The Black Lillies is an American band from Knoxville, TN, founded in early 2009 by Cruz Contreras (formerly of Robinella & the CC String Band). Their present lineup includes Contreras (lead vocals, guitar, keys, mandolin), Sam Quinn (formerly of The Everybodyfields) on bass, Bowman Townsend on percussion, and Dustin Schaefer on electric guitar and vocals.
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Americana Highways (USA)
August 7, 2019
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The Black Lillies recently performed to an intimate, relatively subdued crowd at Ramona California's historic Mainstage Theater. But that didn't keep the band from performing as if they were in front of a sold-out stadium.
The Black Lillies may be on their Stranger To Me tour, but they're no strangers to the Mercury Lounge in Tulsa, where they could be found last Friday night. Having released their new album, Stranger To Me, in late September, their first new album in 3 years, the band has been touring nonstop the last six weeks.
The Black Lillies are ready for their closeup. The Knoxville, Tenn.- based hard-driving Americana outfit played to an appreciative house and never let up.
Fresh from a feature position at DelFest and headed to High Sierra and the Woody Guthrie festival later this summer, the band is touring through the Nort
Apparently not a band to shy away from the scene of tragedy, The Black Lillies wasted almost no time heading back the Houston area after having all of their gear stolen back in February. The road giveth and the road taketh away, I presume they would say. I only presume because, surprisingly, the event was not
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