FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 16, 2008

The Belleville Outfit in Baltimore with Lyle Lovett:
7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 3 (gates 6 p.m.)
Pier Six Pavilion, 731 Eastern Ave., Inner Harbor
Tickets: $25-$50; Information: 410.783.4189
www.bellevilleoutfit.com

THE BELLEVILLE OUTFIT
JOINS LYLE LOVETT & BAND FOR BALTIMORE SHOW
AS IT TOURS BEHIND ALBUM WANDERIN’

Americana Band Playing Music Festivals & More

AUSTIN, Texas — The Belleville Outfit, whose debut album, WANDERIN,’ is drawing critical acclaim and whose live shows do the same, will be in Baltimore early next month to perform with superstar Lyle Lovett as the Americana sextet tours with its acoustic swing-gypsy-country-jazz-roots music, a sound that a local critic says “effervesces more than a shaken Coke can.”

The Belleville Outfit plays at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 3, at Pier Six Pavilion, 731 Eastern Ave. in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Gates open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $25-$50; information: 410.783.4189. Lyle Lovett and His Large Band headline the show.

Since its independent release in February, WANDERIN’ has earned plenty of powerful compliments, having already climbed to #10 on the Americana radio chart (currently at #17) for its rare trifecta of songwriting, instrumentation and vocals on cleverly arranged original songs and delightful covers.

In The Outfit’s future: showcasing at the 9th Annual Americana Music Festival & Conference in Nashville in September. But before that, hosting and playing at the 4th Annual Music Camp in Spartanburg, S.C., on June 21 along with The Greencards, DAM Combo, Gene Wyatt Trio and The Shane Pruitt Band (tickets: $15 + merchant fee, www.running-time.com/musiccamp).

Those are just two of the music festivals the band will attend through the fall to satisfy fans hungry for its extraordinary Americana blend. Others include The Four Corners Festival in Pagosa Springs, Colo., in August; the Austin City Limits Music Festival and Albino Skunk Bluegrass Festival in Greer, S.C., in September; and Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival in California in October.

The Monterey County Herald calls the group’s music “toe-tapping,” and says of WANDERIN’, “… The violin player Phoebe Hunt is phenomenal … with some great Grapelli-Reinhardt-style guitar-violin interplay on the original ‘Caroline.’ And the group’s twin guitars, Rob Teter and Marshall Hood, seem to be able to play any style of music with ease and panache. …”
 
Continues Americana Airplay: “… But where there might be the temptation to dazzle the listener with their playing skills, they let [those] talents take somewhat of a back seat to the songwriting and vocals …” Other members are Jonathan Konya on drums, Connor Forsyth on piano and Jeff Brown on upright bass.

The Belleville Outfit upcoming shows include:
June 16-17, Natasha’s Café, Lexington, Ky.
June 18, Douglas Corner Café, Nashville
June 19, Jack of the Wood, Asheville, N.C.
June 20, The Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, N.C.
June 21, The Music Camp, Spartanburg, S.C.
June 26, The Handlebar Café, Greenville, S.C.
June 27, Eddie’s Attic, Decatur, Ga.
July 1, The Berkeley Café, Raleigh, N.C.
July 3, Pier Six Pavilion, Baltimore (opening for Lyle Lovett)
July 10, Johnny D’s, Boston
July 11, Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest, Rochester, N.Y.
July 12-13, Hill Country BBQ, New York City
August 8, Rolling Oaks Bar & Grill, San Antonio
August 17, San Marcos River Pub, San Marcos, Texas
August 21, Paonia Town Park, Paonia, Colo.
August 29, The Four Corners Festival, Pagosa Springs, Colo.
September 7, Shady Grove, Austin
September 19, Chattanooga Downtown, Chattanooga, Tenn.
September 26, Albino Skunk Bluegrass Festival, Greer, S.C.
September 26-28, Austin City Limits Music Festival
October 2, Chelsea’s Café, Baton Rouge, La.
October 3, Maple Leaf, New Orleans
October 19, Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival, Joshua Tree, Calif.

Interview times for the band are available as well as press kits.
To listen to MP3s and more, visit
http:///www.mcguckinpr.com/mcguckin/belleville_outfit/belleville.htm
Also see www.bellevilleoutfit.com and www.myspace.com/thebellevilleoutfit.

Media Contact: McGuckin Entertainment PR
Heidi Labensart, 512.478.0578; heidi@mcguckinpr.com
Jill McGuckin, 512.217.9404; jill@mcguckinpr.com

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