Hot Luck

Like a potluck or a tailgate but with Aaron Franklin at the barbecue pit, Laura Sawicki passing out dessert, and a cooler stocked with your favorite beer, cider, wine and spirits, Hot Luck is a food and music festival the likes of which Austin has not yet seen. In the organizers' words, "an à la carte eat-with-your-fingers picnic and party experience that highlights open-pit feats of culinary know how, and music in your ears that is as thoughtfully created as the food on your plate." The lineup includes music by the Black Lips, Rayland Baxter, and Black Joe Lewis, and chefs from restaurants such as Contigo, Odd Duck, Dai Due and Momofuku. We suggest fasting for maybe a week or two before the big weekend.