Chili Cold Blood Chili Cook Off benefiting HAAM w/ Chili Cold Blood, Mayeux & Broussard, Je'Texas, Little Bear

Chinese Year of the Tiger, 2022 notches a decade since guitar hero Nick Curran drove down to the proverbial crossroads at the crushing age of 35. Benefiting homegrown lifesavers Health Alliance for Austin Musicians in his memory, 20 contestants fire up bellies ‘n’ beer prompts in the outback of Sagebrush for Chili Cold Blood’s labor of roots possession and blues. Mayeux & Broussard’s red beans & rice injection, tall Texicana tales of rock adventures, rides shotgun, while lysergic je’Texas spike their acidic blues, and newcomers Little Bear stack onto the all-day soundtrack of four-alarm Austin grit for a cause legit. —73703