Cruz Contreras
Sat, May 17
|St. Stephens Music Hall
Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer Cruz Contreras has impacted Americana music worldwide. Contreras’ projects have topped both the Billboard and Americana charts, won Independent Music Awards, and nominated for Americana Emerging Artist of the Year award.
Time & Location
May 17, 2025, 9:00 PM – May 18, 2025, 12:00 AM
St. Stephens Music Hall, 2620 Clinton Ave W, Huntsville, AL 35805, USA
Guests
About The Event
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 been an innovative force in the world of Americana now for nearly three decades. Contreras’ 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.
Over the years, Cruz has appeared on nationally broadcasted television including Late Night with Conan O’Brien, CMT, VH-1, GAC, Bluegrass Underground and PBS Television’s Sun Studio Sessions. His music has been lauded by outlets as diverse as American Songwriter Magazine, Rolling Stone, NPR’s Morning Edition and Vanity Fair, among others. As an independent artist, Cruz has played Nashville’s lauded Grand Ole Opry 40 times over the…