Andrew Belle

with opening act, Kailin Garrity

Uncommon Ground - Chicago, IL

November 21, 2009

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Last night, I took the opportunity to see Andrew Belle perform live at one of my favorite spots in Chicago, Uncommon Ground. It's a special little place where quite a few well known performers have dropped in to play over the years, including one of my absolute favorites, Jeff Buckley.

Before Andrew started, Kailin Garrity performed her music, and some 70's classics, for the small and very crowded back room of this charming little place. She had quite a set of pipes on her, and a wonderful energy about her. Her smiling and enthusiasm rubbed off on the audience, and a tone was set from her performance.

Andrew's turn was up. Andrew shared the incredibly limited "stage" with his friends in music, and I shared the incredibly limited (in fact, almost non-existant) walking space with his sister, Maggie, as we both snapped photos while Andrew played his music.

In addition to this special performance, Andrew treated his fans with an opportunity to pick up his yet to be released new album. Well... me being a sucker for his music since hearing it over at Uptown Recording for the first time, I picked up a copy. My apologies for seeming a bit biased, but um... you should get a copy when it comes out!

Keep checking out the blog for a unique photo shoot with Andrew in January 2010!