Our Official Bingo! Parlour Press Release!

Ok, gang~

As promised, here follows the official Press Release which today shot to Inboxes all over town regarding the triumphant return of The Bingo! Parlour to the 2008 New Orleans Voodoo Experience. Enjoy!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

REHAGE ENTERTAINMENT AND THE NEW ORLEANS BINGO! SHOW

ANNOUNCE THE

RETURN OF THE BINGO! PARLOUR

TO THE 2008 NEW ORLEANS VOODOO EXPERIENCE:

BIGGER! BETTER! MORE!

NEW ORLEANS, LA; OCT 24 - 26: Following the overwhelming success of last year's festival debut, Rehage Entertainment and The New Orleans Bingo! Show (TNOBS) are proud to announce the return of everyone's favorite quirky carnival-themed sideshow spectacular to the 2008 New Orleans Voodoo Experience. Once again helmed by Producer Ron Rona (aka Ronnie Numbers of TNOBS), this year's Bingo! Parlour will once again seamlessly blend performances by some of New Orleans' most talented and offbeat local bands with special appearances by thematically selected national acts.

Local favorites scheduled to appear in this year's Bingo! Parlour will include The Morning 40 Federation, Clint Maedgen +9, Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Zydepunks, Rotary Downs, The Happy Talk Band, One Man Machine, The New Orleans Jazz Vipers, Fleur De Tease, Bones, Paul Varisco & The Milestones, The Tin Men featuring The Valparaiso Men's Chorus, and of course, America's favorite musical gameshow cabaret: The New Orleans Bingo! Show. For festival-goers with an eye to the national scene, The Bingo! Parlour is proud to welcome such like-minded touring acts as the gypsy-tinged ensemble Devotchka, the eclectically electric Man Man, the Bay Area's bombastic marching extraordinaires The Extra Action Marching Band, The Gutter Twins (featuring Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs and Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees), and a special performance by recently reunited D.C. area post-punk legends Shudder To Think. (Schedule subject to change.)

As featured performers in their newly expanded home tent, The New Orleans Bingo! Show will be performing three themed shows in three days, each featuring special guests, and each dedicated to one of the three colors of the circus standard from which they draw their mighty power: The Red Show, The Black Show, and The Gold Show. Witness the glory and mayhem as TNOBS joins forces with burlesque troupe Fleur De Tease, performance art marching band The Noisician Coalition, and a slew of acrobats, aerialists and midway performers for three singularly diverse presentations.

Please join us in The Bingo! Parlour for three days of unbridled big-top revelry as we celebrate the tenth anniversary of The New Orleans Voodoo Experience. The midway awaits...

How's about that lineup? Yowza! Now there's something worth gettin' excited over... Meanwhile, if you're looking for a constructive way to pass

the tortuous 115 nailbitin' days until the big event, make sure to keep one eye on the ol' Bingo! Blog. For those of you who aren't familiar with every single band featured in this year's Parlour, we'll be doing our level best to educate you as to the true awesomeness of each and every one. Each week we'll be featuring a different performer, providing you ample resources and opportunities to mold yourself into a true Bingo! Parlour Know-It-All!

Ronnie Numbers v. Ron Rona, Bingo! Parlour '07

For Lo, The Bingo! Blog Is Born...

Well, it's been two weeks since our final show of the season at Tipitina's, and I gotta say... Your New Orleans Bingo! Show is still reeling.  What a crowd!  What a show!  What better way to celebrate another truly great season of performing for our favorite fans in the town we're so happy to call home?  Many thanks to Don Corbitt for some wonderful pictures of the action.  (Check out Mr. The Turk crowd surfing. Yes, crowd surfing!)  As you may know, it's going to be a few months until next the troupe takes to the stage.  (Time which will be well spent in the pursuit of brand new tricks guaranteed to charm and beguile!)  In the meantime, if you are one of the many who fear the imminent effects of withdrawal brought about by this brief absence, fear not!  We will be doing our best to assuage your symptoms with continuous updates, pictures, news and video.  For Lo, The Bingo! Blog is Born.

 

And don't forget ~ You too can enjoy the mayhem and majesty of Downtown New Orleans' favorite cabaret game-show fiasco in the comfort of your own home!  The New Orleans Bingo! Show Volume 2: For A Life Ever Bright is now available for purchase via iTunes or at www.NewOrleansBingoShow.com.  And if you missed out on The New Orleans Bingo! Show Volume 1: Soft Emergencies, stay tuned for news regarding the upcoming rerelease of this classic acoustic masterpiece.

And in our third item of business, Your New Orleans Bingo! Show would like to take this opportunity to officially announce the return of everyone's favorite quirky carnival-themed sideshow spectacular to this year's New Orleans Voodoo Experience, October 24-26.  That's right!  The Bingo! Parlour is back and proud to once again feature performances by some of New Orleans' most talented and offbeat local bands, as well

 as special appearances by some amazing national acts.  Check back with us on Monday, June 30th when we unveil our official press release, complete with a listing of this year's amazing lineup!  We couldn't be more excited...