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Andrew Belle and The Ten out of Tenn Tour

One of the best up-and-coming music artists today is a good friend of mine named Andrew Belle.  He recently won MTV's Breakout Artist of the Year in Chicago out of 150 entries.

Sometimes you have to pretend that you like something your friend is passionate about, as I imagine most of my friends do in regards to this blog of mine, but I can honestly say Andrew Belle makes fantastic music.  Plus he's a Bears fan and a conservative, so you do the math.

Come check out his website here, and download some free cuts from his EP All Those Pretty Lights here.

This fall Andrew will be opening a few shows for Ben Folds, and also touring with a group of ten artists out of Nashville, TN.

The "Ten out of Tenn" Tour will be hitting up 18 different cities between September 17th and October 7th, including a stop in my hometown of Chicago the 4th of October.  If they are coming to your city, GO SEE THE SHOW!!!

We need to support talented artists who actually believe in something.  I vouch for this kid, and so will you when you hear his music.

Here's a little taste of what you've been missing:

Follow Andrew Belle on Twitter.

Ten out of Tenn tour dates:

Sept 17 - Square Room - Knoxville, TN
Sept 18 - Workplay - Birmingham, AL
Sept 19 - Chelsea's - Baton Rouge, LA
Sept 20 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
Sept 22 - Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
Sept 23 - Eddie's Attic - Atlanta, GA
Sept 24 - Visulite - Charlotte, NC
Sept 25 - The Hat Factory - Richmond, VA
Sept 26 - Iota - Arlington, VA
Sept 27 - World Cafe - Philadelphia, PA
Sept 29 - Cafe 939 - Boston, MA
Sept 30 - Canal Room - New York, NY
Oct 2 - Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH
Oct 3 - The Basement - Columbus, OH
Oct 4 - Schubas - Chicago, IL
Oct 5 - Radio Radio - Indianapolis, IN
Oct 6 - Southgate House - Cincinnati, OH
Oct 7 - Cannery Ballroom - Nashville, TN