Sterling Elza brings Red Dirt and the Bag of Bones songs to Chill in Lewisville

The Panhandle-raised, New Braunfels-based songwriter plays Chill Bar & Grill Lewisville on Saturday, Nov. 14.

Sterling Elza has spent the fall working his way across Texas, from Amarillo to Lubbock. Next Saturday, he lands just down I-35E from Denton.

Sterling Elza plays Chill Bar & Grill Lewisville on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. It is his first show in the Denton market in our records, and it comes in the middle of a run that has taken him through Memphis on Oct. 29, Amarillo on Nov. 6 and Lubbock on Nov. 11.

If the name is new to you, here is the short version. Elza is a Texas singer-songwriter who grew up in the Texas Panhandle and learned guitar as a kid in a musical family, according to a 2026 press release from Sacks & Co. The same release says he is now based in New Braunfels and performs with a five-piece band. Coverage of his work places him in the Texas Red Dirt tradition, though his own press materials push the edges of that label: his influences reach from classic Red Dirt and Top 40 country to grunge and classic rock, and the release for his latest EP calls him a rocker as much as a country artist (Grateful Web).

That EP is the reason to pay attention this year. Bag of Bones came out in March 2026 on Santa Anna Nashville, introduced by the single "Pick Your Reason" (Grateful Web). Elza followed it with a run of 2026 Texas and spring tour dates announced alongside the release (Grateful Web), and a later single, "Wasted," kept the momentum going (Sacks & Co.). His usual headline rooms run around 400 capacity, which tells you where he sits right now: past the open-mic stage, still small enough that a bar show feels close.

His influences reach from classic Red Dirt and Top 40 country to grunge and classic rock.

Chill Bar & Grill Lewisville is a neighborhood live-music bar just off I-35E, according to its Vivid Seats venue page. Country acts turn up on its calendar often, which makes it a natural stop for an artist like Elza on a Texas swing.

For Denton listeners, that is the appeal. You do not have to drive to Fort Worth or deep into Dallas to catch a Texas songwriter with a new record and a full band behind him. A 7 p.m. start on a Saturday leaves room for the rest of the night, or for getting home at a reasonable hour.

If you came up on Red Dirt and like it with a little more volume, this is worth the short drive south. Elza has been in the Panhandle and on the road all fall, and Nov. 14 is the North Texas stop.

Sources: Sterling Elza press release — Sacks & Co. (sacksco.com); Sterling Elza's 'Bag of Bones' EP out March 5 via Santa Anna — Grateful Web (gratefulweb.com); Sterling Elza Releases Bag of Bones EP and Announces 2026 Texas and Spring Tour Dates — Grateful Web (gratefulweb.com); Chill Bar and Grill Lewisville — Vivid Seats (vividseats.com); Sterling Elza at Chill Bar & Grill Lewisville — JamBase (jambase.com)