Cruz Contreras Debut Record Release At Yee Haw Knoxville

The Black Lillies' multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer Cruz Contreras is coming to Yee-Haw Knoxville Friday, September 15th to celebrate the highly anticipated release of his debut solo record, Cosmico.

His full band presentation of the album includes an all star lineup, including samuel b. quinn (The Everybodyfields, The Black Lillies). The show begins at 8 pm with support from Christian Lopez, who is currently touring his latest release, Magdalena.

Info about this show:

• Show Info:

  • This show is 18 and up unless accompanied by parent or legal guardian.

  • Doors open at 7pm.

  • Music starts at 8pm.

  • This is a standing room show.

  • Limited seating will be available.

  • VIP Lounge access available to all of Cruz's Patreon supporters.

  • Tickets are $20 in advance / $25 day of show.

PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE ON EVENTBRITE

More about Cruz Contreras:
 Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer Cruz Contreras has impacted Americana music worldwide with projects Robinella and the CCstringband (1998-2007) and The Black Lillies (2009-2019). While in college, Contreras co-founded Robinella and the CCstringband, lending his initials to the stringband. He worked alongside Grammy-winning producer Russ Titleman (Eric Clapton, Little Feat) to co-produce their self-titled 2003 Columbia Records release. The critically acclaimed record led to national television performances, including Late Night with Conan O’Brien, a CMT-charting video for the single, “Man Over,” and his first performance on the hallowed stage of the Grand Ole Opry. To date, he’s appeared on “the Opry” 40 times.  He founded The Black Lillies in 2009. With 5 studio albums and over 1000 live performances, The Black Lillies cemented his reputation as an insightful songwriter and a powerhouse vocalist. Their sophomore album, 100 Miles of Wreckage, spent more than five months on the Americana radio Top 40 charts–four of them in the Top 20 and ended up on the AMA Top 100 of 2011. He has performed at top-tier festivals, including the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, CMA Fest, Bonnaroo, and more. Read more at CruzContreras.com/about.

More about Christian Lopez:

Rolling Stonesays..."as popularity in Americana rises, Lopez can connect the dots for many young listeners..” Christian Lopez is not merely riding the wave of Americana Music, the West Virginia native is bending it to its knees. With the will of his voice and the stomp of a steady beat, Christian Lopez is pioneering his own brand of Folk Rock. Lopez recorded his debut album, produced by multi-Grammywinning producerDave Cobb(Chris Stapleton), when he was just 18. Followed up by his critically acclaimed sophomore album,Red Arrowin 2017, the album featured songs like “Swim The River” and guests includingVince Gill. Since then, Lopez has released a multitude of albums includingThe Other Side(2021) his latest releaseMagdalena(June 2023) which he wrote and recorded while living in the tiny town of Magdalena, New Mexico. More atChristianLopezmusic.com.