Doors 4pm, music 7:30pm

Cruz Contreras

(Front man and Founder of The Black Lillies)

“Sweet Southern music at its finest, the country and Americana combo tells whiskey-soaked tales of love and heartbreak, and all in between. Contreras’ songcraft is tops.” Samir Shukla, Creative Loafing.

 Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer Cruz Contreras has roots in Tennessee and Michigan, but has impacted Americana music worldwide.  

The frontman, founder, and driving force behind The Black Lillies’ raw and rootsy sound also co-founded Robinella and the CCstringband, and has collaborated with musicians ranging from John Oates and Jim Lauderdale to Langhorne Slim and The Turnpike Troubadours. His projects have topped both the Billboard and Americana radio charts, won Independent Music Awards, and been nominated for the Americana Music Association’s Emerging Artist of the Year award. After over a decade touring under the name The Black Lillies, Contreras wrapped up the band in 2019 and is performing under his own name.

https://cruzcontreras.com/

Tickets:$25 and on sale now online at https://abilene.showare.com/ and tonight at the bar