{"id":2661,"date":"2016-01-24T20:00:32","date_gmt":"2016-01-24T20:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/?p=2661"},"modified":"2016-02-08T19:55:36","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T19:55:36","slug":"the-black-lillies-doesy-doe-music-cafe-woodlands-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2016\/01\/24\/the-black-lillies-doesy-doe-music-cafe-woodlands-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"The Black Lillies – Dosey Doe Music Cafe’ – Woodlands, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Written by Eddie Ferranti<\/p>\n

Folk Alliance International has spawned many a good act for HMR to follow over the years.\u00a0 One such act has been superlative in the form of Knoxville,Tennessee\u2019s The Black Lillies.\u00a0\u00a0 Even on a school night and over 50 miles away there was no way we were missing their gig at the acoustic master piece of Dosey Doe Music Caf\u00e9.\u00a0 Rose and I weren\u2019t alone as many folks felt the same way and packed the joint for yet another stellar performance.\u00a0 This outfit was founded by Cruz Contreras in 2009 and they just keep steam rolling their way up in popularity.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Lead by a bubbling always glad to see you attitude of Contreras, the band carries his persona and blows it out at the crowd non-stop. \u00a0\u00a0Dual vocals from him and sassy Trisha Gene Brady is worth the price of admission alone.\u00a0 Backed by Bowman Townsend on percussion, Sam Quinn on bass, plus the double ended flamethrower licks of Mike Seal on electric and Jonathan Keeney on pedal steel and you had the makin\u2019s for a blow-out of fun!<\/p>\n

This was our third time to catch them\u00a0 here and they busted out the psychedelic drawn \u00a0out guitar on opener \u201cTwo Hearts Down\u201d\u00a0 followed by keep \u2018em\u00a0 comin\u2019 rock of \u201cGold and Roses\u201d. Contreras is a lyric writing machine who fills the tunes with haunting and longing words to live by.\u00a0 To say this band live is freewheeling would be an understatement.\u00a0 Raucous blues belted out passionately by the underrated\u00a0 Brady was highlighted on great song \u201cThe Fall\u201d. \u00a0\u00a0The group has so much energy and nothing displays it more than the build up and jam effect of \u201cSmokestack Lady\u201d!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cHard to Please\u201d is the latest CD and it is a goodie.\u00a0 The band has endless accolades including playing the Grand Ole Opry like 30 times and being mentioned by Rolling Stone as one of 10 Artists You Need to Know.\u00a0\u00a0 No small potatoes there for sure.<\/p>\n

\"Bl3a\"<\/a>They never took their foot off the gas especially on new one \u201cThat\u2019s the Way It Goes Down\u201d which registered a 10 on the Jam meter!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MORE highlighted gems included \u201cShepherd\u2019s Song\u201d, \u201c40 Days and 40 Nights\u201d about early career living in a van and another newbie \u201cHard to Please\u201d where the drummer proclaimed he\u2019d been working his fingers to the bone. It is great to see a band who is putting out new music and touring relentlessly to spread the word. \u00a0\u00a0This band exudes a family togetherness that is both refreshing and unique in today\u2019s musical landscape.\u00a0 \u201c\u201dWalking Through\u00a0 Your Town in the Snow\u201d featured beautiful harmony singing and the ovation for an encore brought them back for a stone cold made it sound like their own version of Buffalo Springfield\u2019s \u201cFor What It\u2019s Worth\u201d!\u00a0 The drawn out 60\u2019s style to the song gave this reviewer goose bumps and left the crowd exhausted from the fun overload. God Bless this talented tireless touring bunch of laid back fun lovin\u2019 musicians and come back to Texas soon!<\/p>\n

A footnote to this gig is the band had their van and trailer full of gear stolen after the show.\u00a0 $100,000 . Please hit this link to help these deserving folks if you can:http:\/\/theblacklillies.com\/2016\/01\/27\/how-you-can-help\/<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s hoping they rebound and like CC has stated:\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019ll be back to Texas.\u00a0 Don\u2019t want a few bad apples spoil the bunch!\u201d\u00a0 Dude has a great attitude about life period\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.Peace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Eddie Ferranti Folk Alliance International has spawned many a good act for HMR to follow over the years.\u00a0 One such act has been superlative in the form of Knoxville,Tennessee\u2019s The Black Lillies.\u00a0\u00a0 Even on a school night and over 50 miles away there was no way we were missing their gig at the… <\/p>\n

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