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The Black Lillies

A country act that shades to the Americana side of things, the Black Lillies were formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2009 by singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Cruz Contreras (formerly of Robinella & the CC Stringband), guitarist and pedal steel player Tom Pryor, drummer and percussionist Jamie Cook (both Pryor and Cook were formerly members of the Everybodyfields), bassist Robert Richards, and vocalist Trisha Gene Brady. The band, featuring a fresh blend of bluegrass, jazz, rock, country,… Show more and blues, with just a touch of string band Appalachia, began recording a debut album project in Contreras' living room (with help from Leah Gardner on backing vocals, Billy Contreras on fiddle, and Taylor Coker on bass). The resulting album, Whiskey Angel, was independently released by the band in the spring of 2009 and quickly garnered positive critical attention, regular play on American stations, and also brought the band a management and booking deal. A second album was announced in 2010 and funded through fan sponsorships sold through the band’s website. 100 Miles of Wreckage appeared in the spring of 2011, again to positive reviews, and quickly entered the national Americana charts. ~ Steve Leggett, Rovi

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Upcoming Events

Event	Time	Location
The Black Lillies	Today 8:00p	Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse Berkeley, CA
The Black Lillies	Tue, May 28 8:00p	Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Chico, CA
The Black Lillies	Wed, May 29 3:30p	Kpig 107.5 Fm Watsonville, CA
The Black Lillies	Wed, May 29 7:30p	Don Quixote's International Music Hall Felton, CA
The Black Lillies	Fri, May 31 8:00p	Home of Richard Fike Sacramento, CA
The Black Lillies	Sat, Jun 1 8:00p	The Hotel Cafe Los Angeles, CA
The Black Lillies	Sun, Jun 2 9:30p	The Griffin San Diego, CA
The Black Lillies	Tue, Jun 4 8:30p	Plush Tucson, AZ
The Black Lillies	Thu, Jun 6 8:00p	Low Spirits Albuquerque, NM
The Black Lillies	Sat, Jun 8 5:45p	Brewgrass @ Old South Pearl Street Denver, CO

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Pagosa Folk N' Bluegrass Festival	Sun, Jun 9 3:00p	Reservoir Hill Park Pagosa Springs, CO
The Black Lillies	Tue, Jun 11 8:00p	Knuckleheads Saloon Kansas City, MO
The Black Lillies	Fri, Jun 14 9:30p	Fitzgerald's Berwyn, IL
The Black Lillies	Sat, Jun 15 8:00p	The Ark Ann Arbor, MI
The Black Lillies	Thu, Jun 20 8:00p	Woodlands Tavern Columbus, OH
The Black Lillies with opener Mandolin Orange	Sat, Jun 22 7:00p	The Hamilton Live Washington, DC
Rochester Jazz Festival	Tue, Jun 25 8:00p	Rochester Jazz Festival Rochester, NY
The Black Lillies	Wed, Jun 26 8:00p	Sportsmen's Tavern Buffalo, NY
The Black Lillies	Fri, Jun 28 9:00p	The Shepherdstown Opera House Shepherdstown, WV
The Black Lillies	Wed, Jul 3 8:00p	Opera House at Boothbay Harbor Boothbay Harbor, ME
The Black Lillies	Fri, Jul 5 8:00p	Jonathan's Restaurant Ogunquit, ME
The Black Lillies	Sat, Jul 6 9:00p	Club Passim Cambridge, MA
The Black Lillies	Sun, Jul 7 7:00p	Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton, MA
The Black Lillies	Mon, Jul 8 7:30p	Joe's Pub New York, NY
The Black Lillies	Tue, Jul 9 8:00p	The Ale House Troy, NY
The Black Lillies	Wed, Jul 10 9:00p	MilkBoy Philly Philadelphia, PA
The Black Lillies	Thu, Jul 11 8:00p	Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA
The Black Lillies	Sat, Jul 13 9:00p	The Winchester Music Hall Lakewood, OH
The Black Lillies	Sun, Jul 14 6:45p	Square Roots Festival Chicago, IL
The Black Lillies	Sat, Jul 20 8:00p	Daleville Town Center Fincastle, VA
The Black Lillies	Fri, Aug 2 8:00p	The World Famous Athens, GA
The Black Lillies	Sat, Aug 3 8:00p	The Arts Center Carrboro, NC
The Black Lillies - Wills Mountain Festival	Sat, Aug 10 7:00p	Fort Royale Farm Cumberland Valley Township (Bedf, PA
The Black Lillies - Oak Grove Music Festival	Sun, Aug 11 3:00p	Oak Grove Theater Verona, VA
The Black Lillies	Sat, Oct 5 3:00p	Madison Square Park New York, NY
The Black Lillies	Fri, Nov 15 7:30p	Mc Intyre Hall Mount Vernon, WA