Austin Corn Lovers Fiesta day two w/ Harvey McLaughlin, Hickoids ft. Frontier Dan, Cuntry Killers, Churchwood, Buck Hogarth, Jane Woe, Shandon Sahm, Jean Caffeine, And They're Deadly, Gates, Roach & Le Coz, W. Witosky & the Dirty Dog Dick Eaters

In contrast to its identically acronymed counterpart, Austin Corn Lovers Fiesta prevails grassroots versus corporate (produced by a local label, not Live Nation), cheap versus expensive (costing some $130 less per day), and easy versus a hassle (attendees can park on-site and don’t need to dump the contents of their purse into a clear bag). Though conceived as an antithesis to ACL Fest, the Hickoids and friends’ mini fest has now popped off for 13 years – giving it a stand-alone legacy as one of Austin’s most fun fall affairs.

Saturday, south-side honky-tonk Sagebrush (5pm-2am) sees the first post-plague performance of masterful, veil-of-reality-ripping blues poets Churchwood, wading into the Gulf swamps on new record 6: The Boule Oui. The two-stage shindig stacks a way-too-long-to-list mind-blower including legendary Welsh punk bard Jon Langford performing as the Return of Buck Hogarth, Shandon Sahm doing a set of his father’s iconic fare, and H-Town alt.country project Jane Woe.