Navy Pier has teamed up with Museica & The Braided Janes to bring you MUSAS Pride at the Pier Skyline Sessions on June 25. Enjoy a vibrant evening of queer, Latine, and women-led music, dance, and community that will light up your summer.
Press release
MUSAS is a grassroots artist series celebrating five years of uplifting Latine, queer, and women-fronted artists through music, art, and community, founded by Chicago’s own Museica and The Braided Janes. This Skyline Sessions takeover features neo-folklore, tropi-alt rock, Afro-Dominican soul, contemporary dance, and an all-femme-fronted Latin alternative soundtrack on Chicago’s iconic lakefront.
Headlining Artist:
Renee Goust “La Centaura del Norte”
Award-winning Mexican singer-songwriter and activist whose neo-folklore blends rancheras, cumbias, and corridos with feminist and LGBTQ+ storytelling, reclaiming traditional Mexican music through a proudly queer lens.
The Braided Janes
Internationally acclaimed bilingual tropi-alt rock trio recognized by NPR, PBS, and Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Relations, known for fusing Latin rhythms, alternative rock, and socially conscious songwriting into a powerful live experience.
Wiliana Veras
Dominican singer-songwriter and producer whose genre-bending sound weaves Afro-Dominican roots, R&B, jazz, blues, and rock into deeply personal songs that explore identity, love, and resilience.
DJ Roxyo Sounds
DJ, radio host, and founder of Músicas Al Frente, curating an all-Lat-Alt femme-fronted soundtrack spotlighting groundbreaking LGBTQ+ and women artists from across Latin America.
Lucy Rainz
Contemporary dancer and movement artist whose performances transform music into visual storytelling, celebrating self-expression, connection, and the beauty of movement.
Whether you’re here to dance, connect, celebrate Pride, or discover your next favorite artist, MUSAS welcomes you to an evening rooted in representation, creativity, community, and queer joy.
