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If you’re the kind of person who likes a low-key Saturday night where you can have dinner, catch up with friends, and still hear the words to the songs, this one is right in that lane.

We’re heading back to play for the Loyal Order of Moose in Joliet on October 3. It’s a dinner night for the lodge, so most folks will already be there for the meal and to see their regular crowd. Our job is basically to be the soundtrack while people eat, talk, and maybe sing along a little when a familiar song shows up.

Moose nights are a bit different from our usual public shows. Since it’s members and guests only, the room tends to fill up with people who actually know each other. You can feel that in the way they talk across tables and call each other by name between songs. We just kind of slide into that and try not to get in the way of the conversations—more like adding a layer on top of what’s already going on.

For this one, we’re planning on a lot of songs people recognize right away: some 70s and 80s tunes, a few country favorites, and a handful of newer songs that still work fine over dinner. We usually start the first set a little softer while plates are coming out, then lean into the sing-along songs once everyone’s settled and the coffee (or second drink) has shown up.

If You Are Planning To Come Out

This is a Moose Lodge event, so it’s for members and their guests. The lodge will handle their own announcements and details on the dinner side of things.

• When: Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 6:00 – 9:00 PM
• Where: Loyal Order of Moose, 25 Springfield Ave, Joliet, IL 60435
• Who: Bell & Field (piano, guitar, and two voices)
• What to expect: Three hours of mostly familiar covers, starting easy during dinner and getting a bit livelier later on—some classic rock, mellow pop, and a few country and soul tunes mixed in.
• Venue info: Joliet Moose Lodge #300 on Facebook

About Bell & Field

We’re a piano-and-guitar duo that builds our sets around what the room seems to want—anything from Elton John, The Eagles, and Fleetwood Mac to newer songs that still work in a laid-back setting. At nights like this, we pay attention to the volume, keep the talking between songs short, and try to land on those tunes that make people at the tables nudge each other and say, “Oh, I remember this one.”

About The Venue

This one is at the Joliet Moose Lodge #300, just off Springfield Ave in Joliet. Moose shows tend to be pretty straightforward: people come for the dinner, the lodge business, and to see their usual crew, and the music fits in around that. It’s a comfortable setup for us—steady crowd, clear timing, and a room that’s used to having live music during events like this.

We’re looking forward to settling in at 6:00, letting the night build at its own pace, and seeing what songs land best with the Moose crowd this time around.

On November 22, we get to disappear behind an unmarked door for two hours and play in one of our favorite kinds of rooms: low light, close tables, and just enough space between songs for real conversations.

It’s the kind of night where we can actually see people’s faces, catch the side comments and laughter between tunes, and feel the room lean in when a song lands a certain way.

What’s Happening on November 22

• When: Saturday, November 22, 6:30–8:30 PM
• Where: A Private Speakeasy Event at a secret location
• Who: Bell & Field with guest saxophonist Paul Weddle
• What to Expect: Two sets of live acoustic music—piano, guitar, vocals, and sax—played in a room that’s built for lingering conversation, slow drinks, and people who like to actually hear the band. We’ll move from familiar classics to newer favorites, keeping the volume in that sweet spot where you can talk and still follow every note if you want to.
• Website: Contact us directly for information and bookings.

This time we’re not going in as just a duo—saxophonist Paul Weddle is joining us, which means our usual piano-and-guitar setup gets a smoky, melodic third voice threading in and out of the set.

The Room Behind the Unmarked Door

Because it’s a private speakeasy, we can’t post the address—but that’s half the fun. You step off an ordinary street, push through a door that doesn’t look like much, and suddenly you’re in a dim bar where the glasses catch the light and the rest of the world gets a little quieter.

In this space, the music doesn’t have to fight with TVs or shouting. Conversations drop to a murmur, chairs scrape the floor now and then, and you can actually hear the way a note hangs in the air.

The room has that “if these walls could talk” feeling: worn bar tops, low lighting, and just enough distance between tables that you can lean in close and get pulled into a story or a song without feeling rushed to move on to the next thing.

Who We Are When We’re Off the Main Stage

We’re Bell & Field, an acoustic duo that lives somewhere between the warmth of old standards and the pull of songs you might’ve heard on the radio last week.

With piano, guitar, and two voices, we like taking familiar tunes and turning them just a little—changing the feel, stripping them back, or stretching out a moment—so they feel more like a conversation than background noise.

We’ve spent a lot of nights in rooms like this, learning how to read what people actually want. If the crowd is talking, laughing, and catching up, we’ll loosen up the setlist and leave extra space between songs. If the room suddenly goes still, we don’t rush past it—we stay there and let the quiet work with us.

How the Night Will Unfold

From 6:30 to 8:30 PM, we’ll build the evening in layers. We’ll start with a few instrumentals so people can settle in with their first drink, find their seat, and get used to the sound of the room. Then we’ll move into vocal tunes—some that might nudge a few under-the-breath sing-alongs and some newer songs for the guests who like to catch every lyric.

With Paul on sax, the set will have more room to stretch. If we feel the room perk up during a solo, we might let it run a little longer. When things get quieter, the horn will sit just on top of the piano and guitar, barely above a whisper, so people at the tables can still talk without feeling like they’re interrupting anything.

And yes, there will be the occasional clink of a glass, a chair that squeaks at the wrong time, or a door that doesn’t quite close softly—but we honestly love that. It’s proof the music is happening right there with real people, not in a studio where everything is polished and edited.

For the Ones “In the Know”

If you’re on the list for this Private Speakeasy Event, bring your curiosity, your usual drink order (or something you’ve been meaning to try), and maybe the name of a song you’re quietly hoping we’ll play.

We can’t promise we’ll hit every request, but we do our best to weave in what people are actually craving in the moment—whether that’s a standard you grew up with or a song you heard on the way over.

If you’re reading this and thinking, “I’d love something like this for my own gathering,” that’s exactly the kind of night we like to build. Reach out to us directly to talk about putting together a similar acoustic set—piano, guitar, vocals, and (if you’d like) sax—for your event.

What would you be sipping while we play—something classic, or something a bit mysterious? Tell us your pick below.

Here’s to a November evening of music, low light, and the kind of conversations that only seem to happen once the door closes behind you.