Event Description

Garret T. Willie’s second album, Bill’s Cafe, is more than a record — it’s a tribute, a turning point, and a reckoning. Named after his grandfather’s pool hall café in Alert Bay, British Columbia, the album carries the ghosts of home into the bright lights of Nashville. It was there, under the guidance of Grammy-winning producer Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy, Kingfish, Susan Tedeschi), that Willie sharpened his blues-rock fire into something bigger, bolder, and truer.

Before his first writing session, Willie wandered through the Johnny Cash Museum. The visit hit hard. His grandfather bore an uncanny resemblance to Cash — same look, same Air Force service, same quiet gravity. That connection became a spark, tying Garret’s Indigenous roots and small-town upbringing to a lineage of timeless, outlaw storytelling.