Andrew Belle to tour

Andrew Belle 2010 Club Tour Dates

Feb 24 - the Hotel Utah - San Francisco, CA
Feb 28 - Rockit Bar & Grill - Chicago, IL
Mar 3 - Hotel Cafe - LA, CA
Mar 28 - Schuba's Tavern - Chicago, IL
Apr 1 - Fatty's Pub & Grille - DeKalb, IL

Andrew Belle 2010 SXSW Dates
Mar 17 - Next Big Nashville Party @ Maggie Mae's Gibson Room
Mar 19 - BMI Brunch @ 4 Seasons
Mar 21 - Hotel Cafe Tour & TOT Day Party @ Ceaser Chavez & Rt. 35

Andrew Belle 2010 College + University Tour Dates
Mar 23 - Eastern Kentucky University - Richmond, KY
Mar 24 - University of Evansville - Evansville, IN
Mar 25 - Missouri Univeristy S&T - Rolla, MO
Mar 26 - Newman University - Wichita, KS
Mar 30 - Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, IL
Mar 31 - Bradley University - Peoria, IL
Apr 6 - Eureka College - Eureka, IL
Apr 7 - University of St. Francis - Joliet, IL
Apr 7 - Hope College - Holland, MI
Apr 21 - Salt Lake College - Salt Lake City, UT
Apr 22 - College of Idaho - Caldwell, IL
Apr 23 - Westminster College - Salt Lake City, UT
Apr 30 - Indiana University - South Bend, IN
May 4 - Lawrence University - Appleton, WI

Andrew Belle is a new artist on the pop singer/songwriter scene. Residing in both Chicago and Nashville, he is currently touring clubs and universities across the country, and is also a member of the critically acclaimed national tour Ten Out Of Tenn.

Andrew released his debut EP All Those Pretty Lights in 2008, containing songs featured in hit TV shows including “90210”, “The Real World”, “Ghost Whisperer” and “Keeping Up With The Kardashians”. His debut full-length album The Ladder will be released in February 2010. His songs have garnered nationwide airplay including Chicago’s WXRT, Nashville’s WRLT, and Los Angeles’ KCRW.

Andrew recently was named “Best Breakout Artist, Chicago” by MTV. His music and vocal stylings draw comparisons to Coldplay, The Fray, and John Mayer. Fans and critics often refer to his songs as “smart pop”—nuanced melodies and sophisticated, contemplative lyrics coupled with bold, infectious hooks.
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Andrew Belle: In His Own Words
Since I was a child, I've always been around music; taught to appreciate the art form but only at a reasonable distance. My parents never let me listen to the radio or any kind of secular music until I was well into High-school. Before that, in Junior high, I recall making mix tapes from local radio stations during the day, and then lying in bed at night listening to all the pop hits of that time through a small, plastic walkman that I had received a few Christmases earlier.

Third Eye Blind, the Counting Crows, the Verve Pipe...these were the artists that first welcomed me into the world of meaningful pop-music. The first album that I ever bought for myself was the Counting Crow's 'August and Everything After' when I was a Sophomore in High-school. It had already been out for several years at that point, but I can still remember sneaking it up to my room and listening to it very softly out of the dusty sony boombox in my bedroom; pouring over every melody and marveling over the lyrical genious in Adam Duritz; thinking, 'maybe I can do this someday?'.

Not that I think of myself now as important to music as Adam Duritz or the Counting Crows have been, nor do I even dare to compare myself to such talent, but thinking back on my earliest experiences with music, there is no doubt that those quiet moments spent alone in my bedroom shaped my desires and passions and gave me the hope to make my small mark on this world, one song at a time.

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