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 The New Belleville Outfit CD "Wanderin"

With a seamless acoustic sound, a mix of gypsy swing, big band jazz, and cross-genre Americana roots music, the original songs and covers by the six-piece Belleville Outfit of Austin are so startling that they make listeners think band members are older than 20-something and surprise others with their swift and vast experience since coming together in April of 2007. With a tour making stops everywhere from Colorado to the Carolinas, selling out shows throughout Texas and along the East Coast, the band's debut full-length album, WANDERIN', with producers John Rees and Bil VornDick has now been released.

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The Ol' Factory, Sand City CA
5/17/08 | Sat 9:00 pm
The Belleville Outfit heads west
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The Belleville Outfit
The Music Camp 2008 lineup and information

Hey Folks –

It’s that time of year again. Summer is upon us and in true Belleville Outfit fashion we are hitting the road and hitting it hard. We’re in Austin for the next week, and then the Belleville Outfit makes its maiden voyage to California for some sweet shows including a stop at the Strawberry Music Festival in Yosemite. (Our music buddies tell us it’s one of the best…) Then we’re back in Austin for a couple days to do the Kerrville Folk Festival, then on to Colorado for a stop at the Pagosa Springs Music Festival.

After that, we’re pretty much everywhere. If you don’t make it out to see us this summer, you have no excuses. The final confirmed dates aren’t quite out yet. But we’ll be everywhere from Colorado to Chicago and the Carolinas to the frigid Northeast.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY – The Music Camp 2008 is booked up and it’s going to be HUGE this year! Here’s a little info for everyone…take notes…

The Specifics:

Saturday, June 21st. Gates open around 3PM, and the music will get started around 5PM. See www.themusiccamp.net for directions.

Tickets will be available for pre-sale on Monday, May 26th at 9:00AM for $15.00 exclusively from www.bellevilleoutfit.com and www.themusiccamp.net. Only 600 tickets will be available total so it may be a good idea to purchase early. Not to mention tickets will be $20.00 at the gate for CASH ONLY. Just FYI, this event has been known to sell 600 tickets, so get them while you can!!

Camping is free and encouraged. Coolers are welcome. 

PICK UP YOUR OWN @#$%& TRASH!!!! It’s a beautiful place so let’s keep it that way!

The Bands:

The Belleville Outfit will close out the night as usual. I’ll spare you more information here because if you’re reading this, you probably already know…

We’re also very excited to be joined by our friends The Greencards this year. These guys (and girl) are an acoustic music phenomenon with members from Australia and England (hence the name) that has played around the world, headlined major festivals, won awards, and toured with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. They've released three fine albums, and their latest release, Viridian, was nominated for a for 'Best Country Instrumental Performance'. Their Dualtone Records debut Weather and Water was strong enough to win them a slot on the Dylan/Nelson tour, but then they had to deliver. Fortunately, The Greencards have an ability to go out on stage in front of 20,000 strangers, and magically turn them into friends and fans. It's happened at Merlefest, Telluride and Austin City Limits, on both US coasts, Down South and Down Under, and of course many times in Austin, Texas, the city of the band's chance origins and initial successes. See www.thegreencards.com for more info.

Just a personal note – these guys are BAD ASS, do yourself a favor and come see it.

The Shane Pruitt Band: The man behind the legendary Tuesday nights at the Nu-Way will be dropping by for some SMOKIN’ blues guitar as well. Tinsley Ellis calls him a “young Buddy Guy.” Patrick Vining says, “It won't be long until every blues fan in America knows Pruitt's name,” And it's not just musicians who are raving: Peter Cooper, music critic for the Nashville Tennessean, names Pruitt as "the most exciting young bluesman working today.” For more info: www.myspace.com/shanepruitt

DAM Combo: These guys have now joined us for this show four years running. Not only some of our favorite people on earth, but also a legitimately bad ass band. Their most recent CD, 'Distractions' spent
12 weeks on the Roots Music Report Folk Top 50. See www.damcombo.com for more info…

The Gene Wyatt Trio: Another local favorite to kick off the night. Our good friends Carol Foster and Bass, Wes Wyatt on Guitar, and Slideshow Bob Hinch on dobro. Burnin’ bluegrass swing, don’t miss it.