Throwback Thursday: Back to Black with The Black Lillies

A band on the precipice of greatness, The Black Lillies know what it takes to survive the turbulent waters of the music industry. It’s only through trust and a sense of familial camaraderie that the band is able to bid adieu to long time members Tom Pryor and Robert “Bobby Dix” Richards. After playing nearly […]

Q&A with Cruz Contreras of Black Lillies; Playing Eddie’s Attic November 5th

  By Al Kaufman Listening to Black Lillies’ third CD, Runaway Freeway Blues, is akin to transporting oneself through large country roads in Middle America. That’s due in no small part to Cruz Contreras, founder, singer and songwriter of the band. When Contreras’ marriage to Robinella Bailey of funky bluegrass Robinella and the CCstringband dissolved […]