warm rays of sun and foggy moonlight, and throw in a fistful of chance."
FRAN BANISH HAS A SELF-PROCLAIMED MUSICAL SPLIT PERSONALITY: a love for blues and a love for pop music. And he intends to keep mixing things up. "I love the element of surprise in music," he explains. "I still remember the hypnotic effect jukeboxes had on me when I was 5. They could spit out a Beatles tune, a Jackson 5 tune, then some B.B. King. Every song was a magical surprise that drew you in."
Fran Banish Trio
Saturday Nov, 21st, 2026 9pm-11:15pm
Fitzgerald's Sidebar
6615 Roosevelt Rd
Berwyn, IL 60402
Classic and Original Blues, Rock, and Funk.
Electric trio with Nick Fane: bass, and Jahari Thompson, drums.
The Meadowlark Lemons
Friday Oct, 16th, 2026 9pm-11:15pm
Fitzgerald's Sidebar
6615 Roosevelt Rd
Berwyn, IL 60402
Join us at our 3rd Fridays residency at Fitzgerald's!
Original and Classic Soul-Jazz and Funk
For info visit https://meadowlarklemons.com
Listen to the new album on Spotify & Apple Music & live videos on YouTube
The Global Guitar Duo: Carlo Basile & Fran Banish
Sunday Sep, 27th, 2026 6pm-8:15pm
Trino Chicago
738 W Randolph St
Chicago, IL 60661
Acoustic World Music Guitar Duo,
Playing Spanish, Cuban, African, Indian, and Americana influenced music.
Carlo Basile: Flamenco guitar
Fran Banish: Steel string acoustic and slide guitar
https://www.carlobasilespanishguitar.com
No cover, reserve a table at: https://www.opentable.com/booking/restref/availability?lang=en-US&correlationId=452416aa-4563-49fb-8e1c-e005ef632f69&restRef=1438867&otSource=Restaurant%20website
