The Braided Janes

Chicago, USA

The Braided Janes is a three piece, Latin Alternative band from Chicago, IL.

We are Jessica Rodriguez (vocals, keys, guitar), wife Juny  Alvarez (drums, percussion), and brother-in-law Andrew Doyle (bass,  electric guitar), The Braided Janes have made an undeniable impact in  the Latin scene with their statement-making music and shared vision for  social change. 

 Bilingual and multicultural, our music transcends through language and genre barriers to create a unique sound of their own. Our powerful debut album addressed important topics such as gun violence, femicide, and the war on immigrants and  POC, and the song “Fuego,” featured on the 2019 project, achieved  attention from NPR, which included the track as one of their Best Latin Alternative Songs of 2019.

 In March 2022 the band traveled to Minca Colombia to record their 2nd studio album, “Renacer” (Reborn) with Grammy award winning producer Christian Castagno of Sonido Selva Studio ( (Iggy Pop, Bomba Estéreo, Arcade Fire, Systema Solar, The Tom Tom Club)  “Renacer” is a Latin roots album which braids a new wave of sounds into the eclectic, musical syntax of The Braided Janes. 

 The rhythmic and upbeat album best described as, “Tropi-alt rock” features seven songs all in Spanish. No Puedo Más was our first single released late 2022 followed by Mi CantoParaíso and our latest single Por Una Mujer released June 30th in celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. The full length album Renacer will be released September 22nd, 2023 on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms and the official album release party will be September 23rd at the National Museum of Mexican Art, Pilsen, Chicago. RSVP details TBA. 

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